Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-17
Ben Hill Superior Court
Holds Short July Term
Judge Crum Commends Ben Hill for
Fine Moral Conditions Existing

The brief but impressive charge of
Judge D. A. R. Crum to the Grand
Jury last Monday made a strong i'm
preston on the members of the Grand
Jury and Judge Crum's statement that
the moral condition Of the city and
county has been reported to him as
nearing the perfect" state was espe-
cially appreciated by the large numb
er of citizens in attendance at court.
The grand jury organized with Mr..
Ed Hussey as foreman and ]. c. Hold
|er as clerk, and disposed of its bust
mes with dispatch, being in session on
ly to "wednesday noon.
Monday and Tuesday was devoted
to the disposal of civil cases, mostly
uncontested and divorce suits. We'd
resday the criminal docket was taken
up and Jail cases disposed of.
1t will be recalled that when Judge
Crum took up his duties on the bench,
the civil docket of the court was ex
tremely congested, hundreds of old
cases being undisposed of, but at this
time practically all cases are new and
the docket is being kept up to date,
necessitating shorter terms of court for
civil business and sessions of grand
juries, all OF which is largely due to
the earnest efforts of the court to do its
share to relieve the county from much
OF its former heavy court expenses.
Grand Jury Presentrnents
To the Honorable Superior Court
in and for Ben Hill County:
We the grand jurors chosen and
sworn to serve the July Term, 1924 OF
the Superior Court of Ben Hill Coun-
ty, Georgia, Ed Hussey, foreman, ].
c. Holder. clerk, F J Haddock, Wiley
Williams, G w GLADDEN., J D Dormi-
ney, C H Gill, A w Kirkland, Jim
Paulk, G E McCook, ]. B. Jones, Sr.,
M D Robitzsch, L H Simons, w B
Saunderson, D F Young, ] R F Young
T w Gaines, J c Chalker, A L Will
hanson, w R Watkins, herewith sub
init to this Honorable Court these our
General Presentments as follows: to-
wit:
"We recommend that D w M Whit
ley, clerk OF Superior Court be paid
the sum of 5000 for issuing 40 sub
poenas for witnesses appearing before
this body We recommend that E. H.
Dorminey, sheriff, be paid the sum of
$4,000 for serving 40 subpoenas for
witnesses appearing before this body.
We recommend that the jurors be
paid the sum of two dollars per day
for their services and that the fore
man and Clerk be paid $500 for their
services. We recommend that w. II.
Ellington, Bailiff, be paid $500 per day
for his services. We recommend that
J. C. Holder be paid the sum of $500
for use of car, for inspecting diaries.
We likewise recommend that the coun-
ty Commissioners consider the appll-
cation of Fred Gardner (col.) asking
that he be placed on the ,paupers' list
and after that Honorable Body has
considered the same that he be placed
on paupers list at $500 per month.
We have had before us for considera-
ton 48 bills of indictment and we
have returned IS true bills and Is no
bills.
The committee appointed to inspect
the dairies selling milk in and around
Fitzgerald beg to submit the follow
ing report towit:
We inspected several diaries and
found the State Inspectors had recent
ly visited these diaries and made some
suggestions as to their conditions
which are being carried out by the pro
prietors. The proprietors of the dair-
les were very kind in showing this
Committee through their diaries for
which we wish to thank each of them.
We feel at this time to especially
commend and express to the Honor
able Judge D. A. R. Crum, Judge of
the Superior Court, for the able charge
delivered to this Grand Jury, and feel
it to be one of the ab1est and most
timely charges we have ever heard or
read. 1t is admirably timed to harm
onize with the present trend of pub
lie sentiment toward stricter enforce
ment and observance of law and to-
ward the moral advancement of our
people, and we feel a pride in having
on our bench, Judge who is able and
inclined to assert himself in the direc-
ton of moral advancement and law
enforcement.
We wish to express our apprecia-
alton for the courteous and satistac-
tory service rendered to US by our