The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-14
CIRCUIT court Is
NOW IN Session
CASE AGAINST WEBB HOLT oc.
cUYINe THE COURT AT
PRESENT.

Cisco presiding and attorney John NJ,
Waugh. representing the common
wealth. The first act OF the Judge was
20 call the sheriff and his deputies be-
fore him and administer the oath which
requires them. without fear or favor. Ia
!. summon sober and discreet men az
iurors and In other ways conduct them
selves properly as officers of the court.
lrhe next step was the impaneling OF
the grand jury which was followed by
delivering his charge This was very
forcibly and well delivered addressed
10 the big twelve and was listened To
by them and all inside the court room
with profound attention. Judge Cisco's
first charge 20 the grand Jury Of this
county was n very able one and the one
given 10 the present grand jury was
no less plain and forcihle The judge
did not deal In generalities, but took
up the several onenses which consti-
tute foionies. one by one, telling the
Jurors in plain language what conAu-
tuted these various crimes. or course.
he directed their attention 70 the crime
OF murder lie said they knew whnt
constituted murder and that he WIS
glad TO know that since HIS first visit
10 this county that heinous 0ffense, 10
his knowledge. had not been commit
ted within the borders OF this county
Ho alluded. however. and that very dis
tlnctiy. 20 the ofIenso 81 shooting and
woundlng with intent TO Kill or strik-
ing with deadly weNpon with the
same deadly intent lie said To the Jury
10 slit these cases II any there were,
and when found beyond reasonable
Al
been committed. 10 bring the pcrpetra-
tors before him and he would see that
they were duly tried.
Judge Cisco then said that there were
other crimes fully as dark which were
against society and womnnhood and he
called special attention To the Jury 10
the Investigation OF such cases II with
In their knowledge or hearing such Of
fcnseE had been committed. In this
manner. ono by one. he took UP the fr'
onlea and then t:lv various misdemean-
ors and urged a thorough investigation
Of any such violation OF the law. He
held before them. In very strorg man
ner. the necessity Of the punishment ~
men who were too lazy 20 work AID
had not visible means OF support. Tut
would In the dark hour of the night
break Into mans house or store and
take that which the owner had ncquir-
ed by honest toll He urged that the
Jury pay no attention 20 the requests
Of those who had lost property like that
and who had gotten Il again or had
been paid for the loss. nor heed the re-
auest that because OF such restitution
the perpetrator Of the crime should not
be indicted, but that II they found suf-
ficIent grounds TO indict any one for
stealing to promptly indict him.
The grand jury Is body OF more
than usual intelligence, some Of thom
being men OF much experience as grand
Jurors and who know how Go ferret out
offenses and bring the offenders into
tho court. The following constitute the
jury:
X. +. Short Hugh Dobbins
Granville Thomp- r. w Grifhth
son james w.Thomp-
James BogEs son
ID. w. Elswick ]. w. Yates
Charley Travis Gus Muncey
Thomas Boggs II. IL. Cordle
ID. w. Elswick was made foreman.
The crowd attending court is very
large. larse number has been sum
moned before the grand Jury and thru
out the entire week much business will
be done. The criminal docket Is dark
with felonies. some OF them being OF
the gravest nature
The following were selected from the |
names of those drawn from theewheel
to serve as regular jurors as they were
wanted:
Tom Chadwick Erwin williams
Jess Young S. Il. Frazier
Aslmer Biilups Geo. McReynolds
Charley Moore S. r. Reynolds
John Chapman Lum Moore
Peter Sparks Sam Maynard
Rice Mcclure Jno. j. Skaggs
Lewis Sparks T. r. Thompson
James Stewart II. II. Ferguson
Iafe Kinner John Mcclure
Isaac Adams Louis Savage
Strother Fitzpat- j. s. Judd
rick
On Tuesday morning the grand jury |
returned eight or ten indictments some
OF which were for felonies and some OF
tho cases were set for trial on the fifth
day OF the present term. Among these
were Sam Frazier charged with shoot
ing and wounding Jas. Dobbns. Andy
Sec charged with striking and wound
ing Jas. Childers. The latter case has
been told OF at length ina previous is
sue OF the NEWS. Childers whose life
at one time was despaired OF on ac-
count of the extent of the injury and
the fracture OF the skull which he sus-
has recovered sufficient to be /
able TO leave the hospital which he did
on Friday last and went TO his home at
Torchlight.
On Tuesday morning when the Judge
called the case OF the commonwealth I
vs.. John Walden, n forlorn looking
youth came around and stood before
the court He was charged with the Of
fonse OF carrying concealed deadly
weapons and when asked his age he
gave the mature age OF 10 years. He
must hnve begun carly IN the ways OF
wrong doing and probably took hls first