Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-04
Three Days Term Last Week Ended
Wednesday After TranSacting
Considerable Business.

A very interesting term of the
Federal court came to close last
Wednesday afternoon, not in time,
however, for this paper to handle
the proceedings of the court, owing
to the fact that it requires con-
siderable time to gather this matter
from the minutes of the court. /.
Out of As cases reported to the
grand jury, which, by-the-way, was
composed of the same jurors as the
last term. of the Federal court, 43
indictments were returned. 1t is
predicted that the next term of Fed
leral court at Oxford will be one of
the largest in long time, there be-
ing number of continued cases be-
sides 43 new cases developed at this
session of the grand jury. Whiskey
leases being the principal business of
, the court, and indications pointing to
the fact that this nefarious business
is increasing instead of diminish
ing, as was thought it would a year
or two ago, many are wondering what
the final result of the prohibition law
will be.
1t seems now that the peniten-
tiaries, both Federal and State, will
have to be enlarged at least one
hundred per cent within the next
year or two, and that additional
guards will have to be employed if
the prohibition laws are enforced to
any great extent. 1t is indeed alarm
ing when one stops to think what
our country is coming to. We be-
lieve that it would be better for our
country, generally, had the prohibi-
ton movement been tabooeta. Tor the
time being. We do not believe in
open saloons-not by any means
neither do we believe that the time
is ripe to use brute force in an effort
to enforce prohibition.
! Illicit distilling is going on from
the Lakes to the Gulf and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. Thousands
of farmers throughout the country,
who, heretofore were not recognized
as lawbreakers-prior to the days of
rigid prohibition-are today serving
terms IN State and Federal peniten-
tiaries. The country is no better
off by it, but our government is mil
lions of dollars worse off, in the loss
of internal revenue, and our people
are being tax-burdened in order to
enforce the law and uphold the Con-
st1tutlon. So long as it is part of
the Constitution of our National
Government it is very necessary that
the law be enforced, otherwise the
18th amendment would be joke.
Officers of the Court.
The Federal court convened Mon
day with the following officers in
charge:
Hon. Edwin R. Holmes, Judge;
Hon. L. E. Oldham, U. S. Attorney;
Hon. Phil Stone, assistant U. S. At
torney; ]. H. Cook, U. S. Marshal;
G. Cook, E. E. Temple and w. G.
Thompson, deputy marshals; David
Mcdowell, clerk; ]. ]. Vance, deputy
clerk, and Miss Maggie Sue Heard,
crier.
E. H. Kimmons was appointed
baliff for the grand jury and }. 5.
Douglass was appointed baliff for
the petit juries.
The following were selected as
jurors:
/ Jury No. 1:
C. H. Elliott, A. A. sBrunef, Rice
Parks, w. D. Wright, ". c. Fur,
A. L. Rowe, T. w. Peeler, W. S.
Glenn, Vance Darlington, John
Kyles, Mark Bennett and John HUFF
fington.
Jury No. 2:
Sam Edwards, ". n. El.and, A.
B. Luckett, j. 0. Bridgeport, +. M.
stamford, E. L. Childress, w. K.
Jones, G. V. Lakey, ]. w. Logan,
Lex Ramey, w. 2. Wiseman, John
! c. King.
Talesmen:
w. X. Byers, J. L. Davis, B. f.
/ Ruff, r. S. Adams, G. A. Cook,
Curtis Jenkins.
| The following cases were disposed
Of in order as mentioned:
M. & O. Railroad Co. VS.. w. O..
Lowrence, damages jury and YER
dict for $4,000 in favor Of plain
tiff. !.
Resolutions of respect in the death
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