The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-24
JUDGE GOTHAM SELECTS YOUNG. EST MEMBER OF GRAND JURY
 AS FOREMAN.
GILBERT HOGAB0OM IS NAMED
Charge to the Jury Includes General Resume of the Recent Acts of Leg isIature and Others in kirby's Di- eest.

Circuit court for the March terN was duly opened yesterday when Cir ciut Judge Gotham selected the grand and petit juries empaleled them and started the grand jury on it's work in- structing the petit jury to report this morning for whatever business may be taken up in the trial of the cases.
 Gilbert Hogaboom. the youngest member of the grand jury, was select ed by Judge Gotham as foreman. Both juries as made up are substantially representative of the community, both as to city and county, there being probably a larger country representa- tion on both grand and petit juries than has been the case quite recently,
 The petit jury to serve the court for the first month was empaneled in the afternoon session. and is made up of the following:
 Fitz Burton, c. F. Barberick, Henry Felkheimer, J. A. McCauley, c. F. Niles, Frank Moody, P. A. Newquist, ]. H. Peden, A. N. Shine, A. $. Greer, o. w. Lubin, Atlas Bain, T. D. Loren der, j.. A. Chelwood, Geo. w. Daley M C. Hammond, E. A. Shackleford, H s. Smith. F. R. Muffitt, s. w. Seay, II C. Hall. E. B. Reeves. Wm. Stump ter, M. Kinney.
 The Grand Jury.
 The grand jury as finally drawn from the list of jurors and altefAates is composed of the following;
 F. A. Stearns.
 Hiram McCafferty
 H. E. Still.
 Gilbert Hogaboom.
 Harry J. Lehman.
 J. J. Housley.
 w. o. Creason.
 William Borman.
 w. A. Mellard
 F, M Sigler.
 A. w. Borland.
 s. D. Jester.
 w. T. Harper
 P. S. Bentz.
 C.. H, Allison,
 Leonard Maddox.
 There were the usual number ot eX- cuses offered as to why this or that juror could not serve, and Judge Cot- ham listened with patience to all, ex- cusing only those whose grounds were the most urgent, such as for reason of sickness in the family or some such important reason why the juror should be excused.
 In charging the jurors, Judge Cot ham opened his remarks as follows
 You have been selected out of the entire body of Garland county's cll- zenship in response to my request made to the jury commissioners to se- lect sixteen qualified electors of good character approved integrity, sound judgment and reasonable information to assist the court in the great and re- sponsible work of administering jus tice and enforcing the law. The duties which you are called upon to perform call for broad 4gauged men, who are Tn full sympathy with the enforcement of the law, but who at the same time hate injustice, and like the honest and upright judge, will see to it that the scales of justice are equally poised. You are clothed with great powers as well as responsibility. Twelve mem bers of your body may indict a1y per son of a grave criminal charge, you yourselves and your own consciences being alone responsible for any mis- takes that you may make. On the other hand if there should be found in your body as many as five grand jurors who are willing 10 forget the solemn oath you each have taken, and prove recreant to their trust, they may stifle any criminal prosecution and thwart any and all efforts to en- force the criminal laws of our state. In either event your deliberations and your vote are under d wise policy of the law protected with the cloak of secrecy, it being a criminal offense for any grand juror to divulge anything | that he himself or any other grand | juror may have said in the grand | jury room. or how he or any other grand juror may have voted on a mat | ter before them This privilege should not be abused. No grand juror should do or say anything In the grand jury room which would not bear the light of day if 1t were said or done openly. where the whole world might .en and near. Every grand inror he. ].