Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-01
GRAND JURY MAKES
COMPLETE REPORT
Special Body Tells of Liquor Sit
uation in County and Returns
Is Indictments

many to be the most complete
report made by grand jury in a
long time, the special grand jury
reported Is additional indict-
ments to Circuit Court Monday
and finally adjourned. A total
of 25 indictments was returned.
Most of the indictments are for
illegal sale or handling of liquor
the purpose for which the spe-
cial grand jury was impannelled.
There are five indictments for
selling liquor to minors, six for
unlawful sale of liquor, and one
for false swearing in connection
with liquor case. Other indict-
ments brought in are:
Nuisance |
Adultery 2.
Abandonment of infant child
under is yeara of age |,
Carrying concealed deadly
weapons 2.
Keeping and having liquor for
sale 3.
Settin" up game o fchance 1
Suffering gaming 2.
Having Carnal knowledge Of
idiot 2
The report of the grara :'1ry,
practically in full. is as fv--,ows:
Grand Jury's Report
To the Honorable Judge of the
Madison Circuit Court:
We, the grand jury. wish to
make the following report:
We have questioned over or
hundred witnesses about whisk
being sold in the county Abo:''
fifty per cent of the witness"
testified they had purchased VIII
XIV. but purchased from par+
unknown TO them. Some w.t.
nS testified tI7o,- 1,o i o---~r>o-
vv'7:c1-- - - - l.
them.
\ oooA man- o. t1o~--
BOYS under 21 years OF aoe
while the grand iurv could ~e+
information as to from W
they secured it. thew den.
knowing, yet it is the belief cf
grand jury that some of tt,e
boys sWore falsely. 1t thereto
appears that when a boy Sta
to drinking to whisky he also
prepared to commit a worse
Tense, and that his moral chara~
ter is badly undetermined. This Is
a very serious coruition that
existing among some Of the bow
in the county. Also from their
testimony, it appears that most .
them have been drilled by older
heads as to what they should tell
when questioned. If it is crime
to buy or sell whisky. it is a f
worse one to teach boys to be-
come perjurers.
1t also appears there has been
Tor sometime constant traffic in
whisky in various places in IT,.
city and county, notably on the
Big Hill pike. between town an
Fort Estill, and at some of the
public places in the city. Officers
stationed at these places woul
probably have a beneficial effect.
There IS no doubt. from the ev:
dence heard. that there is great
deal of whisky being sold in the
county and the city. The owners
OF these places. i'll permitting this
to be done. should realize thev
are aiding and abetting this traf-
nc. and are subjecting themselves
to at least criticism and possible
indictment. permitting such
nuisance. and, they should take
steps to see this practice OH their
premises is stopped.
1t is believed that both the CITY
and county authorities could,
with benefit. have secret agents
at work for the purpose of locat-
ing the sellers of whisky. Those
who buy it will not tell from
whom they buy, even if thew
know. and those who tell are not
approached by the seller. AMI
with this condition it makes it al
most impossible for grand Jury
to secure sufficient evidence to re-
turn indictments.
1t is also believed that if th-
grand jury had the services of
stenographer to take down tee+:
mony given, it would increase
greatly its efficiency, especiall
as to changing testimony c.
swearing to diverse statement
by witnesses, as it is not posei'
for twelve men to hear and
member testimony alike.
The sher;ff'e Office IS to ~
mended for the capture Of ,,s,o
men with quantities of whisky
Maybe during the sitting of tbs
GRAND i,,rv and r. &c bo,ad +I,.