1913 September 03 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

1913 September 03 Atlanta Constitution 14 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1913

PDF PAGE 3 JUDGE CONDEMNS PISTOL CARRYING Gambling Termed a “Sense- Less Evil” and Grand Jury Is Urged to See That Law Is Strictly Enforced. When Judge John T. Pendleton, of the superior court, swore in the new grand jury Tuesday he made mention of the crime wave that has struck Atlanta, as told in The Constitution of Tuesday morning, and urged that the members of the grand jury see to it that every man charged with breaking the law, be indicted if the evidence is indicated a possibility of his guilt. “Atlanta, while I have observed the wave of lawlessness here, is no worse than many other cities of its size,” the judge remarked, and added: “I do not think Fulton county is worse in this respect than are many other counties.” Attacks Gamblers. Judge Pendleton made an especially strong attack upon gamblers and pistol-toters, and urged that the officers should go after these law-breakers at once. He declared that the man who carries a pistol in a civilized community is a coward and deserves only contempt. Gambling, called by the judge a “senseless evil,” was also made the subject of part of his address to the new grand jury and he told them that it was the duty of grand jurors and of