Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-11
Tracy City

Special TO tie News.
The undertakers record book shows
he buried in the month of February 90
persons, eight of which died with the
flu. This is heavy death toll for us,
the rest of the sick with the flu are
some better, altbo' there were two bur-
led today, old Uncle Newton Bailey
and old Uucle Lawson Fults.
Court has adjourned. The Jorden
Ayler case was changed to Winchester,
franklin county. That is better. No
County of having railroaded him to
prison or to death.
| was very much surprised when the
grand jury brought in 81 indictments
in one batch. do not know exactly,
but believe 33 indictments were
found in the two days the court was In
session. had no idea so moca viola
| ton of law was going on. Everybody
seemed so sober, nice and genteel that
/ am puzzled to know the crimes they
! have committed and are indicted for.
| am sorry for some poor fellows 70
| think that they have no control over
their appetites. Some, believe, have
paid out enough to buy the best house
and lot in Tracy can't see any fun
| in working for the state and county,
anu tudt IN Wudb bOmo arc uOluB. i %"
lieve Id quit and let the lawyers and
other officers get their living from
some other source. 1t takes money to
run court, and If everyone would
cease to violate the law we would have
,, no use for courts, but as |, ng as we
have people who violate the law, we
will have to have court One thing |
have noticed in our court is delln-
| quency of our officers in having wit
nesses summoned and on hand. Courts
are no joke, and they ought not to be a
/ farce. There has been u deficiency in
our officers and to that deficiency at
tribute much of the lawlessness. / am
| only judging by complaints hear ia
open court by the attorney general.
| Well, the better element of the peo-
pie can have the law enforced If they
will follow the advice and counsel OF the
judge and the attorney general. Mr..
Warren, the foreman of the grand jury,
is authorized and instructed to issue
| subpoenas for witnessesto any violation
of law and have them served, there
will be no lodging by the officers, say
ing, II won't do so and So" They
must do their duty. Well, there has
been some rottenness up the creek and
a right smart OF 1t. The grand jury.
from every appearance did its duty
much better than some thought IL
would, so l compliment them with all
my heart. Grundy county can and will
enforce the law. believe the people
are tired of things gsing just any old
way. It'd magistrates should select
the very best men as veniremen. You
did we'll this time, do better next time.
Shielding criminals begets no end OF
trouble and causes people to lose con-
fidence in our courts.
Well, Judge Raulston seems to be
nice genteel Judge, free from prejudice
as man can well be. More than that
| discovered no autocratic despotism
in his makeup, for certainly watched
him closely. The. attorney general
did mighty we'll for Scotch Irishman
and we know they are as good as any
body when they are good. So. I let
him off by saying he Is all o. X. Now,
in conclusion let me say, we hope for
an improvement where Improvement is
needed and that all our officers will
treat everybody kind and clever, which
believe they will Next court Is liza
BILE to be quite long session for this
section.
Ia. Goforth and Frank Layne are
slowly improving. Uncle Tom.