The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-02
JUDGE HAYMOND'S
22ND GRAND JURY
NAY Be HIS LAST
sse Presided Today By Ar
/ rangement With Judge
of New Court.
NEW LAW IS EXPLAINED
Best to Keep Away From
Automobiles You Do
Not Own.
NEW law IS EXPLAINED

Before Judge William S. Raymond,
OF the Circuit court OF Marion county,
the grand jury for the regular June
term of court was convened at 10
O'clock this morning. 1t was Judge
Haymond's twenty.secord and proba-
bly, his last assembly OF this grand
jury due to the rev law enacted by
the State Legislature providing the
new criminal court, OF which Hon.
Scott o. Lowe is Judge.
Under the new law the grand jury
would have convened in the new
criminal court with Judge Lowe on
the bench, but due to the fact that q
Jury OF the Circuit court was called
fer today, and because II would have
been an impossibility to convene
grand Jury In the Criminal court be-
fore today, the7time after the passage
of the bill not being sufficient for the
proper summoning and organization
OF the jury. Judges Raymond ana
Lowe decided that 1t would be useless
TO have the two juries meeting at the
same time, and therefore decided to
have the one jury do the work for
both courts.
The following men compose the
jury: Wilbur Graffius. Lon F. Powell,
II. C. Fetty, Clyde Morris. ]. Fred
: Beatty, ]. r. Cunningham. Joseph
edolmes, C. B. Frum, John Kline,
Charles Z. Reed, S. C. Straight. Louis
1Tennant, II. A. Hughes, Fred Cump-
ston, Grant Bowman and j. D, Vic
ifof. ~ ~. -
Jsidee Fsaymoad VIII dispose q. the.
c.fasaina az cases not Demanding srtA1s
such as confessions, but all other cas-,
es will be brought before the Criminal
court at It's session scheduled for
July IA.
Every member of the jury answered
to his name az the roll was called this
morning. Immediately thereafter the
Jury was sworn. In his final address
to the grand jury, Judge Raymond
emphasized that the duties OF the
grand jury we're among the most hon
orable that a citizen OF Marion county
could be called upon TO perform. Brief
ly but very clearly Judge Raymond
outlined some OF the more important
statutes OF the law. Speaking OF the
state prohibition laws, he explained
onehalf of one per cent. OF alcohol
was an intoxicating drink and theman-
ufacture and sale Of 1t is prohibited.
Chapter 81. Acts of the Legislature,
1913, which just recently went into
effect, was read by Judge Raymond.
The new law provides for fine not
exceeding $500 and six months in jail
for any person who takes, uses, oper;
ates or removes an automobile with.
out the permission OF the owner. IN
der the new statute It is violation of
the law to take an automobile with
out the permission OF the owner,
whether It was the intention OF the
party concerned to steal or to just
take the car away for a little "joy
ride" and later return 1t, as has been
the case in some trials brought before
the court.
Another law spoken of briefly by
Judge Raymond is that law protect
ing game. The quantity OF fish In the
local streams is gradually Diminishing
and the state legislature has decided
that the fish now there must be pro-
tected
In concluding his address to the
Jury, Judge Raymond stated that he
was convening the grand jury for prob
ably the last time. and that in the
future the Jury will be convened in the
new Criminal court, except in cases OF
emergency.
At11 o'clock the grand jury was dis.
missed to go to their room to further
organize for the work which follows.
The Jury will assemble again this aft.
ernoon at 1880. The regular time for
adjournment is 4:30 p. m.