The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-06-20
MAN GETS AN UNUSUAL
SENTENCE ON PLEADING
GUILTY ON TWO COUNTS
Had Quart of Whiskey and
Drunk in Public
Permitted to Serve Terms of Two
Years Outside Gang Subject TO
Continued Good Behavior and Con-
duct Stated in Sentence.

Simp Jackson, white, filed a plea q
guilty in two cases before Judg
Morris, at Motion Court in Marriott
Saturday, one for being intoxicate
on the public highway and the othe
for having quart of whiskey in HI
on the streets of Marriott:
The arresting officers of the cit
and county stated in open court ths
hey had no evidence that Jackson wa
or dealing in liquor CONNER
cially.
Judge Morris sentenced him to 1
months in the changing in each cas-
and then put him on probation for tn
term of two years under the followin
.erms of sentence which we copy fror
the order of probation on the coul
record:
The above named defendant
having filed his plea of guilty of
the offense of misdemeanor, and
having this day been sentenced
by the Court to work in the
changing, or on the public roads
or on such other public works as
the County or State authorities
may employ the changing, dur
ing the term of II months. New
ertheless, it is hereby ordered
that said defendant is hereby CIV
en- leave to serve the aforesaid
sentence outside of the confines
of the changing, as is provided
in said sentence, provided that
during the period of said sem
tence, to-wit: IL months, said de-
PENDANT shall maintain a correct
life, shall indulge in no unlawful,
injurious or vicious habits or con-
duct, shall avoid places or per-
sons of unlawful, disreputable or
harmful character, shall report to
the probation officer as directed,
shall not leave the jurisdiction of
the Court without the permission
of the Court, and shall observe
and comply with such other con-
ditions as are herein specified
below, or as may at any time be
required by this Court or the
Probation officer, to-wit: w. E.
Swanson, who has agreed to be
volunteer Probation officer for
said defendant, and is hereby ap-
pointed as such by this Court.
The Probationer, while thus I'M
der the supervision of the Court
and said Probation officer, shall
at once pay a fine to the Clerk of
this Court to the amount of one
hundred dollars. The Probation
err shall also refrain from in any
manner violating the prohibition
laws of the State Of Georgia,
shall not visit a pool room, shall
not fight, shall not carry pistol,
shall not drink anything intoxi-
eating and shall engage in steady
work in some lawful occupation,
and shall not violate any laws OF
the State of Georgia, or of the
United States.
The Court has laid down these
rules and given the case this di-
rection for the reason that by
observing the foregoing rules it
would have tendancy of making
him a better citizen. Let this
order be entered on the minutes
and a copy furnished the Proba-
ton officer. This, the 14th day
of June, 1919.
N. A. MORRIS,
Judge Superior Court.
The second probation order is Xix
he first and provides that it begin a
he expiration of the first order above
One hundred dollars is also to b.
paid by the terms of the second order
making two hundred dollars in all.
Should Jackson be guilty of any o
he terms of this probation sentenc!
Turing the next two years, the Judg'
IAN revoke the probation, and Jack
on goes Immediately to the chaingani
further trial.
Tom Brown, the Atlanta. Greek
Who was caught with two suit cases
'ull of whiskey some time ago, plead
-uilty and was sentenced to 6 months
n the changing without the righ'
o pay out. He admitted that he hae
brought the whiskey south for the
purpose of selling it.
Two negroes also filed a plea OF
,uilty of larcency from the house
md Judge Morris sentenced them tt
2 months each in the changing.