The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-14
Report of the Grand Jury, First
District Kinds County.

To the Honor able r. j. Wharton, Judge
Circuit Court lst District Kinds County
Mississippi:
Your Grand Jury, empanelled for the
June term, 1886, OF said court, have com
pieted their labors and beg leave to submit
this their report:
We have been in session ten days during
which time we have examined about $50
witnesses and have found true bills in 90
cases.
We have examined the Jail and find it
in good condition and clearly kept. We
inquired into the treatment of the prisoners
within its walls and find they have plenty
OF wholesome food.
We have also examined the books,
papers and accounts of the several county
officers and find that all the Justices of the
Peace for the District have made their
reports as required by law, and paid over
the fines so reported by them as collected.
We find the Sheriff debited by the assess
ment rolls for the fiscal year 1885 on realty
and personality to be $lO0,793 2I-l00, and
polls S7531, duly accounted for and
vouchers fled covering the whole amount.
There are 1884 delinquent polls legally
credited to the Sheriff in his settlement.
We find the amount against the Sheriff on
account OF fines, not yet properly balanced
but find from the reports of the Circuit
Clerk, enough credits not yet claimed by
the Sheriff and not yet entered, to properly
balance said account, but are satisfied ii
will be done, and report the account of
fines in a satisfac!or condition.
The accounts of the County Treasurer
are in an excellent condition, his reports
being models OF precision, and the amount
OF the money on hand belonging TO the
different funds can be verified at any mo-
ment by the funds at his credit in bank
We have patiently inquired into all
cases OF violation of law within our knowl
edge, or which has been brought to our at
tention and we have eBdeavored to deal
with each case wilnout fear or favor, with
out prejudice and with fidelity, and we are
impressed that there is perceptible i'm
provement in the Rurals of this District
Except the killing of Booth, which oc-
Cured in May last, and was the fruit of
the nefarious whisky traffic, the offences
brought to our notice were, with the ex-
ception of one or two, of minor charac-
ter.
feature of society amongst US greatly
to be deplored is the infidelity of many of
the colored people to the marriage relation.
To obtain evidence sufficient for indict-
ment is attended with so many and cOmpli-
Gated difficulties as to render it impossible
in many cases.
We urge upon every good citizen, in
view of this great evil, not only to bring
his personal influence at all times to bear
against it, but to take pains to procure and
preserve evidence to furnish future Grand
j uries in order to bring to punishment this
class of offenders.
We desire to return thanks to Hon. K.
n. Miller, District Attorney, to Col. S. B.
Thomas, Sheriff and to his faithful Bal
lift II. III. Samuels, for their faithful and
efficient assistance rendered the Grand
Jury in the discharge of their duties. The
Body OF the Grand Jury wish to return
thanks to DIR. K. II. Winter, our foreman,
for his courteous demeanor in the dis
charge OF the duties imposed upon him by
your Honor.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
r. II. WINTER,
Foreman of Grand Jury.