The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-01-22
CIRCUIT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
Judge H. H. Eimore Empanels Grand
Jury and Delivers Forcible Charge
As To Their Duties.
(From Mondays Daily

The January term of Leflore eoun
ty circuit court convened in Green
wood today for a session of foul
weeks--the first two weeks to be de
voted to civil business, and the last
two for the disposition Of the Grim.
inal docket.
Promptly at IL o'clock court was
called to order, and those summoned
for jury service answered to their re
speetive names.
The grand jury, composed of the
4 following named men, was empanell-
ed. ]. E. Mann, foreman; L. r. Kim
ball. Chas. Chatoney, ]. H. Rainey, F..
B. Clark, W. G. Ditto, G. C, Frederick,
/ G. F, Huffstickler, ]. f, Bunch, Will
/ Chatoney, ]. R. Prophet, d. F. Swift,
II. L. Walton, M. Schear, Warner
| Wells, 7. P. Kimbrough, A. w. Shell
| ton, M. L. Mcmillan, j. NJ Johnston
1 and W. c. Bealle. Bailiff, w. S.
Hemingway.
Judge Elmore then proceeded to de-
liver the charge to the members of
the grand jury, which he did in his
characteristic able and impressive
manner. He begun by paying a glow
ing tribute to the splendid enforce
ment Of the laws in Great Britain, and
urged upon them the Importance of
emuating the example of our British
cousins in the strict observance of
the laws of that great nation. He
urged them to have due regard for
the oath administered in dealing with
all manner of violations of the laws
Of our State against the crimes of ar
son, burglary, selling seed cotton at
night, embezzlement, extortion, false
pretenses, forgery, grand and petty
larceny, robbery, assault and battery,
carrying concealed weapons, murder,
manslaughter, failure Of dealers to
keep register Of names of purchasers
Of cartridges for deadly weapons,
rape, unlawful cohabitation, bigamy, |
seduction, gambling in all forms
with minors, dealing IN futures, and
otherwise bribery, perjury, failure Of
officers to properly discharge their
duties, and drunkenness Of officers.
Judge Elmore earnestly urged the
grand jury to investigate carefully
and without fear or favor any and all
violations Of the laws, and, where !
they find sufficient evidence upon |
which to convict, to return indict-
nents regardless of circumstances;
that the laws were made for all--the
poor as we'll as the rich--and that no
partiality should be shown to either
class.
He concluded by telling the jury to
carefully examine the books of all the
county officials, to inspect the county
Jail, the poor-house and the county
farm, and to place themselves on rec
ord in favor Of the proper enforce
nient Of law and order in all that the
words imply.
Petit jury No. was sworn in for
the first week of the term as follows:
Jury No. 1E. H. Dean, ]. H. Nc
Lean, j. Gearhiser, R, P. Clark, G.
v. Evans, ]. D. McCaskill, C. A. Wes-
ton, G. G. McDuffie, j. A. Kemp, W. L.
Simmons, j. Gelman, T. E. Williams. /
Jury No. &C. F. Tillman, N. Car
ter, W. W. Glazier, G. N. Fulton, t.
=. Stinson, R. B. Dorman, r. G. Kent,
v Z. Kits, Leonard Scruggs, Paul
Freeman, VIM. Davis, ]. S. Shute.
Judge Elmore found present and
ready for their respective duties Dis
trict Attorney ]. M Forman, County !
Attorney Means Johnston, Court Ste
nographer H. B, Levy, Sheriff 7. G.
Garrott and Deputies E. H. Crippen,
q l. Mcbride, P. H. Cain, and Cir
cut Clerk G. s. Pate and Deputy R.
NJ Hight, and j, @. Afford.
The members Of the Board Of Sup |
ervlsors and the Justices Of the Peace
q the county were practically all /!
present at the opening Of the court,
as well as the members Of the Leflore
bar.
on account Of the last term of
court having been pretermitted, the
present session will be busy one
from start to finish.