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■VOL XXI.
Barrow Superior Court Had Auspicious Opening
■rst session draws immense crowd of citizens and visitors to the city
IjDGE’S CHARGE AND OPENING REMARKS WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE
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JUDGE C. H. BRAND.
¥ BARROW SUPERIOR COURT
■ORGANIZES MONDAY MORNING.
i Chancellor Barrow, fotr Whom the
■County was Named, Reads Script
ure Lesson and Offers Prayer
, | Promptly at ten o'clock' -Monday
Bl morning, before a crowd that
and jammed Bar noil's new
Bun house, Judge C. H. Brand rapp-
B for order.
1 lln a few words Judge Brand ex-
Bain<-d to the audience that he had
Brined it proper to invite Chan-
B'llor Barrowt to bo with us oin the
Bganizution of the court in this
B lint >\ invited him to the stage and
Bdiugly introduced hint to the au-
Bence.
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l I I'hancerior Barrow, for whom ev-
B.v Harrow ite has a tender feeling in
B s heart, arose and read a scripture
Bsson pertaining to the occasion,
Bm! offered a prayer for the success
B the new county and its penjple.'
f Then Judge Brand proceeded to the
■ r sanitation of the court by having
Billed and sworn the grand jurors
B raw r 1 , serve Barrow’s first court
Bbc jurors chosen retired and se-
Beted Hon. H. N. Rainey, Jr., as
■orenian, and reported back.
I Hit'll the Judge called the public’s
| ; ntion to the importance of the
■ >UHi jury, referring briefly to their
I* ‘ s , powers and responsibility.
I * J that the grand jury should
I ‘Airless and diligent and yet fair
■ impartial investigating the vio-
I of the criminal law; that law-
I akers should l>e made to fear the
■s- iiKl jury ami that the security of
| man's fireside is guaranteed
I mitred by the confidence which
I iiad in the locked and bolted
I ' of the grand jury.
I ten repeated the oath which
i 1 take, referring to its inl
and sacredness. He
i < and that he used the Bible in
j arts upon which to swear
td witnesses, because it was
acred way of taking the
• then paid an eloquent and
I tribute to this book, clos
tribute by saying, "this is
: v spoken aforetime unto the
by the prophets and in the
by his Son," pressing the
viljc winter iDfettts.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WINDER.
thought home to the people that with
the oath taken upon this book jurors
covenanted with God in a court hous
to do justice between man and man.
Before proceeding to the regular
charge required by law to be given
the grand jury, he made this state
ment: “As we enter upon our du
ties in this new county and begin our
first Superior Court, let us not for-
get that the oaths which we all have
taken call upon God to witness, when
passing upon the property and the lib
erty of the citizen, that we do so
fairly, justly, impartially and honest
ly, that so far as erring humanity
could that God’s will should be man
ifested in every verdict rendered and
that it should shine forth in every
judgment taken and should be record
ed in every decree entered.”
He then charged upon the respect
ive duties of the Clerk of the Supe
rior Court, the Sheriff and the Ordi
nary.
The Judge’s arraignment of the in
temperance and excessive uste ot in
toxicating whiskies was strong and
scathing. During his remarks upon
this subject, he read the experience
of Edgar Allen Poe of the use and
effects of whiskey, which he wrote
himself, in his famous article, entitHd
“Black Cat.’’ He gave the history
of the law upon the subject of intem
perance and drunkenness trom the
days before Christ down to the pres
ent, wherein it was shown that in
ancient times it was against the la"
to get drunk or even to take a diink.
The gist of his remarks upon this su
jeet was not so much against the
man who took a drink in modeiation
though he advised the young people
to let it alone entirely, hut it was
chiefly against violation of the prohi
bition laws and the excessive and in
temperate use of intoxicating "his
kies.
He likewise traced the origin ot
the laws of gambling, stating that
the first acts of any law-making body
against gambling were enacted m
England during the reign of Henry
VIII.
During his charge he stated that
the reckless use and misuse of oth
er people’s money by business .men,
agents, trustees and bankers is £
growing evil, due largel> to extia\a
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, March
gance, high-living and the
to get something for nothing, and
announced that the Legislate of
Georgia could do the unsuspecting
and confiding people no greater Ser
vice than to make it a felony, pun
ishable by imprisonment in the pen
itentiary for any man, whether he
was a banker, a merchant, prince or
occupied any other public position,
who imposed upon their friends by
inducing them to part with their
money, when such an one knew and
the lender did not that he was in
solvent, and when such an one knew
that he couldn't and Wouldn’t pay
the money back, and when the lender
did not, declaring that any due who
would thus secure and waste the
people’s money under these circum
stances was no better than the ban
dits in olden days, who had been
knowtn to rule over the secluded
wilds of mountain ranges and with
bloody hands extort enormous ran
soms from their prisons.
Hie read the section of the Code
on the subject of keeping the Sab
fjath day and traced the history of
this law, wherein he stated that the
first law that was enacted making it
a legal duty to observe the Sabbath
was found in the Constitution of Con
stantine in the year of 321 A. I)., fur
ther stating that this prohibition
upon Sunday labor was in force when
t!4e Code was adopted and dates
back in Georgia to the year F162.
He then proceeded to define the
respective duties of judge, lawyer,
juror and witness, and their rela
tions to the court and the people.
He made the statement that at one
time in the history of this state law
yers were not tolerated and w r ere
not allowed to plead and practice
law, but in these times they were
[as essentially necessary as a fam
ily physician.
He then defined and paid a high
tribute to a court of justice and im
pressed upon all, especially the young
people, the observance of the Colden
Rule. He stated that this Rule
containing only sixteen words was a
code of law in itself and that it em
braced all the rights of man, and
though it was old, common and fa
miliar, that to all men of right
thinking and right living it has as
much force as any penal statute ever
enacted by a law-making body, the
it had come down from the centu
ries of the past replete with its orig
inal force and strength unchanged
and undiminished in its lustre and it
beauty and glory.
His discussion of an hour and a
half’s length, which was patiently
listened to by hundreds of people,
was brought to a close by quoting th
words of Paul contained in the last
Chapter of 2nd Corinthians, which
he commended to all the people, as
follows: “Finally, brethren, farewell,
be perfect, he of good comfort, be
of one mind, live in peace, and the
(k>d of love and peace shall be with
you."
The judge’s concluding words being
as follows: “In ajl humility and
reference and wishing for this court
and this new county and her people
the greatest success, the purest
hopes, highest ambitions and loftiest
ideals, I commend to you the messagj
of this great man, ‘be perfect, be of
good comfort, be of one mind, live
in peace,’ and may your heritage be
his promise that “the God of love an
peace shall be with >ou.
Court then adjourned for dinner.
On assembling the petit jurors were
selected and his honor and Solicitor
General Gamble began the gnnd of
iarrow’s first superior court.
JUDGE BRAND PAYS TRIBUTE
ORDINARY, CLERK AND SHERIFF
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feays Smoothness With Which First
Term of Court Is Run Is Worthy
of Veteran Officers.
The smoothness with which the
first term of the superior court of
Harrow county was run brought forth
much favorable comment fiom visit
ing attorneys and others.
As will be noticed by reading the
grand jury presentments, which will
appear in this paper next week, that
body was very profuse in its compli
ments toward the sheriff, the clerk
of the court, and the ordinary for
their efficient service.
After the presentments had been
read to the court Judge Brand said
he had been charmed by the work
of the sheriff and the clerk of tin*
court; that they had conducted the
business k>f the court as smoothly :h
veterans in harness; that no county
in the Western circuit had made a
better choice of men to f' 1 these two
positions; that it was no easy thing
for inexperienced men, with no pre
vious records to guide them, to take
up such important work without mu
ing errors, and their commendation
by the grand jury was well deserved
The court thanked the garnd jury
fltir its reference to him personally
and warned all attorneys present to
read that section of the presentments
pistol toters and blind
tigres and notify this class of their
clitnts that they had bitter quit, as
he MAY decide to carry out the
grand jury’s redojmmen iatiot t to the
letter.
Calls for Oldest Citizens.
At the morning sessibn Wednesday
Judge Brand halted the machinery
of the court and called for Drs. Saun
ders and Bush, the well-known pio
neer citizens of this territory. Dr.
Bush wus not present, but Dr. Saun
ders was found and conducted to the
stage, where the judge, in a beautiful
speech, extended to both of these gen
tlemen the full privilege of the court,
so long as lie was judge of the Wes-,
tern circuit.
EYE SPECIALIST COMING
Noted Atlanta Eye Specialist, One
Day Only, Monday, March 29th.
Examination Free.
The successful Atlanta Eye Special
is , Kennon Mott, will again be in
Winder as above. He is tiding won
derful work, and succeeding after
hope was given up, and eye, head
ache and nervous suffers should se,
him no matter how bad their case is
He straightens cross eyes without
cutting or pain, gives children spe
cial care and in some cases corrects
sight so that glasses need not be
worn. Hp can only be seen at Dr. D
forget the date, March 2bth. Hours
10 A. M. to 4:30 P. M.
OLD FIDDLERS CONVENTION.
Think of it. An old Fiddlers Con
vention Saturday afternoon and night
Old time music played in the old
time way. Barrow county courthouse
will be the place. Such noted ma
nipulators of the bow as S-tate Cham
pion Ludwig and Gid Tanner, the
man with the doubled -barreled voice
to be with us. Then there is R. M.
Stanley and three sons, the prides ot
old Gwinnett. There is fun ahead.
Be on hand and enjoy yourself.
WANT ADS IN
THE NEWS
PAY. TRY THEM.
BRITISH AIR RAID ON HOBOKEN
GERMANS BATTLE IN FLANDERS
Heavy Fighting in the Carpathians.—
These Are the Features of Wed
nesday’s War News.
London, March 24. —Tiie British
air raid on Hoboken, near Antwer; ,
where the Germans are constructing
submarines; another threatened ef
fort of the Germans in Flamlers;
heavy fighting in the Carpathians—
these are the outstanding features of
today’s war news.
Five British airmen started from
Dunkirk to raid the submarine yards;
only two reached their mark; two
were turned hack by thick weather;
a third landed in Holland because of
'engine trouble and was interned.
According to the British admiralty
report, two of five submarines ob
served on the slips were damaged l
and their works set afire.
Dutch frontier dispatches say seven
Herman airmen attacked the British
raiders, but. were outflown.
It is reported that the Germans
are preparing for another supreme f
fort in Flanders. Already there has
been considerable fighting along the
Yzer, the Germans having bombard
ed Nienport and Dixmude, while
the Belgians made progress along
both banks of the river.
The real battle, however is in prog-
I ress between Du kla pass and Uzokpass
in the Carpathians, where the Rus
sians clairr. to have captured a num
ber of Austrians.
Austrian correspondents, declare
this battle is likely to continue some
time.
The Austrians developed fresh of
fensive in Rukowina and claim they
have driven the Russians back to
ward the frontier.
On the extreme wing of the eas
tern front the Germans re-occupied
Memel, with the assistance o' their
warships, hich bombarded Ihe roads
by which the Russians were falling
back.
Unfavorable weather is interfering
with operations at the Dardanelles.
NOT EVEN SORRY HE
TOOK A HUMAN LIFE.
Atlanta, Ga., March 2. r ,.—“J was jus
tified. Any other man would have
done it. I can’t even say I’tn sorry.
I have no fear of the consequences.
I did,what,all,others would have done
—protected niy life. Beyond this I
have nothing to say.’’
This was the brief explanation giv
en by Walter Daniels for the slaying
of W. D. Watters Tuesday at noon
in front of Carnegie library after the
dead man had struck Daniel a stun
ning blow with a pair of pliers across
the head.
Attorneys for aniel said Wednes
day afternoon that they did not in
ti rid to waive preliminary hearing
when Daniels came to trial Friday af
ternoon at 2:30 o’clock before Judge
Johnson, but would go at once into
the case in an effort to free their cli
ent without further ado on grounds
of self defense.
The Master Key Proves Interesting.
The second episode of the Master
Key shown at the No-Name Theater
last night more than measured up to
expectations, of those present. The
ucture will be continued each Wed
lesday night until concluded.
Come out and enjoy yourself at
the Paiaee Rollaway tonight. Every
body else will be there.
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