The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-09-21
SOME WHOLESOME TRUTH.

1t l. thought that hereafter there
will be but few inqucStS by the cOro-
ner il the amended Section SIG Of the
cOdcof 1892 is regarded. The LegiSla-
turc at the last session passed an
amendment to the code tActS of 1894
page 49l, which defines the powers and
duties of the coroner, which is that
the coroner ''shall take inqueSts OF
DEATHS IN PRISON, and of ALL vIO-
LENT, SUDDEN OR CASUAL DEATHS
within his county, but IF any person
Is KILLED IN THE PRESENCE OF WIT
NEssEs OR COME TO HIS DEATH by A
KNOWN ACCIDENT, it shall not be
necessary to have an inquest"
In many counties holding inqueSts
was a profitable thing for the coroner
or Justice. 1t was often the case that
when everybody knew the cause Of
death, these officials went on and had
lnQucsts to ascertain what everybody
kncw-more for revenue than to sub
serve the ends of justice.
While on that line, it is not i'm
proper to remark upon the fact that
many men nowadays do not seem to
think it at all amISs to get all they
IA out of the public treasury. They
Scem'to draw the line of distinction
between plundering Il neighb0r and
the public treasury, when in law and
morals, there is no diStintion. How
many men give in their assessments
as they should? How many men will
charge only the real value Of the tim
Der taken by the road-ovcrSecr to reg
pair the road? How many men will
demand only the real value of their
services, and for labor and material
in building or repairing any public
work? If man is put in Jail in the
evening and taken out the next morn
ing, it is generally charged upIs two
days. If a bailitf goes out IN the
evening and returns in the morning.
it is generally charged up as two days.
1t is often the case that grand jurics
are ready to report in the evening,
but will adjourn until next morning
so as to get their pay for that day. So
with petit %jurieS, they are sometimes
willing to stay all night in their room,
though ready to give in their verdict,
rather than return it into court and
be discharged so they will get pay for
the next day though discharged early
in the morning. Talk about illitcracy
in this country as much as you please,
the average man, whether he Il read
and write or not, is on the alert to see
and does sec the place to make a few
dollars out of the public treasury.
lie may not be learned in books, but
he is sharp in taking cart of himself,
let it hurt whom it may.
Greed and scltishncss are great draw
backs to the highest and best dcvcl-
opment Of man, and our country is
sadly afflicted with them. Orr cduca-
tors are engaged in e%xpounding and
cultivating the intellect, but little
pains are taken by any instructors to
tone up the morals and impress upon
the hearts ofthe pupils correct princi-
pies, and no wonder then that there
are 50 many young men and youths
going astray, and committing griev-
GUS crimes. Yet, the cycragc parent
had rather have his boy called
smart. but wild,' than good, but
dull" 1t has been said, and the say
ing finds many believers, that in a
majority of cases where boys go
astray it is the fault Of the parents in
ncglccting TO instil correct moral
principles into them.