The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-11-07
LIQUOR SELLING
IN ILLEGAL WAY HARD HIT BY
JUDGE HARDIN.
Circuit Court Convenes and Strong
Charge Is Given the Grand
Jury.

The November term of the Lincoln
Circuit Court was called to business
at 10: 80 Monday morning by Deputy
Sheriff w. S. Embry, who wound up
his impressive prayer with the words:
"God loves the honorable judge and
the Commonwealth" Judge Hardin
was late arriving, having had auto
troubles en- route. A grand jury was
quickly summoned and before IL o.
clock he was delivering his charge.
Judge Hardin began by saying that
on the way from his automobile to
the courthouse he was accoSted by
three gentlemen, each of whom told
him that blind tiger conditions In
this county are very bad ard that
they hoped that something would be
done at this term of court to relieve
| the conditions, which are becoming
alarming. The greater portion c. the
charge was devoted to Illegal whisky
selling. Said he, "Soft drink stands
are frequently used as A blind Tor
selling intoxicants and | wish you
| gentlemen who compose the jury to
use every possible effort 20 bring 20
| Justice the promoters of these enter
prises, who are guilty of low infrac-
! tons" Referring to a "hOp JOINT
conducted in Danville some years
ago. Judge Hardin said nearly every
criminal brought before him 1T
certain term of court in Boyle was
proven a frequenter of the hop house
and nearly all of the crimes commit
ted were directly chargeable to the
hop Joint, which was later put out Of
business by a prohibitive license.
Look into these hop dispensOries,
these soft drink stands thoroughly"
said the Judge, land see that they
are conducted as they should be-
Judge Hardin stated that his home
town of Harrodsburg had no near
beer" houses and few soft drink
places and that since the removal of
the former and the decrease numerl-
cally of the latter, order IS better
and infractions of the law have great
Ily decreased. Judge Hardin explained
the laws against carrying concealed
iweapOns. hunting out of seasons,
SEEMING and dynamiting. etc, etc,
and wound up his brief, but fOrcefui
charge by admonishing the body to
do its full duty and consider not the
time nor the effort it takes to do
lit.
The following gentlemen compose
the grand jury: Frank Chandler, L.
Up. Weaver, J.. A. Manning, John ID.
Burton, S. R. Hanson, Stewart D.
Mason, A. A. McRoberts, H. F. New
Hand, c. E. Campbell, G. A. Gaddls,
lW. G. Cowan and E. C. Walton. The
latter was made foreman eh3 plr-
Hanson clerk.
The petit jury is as follows: Frank
} North, W. NJ. Murphy, A. P: Sloan,
il. J. Mullins, C. NJ. Estes, Arch b.
Austin, Frank Likens, W. j. Raines,
James l. Wilmot, Gus Geiszl, Hall
; Anderson, Wallace Farmer, w. l.
, McCarty, ]. A. Walter, c. Mobley
= A. C. Sine, J. W. Cockings, J. W.
HoltZclaw, George Hail, B. +. Lewis,
: W. NJ Myers, J. d. Long, j. I. Bo-
hon, Thomas Mason.
= A number of cases were set for
the term but none were tried and
= early in the afternoon Judge Hardin
adjourned court until Thursday
morning He did this in order that
= Tuesday night be taken up with the
election and Wednesday to hearing
T. the returns and again settling down
to normal conditions.
The docket for the present term is
3, a rather heavy one and it is probable
r that all of the three weeks will be
I taken up with in clearing its pages.
: There is one murder case, that OF
: Baker killing King at Moreland some
. months ago.