Mountain advocate., 1913-11-28
Report of The Grand Jury
For The November
Term, 1913.
In The Knox Circuit Court
within and FOR The 3%fh
judicial District of kentucky,
Before Honorable rIem D.
Sampson, Circuit Judge.

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The Grand Jurors of Knox Coun
ty, Kentucky, Empaneled, sworr
and charged to inquire within ant
for the County and State aforesaid
at the November term OF said court
in the year of our Lord nineteer
hundred thirteen, hereby respectfully
submit the following report:
That this Grand Jury was empan
eled, as above set out, on the third
day oil November, in the year OF our
Lord nineteen hundred thirteen, and
was and has been in continuous
session from and including the third
day of November, 1913, until and
including the twenty.6rst day oil
November, 1913, except Sundays,
and during said session of this Grand
Jury, after having been especially iu-
structed and enjoined so to do by
Honorable Elem ID. Sampson, Judge
OF the 34th Judicial District OF Ken
lucky, the Grand Jurors have faith
fully, energetically and diligently
inquired into and concerning any
and all alleged violations OF election
laws at the November election held
in Knox County, on November the
4th, 1913.
That this Grand Jury has made
during said session thorough and
complete investigation Of said cleo
ton and the manner in which same
was held to ascertain whether mon
ey was used by any candidate or
candidates or their friends tor illegal
purposes; and likewise made such
inquiry to ascertain whether or not
whiskey was used at or before said
election for the purpose OF infiuenc-
ing voters 70 vote for any candi-
date or candidates or set OF candl-
dates, or ticket.
That in investigating the same
this Grand Jury has had before it
during the seventeen days it has
been in actual session every candi-
date for office at said election, their
managers, associates and friends,
the cashiers and ook-keepers OF
each OF the banks in Knox County,
together with the election officers
in each Of the twenty-five voting
precincts OF Knox County, with only
a very few exceptions, 10 which case
the persons subpoened were unable
10 attend at this session, and inquir-
ed of each of them, as witnesses up
on OATH relative to the violations
Of the election laws of the Common
wealth of Kentucky at said election.
Every reported alleged violation of
the law and every alleged fact which
ybur Grand Jurors thought would
have any bearing upon any alleged
violations OF the law were investi-
gated in detail-nobody was except
ed everybody was treated alike
and the investigation was and has
been thorough and complete. and
the Grand Jurors, upon their oaths
aforesaid, hereby do further report
that from the examination of hun
dreds OF persons before them, all as
witnesses upon oath. as above set
out. the Grand Jurors are now oil
the opinion that all reported alleged
violations OF the law at said election
have been thoroughly and COM
pletely Investigated and passed up
on by this Grand Jury, and the same
has been done especially in so far as
the members Of this Grand Jury have
had or has any knowledge. and it is
the opinion Of this Grand Jury, upon
oath. that the election held in Knox
County on November 4th. 1913
was the iairest and eleanest general
election held in Knox County ioI
many years past.
Having completed said investiga
ton aud having no further business
this Grand Jury hereby respectful,