The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-08-28
lawrence CIRCUIT
court Grinding.
Session That Promises to be Impor-
tant Began Work Monday.

The August term of the Lawrence
Circuit Court began Monday, August
23rd, with Judge NJ. NJ. Redwine on
the bench and Commemorative At
torney John Waugh to properly pros
ecute all offenders against the peace
and dignity of the State.
The impaneling of the grand jury
was the first work of the court, and
the following were selected:
w. NJ. Dean, S. 2. Frazier, r. N.
Cox, Lewis Sparks, II. B. Highberger,
NJ. E. Sparks, Milt Diamond, Hugh
Sparks, G. c. Maynard, Ed Skaggs,
Mat Moore, ]. r. Castle.
After this jury had been duly in
structed by the court the petit or reg
ular trial jury for the term was form
ed. 1t is composed of the following
citizens and housekeepers:
o. G. Smith, Merideth Ross, ]. C.
See, G. A. Haws, NJ. B. See, Oscar
Graham, Carl Bussey, r. F. Skaggs,
Wesley Jordan, Lindsey Wellman,
Harmon Blackburn, F. C. Childers, j..
Hardwick, Felix Adams, Trig Fraley,
Isaac Adams, Gabe Endicott, Dock
Travis, Lafe Moore, G.. r. Mcclure, S.
S. Bellomy, Lindsey Lester, Van Well
man, U. L. Shannon, w. w. See, Bur-
rel Derifield, w. NJ. Chambers, G. ".
Burton, T. T. Thompson, Dock Jordan.
Judge Redwine's charge was the
most interesting and exhaustive in
structions heard in Lawrence county
for many years. The Judge in his
usual forceful way, covered all the
offences and crimes covered by the
Kentucky statutes, and in addition told
the jury how futile would be the at
tempt and efforts Of the court to pro-
tect the good people OF Lawrence
county from violators of the law, un
less the grand jury made diligent in
quiry and investigation into all un-
lawful acts He said the good people
of Lawrence county are entitled to the
fullest enjoyment Of peace and hap
piness, unmolested by the law breakers
and that, when the citizens of the
| country, by the sweat of their faces,
had accumulated property in any form
they were entitled to the fullest en-
| joyment of 1t. He called the attention
Of the jury to the fact that in almost
every community there were men VINO
had no visible means of support, but
loafed and idled and whitfield dry
| goods boxes in season and out, and 1T
was this class that lived upon the in
dustrious, good citizens, robbed their
smoke houses, hen-houses and fields,
and urged the grand jury to protect
this class and punish thieves.
Judge Redwine instructed the jury
that no person, firm or corporation had
| the right to send whiskey into the
local option territory of Lawrence
county. 1t is when Judge Redwine is
| on the subject of the Illegal sales OF
whiskey that he seeks e-eminently
| to protect the people, and the great
| crowd which filled the court room hung
with breathless interest on the earnest
| and eloquent words of the Judge while
he was on this subject. He promised
| the Jury that the court would do every
thing in it's power to protect the peo-
pie, and punish violators of the law
and those of us who remember the
vigorous efforts of his Honor at the
last April term of this court, are fully
satisfied that he will, as he has always
done, make the "way of the transgres-
sor hard"
The time of the court has been most
lly occupied so far in the trial of mis-
demeanors. Some felony cases have
been set for next Tuesday.
The case against Tobe Wiley o.
Paintsville, charged with obtaining
money by false pretense We're dis
missed, the parties said to have beer
injured appearing and asking that tha'
be done.
The charge against Earl Thompson
charged with feloniously cutting ant
wounding Martin Potter, was reduced
to misdemeanor and the defendan
fined 5000.