The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-03-15
BOURBON CIRCUIT COURT

The March term of the Bourbon
Circuit Court convened yesterday
morning for three-week's session.
with Judge Robert Lee Stout pre-
siding, and the prosecution repre-
sented by Commonwealth's Attorney
Victor Bradley, OF Georgetown, and
County Attorney D. D. Cline, Of
Paris.
Following administration of the
oath to Sheriff VIM. G.. McClintock
and Deputy Sheriffs R. M. Gilkey and
James Gibson, the grand Jury was
selected and sworn in. The jury is
composed of the following: John
Woodford, foreman; John R. Fisher,
Chas. B. Layson, Tollie Young,
Lindsay Stewart, S. w. Spears, j.
w. Young, Jr.. T. ]. Kiser, H. l..
Baldwin, Robert Jones, VIM. P. Wor-
nall, A. H. Buckner.
In his charge to the Grand Jury
Judge Stout called attention to the
fact that in their hands and also
those who were to follow them on
future juries rested the reputation
OF Bourbon county for peace and
good order Under our system Of
jurisprudence" he said, there can
be no punishment of crimes COM
united until first an indictment has
been returned by the Grand Jury,
except in cases of minor nature"
II take it for granted" he contin-
ped, that you gentlemen of the
Grand Jury have read in the papers
OF the occurrence yesterday in the
neighboring county of Woodford,
where mob, without excuse, took
from the county Jail a prisoner and
executed him. l have been going
over the State Dragging about the
absence of the mob spirit in this
district, and of the desire of the cit
liens to uphold the law. l mention
this because of the fact that but for
the presence of one man unfit for
jury service on the WOodford county
jury, there would not have been
such demonstration as occurred in
Woodford county Sunday morning."
Judge Stout deplored the fact
that so many good citizens tried 10
avoid jury, duty, and said he wished
he had the power to inform all pros
pective jurors of the Importance of
the service they were called upon to
undertake. All matters submitted
to juries, either petit or grand, are
important, because of the principle
involved. When a great crisis arises
sas arose in Woodford county, it re-
quires men of the highest type of
citizenship to serve as juror. When
ever a defendant feels that he has
been tried by fair jury he is in a
measure satisfied. When the citi-
zens feel that both the defendant
and the State have had a fair and
square deal from the jury. there will
be no trouble. So long as the courts
are compelled to take on men who
are not fit to serve as jurors there
will occasionally crop out the mob
spirit. The State does not exact
great sacrifices from it's citizens,
when it asks them to serve as Jurors.
1t was matter of satisfaction TO
him, Judge Stout said, that he had
been Informed by the Sheriff and
County Attorney that conditions in
Bourbon county, so far as violations
of the law are concerned, are excel
lent. Of course, there are some vi
olations of the law, but the general
conditions are something to be
proud Of. It is a valuable asset to
any community to have reputation
for peace and good order.
At the conclusion of the Judges
charge the n3er2bcrs of the Grand
Jury returned to their rooms to be-
gin their labcrs The case of Ray
mand Fryman, charged with cutting
and wounding DR.. Bay1ess, of LOU
isville, during an alteration ON the
North Middletown pike, about year
ago, will be called for trial during
this term A number of cases for
alleged violation of the prohibition
laws are also on the docket, to be
tried at this term.
Judge Stout issued an order yes
terday calling special term of the
Woodford Circuit Court for March
26, to conduct an investigation into
the lynching of Richard James. col
Ored. on Sunday morning, near Yer