Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-05


there is no such thing as private
Ownership of property, the laws
have become so lax in some re-
CARDS" "
| AT this juncture Judge Shackel-
ford said that when ne arose at
his home this morning ne found
three men tearing up the side
walk in front of his home; said
sidewalk .iaving been placed there
at his own expense.
This laxity OF law goes to IL
lustrate the manner and extent
to which some people will go, be-
lieving they have right to do as
they please with any property, no
matter whether it is private or
public. SO it lies at last with the
grand jurors, for any community
that supinely lies down under ag-
gression and allows others to
wilfully destroy property of 9th
ers, whether it be real estate or
life, admits of this free feeling to
be expanded and become more in
evidence.
"If you gentlemen fail to do
your duty, don't come around and
argue that the laws are not being
enforced, for it will then be too
late. state of that there ever was
a grand jury needed in Madison !
county, one is needed now and
persist and insist upon prevailing
upon you doing your duty as jur-
ors to the best of your ability"
The Grand Jurors
The list of men comprising the
grand jury called upon to officiate
at this term of court, which will
perhaps go down in history as one
of the most important sessions IL |
Madison county, is as follows:
c. c. Coy, foreman A. K. Nc
Gown, c. J.Turner. Ed w. Turner
J. B. Cox, Lafe Duerson, John !
Kidd, John Thomas, S. M. Cornell
ison, J. E. Moore, r. L. Potts,
Sucdder Pearson
The petit jury was soon after
ward chosen and is composed of:
John L. Combs. G. T. Griggs,
VIM. L. Clark George Mckinney, |
John Doty, p. L. Willging, E. c.
Cosby, Green Stocker, w. A. Ar
buckle, Burgin Cosby, H. c..
James, Reed Jones, w. P. Dunbar
c. E. Douglas, d. B. Shackelford,
Charles Cornelison, James Brown,
c. II. Parks, c. B. Foley, Archie |
Dunn, Robert T. Dunn William
Wheeler, M. M. Broughton, Geo.
G.. Gentry, Guy Duerson, ]. E
Parks. ]. T. Reeves, Sherman
Hunley, Chester Parks, B. F.
Wilson.
The members Of the grand jury
were informed that arrangements
would be made for their adjourn
ment at times. and that anyone
with reasonable excuse would be
excused, however, Judge Shackel-
ford stated it as his opinion that
it was their duty to serve if pos
sible that they would be excused
for a day or two at a time, and
plans would be made to make it
convenient all around. AS a re-
suit of this, there was not a one
asked to be excused from duty.
Upon the securing of the petit.
jurors Judge Shackelford imme-
diately got busy, and will have a
of criminal cases to dis
pose of while the grand jury is
busy. He stated he did not eX-
pect to have any of the more inn
portant cases heard for little
time, owing to the fact that time
would be required in preparation
sumomning witnesses, etc, after
had been returned.
He will get to the civil docket, it
is believed. yet this week when a
number of cases will be disposed
of.
However, the criminal record
was begun and the case of John
VanWinkle, charged with point
ing deadly firearms. was the first
one called. The witnesses were
present and the attorneys report
ed they were ready for trial,
whereupon the introduction of
evidence was begun.
There are many people from
this and other counties in the city !
as a result Of the activity of the
grand jury, and many who have
been summoned to appear upon
the first day. 1t is known that
while there have been on indict-
ments returned yet, there viii be
within a very short time and in
some of the most important to be
heard One of these, it is known |
is that against Emil Lohrisch,
against whom there is a formal
charge of murder Lohrisch' who
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