The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-07-19
JURY TOLD CRIME
GAINS IN COUNTY
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than ever before in this country, there
would be greater respect for thu
sovereignty of the law and adherence
to its commands; but from the man!
complaints coming to this office,
constrained to believe that instead
of the war producing this condition
of affairs, that the reverse of this
proposition is true, and because OF
this fact, l shall devote more time
in charging you upon your duties than
ordinary l use in empaneling a grand
jury.
In the beginning of this charge, |
want to emphasize the fact, that
neither courts or grand juries have
any right to nullify, abrogate, or re-
peal any law upon the statute books
of this state-you have the same
right to ignore the crimes of murder,
arson, rape, robbery or larcency, as
you have against any misdemeanor
and when this practice is INDUCED in
by the courts, juries, or those en-
trusted with the power and duty of
law enforcement, the public loses
confidence in the integrity of the
courts of this country.
The county is to be congratulated
upon the fact that, as far as my
information goes, no homicide cases
will be before you for investigation,
and the fact that more than two years
have elapsed since a citizen of this
county stained his hands with the
blood of his fellow-man is a record
that | take pleasure in Boosting of.
But while this is true for the present
it will not continue unless other evils
are stamped out, and their perpetra-
tors brought to justice. When | say
other eylis, fol- fear | might be ac-
cused of dealing in generalities, shall
now specifically call your attention to
them
The laws denouncing the sale, trans
porting and having in ones possession
alcoholic liquor, and Intoxicating
spirits, is being daily violated, both
by the local talent and non-resdents.
Evidence of a professional bootleg
ger and his paramour will be brought
before you establishing the fact that
recently they came to this town in an
automobile specially fitted for trans
porting 20 gallons of this contraband
liquor for the purpose of sale.
Whether they sold drop or not, they
violated the law in bringing it here,
and | want your assistance in let
ting it be known that Faulkner county
is an unsafe place for the bootleg
ger or transporter. Many suspicious
circumstances point to the fact that
liquor is being manufactured in this
county in violation of the law This
crime is felony and if evidence is
adduced establishing this fact, return
just as many indictments against
these malefactors as the proof war
rants.
With liquor accessible, one of the
kindred and associate crimes is that
of gaming. And right here, l want
you to understand that the laws
against gaming apply to these pro-
fessional gamblers, who with crooked
dice and marked cards, who live here
in Conway, as it does to the country
boy, who bets the pitiful sum of five
cents on the turn of the dice or the
color of card. One year ago the
grand jury investigated gaming
throughout the county, and rightful-
.ly returned many indictments against
the country boys; but the town profess
SIGNALS escaped. If you will investi-
gate carefully, you will find that Con-
way has some people here who do not
hesitate to place money on games of
chance, especially when they had
tenderfoct for a victim. When YOU
have illicit liquor selling and gamb-
ling together you will have murder
sooner or later; and l am going to
expect you to give liquor sellers and
manufacturers and gamblers your
united efforts, and ferret out guilty
and indict the offenders.
The legislature of this state in my
judgment, should increase and make
more severe the punishment following
convictions of professional gamblers
They are a leech upon society, like
the dreams in beehive, but depend
upon their skill to cheat, defraud and
steal from the unsuspecting the pro-
ducts of their hard earned dollars
and in connection with the wrongful
sale of, and the unlawful manufacture
of liquor, I desire to call your atten-
ton to the fact, that two burglaries
have been committed in this county
since the last term of this court. and
in each instance large quantities of
sugar was stolen, and officers who
have made an investigation of these
crimes are convinced that this sugar
went to Illicit distilleries and was used
IN the manufacturing of corn liquor
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