The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-18
GRAND JURY STARTS
ON ITS WORK TODAY

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had aroused international interest,
in three hours and ten minutes.
have been investigating the
time taken by grand juries in
other Jurisdictions to return in
dictments in murder cases, and in
Dade County, on one occasion, five
such indictments were found in
one day.
have discussed this matter
with Mr.. Brooks, the State Attor-
ney, and he informs me that he
has his cases well in haid and can
submit to you sufficient testimony
to warrant indictments in the cas-
es that you will have to. investi-
gate, in very short time, and
that there is no reason why all
the indictments cannot be return
ed today.
j konw that in these hard times
there is strong temptation to pro-
long the work as long as possible,
but ! appeal to your patriotism
and your sympathy for the prop
erty owners in this county who
are suffering under a grievous
burden of heavy taxation.
/ am not asking you to do any
thing / would not do myself, as
you can see from the following.
Two years ago my salary was re-
duced ten percent, and on Febru-
airy 10th. ] wrote to the Governor,
and give you herewith a copy
of my letter, in which ! expressed
a willingness to have my salary
further reduced:
81 notice in the press that the
Justices of the Supreme Court
have expressed their willingness,
or perhaps ! should say their de-
sire, to have their salaries reduce
Gtk <zUO0b5 HIRE PNAN~ARS.
Knowing these gentlemen as /
do, and the magnificent work that
they perform and their untiring
devotion to and zeal for the State
of Florida, am not surprised at
their action, for they are self
sacrificing to an eminent degre.
Having been associated in the
court work with three of the pres
ent members, and knowing the
other three as swell as | do, ! have
no hesitancy in following their ex-
amples and wish to express to
you my willingness to have my sal
airy reduced in the same proper
ton as that of the Justices of the
Supreme Court.
The people of Florida have been
good to me. and can best show
my appreciation of it by making
q sacrifice at a time when pat
riotism prompts US to assist in re-
lieving the people of the State
from the burden of taxation UNI
der which they are now suffering.
believe, gentlemen, that you
will comply with the Governors
request that every layman and
every State and County official"
will cooperate with him IN these
hard times.
He also asks me not To hold
juries longer than is absolutely
necessary. thus effecsing a saving
iii jury expense This | cam
not do without your willing assis-
lance. All State officials. with q
few noticeable and unfortunate exs
ceptiuns. are expressing their will
ingness 30 have their salaries re-
dueed. and | feel that the grand
iurieS Of this county will be a. pa
triotic as those 81 any other county
III the state.
CHARGE or 40. TWO
A great deal of time Is fire.
qnentiy consumed and little o. no
benefit results from invesEi-
eating such things as ferries. the
Jail. the county school and SINH
lar Institutions. IN the absence
Of any specific charges, and ] know
III none. we can wen assume that
The ferries are being properly ard
economically operated; that the
sheriff IS keeping the jail ii good
accnaisiUu and that the prisoners
are receiving pEepsF sreaiment,
and that she seheals, ID ID far u
their operation ga, BE- effected -
anything TIE grand jury may tie,
are being satisfactorily conducted,