The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-12-13
GRAND JURY = o
Circuit Court, Fall Term, 1889.
The STATE or MISSISSIPPI,
JaeksOn COnnfY.

THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI,
Ia Jackson County.
Clio the Hon. $. II. Tcrral, Judge OF th
II 2d District Circnit Court Of said Stale /:
q We. the grand jurors, I|mpannellc,
Alo serve al ,hc fall tenn Of said Court
Nb%rginning on the "a day Of neccm
Ghcr, 1889, respectfully submit TO YOU
%llon0r that we have carefully eXAnin.
Acd all charges OF violations of The law
before us, and in SO doing
Shavc examined LOG witnesses In some
Scases brought before us, il did appear
Alhat there were some violations of the
CLAW, but not being able to obtain sufli.
Aclcnt evidence TO make Il conviction
give deemed ii c%Xpcdient. to find No
Sblll and save The county an l|nhccessa-
9ry expense.
n W. have found nine indictments,
Gall of which we think will he sustain
Scd if the same evidence is brought out
Sal the tritl, upon which we based our
%iudic'ments.
81 We have examined The condition of
Sthe pOor-house and jail, aud tiud the
a,auc in good condition; and, thar
3lhe prisoners from their own state
Sments and appearances are wcll-carcd
for. We have examined Tie books of
1the Clerk and Sheriff aud find them
well and inteligibly kept. There WAS
ssomc questions brought before the
siury in regard to rxhorbitanl bills pre-
aScnicG to the board BY the Sheriff !;
salso there was II complaint that the
SlaW va not being compiled with inI
sthc collection of delinquent poll-taXeS,I
shut it was explained to the salisfac-I
5ion of the jury in each case 10 the ex-i
Rent that the Code ot 1880, allowed thrE
Hills, and that the Shcrilf's books show,
ltllat he has made The proper dIsposi-i
Ilion OF the claims against the dclin-s
poll-tax payers.
We have examined the records oil
The city of Scranton, and find that thcs
|Wavor's docket is kept IN a most mis-E
manner. We find cases N saidS
that were appealed to the Girl
cult Court, and no transcript or olhcrs
Of said appeals sent up to theS
Clerk of said Court, thereby preventing
the trial and prosecution of very sc-s
riOuS misdcmcanOrS. +
We have inquired into The mattcrE
IF the L. and n. Il. II. Co, having RUM
a train through the city OF Scrantous
at IA rate of rpced greater than ski
miles an hour, in order to convey oheE
John l.. Sullivan beyond the limits ofs
he State, thus assisting him to evadc&
he officers of the law but beng uni
able to obtain the names of the scrv-k
ants of said Cannpany-as the statutcsH
provides, we arc unable To find a bill. +
We find further, In this investigation, Il
hat the authorities of the city ufE
Scranton did bring action against thck
and n. Il. II. Co, in a Justice court, X
recover 800 for said %0ilensc, as pro-
'idcd by the statutes; but, bey0ndE
he comprehension of this jury, theS
;aSe was dismissed; aud, TO our Gur-E
hen establishment, SO far as we are
Iblc to determine there has never bccn
IN attempt 10 revive the suit and COLI
Get the fine. *
We Cteilc ais TO ccnsurc the o%fficerE
Who is charged with the duty OF lnry-M
ug all dead paupcrs within the cnun-E
y, forthr negligent and indecent man-H
ler in which the body of f. l.. Stark 81
va. buried al P~ascagoula recently.
We desire further 10 tender oulM
hanks to The Court and Officers fuIsSs
.'ourte>ics, aud especially 10 tile Dis-M
rict Attorney tor his prompt and eff q
'icnt attendance upon the grand jury.E
Very respectfully, 3
JAMES /. FRIAR. Foreman. Il