The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-05-26
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We have llgat tt#sd = IonT aud
.wllaals term A Nhs flmnli court
The Term hns Iesm ~ eeantful one
the eflmlnaI dockst occupied Al
most che entire tefm every phase
n eflme ffUm petty mIsdemeanm
~ ~ munlaf vac hefofe me owft.
and civil business had 10 take =
back seat On Sunday night aneF
esuft adfafned and before Nj.
honof hal LEFT town n, seven prison.
era made their escape. The bar
tisulafp, ~ learned them from
the jailof, are as fuIIovsi Aluut =
|o'cloTk one N the prisoners srut 10
the jailof ask ing for some blan.
ketsi the jailuf, IN company With
4 colafcd man, went 10 carry The
blankets; when The d9r ~ the cell
was opened one n the prisoners, q
burly colofed man, SEIZED the Tailor
and looks the keys, and before help
could arrive, unlocked the doors
and with six others made his es-
cape. Two white men, John IsbclI
and one other, made no effort 10
escape. Green Pcden, sentenced
10 be hung on the Both Of June,
was captured al the door. Up TO
this time none Of the seven that
escaped have been rccapturcd. The
grand jury, after being In session
nine days and finding fifty true
bills and seventy indictments, nd
journed and made following report.
To the Hon. A. T. Roane: The
grand jury impanneled at the
present term Of your honorable
court beg leave 10 report that We
have inquired into all violations Of
law (having examined over FIVE
hundred witnesses and have pre-
sented indictments against all per.
sons when we found the evidence
sufficient. While il is gratifying
for us Ia report so small a number
Of true bills, IL is n matter Of re-
greet that we have TO report that to
some extent there exists n spirit of
lawlcssncss in our district, and that
an inclination upon the part Of
some to override the laws and defy
the courts is manifest TO us; and
there is a tendency upon the part
Of those who, we are forced TO be-
lieve, could have furnished us evil
dence Of these lawless acts, to abb
stain from doing so, either through
fear or because Of their sympathy
with those who have been parties
to these unlawful acts; in either
event 1t is certainly unfortunate,
to say the least Of II, TINT such q
state Of facts exist. While com.
plants have reached us from vari.
| Gus parts Of the district that mag
istratcs and other officers have been
remiss in their duties, we do moi
! believe that this is caused alto
gether by the manner in which Oh,
: courts have executed the laws, buI
is due 10 a great extent To the low
cbb Of morality which exists, be
cause Of the fact that even thos'
who are opposed TO lawlessncs
h have not been active, but rathe
passive in their efforts to have tn
i FLAWS executed; and we allude b
dthis in the sincere hope that In tn
ii future every citizen will feel tina
,. il is his duty TO be watchfnl Of th
morals Of the people and promp
and active In rendering assistanc
and giving information that vii
? have for its end the bringing :
Justice all persons guilty Of III
ie lawful acts.
Ut We find, 10 some extent, (ther
al is no doubt efforts have been MAD
u 10 intimidate, il not ~ suborn wi
n~esses, and a feeling Of fear seen
TO exist in the minds Of many WI
In we believe suppress facts an
en- eyade giving full information abo'
er matters within their knowledge.
M We have examined the Jail AT
ea find il too small and insecure, al
M would respectfully recommend th
on the Board Of Supervisors mai
~ such repairs as win secure TO pr
'er oners both comfort and safety.
nj We have examined the vario
Offices Of the court and find the
ms well kept and in good condition.
We cannot conclude this repe
without extending our thanks
your Honor for the kindness a
courtesy extended during our
10 bors, and to the District Attorn
lfor his valuable assistance in q
ov, work.
les. Having completed the businl
/. J.. assigned us, 10 the best Of
.sh. ability, We respectfully ask to
,ro- discharged.
w. w. PERKINS, Foreman