Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-02
BELIEVES THERE'S
 MASTER BOOTLEGGER
Judge SorrcIls, in Charge to Grand Jury, Urges That Every Effort be Made to Apprchend "Brains
 of Organization"

jury for the October term of circuit court for Jefferson county, which was opened yesterday by Judge w. B. Sor- rells. Other members of the grand jury are w. C. Crittenden, T. x. Har- per. G. M. Bonahon, Ben Watson, s. M. Hardister, A. B. Martin, J. Fl. Fla ton. H. Brinsman, R. F. Ezell, Fl. H. Matthews, P. C. Galloway. T. B. Lyle. ST, w. z. Stone. w. P. McGeorge and ". I. Payne.
 In his charge to the grand jury, Judge Sorrells emphasized the nc cessity of stamping out the illegal liquor traffic in order to lessen crime, pointing out that most other crime committed in Jefferson county may be traced to "bootlegging.' That the county should work it's own pris- oners and abolish the lease custom, was the opinion expressed by Judge Sorrells in referring to reports of two grand puries an conditions at the penal farm He asked that committee be appointed by the grand jury to make an investigation, anu re- port to the county court on the ad- visibility of the county working the convicts.
 The grand jury was in session all of yosterday. and will sit again today. There are not many matters awaiting invcstiga ton. Prosecuting Attorney T. G. Parham having presented cases as they occurred to the grand jury for the March term. which made it's final report last week.
 !. Those chosen to serve as petit jul TOT arc J. w. Murphy, E. A. Sheppard. w. M. Toney. c. G. Gillespie. M. l.. Bradford. s. Y. IT. Knox. r. l.. Har- Well, Garland Brewster. ]. T. Brewer. w. A. Payne, N. Schnable, R. w. Soy mour w. Fl. Simpson. M. Nj. Redmon. l. w. White, w. w. Taylor. James A. -laazier; Sterling Barrow.
 sF Civil Matters. -.-.- All cases set for trial yesterday were disposed of. some temporarily and others finally. Those cleared from the docket were as follows:
 John Doris vs. Bob Ford. non suit.
 J. F. Mcintyre & sons, inc. vs. G. A. Thomas. dismissed with prejudice; defendant to pay costs.
 R. w. Trimble vs Julian Harbour Automobile company, dismissed.
 s. F. Hilzheim vs Pullman Parlor Car company. judgment for defendant.
 State of Arkansas. for the use of Jefferson county. vs. w. A. Robinson and C. D. McCallister. forfeiture set aside.
 Bay Springs bank vs. George D.. McNeal, dismissed at plaintiffs cost,
 Ladies in Court.
 There were several ladies present when court opened. these represent ing local organizations of women who are interested in betterment work and who were desirous of hearing Judge Sorrells' charge to the grand jury
 "There can be no decent man but who wants to see the law enforced >.said Judge Sarrells. Every day. see drunk men on the streets and the other day l saw man wearing the uniform of a soldiers of the United States who was dead drunk. l want you iurymen to go after these boot leggers and break up this nefarious traffic. My idea is that there is some master he-bootlegger here i'll this city who is the head and brains of the organization. It is highly inn portant that this man be brought to lustice. with. all his associates"
 Judge Sorrells also demanded that the grand jury bring indictments against all who have violated the laws which prohibit carrying concealed weapons, selling cigarets and clgaret papers, and perjury. That it is not for the court. officials. jurors and pros ecuting attorney to determine whether statute is good or bad was made clear. Judge Sorrells declaring that as long as the laws are on the statute hooks they should be enforced.
 Because jurors do not enforce the law there have occurred an extra number of homicides and we lave got ten to placing low estimate on hu man life No longer are we satisfied with reading about 300 people settlns killed but we want to near of them getting killed by the tens of thou sands. which I believe is due in part to the awful conflict now raging i'll Europe.
 .One of the most prevalent crimes is that of perjury, especially i'll whis key cases. You members of this grand iury will not be in your rooms five hours before you will have reason tc believe that some man has testified falsely, which is a shocking, terrible thing to happen in this community
 Sabbath Observance.
 q wish to call your attention to tho laws respecting the Christian Sab bath. When a nation loses respec for the Sabbath day it is in an awful fix, and there is deadly. ever-grow ing tendency now, it seems, to com mercialize the holy Sabbath day. Ant Sabbath-breaking is not question o raligion, but of fact. The ideals a mal has is the thing that keeps that nal from becoming a hog, and when tnes'