Pocahontas star herald., 1914-07-03
NEXT BAR MEETING
COMES TO POCAHONTAS
Northeast Association Al fieber
SPRINGS adopt Resolutions

marked the close of the 6fth an
nual meeting of the bar association
of northeast Arkansas, which was
in session at Heber Springs two
days.
One Of the most interesting fea-
lures Of the session was the speech
of Love Grant of Newport, repre-.
sentative Of Jackson county, his
subject being "Freaks of Legisla.
tion aud Legislative Freaks"
Claude M. Erwin of Newport,
prosecuting attorney of the Third
judicial circuit, followed Mr.. Grant
and delivered one of the most sen.
sational and striking speeches of
the entire session. He dwelt at
length on the imperative changes IN
criminal procedure IN Arkansas.
He said that the record of crime IN
the United States has gone on in
creaslng in blackness until it had
made this country conspicuously
alone among the nations Of the
world, and that Arkansas had not
iallen behind the other states in
this big crime. He added that dur
ing the first two years be was prose
cutting attorney of his district in
1911 and 1919; there we're 49s IN
dictments and trials of persons for
some degree of homicide in the
states of Arkansas, as against "a
indictments and trials on the same
charge IN London, a city with four
times the population of Arkansas.
Out of these 42s cases there we're
only 274 convictions aud only SO
Of this number received the SEN
tence for the maximul punishment
ahd only 10 of the 3s were executed.
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TO the defects OF the criminal pro-
ceedure, which have not been
amended or improved upon TO any
material degree since the adoption
of the constitution IN 1874.
Thursday night banquet was
rendered the members Of the asso.
ciation and their families at the
Hotel Adrian bv the local bar and
the citizens of Heber Springs.
On the second day the welcome
address of Judge Hammock in be
half of the bar Of Cleburne county,
which was responded to by Judge A.
J. Witt of Pocahontas, opened the
program.
Judge George w. Reed of Heber
Springs followed with an interest
ing address on the reformation of
young criminals.
Several resolutions of statewide
interest we're offered during the
meeting, the most important of
which was a resolution recommend.
ing that law be enacted authorlz
ing the chancellor to exchange with
the circuit judge in holding court
in the chancellor's district. 1t
was unanimously adopted. A warm
scene was enacted when the judicia
ry committee reported against the
adoption Of new constitution for
Arkansas. The majority of the
members present voted to refuse the
adoption Of the report.
The next meeting will be held az
| Pocahontas.
Officers were elected as follows;
President, w. Z. Beloate Of
Walnut Ridge; wee president, Ods
w. Scarborough Of Newport; .ecre
ary, Lyman f. Reeder Of Bate.
Ivlle, re elected; vice presidents OIL
the - counties of The association:
Baxter w. @. Alley Moansao.
Home; lizard, Senator John @
Ashley, Melbourne: Independence.
Sam M Casey, Batasyille; Jackson
.Jame. II. Johnston, Nowporl;I
.Lawereuca, Oscar Blackforl, Wal
NUT Ridge; Randolph, Clarence
Henderson; Fulton, Judge George
Humphries, Salem; Sharp, T. h..
Herrn, Evening Shade; Cleburne,
Judge w. +. Hammock, Quitman;
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