The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-09-03
SEPTEMBER TERM
OF CIRCUIT COURT
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citizen was willing to give the negro
all that was due him under the law.
That we as white race did not
want social equality and were not go
ing to have it. That we were the SUI
perior race and have all Of the ma
chinery Of the law and the courts
to keep the negro In his place, should
give to the inferior race that to
which he was entitled under our
own laws. He said, however, that
the white man should stay in his
place. No white man has any right
to mingle with the negro and place
himself upon an equality with him,
by shooting craps with him. Let's
stop, said the Judge, such acts of So
cial equality. II such acts have been
going on. In referring to the cut
ting of officer George James by the
negro on the morning of August eth,
the Judge said that the officer him
Iself wanted to see the negro dealt
with fairly, and that If the grand
Jury could find the right party, re-
Isponsible for this offense, they should
indict him, and trust the Court to
deal with him in the manner provid-
ned by law.
The next in order to be specially
called to the attention of the grand
jury was the violation of the election
flaws Of the state. Judge Miller said
that it had been called to his atten-
tion that unfortunately money had
been used in the last primary cleo
tion to influence voters. 1t was the
law that the ballots must be cast
without interference or outside in
duence. That 1t was a violation of
the law for any candidate to give
any person money to carry a box,
and that If such a candidate gave
money for this purpose, he was a
violator Of the law and ought not to
serve as county officer. And those
who accepted the money for. such a
service were equally as guilty and
should be indicted. The Judge then
referred to his own personal canvass
Of this county, and stated that he
could hardly believe that any quail
ned elector in Lincoln County would
accept money for his vote. That
such an act destroyed the right and
function of suffrage. That in his
personal canvass for the office of Cir
cult Judge he had never been soli-
leited to contribute one cent towards
such purpose, and he asked, do
such men live in Lincoln county?"
But why SO much talkP There must
be something Of 1t. I hear nothing
of this in other counties. The man
who gives the money is as guilty as
| the one who receives. If there was
not some one willing and ready to
give the money, the law would not
be violated.
The next in order among the vio-
lations of the law called to the at
tentionS of the grandjury was the
sale of cigarettes, tobacco and car
tridges to minors; gambling and the
unlawful sale Of liquor. In the charge
upon gambling the Judge said that
crap shooting was the negro's game,
and if they found any negroes had
been gambling among themselves, tc
refer all such violations Of the law
back to the magistrates and let the
magistrates deal with them, but II
the evidence showed white men and
4 negroes had been gambling together
to indict all parties and bring them
before him and he would attend tc
them. AS to the violation of the pro-
hibition laws of the state, he charg-
ed them that it was unlawful to buy
it; unlawful to sell it; unlawful tc
make it, and unlawful to use it.
That there were reports current that
whiskey was being made in this
county, and he wanted such reports
investigated fully, as he had heard
that whiskey was being made out OF
corn, meal and molasses, and that the
Sheriff Of the county had found at
least a part of still that had been
in operation. In concluding his
i charge he directed the grandjury to
make full and complete inYestiga-
tion of the books of the county Of
ficers5 from the justices of the peace
up, and also advised the members OF
the Board of Supervisors to see to IL
that the Road Commissioners did
their full duty, and that the county
Ireceived value for the mon
ey being expended by it for road pur-
poses. That if the Road Commission
ers neglected their duties. or did not
have the time to attend to their du-
ties, they should resign, and let men
who had the time take their places
upon the Commission. After the
charge, the following business was
transacted:
JURY NUMBER ONE.
M. F. Furr, Jesse Diamond, A. B.