The Little River news., 1917-01-03
CIRCUIT COURT
 BEGINS WORK
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE T. ". Mccall, s. D. NatGcson, f. B Cook F. 1oppenstock, V. L. Sessions, w. w. Kent, J. L. Beck, W P Calla- han, George Wright, John Strawn, T. B. Bales, J. A. Lamb
 Ihe Judges Instructions.
 Immediately after ne organization Of the grand jury Judge J. T. Bowling began his instructions, covering many points and covering the remainder of tie morning. lie began by laying par t.cular stress on system. He advised hat IS many witnesses be subpoenaed iEoid expense of keeping them over foH two days, and a so tha. the jury keep enough witnesses to themselves isoep busy. He suggested that those lying in jail be investigated firs4 and tter that those out cn bond. He also ias ructed them when to indict Ee tAot gilt that no indictmeH; should be returned unless there appeared sufi- ? ent evidence for a conviction.
 The judge called the jury's attention to tue disposition of former jurias 10 2,2rlaok many smaller misdemeanors =..5eb as crap shooting on tHe grounds 2. q scarcity Of money and burdens 24 landlords. lie said that this was .}.4t1fe, as to overlook crimes iead to II increase ;n crime Net enIy an in- lra2se in gaming, but in Ri linss and other crimes leading from t. He urg- yQ that all violations be indicted.
 Tie judge also told the jury that si2st 2eay was no debating society. her Were they supposed to argue cases as in trial court, bet to strive to find ne truth and to be guided by the law.
 He Instructed them t0 investigate the books and accounts Of all officials County and township. to investigate ;;aeDius ct Fr,soaers and paupers. ana -e n99}e such reports as deemed nee essary.
 Judge Bowling said thac all viola ;oas ot the law were ia two classes feLlonies and misdemeanors. He ex- plained each and then enumerated number of the ones most likely to come before that body Some of the points touched upon arson, assault and ;ts q irraran+ daurnor fyoro l,o ,1ar,col 10 tell the jury that they should rely upon the advice of the prosecuting at terney as to determine the degrees of crimes and any other points in which he was supposed to be better posted than they. The jury should be inter esA ed mainly in the evidence of guilt. He went on to mention and to explain other ermes, bigamy, intimidating wit ncsses, burg ary, pistol "toting', dis turbing tbe peace, election frauds, for Gery and gaming.
 The judge then spoke of homicidas and it's various degrees. Here he re- ferred the jury to the act tha' before l tA'NLl NCtih Col4lC tllC Ill ' SStiS S ttilDI OI che of he most dastardly murders in the his ory of the county. He impress ed them of their great responsibility He told them that they should enter upon this investigation cOoly and with out passion and reminded them that we degrade the law when we fail as | i,1,,y- in J,,E, fo; of a jury, he said was as degrading to the law as was an effort to punish the guilty outside the law. He wanted the people to feel that the courts were supreme and al sufficient, and could be depended on to enforce he law and to punish the guilty.
 The next ofenses touched upon were oabezzlement and robbery He sta ed that according to reports the county had been the scene of one of tie most fragrant eases of robbery. He referred to the wholesale robbery and brutal beating or some twenty negroes in November. He advised that the JutS lHdiCL, II GNlueHCe WAS SuluclCHl in as many counts as could be sust ain ed. He cited the assault charge ia connection, and said that it had beea reported that two reepec1a able negro girls were the victims. He said tha- these negroes girls were entitled to the same protection as if the case had been reversed. It was even less ex- easable in a white man who should and did know better than if it had bean one of the lower class uneducated negroes, if it were possible to compare in a crime so unspeakable. This is not the language used by Judge CoWl~ ing, but something of It's general meaning.
 In his instruction the judge referred to malicious mischief, and discussed