The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-04
COLLIN COUNTY.
TEXT OF GRAND JURY REPORT
what the Star Chamber Men of the
Egypt of Texas Found to Work
Upon An Anxiously Ex-
pected Report, Etc.

McKINNEY, July Especial. The
grand jury adjourned tor the term this
evening. For some time the public
mind has been agitated by the various
matters touched upon in the report
which has been anXiously looked for. 1t -
| is current on the streets that majority
of the grand jury favored a report con-
demning in strong terms the senseless
agitation by the Democrat of these
matters. The grand jury report Will
provoke much discussion, but Will be
accented as a fair and just finding, ana %
as slirh tend to allay the bitter feeling
now eXising throughout the county
The Black WaXey in its to-morroW's ,
issue will contain the report, from
which the following excerpts are mane:
eve are clad to be able to say that !
in our opinion crime is ON the decrease
in Collin county, considering the num-
her of inhabitants, and that her people
viii compare favorably, from moral
and social standpoint, with any i'll the
State of Texas, or any other state.
"If we may trust the sworn statement
of such men as Grin koDertson, H. ~ ~
Mack, John johnson, j. :. Jenkins, L.
G. Goodner, DIR. G. A. Foote, t. IL. Muir
f. raw, John Church, f. NJ. Davidson ana
q others. we feel safe in saying that there
n is no inst cause to doubt either the eill-
,e cheney, integrity or diligence OF any
s. county official in Collin county;
os ave have examined the books OF the
I'd Treasurer and compared the entries maze
ne TO the credit of the various funds OF the
to county with the entries made IN thS
k. hooks of the Collin County Natlonal
I'd bank.
ol. eve have examined the law and con-
shifted able LAWYERS on the subject, ana
are satisfied that there is no law .prohlp-
ting the Treasurer from deposltlnS the
money of the county in banks or any
other place he may THINK me safest a,i lor
himself, his bondsmen and the people
Neither do we deem it prudent to Keep
)se the nublic money in the safe in the court
ng honse. as we would not be willing to de-
ity nosit our own individual private money
" there. -,
be "On the other hand, many of us have
by deposited money in the banks OF th'
ee' city, and have always ielt thal IL VA sa
TX, safe, We deem the public money Ia
'm- more safe. when deposited where mel
are willing to risk their own prlyat
be treasure. and where ample preparation
'nc- have been made to secure IL against llr'
burglars or any other accident or lnls
fortune which might occur me Vau
in the bank is tire-proof, ana the sal
has kept inside the NauiI 10 posn ~ ~
burglar-proof, and tne oi ~ e5 MAN. nrevo,
ry. loss. If possible, from any cause VIVA
,th. ever. ,oi,o,
rl'h- at was evidently misapprehenslC
nm mart of the editor of the Democr
which caused him to state in ms ext
issue of June %, that article iO3 OF U
Penal Code, prohibited the Treasur
y, from depositing the PUBIC, nio,uG 40
VAL bank. Any person caIel uafor rt" an
meaning, cannot fail to see that 1t dC
not amply to the case. First, there G
S to- he no fraudulent taking on the part
the Treasurer, as he is the person III
trial inc the legal right to take chal
of the funds and secure IN
LIGHT i'm the best possible manner U
nose. And if individuals feel safe in
1 ten ppositinp their funds in the Col
Hounty National bank, we assume
rll to- The coynty funds are doubly safe, as u
orc secured not only by the faith
only credit of the bank, which is the only
curitv for private deposits, but also
10 . the bond of Mr.. Bagley, which is am
sufficient to secure CONN county aS"l
any loss that could possibly occur, c
Shady W. hn hank and all bank stock wer
July taiiv DESTROYED.
i've have visited the county Jail.
\, 1881, find II well and carefully kept, perfc
IS and clean and we'll ventilated. We haV.
amined many of the prisoners ana
tied to prisoners under oath, anu Win ,ho one
View ception, they all agree that they
well provided for and kindly treate
thn cheers I'm charge, and with two
nerous centinns. they agreed that they
relieve Noon kindly treated by their ie
July at Deun nrs'0'''
eve believe it very necessary I,
,llector health and comfort of the prisoners
lecting they should have strict rules amt
nd met themselves requiring cleanliness
good order in the jail. we depreca'
nj very whipping, and especially for the
asked tion fee, and would be glad if ii cou
ulntion abnlished, The Jailer declares I
ontb he is not able to prevent II wi
ISL. oSsisiance, and the Sheriff asserts
llu Eli' II will require two extra assistan
lo3 W. control the prisoners by force.
~" Pi' witnesses except one, including I'M
who did the whipping, declared III
yester- Taller was not present when the
reeze in ,,imc, was done. and knew nothing
leasant. Wc know of no law which would a
os in the ilc tho sheriff or Jailcr to retalia
chastisng one prisoner Tor Wh
park a another, and il is question oil ec &C.,
consist for the consideration of the 20
nd social sioners' court whether the county
0 Dallas bo put to the expense OF employll
extra force necessary l" PlN'N''
Of Mr.. j. not, -. .,o o,orros modo
rely yes lowing W , .mu ncfs of the I
he little road Jaw, ny nod 5nat,"n of Tho lin
nd never ture, aliu .ilo Ia,,a Iohor we I'm
deemed il Just to indict road..ov
Celebrated for falling to keep the roads in
I'd burbe- a nmd '' "s lie road taxes authorized
ball be- rocont NETS have not vet been GO
, nine of ,,.o have not been able to locate
vas in the sWnomSihilitv for the present dc
)alls and cpvdition Of public roads. We /
served that the courthouse is b
to-day is iured by rain coming IN either
not later the broken windows or thro.
irectcd by roof, and suggest that it receiv
Turner, to tom
II of Elm
'eed from SNATCHEs'