The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-05-27
Grand Jury Report, May Term,
1873.

To the Hon. w. 5. McLemOre, Judge,
etc, of the Criminal Court:
We, the Grand Jurors, duly elected,
impanelled, sworn and charged to in
quire into the condition and manage
ment of the public prisons, county
buildings and Institutions within the
county, and to perform such other
duties as the law requires of them as
such Grand Jurors, would most respect
fully represent and report that in ac-
cOrdance with said charge they have
visited the county Jail, and find the
same in good condition, the walls with
in neatly white washed, the cells free
from dirt, and the inmates all in good
condition and properly cared for. At
this time they number twenty-five, /
white females, white males, cOlOred
females, and 10 colOred males. They
have also visited the poor house estab-
lished in and for the county of Giles,
and made II thorough examination of
the premises, condition of inmates,
stock, provisions, etc, on hand, and is
the result of our Investigations beg
leave to report rs follows:
The aggregate number of inmates is
thirty-five, which is subdiyided as fol-
lows:
Males (white), 6; females white, 10.
Males (cOlOred) 3; females lculored) 3.
There are 10 white children and one
colOred child.
The stock on hand consists of two
mules, head Of cattle, 10 hogs and 20
sheep.
In cultivation on the premises are
twenty-five acres i'll corn, thirtee2 acres
in wheat, and seven in oats.
Provisions on hand: about 300 lbs. of
bacon, 30 bushels of wheat, % bushels
of corn, and some coffee and sugar.
The inmates are tolerably well
clothed, appear to be cheerful and striv
ing to do their Cuty. The houses on
the premises are neat and well Venti-
lated.
The commissioners appointed by the
County Court, for their sound practical
rules and regulations for the manage
ment of the premises and the treat
ment of the inmates of the pOQr-hOuse,
and the very efficient manner in which
they have been executed by the Super
intendent, have elected our cOmmenda-
tons, and cntitlC them to the thanks of
the county.
The Grand Jurors would further Ie-
port that they have examined into the
condition of the county treasury and
the bonds of the officers with regard to
their correctness, and would state that
there is now in the treasury about five
hundred dollars; that the bonds of the
officers are correct, and amply good, eX-
cept that of 5. 5. Bottom, a constable
OF District No. l, which they think i'll
sufficient.
The Records in the County Court and
Registers Office are properly and con-
veniently arranged, and well kept, and
for the uniform courtesy extended by
the very efficient Clerk, Deputy Clerk,
and Register, to the citizens OF the cOun-
ty, and the dispatch with which they
discharge their duties, a need of praise
is certainly due.
Crime, they are sorry to say, is rather
on the increase, which may be in some
degree attributable to the hardness of
the times. The true-bills found are not
as many in number as usual, rs the
Grand Jurors, under the charge of his
Honor, have StudiOusly avoided finding
true-billS III cases where the evidence
in their opinion was insufficient to con-
Wet, and i'm this way put the county to
additional expense without accomplish
ing anything. The vigilance Of the At
torney General In prosecuting pistol
cases, has greatly decreased that evil.
To his Honor, Judge McLemore, for
his uniform courtesy, the Grand Jurors
express their thanks, and to his clear,
pointed and explicit charge, are indebted
for the ease with which they were en-
abled to discharge the dUties incumbent
upon them. They are also indebted to
the Clerk of the Criminal Court tor val
liable assistance rendered in the dis
charge of their duties.
Hoping that the above report may
meet your appreciation, and that the
same is sufficiently explanatory, we re-
main, very respectfully, etc,
WAI. +. ALEXANDRA, For m n.
JAMES {. BUTLER,
THOMAS a. MALTUSBY,
john @. MASSEY,
CALEB &. REAGAN,
GEORGE y. WOOp,
WILLIAM J. BROWN,
WILLIAM HARDnlAN,
BENJAMIN +. kRIRROUGH,
COLEMAN WHITE,
NICHOLAS GRUBBS,
JOHN ). MAYFIELD,
ASA w. MOORE.