Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-02-07
PROMPT TRIALS HELP
LAW enforcement
Says Judge Shackelford In Open
ing February Term of Ma6-
son Circuit Court

q d with litigation in Circuit Cour:
~eilat he is going 10 insist or
prompt and immediate trials OF
all cases on the docket. Judg w
r. Shackclford convened the Feb
ruary term OF the Madison Cir
hCt Court here Tuesday morning
ghe Judge declared he believed
prompt trials go a great way to-
ward securing better law enforce
ment.
Judge Shackeliord gave the
grand jury a. usual, a strong
charge ON law enforcement. The
grand iur iS composed of McssrS.
Tyler Cox. K. /. Potts. William
Bush. Robert II. Long. Leslie
Parks, Joe Hamilton, Colby
Crccr. Owen Moorcs. John l.
Coifey, Robert l.. Tribblc. Tho.
Taylor and George DoZicr.
\ big crowd was present when
court convened. This is the maid
cn court iur CONFERENCE.-The Nj
tome ". I;aricr. "i Nirhol7~-
vile, Who G,as elected i'm Novcm-
Der. Alr. Easter was m land
carly greeting his many friends
here.
County Attorney j. p. Chen
ault j, pui;c III at hi, home bcinE
threatened with pncuomnia
Judge G.. Murra, smith " u pro-
badly sub. titutc Tor Kim until ne
rcCove->.
A ircuit Clerk Luther Todd vs.
Ws,is'c:l at the opening 81 c"u~,
by eN-Ciccl, James N. Wage =.
.Nhu had made reputation ~
one oi tie est circuit clerk, IL
the whole state. but was dcicator
by Mr.. Tod in The last election.
The work of the circui, clerk g..
quires ihc utmost care and cNpc--
ioncr to keep the varou, motion.
papers. e.. II cgular order. aEd
Mr.. Nagcr> generously consent
ed t. he'll, ont hi Successor.
Sheriff Elmer Deathcragc per
sonally waits ON the court AMI !,
rapidly getting onto the ropes.
During motion hour. Attorney
-. !. Grcculcaf. Tor Otis Tcatcr.
Contestant in the suit over clec-
zion OF q magistrate III the Sth
district. suggested 10 the court
that elect ON contest, take prccc-
dcncc on the docket. lie suggest
cd that the court hN day fur
hearing the case. which will bc
done later.
In his charge to the grand ju-
- Judge Shackcliurl said that
$fuminal conditions were never
more critical than nj the present
timc lie SAID that a ccrtr.a
criminal element had grown AFRO
giant and dcly jhc laws. ana
those who arc chosen To enforce
the laws Judge Shaclcliord dc
clarcI that q person who know,
OF law violation and does not re-
port it 10 the grand jury l. par
ticcpS crimlnis, and a. guilty u
the lawbrcakcr himself. lie cX-'
pressed the opinion that the sur
est way To break up the crime
wave Is To lock up the criminals :.
not alone Il, a protection to So
cicty, but a. punishment To-
them for their evil deeds. lie
stressed the duty oi iurics in.
preventing crime and urged that
lurics at this term of. cour, serve
notice upon the criminal element
that they cannot violate the LAW
iu Madison county without =,
cciving their Just deserts.
Judge ShackclfOrd called cs-
pccial attention To violations uiI
the liquor law: he pointed out
the Enormous profits in the man
ufaciurc and sale Of what i call
.6d moonshinc whisky. and said
his had led so many more 10 in
dulge IN the criminal practice 81
making and selling it. He said
that ne did not believe there i
as much danger now from this
element as there was a year ago.
He congratulated the officers
who have been 50 diligcnt re-
Gently III ferreting out violations
of these laws and urged that al
entrusted with enforcement oi
ethese and every law cooperate
Ito clean up Madison and make it
an unhealthy place for tine law
breaker and criminal OF every
kind.
The Judge appointed Joe Ham
ilton foreman OF the grand jury.
The petit juries were drawn
and are composed OF tie follow
ing genil.rl-r:
Joe Oldham. Norman Iclkins
c. b. Jones. W. X. Harris. Lee
Taylor. !. ". Hamilton Ray
Wilson. :. p. Todd. Frank liord,
4 AZ - H.. D., II