The log cabin Democrat., 1920-07-27
CALLS GRAND JURY RECONYENE OCT. r ORDERS FURTHER PROBE Illicit Liquor Traffic, Gambling and Primary Election-Return 19
 New Indictments.

Accepting the final report of the grand jury, Judge George ". Clark yesterday afternoon instructed that body to re-assemble at the courthouse on October 27, for the express pur- pose of Investigating the manufac- ture and sale of intoxicants, gambling and violations of the corrupt prac- tice act in the forthcoming Democrat ic primary. The court, while not making any positive, official state ment, intimated that probably dis tilling and sale of liquor has been ac- compilshed in this county and the offenders not brought to justice. As to the corrupt practice act, the pri- mary will have been held by the time the jurors reconvene and the cam- paign of the various candidates can then be subjected to close scrutiny.
 Making a final report, the grand jury reported 19 new indictments, total for the term of 34, 10 of which were for felonies and 24 for misde- meanors. It also reported that con- parison of the sheriff's list of auto mobile licenses issued and the list of automobiles assessed could not be ac- complished by reason of the fact that the assessors list is not completed. By the time of the adjourned sitting on October 27, the full lists may be completed and the instruction of the court, calling for the indictment of every car owner delinquent in payment of the annual license fee, may be carried out
 Other parts of the report show that county accounts and books are in good shape, but that the justices of the peace in five townships have not made the reports required by law. The con- dition of the courthouse, county jail and grounds around the courthouse are treated at length in the report with recommendations to the court for their improvement.
 Several cases called in the regular turn of the docket this morning were dismissed by Judge Clark when it was found that counsel was not present These cares, however, are subject to re-opening at the discretion of the court. Two jury trials were held in the course of proceedings since Mon day at noon. In the case of Mrs. Annie King vs. F. L. Scull, the jury returned judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of S47. This morning, the court called the case of Doctors G. S. Brown and J. S. Westerfield against A. J. Starr for debt. Counsel for the defendant was not present when the case was called and the court award ed the plaintiffs judgment by de- fault. Later, the case was re-opened and given jury trial, resulting in the return of judgment for the plain tiffs in the sum of S78.13 with in- terest from the time the indebtedness was incurred
 The court docket in detail from Mon day noon to Tuesday noon was as fol- lows:
 Mrs. Annie King vs. F. L. Scull, jury trial, judgment for plaintiff in the sum of SAT.
 s. W. Watson vs. H. c. Pate, con- tnued.
 Samuel Harrell, administrator es- tate of Fannie Henry vs. J. W. Full ler, continued.
 Davie Addison vs. George Draugh- an. judgment of the lower court in favor of plaintiff affairmed.
 Carlsbad Manufacturing Company VA George Joseph, dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
 s. E. Anderson vs. c. V. Douglass, Judgment to defendant by default and