The log cabin Democrat., 1922-01-02
WILSON'S MURDER SEVERELY SCORED CLARK TO GRAND JURORS Sunday Violations and Whiskey Max ing and Sale Also Assailed
 as Jury Charged.

Delivering his charge to the Faulk- her grand ury when it was empaneled and set to it's task this morning. Judge George w. Clark gave espec- ially emphatic instructions in regard to investigation of the murder of Wallace Wilson in Cypress township, alleged violations of the Sabbath ob- servance law and the manufacture and sale of whiskey. His charge, said to be one of the most stringent ever delivered court in this district, occupied over one hour in delivery and thoroughly covered all law violations
 The grand jury as empaneled by the court is composed of w. S. Cazort, foreman, w. B. Clayton, H. L. Tyler, Ernest Douglass and J. M. Bolls of Cadron township; Hugh Duncan of Clifton, w. l. Stanley of Cypress, w. M. Harper of Enola, F. w. Ham let of Eagle, Will Cato of Hardin, Walter Chivers of Matthews, Curly keathley of Mt Vernon, w. c. Ora ham of Newton, J. c. Thornton of Pierce Creek, and D. F. Livingston of Mt. Vernon.
 "The murder of Wallace Wilson was one of the most brutal crimes ever committed in the confines of Faulkner county, the state of Ark ansas or the nation itself," Judge Clark told the jury, land it is my opinion that more than one is impli- cated. It is your duty to indict those responsible with George Flake for the murder of this man.
 Supplying the motive for the grue- some murder, Judge Clark declared that Wilson had informed federal au- thorities of the alleged whiskey op- erations of certain people of that community, and his murder was the penalty. Judge Clark also asserted that the men against whom the al- legged evidence was given were access sories with George Flake, and should be duly punished by the court.
 On the score of Sabbath law viola tions, Judge Clark gave the jury pos tive instructions covering it's every phase and was specific in telling the ury to ferret out and bring in those citizens who disregarded the law in order to hunt on the Sabbath, and road contractors who use the day for work of any sort.
 Purchasers and makers of whiskey were treated as equals when the court reached this section of the charge. More than that, the jury was told to indict such witnesses as appear to perjure themselves in order to shield the bootlegger from whom liquor is bought. "Indict such witnesses as these," Judge Clark said, land after they have been convicted by the petit jury, the court will not feel the least hesitancy in pronouncing sentence"
 Cooperation with the federal au- thorities in rounding in the manu- lecturers and buyers of whiskey was also stressed by the court. Traffic in whiskey is a violation of federal laws, but an offense for which state law provides no punishment" he de- clared in the charge However, Federal Judge Trieber in his recent charge to the federal jury instructed all state courts to compile and for ward to him a list of the names of all persons brought before them for any violation of the liquor laws. Where such persons fail to give the state courts all the information asked, they will be summoned before the fed eral jury and no leniency will be shown in fixing their punishment"
 Judge Clark in his three years on the bench has established a state wide reputation for forcible and clear ly stated charges to juries in his courts, but his instructions today