The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-12
URGES AN INVESTIGATION
Judge Stout Charges Grand Jury
to Investigate Alleged Elec-
ton Frauds.
CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES.
March Term Begins and a Busy
Session Promises to Be
the Result.
CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES.

Referring to the address of Hon. j
Campbell CantTill mere last Monday il
which he charged that Judge Rober
L. Stout had Disseminated agains
other counties in this district regard
ing such eases here, Judge Robert L
Stout at the converting Of the March
court yesterday morning instructed
the grand jury to investigate thc
charges of Mr.. Cantrill that frauds
had been perpetrated in this county
and CantrIll will in all probability be
summoned to appear before the Bour
bon grand jury when the investigation
begins.
Judge Stout convened court yester
day morning at 10 o'clock arriving
here from Versailles and following
the hour for motion, embodied the
above in his charge to the jury.
By reason of his being detained ir
the Federal Court at Frankfort Col.
r. 3. Franklin was absent and the
Commonwealth will be represented by
County Attorney George Battertor
during his absence. Sheriff A. S.
Thompson and his deputies, w. F.
Talbot, j. o. Marshall and Ernes,
Martin were administered the oath.
The call from the panel for service
on the grand jury resulted in the
selection of w. E. Couk, B. F. Adcock,
Clarence Kenney. E. H. Blake, w. E.
Board. E. E. Wood, VIM. Endicott,
Benz. Sledd, Clarence Wright, ]. T.
Judy, Lee Cravens and r. l.. Wilson.
Clarence Kenney was designated as
foreman of the body.
Tndno Cfont in hic nbo rom RI tho if1ru
referred to the violations of the law
in this community, as being reduced
to minimum due in great measure
to the efficiency of previous grand
juries. The county of Bourbon. he
said, was well known for the good
order and observance of the law, which
prevailed, but withal there were
criminals within the confines of the
county and that there were number
of cases which would be called to their
notice.
lie urged the grand jury to act
speedily with the lawless element.
fairly and impartially that justice
should take its course. He called the
attention of the jury to the fact that
misdemeanors often lead to crimes If
a more serious nature, and if the
grand juries would exercise searching
Investigations and bring the minor
offenders to justice, it would have the
effect of lessening the more serious
offenses.
Judge Stout referred to the viola
tions of the liquur laws and stated to
the jury that any infraction of the
law governing the sale of liquor
brought to their notice should be
rigidiy investigated and that a rumor
had been brought to his attention of a
condition of this character existing in
Millersburg, where local option is in
effect. He called attention to the VIC
lations of the gaming laws and the
offense of carrying concealed weapons.
In the course of his charges to the
grand jury Judge Stout stated that the
fact had been called to his attention
through the press of condition which
was said to have existed in Bourbon
county regarding the alleged iufrac-
-tions of election laws, which was
brought out in speech delivered in
the court house Monday of last week
by j. Campbell Cantrill. of Scott in
which it was stated that the court had
insisted upon the investigation of cleo
ton frauds in the counties under the
Jurisdiction of Judge Stout other than
Bourbon, which had been overlooked.
Judge Stout said that if such condition
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