Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-03-30
Grand Jury Report.

'''u' Vi iJUl, neg leave 10 submi
the following AS ourIeport;
We have been in session ni,o L..
have examined 1876 witnesses and fonn.
IL true bills, We are gratifel to rena-
that many classes Of crime Seem r., b,
on The decrease, which is evidercod h,
the few indictments we have fopr5
a. We have had the docket of every rna
" tice of the Peace before rs and foor5
H. Ia most instances, they were pronorr,
H. Kept, and show that these officers 90 !,
- class, are conscientious and efficient in
!, the discharge Of their duties. Nam
MINOR oifenses that were for,norl,.
- brought before the grand jury are now
n investigated and disposed of by Them
thus saving this court much time and
the comfy much expense.
- Early in our deliberations we m.
= pointed a committee to examine tba
books of county officers. Said commit.
tee reports that they made as tho,ouob
examination as could be done in the
t limited time that can be necessarily de.
{ voted to this, and found all the books
neatly and properly kept.
? We regret to report that the county
Jail was not found in as good condition
as we had hoped for. We realize the
difficulties in the way Of this, but after
making due allowance for all these. we
think these is considerable room for i'm.
proyement
We earnestly recommend to the
Board Of Supervisors that they buiI5
suitable water closets 20 that the stencil
arising from excavations and other dis
charges will not be in the room whore
the prisoners are compelled to live all
the time, The bedding consists entirely
of blankets and under existing arrange.
ments these me spread on the bare floor
where the dirt and filth of the day have
accumulated, thus menacing the health
of every innate We recommend that
=" "o'i' p'o'iIe oeusteads by having
them attached to the wall so that when
they are not in use they can be folded
0' ~. wv VI '"o way
~ poo' no"Se was VISITED IN a body |
and we found everything as it should be.
The / D. I,,ntng nro l,,,,,,,,,,.r.. L.,
III .'iL''7' "Ie Hullahely treated and |
."'00 io' anu INC property properly |
'oNV,' "i'e'' ne recent WIND blew
-" 'es oll Que OF the houses and
'"gy suo0o pe 'lhine'lateIy replaced,
We nave in'ue c''reinl inquiry INTO
.''e oono'V'oh Oh Ihe p0oIc roads and
'"""u " S'e"' "eal u complaint III the
SECTION VI the county west OF Macon.
! n9 people heeu 10 De aroused to the
importance OF TINS suolect'and we trust
tna' ID tutule they VIII co., operate with
o'eFseerS ana work the roads, at least
as the law diects There IRE signs Of
improvement IN the eastern portion Of
ln' county, ana as result the roads
nave oeen much better this winter than
ever before
As yoor honor charged us specially
ana l'fclOIy 10 look INTO instances Of
MOP violence III our county we think it !
NOT improper to give full account lof
inns KIM orooght TO our attention. 1t !
seems mat two negroes, Henry Fed aud ,
IsHam red were apprehended by a
party OF citizens for burning Mr., i, f,
Coie earn containing all his corn, pro- !
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''''"o," ''''f'f.-SN2, we III '''aV "ue" a
-'e '','17"s oo,'ec'eo~'uey appointed d t
'o'l'"''O'7o VI "'e VI V'e iuo'V prominent |
qua CONSERVATIVE Vi Inose present 10
."N' e''l'l'ce ana VonuucV lh'es'lSa'loh' f
Al'er Spehl'lS TWO oays at 1nls ana +
having Witnesses oeI 're tnehl from TAR f
wa near th' committee reached the
'ohc'nsion' lhat 'hooSh thel thought
ne TWO negroes guilty as charged the
evidence was NOT snlIlNent 10 sustain II
T. ana they recommended that they lie r,
discharged and be ordered to leave the II