Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-06
GRAND AND PETIT
JURORS SELECTED
Judge w. r. Shackelford Re-
sumes Circuit Court Work For
The May Term

Shackelford, Of the Madison Cir
cult Court called to order the ad-
journed May term and immedi-
ately busted himself with the Sc
lection of grand and petit juries.
This was accomplished at noon,
and the court announced that
there would be the taking up and
disposal of civil cases without de-
lay, since there was much bust
ness before the court to be hand
led. He stated that without in
terference, the session would be
completed and the docket cleared
within the allotted time of four
weeks.
There is extra work this term,
owing to a number of cases not
having been disposed of at the
last session, owing to prevalence
of flu, and the court asked that all
called as jurors, to serve, if posi-
Die. However, he wanted to be
fair with all, realizing that the
busy time of the year was. ct hand
especially with the farmers. To
these, he stated that he would
work to their advantage, and ask
ed that they reciprocate in the
way Of serving, if possible
Judge Shackelford admitted
that there was much work to be
done in the country at this time,
and also stated that the work Of
the county in the court was part
OF their duty as we'll as his own.
The result was that there was but
one excused from the first call to
fill positions on the grand jury.
AS usual, Judge Shackelford
gave a clean-cut charge to the
grand jury. The members were
instructed to visit the county in
stitutions and report accordingly.
They were to investigate all cases
coming before them in as expedi-
ent manner as possible, with con-
sistency and proper spirit, how
ever, and not by prestige nor pre-
judice
The grand Jurors then retired
and the work Of selecting the pet
it jurors was taken up, with the
result that this body was soon
procured. Judge Shackelford ar
ranged to allow those who were
compelled to be absent from the
court for a day or two at time
but expected them to be back at
the allotted time. In this man
ner he hopes to work no hard
ship upon any Of the members.
He will hold a reserve Of six ju-
rOrS.
The personnel of the grand jury
is as follows, with the first nam
ed as foreman:
T. J. Kellurns, E. c. Lane, Mil
lard Winkler, Ed Broaddus, c. B
Arnett, p w. Upton, Jack Wag-
ers, G.. A. Ballard, B. M. Igo,, J.
w. Stewart, ]. T. Congleton, and
Everett Fades.
The petit jury is composed Of
the following:
d. c. Biggersatff, James Coy
Joe Ballew, Thos H. Jones, H. c
Pieratt, A. K. Doty, Tom Ander-
son, Lee Congleton, H. F. Pieratt
H. 3. Duncan, J. Taylor White
Charles Curtis, John Z. Sexton
J. w. Dalton, Speed Taylor, Emo:
Lanter, Henley Whitaker, S. S
Million, Thomas Lamb, William
Halcomb, J. B. Deatherage, Geo
Mitchell, T. B. Hackett, Jane!
Fritz, John L. Green, VIM. I. Ad
ans, Pleas Evans, r. O. Moberly
Charles L. Upton, J. D. Clarkson
*&***&~**
"When is a Jail not jail"? Judg
hold a schoolboy" "shrdluhrdluuuuuuu
w. r. Shackelford "When
will not hold a schoolboy"-
Shackelford, also.
This was one of the matter
brought to his attention soon after
opened the May session of, court o
Thursday morning. He had been ir
formed that there had been a numbe
of escapes effected from the count
bastile, and that "there wasn't scarce
ly any safe place" for prisoners. Th
caused the court to call the attentio
of the grand jurors to the situatio
| and that body will make an investig;
tion forthwith, it is claimed, with tt
| probable result tha the Jail will I
"made safe for prisoners"
II The matter of a furnace for I'll
court house will be another, viii
the infirmary and other institution
will come for an inspection. In ord,
to expedite matters, Judge Shacke
ford suggested that the grand juro
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