Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-04
LIQUOR VIOLATIONS
STRONGLY STRESSED
Judge Shackelford Gives Crane
Jury Vigorous Charge On
Opening of Circuit Court


again featured the charge which
Judge W. X. Shackclford gave 10
Il Madison county grand jury up
on the convening Of term OF
circuit court. The October term
was called t. order Tuesday
morning and the Judge devoted
considerable portion OF tho
morning TO giving the grand jury
one of the most comprehensive
charges that hc has delivered
lately.
AS he has done So lorccfullv
before. Judge Shackclford stress
cd the increasing activities OF the
moun,hiner and bootlcggor. In
connection with them he pointed
out that each usually is armed
not iur any legitimate purpose
but Tor the purpose OF shooting
and killing. if necessary. anyone
who seeks to Interfere with their
illegal business. This is another
uutcropping OF the tendency on
the part of MANY to carry deadly
weapons concealed. which the
Judge scored heavily.
Referring to bootlcggcrs Judge
Shackcliord said that the grand
jury would bc surprised how ma
ny people are engaged in the
business. He cited that tho max
ing OF what passes for whisky.
has become an easy thing to ma
ny who do not care what they
put in il or how they produce the
vile stuff. just So they can sell IT,
He said that il has gotten 50 you
can sell man almost anything IN
4 Jar He told of having poured
out 4 large quantity in Winclles-
ter the other day. and in the bot
tom OF several jugs was n lot OF
potash. which had settled from
the so-caIlcd whisky-dcadly poi
son. he said
Up in Powell county. thc ludgc
said. he was told tina; ono method
OF making whisky" in hurry
was TO boil the mash in tub
with horse blanket over it. AZ
ter the blanket had become thor
ou-hly saturated with the sotan
ii NYaS lifted off and wrung out
and tile stuff obtained was sold
for whisky.
Its just question whether
the bootlcggcr is going to take
uS or we take them" declared the
Judge in impreSsing upon the
grand jury that they represented
the best sentiment oi tho comiru-
nifty and there was no other or
higher power that could b. in
vukcd to secure protection for
law-abiding citizens and proSccu-
tion OF the criminals.
Touching on speeding OF auto
mobile owners. Judge Shackcl-
ford said that he hoped some
thing could b. done to reach the
fcndS who run with their cut
outs open and ruin the nerves OF
people i'll town TRYING To sleep or
rest i'll the day. He said if he had
his way about it he'd make a law
to put the cut-out ficnds in the
penitcntiary for life.
lnStructing the grand jury to
carefully investigate il the ganb-
ling laws are being violated.
Judge Shackclford stressed prin-
cipallv a game which might be
set up by anyone and operated
where anyone might go and
gamble. He pointed out that
such an offcnsc is a felony. The
Judge said he was not one OF the
kind who sought cheap publicity
, by insisting that ladies
bridge party. playing for trophy
or prize. should reasonably come
under the head of gambling. Hc
told the grandjurymen that they
are men of sense and standing
and should use their discretion
about all eases that should come
before them. seeking to carry out
the plain intent of the law but not
permitting themselves TO be lscd
to gratifX any personal or private
spite or revenge.
The grand Jury is composed oi
w. 4. Baxter. foreman; s. NJ
Cornelison. s. :. Million. +. )
Todd. Joe Long. Jr-. ]. H. Daw-
son. l.. w. Dunbar, Leslie Tur-
pin. Charles l.. Upton. Turlc1
holland and Wesley Curry.
i The petit jury drawn was com
posed of the following gentlemen
+. \. Savage. Prewitt Willough
by. p. w. Upton, Roy Dunn. Nj
+. Enright. Ernest Davis. Henry
Harris. a. K. McCown. Vernon
Lear. Todd Moore, Ernest Par