The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-01-07
CIRCUIT court IN
session IN Louisa
MispEMEANoR CASES HAVE so
FAR ATTRACTED couRTs
ATTENTION.

with Judge A. N. Cisco presiding ana
Commonwealths Attorney John M
Waugh, prosecutor. The attendance
was very large, in fact the courthouse
when court was opened was entirely
Allied with entertained listeners. These
had been attracted by the fact OF its
being the first appearance OF Judge
Cisco as the Judge OF this Judicial dis
trlct. They were probably further at
trArted by the interest taken In the
number OF new cases which were set
for trial this term. AZ usual, the first
buniness OF the court was the empanel-
Ing and instructions TO the grand jury.
The Jury ls composed Of the following
well known and substantial citizens;
Grand Jury.
Alfred Young sr., Andy Webb. Jr..
]. o. McNeai, Elias George, .
u w Spillmnn, Floyd Wellmnn.
W. N. sullivan, Sam Bromley.
George Kouna, John Akers.
J.F ID. Borders. X. d. Hinkle, Jr.
The charge OF Judge Cisco then fol-
lowed. which was listened to with the
/ oloseat attention. Charges 10 the sranu
fury by the Judge nearly always at
trnct some attention. but In this case
the attention was very marked. Judge
Cisco came here comparatively nn-
known us n jurist TO the people OF Law
rence county, but he had not proceedeu
very far In his charge when II became
vory evident that he was an able law
ver and would make an able Judge.
HIS charge is said to have been, bS
hose who heard It. one OF the ablest,
al not the very ablest charge ever heard
IN the courthouse OF Lawrence county.
The expresslon OF opinion concerning
Il. and opinions have been heard from
a majority OF the Lawrence county par
n that the entire charge was OF very
great merit. and none OF the. Expressed
oplnlons vary In sentiment one law
yer. who Is probably the nestor OF the
bar OF the Big Sandy valley, with an
experience OF over silky years, saiu
that for ciearnesa and forcibleness OF
exnreanlon. eomprehensiveneBs ana eVl-
d,nt earnestness and sincerity, he had
n,ver heard IL eQuailed. The attorney
,who rave utterance TO this opinion was
not n member OF the Judges political
- Irty either Another old and exper-
A Wed attorney who had been practc-
A nj the Lawrence county bar Tor
rreat many years, and whose political
faith a not that OF Judge Cisco. spoke
r .o,,ailv emphatic in admiration OF the
Judges charge, and so we might cite
expressed opinions OF many other mem-
bcra OF the bar.
Judge Cisco took up nearly every va
riety OF misdemeanor and felony. and
remembering that he was talking 10
main citizens and not to lawyers he de-
fIned each offence so clearly and com
prei Anslyeiy that every member OF the
Grand Jury thoroughly understood what
Tho specIfed offence consisted ofAlong
this line Judge Cisco gave some new
INTERPRETATIONS Of what constituted
aome OF the offences. Take the offence
OF disturbing religious worship for IN
stance. other judges might have saiu
IL. but the NEWS never heard them
aay II. that drunken man to disturb
a CONGREGATION need not be boisterous
ror attract any attention by his con-
duet. the very fact that he was present
In an intoxicated condition In church
or house OF worship constituted an OF
fence. even though he did not make
noise enough to disturb n mouse. He
made A. erai other illustrations OF what
constituted offence which threw new
iieht upon them and which will doubt
/sss enable the grand Jury to gather
more Offenders into the meshes OF the
Law. Judge Cisco uses no superiiuous
words. does not "slop over, but IN ms
deiiverance OF an opinion comes TO the
.,point In clear. understandable Enghsh'
nv his charge TO the jury he has con-
WINGED ali who heard II that he VIII see
that the law, so far as he can DO II,
vriii he vigorously and at the same time
iu,partiaily enforced. So far he has not
had 20 try In this court any felonies,
that is to say mono UP to the time tnese
lines are written. Lawyers who have
heard nm, hoSsever. in his rulings In
r,,ef,emeanor Ases, are satisfied that
~ win try rave felonies, which unfor-
,.,s.teiy are upon our docket Impair
tiaItv and we'll. Az the conclusion OF
the Judges instructions the grand jury
s retired TO It's room and began It's Ia
hora. II has already returned several
grdictments. among which are two
.rninat webb Holt and Henry Bussey.
osarred with the wiliful murder Of VIM.
Davis ON the night of 26th of Novem-
ber laat at Busseyville. particulars OF
mich homicide have already been CIV
y, IN these columns. The parties were
brought before the court and were held
Ia bail OF $4,000 each for their appear
ance on wednesday. January the lzth,
which is the time set for their trial
They gave tho bail
The daily attendance upon the court
continues large
rhe petit jury OF this term is com
pered OF the following, all sober, dis
Greet and intelligent men;
Petit Jury.
Iohn Hughes, -. IL, snannN
Frank Young. ROBERT burche'S
q n. Hammond. Jerry Large,
chars. Peters. Chris Diamond,
Irlvia Wright. Il. j. Lester,
fobn Large. Joseph Humphrey.
FRANK bradley, Al Curnutte,
lam splllman, Granville Thompson
ron coburn. M. L. Johns,