Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-20

grand jury OF the state OF Mississippi
IN and for the county Of Warren, at
the November term, 1885, Of the cir
cult court, beg leave to submit this,
q final report:
We have been in session thirteen
days, including the day of our empan-
cling. and this, the day Of making our
report.
We have examined lis Witnesses
have found 26 true bills of indict-
ment, and have ignored and refused to
find in 10 cases.
Upon entering upon the discharge
Of our duties we found from the list
furnished us by the sheriff of the
county, eighteen cases that Immediate
~ demanded our attention-in thirteen
Of these cases the parties were in Jail,
and the other five vera on bond. To
this class of cases we first directed our
attention.
The docket keptby the grand juries
was also furnished us, on which we
discovered that FIVE cases had been
referred to us by the last grand jury,
but were unable to obtain the papers
n the same from any Of the officers
Of the court, and not until the 18th
inst. did we come into possession of
said papers, which were handed to the
foreman Of the grand jury by a citizen
who had served as one Of the clerks Of
the last grand jury, and not having
time with the other business before Us
to investigate any Of those cases, we
respectfully refer them through the
court to the next grand jury, unopen-
ed. The necessity the Honorable
Court sees for the sudden and unex-
pected adjournment of the court, has
prevented US from attending to many
matters that are imposed upon grand
juries, viz: We have not had the
opportunity of visiting the city work
house, the public schools, nor
the Offices Of the various county
officers. In the limited time allowed US,
however, in addition to our other
duties, we visited the county Jail, and
found it a model Of neatness and
cleanliness; the grounds are neatly
kept and the halls and cells are clean,
and free from that unpleasant odor so
usual In places where 50 many are
confined. The prisoners all say they
are well fed with wholesome well
cooked food, and that they have an
ample supply of comfortable bed
clothing.
Through a committee from our
body, the county poor-house was
visited, and We herewith submit their
report of the condition of the same:
I'VE found at the poor-bouse seven
"a colored males and seven colored
females one white male child, and
one colored female child, and one white
We found the building in
very good condition, except that there
are some small repairs needed, and we
recommend that the same be made.
The inmates say they are we'll fed.
We recommend the purchase of two
stoves and some new pipe, also some
additional bed clothing; would also
recommend the putting Of a new fence
around the garden spot.
Very respectfully submitted,
y. Q. YANDENBURG,
PRENTlSS LEWIS,
Committee.
There are at present confined in the
Jail, t~wenty-nine persons, as
follows: White males, three; colored
males, twenty; colored females, six.
OF the above, two white males, and
i've colored males belong in Sharkey
having been sent here for safe
keeping. Three Of the colored females
the above, are insane persons, and
we recommend that the proper steps
taken to remove them to the asy-
lums of the State, thereby relieving
he county of the burden of the ex-
pense Of their board. ,
When notified of the intention of
his court 70 adjourn so suddenly, we
engaged in the investigation of a
lass Of cases that certainly, for the
preservation Of the morals of our COM
nunity, required attention and lnves-
but which we leave for the
attention of the next grand jury.
During u laboTs we have, at all
been ably assisted and advised
" our worthy district attorney, who
vas ever ready to aid US.
The sheriff and his deputies have
Deen prompt in serving the processes
Il the grand jury. so that we were
caused to wait for witnesses, no
natter how remote they may have
The circuit clerk was prompt in
furnishing the necessary stationery,
ect.
L. w. Watson, Esq, who has served
a bailif, has been unremittingIin the
discharge Of his duties-always polite
nd courteous to the jurors, and
lrompt in the discharge of his duties.
And now, sir, thanking you for your
inform courtesy at all times extend
d to us while we have been together,
nd having completed our labors, we
SIX to be discharged.
J f Baum, Foreman.
III B~iedenharn M Wolf,
III Emmerson, DC Vandenberg,
II Belt A H Watkins,
B Lewis. i'll Thomas,
yron Swan s Maxwell,
2 Chase, Z Harris.
Hopkins, IL DEMO,
Prentiss Lewis.
Judge Ralph North, after having re-
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