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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22
JUDGE SHACkELFORD'S
CHARGE TO GRAND JURY

(Continucd from First Page.
OF hotel where uniortunateS
have been sent by hard-hearted
irrics. who should be treated
with the greatest kindness
which is an right am not III
favor ever under any CirCum-
stances ul treating an uniOrtu-
nate who has been convicted ct
crime in any sort of cruel, in
human manner, but II has got tn
be- 4 perfect Joke that man who
IL convicted OF crime. and the pre-
sumption. is and think it is not
an unfair presumption to say that
wherever q Jury ConViCtS anybody
Tor hiS crime, there Is no queS-
ton on earth of his guilt. and he
usually doesn't get what is com
ing to him not half. and then
when he Is sent to the peniten-
tiary he l. handed around on 4
silver waiter. and is regarded as
poor unfortunate. rather than
al 'llllllll'll. I'tlt llC Hts Nibi''' VI
the laws and committed Some
crime against his neighbor. and
there are no tcrr0rS III 4 prison
any more for anybody.
Il saw in the paper the other
day that man named Vending
down here at Frankfort, who
committed one OF the most afro
Cious crimes in the state OF Ken
lucky. and he was guilty and
ought to have been hung. says
the penitentiary is very COM
Portable, good place. and unless
he is invited somewhere else. he
some times sleeps there. spends
the night there. He got out the
other day-three or four got out
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22

These people are supposed to be
controlled by moral SuaSion. and
not confined.
That is not my view of 4 pc
nal institution. | am in favor OF
treating people kindly and hui
namely, but they are sent there
to be locked up. not only as pun
ishmcnt for their crimes, but rs
Il protection to society. and II in
Cidentally they can be reformed.
So much the better. but from
what statistics show as to how
many have been reformed,
think that disprovcs the theory
Of those who advocate that.
'People commit crimes DELHI
erately. Many people are deter
red from the commitment OF
crime by the fear Of punishment.
| don't know OF any other deter
rant. except that man cOnSCien-
tiouslv doesn't want to commit
crime and whenever a man makes
up his mind to commit crime, and
ne does it deliberately, the only
thing to stop him is the fear of
swift and certain punishment.
1t is with the iurieS. and not
with the court and the law. 1t Is
up to the people OF this county.
speaking through their jurieS. to
saw whether or not law is going
to be enforced here. or whether
this county is going 10 be turned
over to the lawlcsS elements.
Now. the reason why tie Court
has summoned 4 special grand
Jury here is contained in the re-
port from the grand jury. which
was handed in here last week
That grand jury rendered noble
service to this county in its full
and complete investigation OF
many offenses. | will read a part
of this report here, i'll order that
this grand jury may understand
the reasons of the Court III en-
pannelling special grand jury.
at appears to us that witness
es coming before the grand jury
will not tell the truth and seek to
evade the law. We find that
gambling of different kinds"
Well. | think the regular grand
jury cleaned up the crap shooters
and poker players. If there are
any more left who have not been
indicted. / don't know who they
are, so | don't want this grand
jury to spend any more time on
that This report further says:
"On the Richmond and Big Hill
pike it appears that men from
town go out and meet man rid
ing on a mule. 1t further says
that bootlegging whisky, selling
moOnshine whisky. appears to be
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22

more prevalent III the southeast
ern part Of the county than any
where.
In other words. this grand jury
last week. the regular grand jury,
didn't investigate this mattre full
ly. They apparently found the
same class that nll grand jurlcS
lind in investigating this partiCu-
lar character OF Offenses. and ask
ed the Court to refer the matter
to the next grand jury. Now. if
such n situation exists in this
county don't know anything
about it-but ii it does. there is
ino sense in waiting until next
May to commence to investigate
it. This Court still has two weeks
To run, and we will investigate II
right now. This former grand
jury, which investigated this mat
ter to some extent, seems to
think this offense is very preva-
lent. If so. it ought to be stop
ped. and now is TIE time.
| am reliably informed that in
many counties in this common
I wealth that the people who arc
engaged in the illicit liquor tral-
ic. the manufacture and sale Of
liquor. absolutely control and
dominate those counties. The
question is. whether or not the
lawless elements. who are engage
ed in this traffic will not cventu-
ally control this county like | I'M
dcrstand they control some other
counties in this commonwealth.
| Ny information is that they are
thoroughly organized under the
Drctense of what they call per
sonal rights. and they are engag-
ed in an unlawful and illegal traf-
Iic, and they have intimated pub
| ic officials. those who are not
standing in with them-they eX-
pect. as | understand, i'll some
counties of this state-this being
a year for county eleCtiOns-tO
elect county officials who have
power enough i'll those counties
to control the elections. to elect
no man to office except man
who will permit them to operate
in violation of the law. And what
sort of condition will exist III
] those counties of these stories be
true, with that element predOmin-
ating. which is engaged in this il
licit traffic is alarming to consid
| er.
Now, this county is on the Dor
der line. 1t is right on the Dor
der OF this traffic. This grand jury
says, the southeastern part of
this county, adjoining Estill,
Rockcastle and Jackson, is where
this condition exists principally.
Where public sentiment is not OPP
posed to this violation of the law
public sentiment, part of pub
lie sentiment, ! might say, in this
county may not be opposed to the
temperate use of liquor, but that
is not the question. If there is
any public sentiment of that sort,
1.-THE question is, whether or not
these men under the guise of ca
tering to that feeling, have or
ganized themselves into a lawless
organization, which proposes to.
iaefy- the la#-abiding citizens sof
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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22

have done it over there. They
used to do it when whisky was
plentiful. and [ reckon they do
now. y man will tell YOU. Eyes,
| saw people drunk" Now. that is
the beginning OF the trail Who
did YOU see drunk. This one.
that one. or the other one. Send
for him. Where did YOU get Your
whisky? We'll. | don't know -
Well. maybe he knows, maybe he
don't know. Use some discrc-
ton about these matters. and |
want to say to YOU this, gentle
men. having come to the conclu-
sion after thorough invetigation.
that an indictment should be re
turned to do away with this or
ganized force of these outlaws.
who are violating the liquor laws
OF this state, this Court will rem
der this grand jury every legal
assistance in its power to get the
information to which YOU are ell
titled. if possible. Let's stop this
thing before it begins. Under
stand. now, that the important
thing here is, not whether some
body has taken drink, or wheth-
er John Smith bought quart OF
whisky, or whether Jim Jones
got drunk, but to get after this
thing that has absolutely gotten
control OF some OF the counties
east of us, that have made these
counties n place where decent
men and women could not live.
and where it destroys property.
the value Of property in these
counties, because no man wants
to live in community dominated
by that class OF people, and that is
the principal question. Let's don't
fool with any of these little small
things. but try to get at the root
of this awful thing and scotch it
before it gets started. Let's meet
these hordes that are coming
over to Our borders from the
country where they make it
let's meet them now and fight it.
rather than wait until they have
over-rtln our county, and then get
the people together to meet them
in conflict. Lets meet now at the
border and make this fight.
| will say another thing. I
have no criticism. and | don't
ask you to investigate or make
any fuss about a man who wants
a drink if he can buy it, let him
buy it, but get the man that sells
it to him. T will say this. that any
man in this community who has
bought whisky from bootleggers.
who is unwilling to disclose the
feet to the grand jury. that he is
not good citizen. because the
only way you can get this infor-
nation is from the people who
have made these purchases. and
he is not good citizen himself.
because he encourages by these
purchases, i'll order to crafty an
appetite of his own. he encour-
ages an organization that will
control this county if we don't
stop it>now.
Now. if these bootleggers and
moonshiners. as. they are called.
realize that the people of this
community are not going to
stand for this thing. they will
stay away from here. You are
not going to find them operating
where they know they will be
punished. They are going to
places where they know they will
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22

! this commonwealth and band
! themselves together i'll such a
strong organization that they
can DEFY the law in this common
wealth and say. I'VE cannot be
suppressed. because we are
strong enough to elect public Of
Fncials who will not enforce the
law. and we will control" Now.
| it is up to the question. whether
or not that clcmtAst is going to
take us. or we Will take them.
You can pick up paper any
day and see that 10 man has killed
some man on account of whisky
on tie very day the grand jury
made this report | went home
and on the front page there was
where five men. officers sworn to
do their duty, had been murdered,
| just one days paper. In the same
paper saw where man had
committed suicide by drinking
hair tOnic-Well. that is good
radiance. If 4 man can't control
himself any better than to drink
hair tonic, then he is better gone
But. these men who continue the
manufacture and the sale Of IL
quor. have become so bold and
defiant. that in order to accom-
plish their purpose - and the
whole purpose OF it is to make
money, they propose to kill and
murder everybody who opposes
them.
Now. that situation exists in
many counties in this common
wealth. 1t is up to you, repre-
scnting the law-abiding citizens
OF this county. as to whether or
not that situation is going to eN.
ist here. 1t has come to our Dor
ders. it is coming over the border.
and the time to strike is now
not wait until the same situation
exists here as exists in some Of
these counties east of us. Xiii
this thing in its incipency, or it
will finally kill you. Now, what
this grand jury has been impan-.
nclled for is to investigate viola.
ton of the liquor law. with the
feeling that if this traffic is not
stopped now. and the lawless ban
dts who are engaged in this traf-
fic and are put where they cannot
do it any more, locked up, that,
we will have exactly the same
situation in this county as they.
have. in some of the counties east
of us.
1t is very difficult, gentlemen.
to get information on which to
return indictments in this class of
offenses. One of the most to
me peculiar, extraordinary plaas-ss
es Of human nature is the curious
attitude taken by personswho buy
whisky from these people, and
encourage them to keep up these.
law violations. The attitude they
take before the grand jury when
sworn to answer questions truly. !.
Now. you are going to find great.
difficulty in getting this informa 4
ton. You are going to find that
persons-and by the way, the Of
ficials, the County Attorney. had
had large number Of persons
summoned here today to testi-
fy-ypu will find it difficult, Elk
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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22

get protection. where the officers
charged with the enforcement OF
the law are lax. No bank robbcr.
for instance. is going to come to
this town TO rob bank when he
knows. il caught. he will go TO
the pCnitentiary. and no bootleg
ger IS going to come here. If he
, knows if he is caught ne will Get
the limit Of the law and jurieS
Will give il to him.
\ person i not permitted to
refuse to answer questions as to
the illicit sale OF liquor. on the
ground that he will incriminate
himself. He may be required 10
answer. Notwithstanding the fact
he may incriminate himself. but
the law properly provides that
the answers which he gives shall
not he used against him in 4
prosecution. but he may be re-
quired to answer. There are some
circumstances and some prOscCu-
.tiOnS where a man cannot be re-
CURED to answer at all. on the
theory he might incrininatc him
self. but the information YOU get
from. John Smith when he is re-
CURED TO answer cannot be used
against him for the thing he has
told about himself. but he NAV
be required To answer any proper
question.
If he does refuse to answer.
he is in contempt OF
court, and the proper procedure is
to reduce the question to writing
and certify to the Court. in order
that the Court may pass on the
question asto whether or not it is
a competent question. and ii it IS.
the Court. having passed on it,
the jury may demand an answer
and ii witness refuses TO answer
he may be punished for contempt
Of court.
Now. gentlemen. Won have cot
a hard job. but you represent the
laW-ahidinS- citizens Of this conf
munity, and | charge You TO use
every endeavor in votrr power to
begin campaign to stamp out
this evil, which is about to swamp
the state. even the big cities. and
the remote parts Of the county is
the place where these violations
mostly occur
You are not restricted to invcs-
legations of the liquor laws. but
that is the principal reason why
you are called together on the
recommendation Of the former
grand Jury. SO far as possible
you will Confine your investi9a-
lions to this particular phase of
law violations. II any other mat
tiers come up, that is. during the
time you are in session. if any
violations are committed. of
course. YOU are at liberty to have
them brought before You. but l
think the other grand jury has
cleaned up pretty thoroughly ev-
ervthin9 pending except this par
ticular matter.
Take your time. You will find
frequently that when YOU get
through with one witness YOU
have just begun, even with him.
He will lead a trail around in de-
vious paths that will lead YOU to
where YOU seek. This Court will
be in session two weeks. The law
provides you can have six days,
but the Court will extend Your
time. if necessary. if you can do
to stop these outlaws.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22
Here lis a Fine Laxative
Far a Little Baby e
Millions Of Mothers find DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin safe for infants

Oyflp EePSm SAFE iOf iRIantS
HKTEfAT young mother has not
w often asked herself the ques-
ton, "What is the best thing | can
give my baby for constipation" 1t
is q very important question, as SON.
stipation is the basis of most ills Of
infancy and childhood.
Give half q teaspOOnful of COM
bination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin. You can obtain it at
any drug store under the name of
DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin. 1t is a
mild, gentle medicine that children
willingly take, and a bottle that costs
only sixty cents is enough to last an
average family several months.
DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin has been
used by millions of mothers, for the pre-
scription has been sold in drug stores for
thirty years. 1t is the same prescription
DR.. w. B. Caldwell, who is now in sS2nd
year, used in his extensive practice for
half a century. 1t is the largest selling
liquid laxative in the world. Last year eight
million bottles were boughtin drug stores.
SYou can make no mistake in giving DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to your baby.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
Old Fashioned Country Fair

The evening of August 4 on
the church campus at Forker
there will be a country fair.
Hambergers, ice cream cones,
home made candy and pop corn
and red lemonade will be served ..
There will be a curiosity shop,
fortune telling booth and an old
fashioned merry -go-round for
the children. Also a baby show.
Plenty of music and entertain
ment all evening.
Be sure to come, you can't
afford to miss it. Proceeds to go
for church purposes.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
Stock Shipments

The following members of the
shipping association had a car of
hogs and cattle on the St.Joseph
market yesterday: Henry Gull
bertson, C. E. Goosey, Chris
Hanson, Chas. .Facto, Fred Cline
felter, TIA. .Warfield, L.Humph-
fres, w. o. Z.Endicott, Robinson
Bros, Cecil Welsh, L. Brendahl,
J. H. Peer, ]. M. Mcdonnell, S.
W. White, j. F. Farrar, Lee Will
son, C. M. Burnett, Mrs. Mary
Baskin, Earl Foster, Jas. Mahu.
rim, Jas. Welsh, H. W. Robbins,
E. K. Welsh and S. L. McGar-
raugh.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. NJ. Hof, Pastor,

f. NJ. HON, PaStor,
The address last Sunday
morning given by DR.. Harmon,
president of Cameron College
was a masterpiece an d
thoroughly enjoyed by all who
heard it.
The Missouri Wesleyan Col
lege is doing splendid work and
should receive careful and can
did consideration by our young
people who contemplate a col
lege course of almost any kind.
Cameron is a good place to go.
The election of a lay delegate
to the annual conference will
take place next Sunday morn
ing at the opening of the service.
All members over Fl years have
the privilege of voting.
The Epworth League will give
a social at the parsonage this
Friday evening. A cordial well
come is extended. Come and
have good time.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
Local and Personal

Miss Cathleen Cross of Forker
visited her grandmother, Mrs. P
z. White this week.
C. E. Tracy will spend Friday
in Kansas City on business con-
nected with the picture show.
Those having house jacks be-
longing to me will please return
them at once. Chas. Mathiasch.
Miss Georgia Welsh who un-
derwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at the Brookfield hos
pital last week, was brought
home yesterday.
Mrs. Hazel Minor and son,
James, of Rock Island, ILL.,, is
here spending few days with
her uncle and aunt, Judge and
Mrs. O. F. Libby.
Mrs. Mollie Sensintaffar and
son Ralph, are here from Colum-
bia for a months visit with rela-
tives and friends. The Blade
acknowledges a visit from Mrs.
Sensintaffar Tuesday who called
to renew her subscription for an
other year.
R. M. Berkebile, the new
blacksmith, is now located in
the Brown building south of the
railroad where he is prepared to
do all kinds of work in his line
including wood work on wagons
and other farm machinery. He
invites all needing horse shoeing,
or other work in his line to give
him ,. trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Benson
and son, Cornelius, Mrs. C. c.
Bigger, Mrs. Kate Bigger, Mr..
and Mrs. L. F. Moore and Ella
Rundren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
Caywood and Mrs. Jean Lawson
and daughter, Catherine of
Kansas, motored to the
old Woodland mill site on Locust
creek Friday and spent the
evening and enjoyed a picnic
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
New Role for Ray

Wrestling egg crates was what
enabled Charles Ray, the Para
mount-Artcraft star, to create
such a sensation in the pugilist
world, according to his latest
Thomas H. Ince production,
"The Egg Crate Wallop," which
will furnish the attraction at
the Laclede theatre on Saturday
night. The youthful star has
the role of Jim Kelley, the ex-
press agents helper, who loves
his boss pretty daughter and
cleans up the city sport who at
tempted to win her. He be-
a noted prize fighter and
solves a mysterious theft by a
great victory in the ring. Col
Ieen Moore and a cast Of ex-
ability support MIR.
Ray.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
The Baptist Church
Ralph A. Craig. Pastor.

The pastor and family were
called to Trenton last Friday by
the death of Mr.. Craig's father.
The pastor is expected home the
last of the week, Mrs. Craig and
the children to remain away for
a few weeks visit.
Sunday school next Sunday at
900 o'clock. Please be on time.
No preaching service in the
morning on account of the Fifth
meeting at Parson Greek
church. B. Y. P. U. at 700.
Come.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29

Ralph Molloy, the Everson~
vile merchant who last week
shot and killed Jesse ShiAett at
Eversonville, during a fight be-
tween the two men, was given a
preliminary hearing before
Justice Lockhart at Linneus
Tuesday afternoon and bound
over for trial on a first degree
murder charge at the October
term of the circuit court in
Brookfeld. His bond was fixed
at 5000.
The state was represented by
Prosecuting Attorney Chas. K,
Hart, assisted by Harry J. West.
Scott J. Miller of Chillicothe
represented the defendant.
After Molloy's arrest last
week by Sheriff Powell he was
taken to the Macon county jail
and Saturday returned to the
Jail at Linneus.
Molloy is a nephew of Mar
shall and Mrs. S. W. White of
Laclede and previous to getting
into this trouble had borne a
good reputation.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
Farm Loans

Six per cent farm loans, un-
limited money, quick service.
See or write US, Office Frances
building, Brookfeld. Burwell &
Porter.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29
Sale Of Household Goods

Having sold my residence pro-
perty will offer for sale at auc-
tion numerous article of furni-
ture and household goods at the
residence Saturday afternoon,
August 6.
Mrs.G.W. Thompson.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-07-29

Miss Rose Mary Wilson re-
turned Wednesday from spend
ing a week with relatives and at
tending chautauqua at Linneus.