The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-25

schtieHieh UT tne Jury. rake recess rom time to time, If you have caught up with your work, and be. fore you do decide on adjournment l would like to have you consult me-, said Circuit Judge Calvin T.. Gotham yesterday, as the conclusion to the most exhaustive, forceful and emphatic charge ever given from a circuit bench in this district to 6 grand jury
 A special charge had occupied the morning hour, and that special charge did not fail to contain some thing of instruction on every viola tion of law that has served to bring Hot Springs into disreputel before the world.
 The grand jury as selected is com. posed of:
 w. o. Patten.
 s. C. Cassell
 J. R. Lloyd.
 NJ c. Hickman.
 c. w. Swearengen.
 Dan Strock. ]. R. Weir
 K. o. Lewis.
 w. M Honsley.
 D. w. Godbehere.
 N. H. Harley.
 Charles Triffith.
 J. W. Hudgns.
 l.. E. Wyatt
 J. A. Campbell
 Dr. L. H. Barry, Foreman.
 The charge following the statutes occupied most of the afternoon, and the grand jury did not get into it's room until almost 4 o'clock. A formal discussion of the routine was taken up, and the grand jury will begin it's investigations this morning with the examination of witnesses.
 The petit jury, as selected, is com posed of Frank Adelman, Merit Bggs Wm. H. Clay, A. c. Files, P E. Sisney. Hiram Wilmington. Or lando Williams, Vernon Dinwiddie. Robert McAdams. W. s. Pierson. Jeff Fulton, Alfred Berman, W. H. Mich ols, J. M. Connolly, Robert Davies, John Kuffner. Reyburn Harris, Mil ton F. Moore, W NJ Draughan,, A. D. Baker. W W. Dunn, l.. E. Francis. William Fink.
 Aside from the special charge made to the grand jury, Judge Goth am emphasized the charges pertain ing to slot machines, accessories to crimes, bribery, concealed weapons, enticing girls, homicide. insolvent banks. and violations of the Sunday law in reference to operations of sa- looms
 Featured in the special charge was the reference to the manner in which perjury is committed in the courts, and Judge Gotham instructed the grand jury to order forthwith ar rests of any witnesses who commit ted perjury and that indictments should be promptly returned against them. In this connection he suggest ed that the clerks of the grand jury make their notes of evidence plain and emphatic, and that the witnes- ses be required to sign these, so the notes from the grand jury will be a record of any perjury that might be committed there. The special charge was so exhaus- tive and complete as to local condi- tions that 1t Is published herewith in full
 The Special Charge. This grand jury eonvenes under cir cumstances of more than usual mo- ment It is not too much to say that the eyes of this entire community are upon you Much will be expected Of you, for much is at stake.
 In my charge to the jury commis- sioners. who are responsible for your selection, I called their attention to the fact that a crisis had arisen in the history of this City and County; upon the result of which would de- pend whether the forces Of law and order should regain the ascendency in this community. and peace and harmo- ny under the law prevail within our gates. or whether crime shall contin- ue to go unchecked, and our law-abid- ing citizens should continue to have the blush of shame mount to their cheeks. as day after day and week after week the metropolitan papers Of this country heralded to the world. not the life-giving, lite-lnvigorating quail ties of our heaven.gfvcn waters not