The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-24
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 OF COURT FRIDAY 69 INDICTMENTS SERVED Defendants in 36 Charges Returned by Grand Jury are Not Yet
 Placed Under Arrest.

| Op Io IiooIl tOudy lHe SIeTHl 5 or flee had served warrants and placed under bonds the defendants named in 69 out of the l05 indictments return ed by the grand jury which adjourn ed last week, and had been unable to find the defendants named in the remaining 36 indictments. Seven of the 36, however, are against one per- son, and Deputy Sheriff J. 1. Sum- mers said that several of the others had fled the country and probably could not be reached for some time.
 In accordance with the order of Judge T. c. Trimble an adjourned term of the circuit court will be held on Friday, January 26, for the purpose of hearing pleas in all crim-
 nal cases for which warrants had been served
 According to the indictment record which is posted by Deputy Circuit Clerk J. Fl. Hartje as soon as the par ties are placed under arrest and bond, 45 persons were indicted for gaming, the number of cases against each ranging from one to nine. Of the indictments recorded several have already been tried and many others will doubtless be disposed of at the adjourned term here Friday. 1 The Log Cabin Democrat has re- ceived numerous requests to suppress from publication the names of some of the parties indicted, and in some of the cases strong evidence has been brought that the parties were inno- cent of the charges made against them. It is inevitable when a drag net such as was thrown out by the grand jury is drawn in that some innocent persons should be caught in its meshes, but it should be remem- bered that an indictment raises no presumption of guilt of the defend ant, being merely formal charge to be tried out by the court and jury, and the court so instructs the jury in the trial of every criminal case. | For the reason that it has always been the policy of this paper to pub fish all of the proceedings of the circuit court and the further reason that some names have already been published and it would be unfair to omit the others, the Log Cabin Dam- ocrat prints below complete list of all the names of persons against whom indictments were returned by the January grand jury and the of- lenses with which they are charged, in all cases that have thus far been returned to the circuit clerk for rec ord:
 Gaming Martin, Hardy Grafton, Joe McCulloch, Burl Ingram, Oscar Dickens, Ed Canister, Rob Bunton, Troy Keathley, Ben McCul- loch, Quitman Rotton, Herbert Me- Anally, Grip Rotton, Jack Stevens, Issue Peel, John Robinette, Will Wilson, Adam Harris, Homer Will kins, J. w. James, Percy Rankin, Will Camp, Chas. Jones, Amos Halter, Sumpter Thomas, Buck Roper, Rocker Joslin, Henry Bowman, Will Mabry, Howard James, Cortis Pyle, Bill Gray, Frank McLarens, Robert Daw- son, Clarence Wren. Mon Nixon, Fred Hobbs, Dad Oliver, R. G. Bruce, R. B. McCulloch, Edward Burr, Dwight Ledbetter, George Rotton, Jesse Du- field, Jesse McCollum, Fred Me Collum.
 Perjury-Joe Haih Mrs. Julia Hain.
 Sabbath Breaking-Oscar Dickens, Frank Kennamer, Hardy Grafton.
 Burglary and Grand Larceny-Roy Johnson, Oscar Cole, G. G. Gemmille, Pencie Moss.
 Selling Whiskey-Coy Crout, Sam Heiligers, Jr.
 Running Gambling House-Other Petty, Claud Fades.
 Exhibiting Gambling Device-R. D. White.