The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-05-04

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ure to make a f1na@ Sat Friday
was due to rush A, Tess dur
ing the last hours -. . session
that demanded immeds attention.
During the last two weA the grand
Jury was in session thirAN-four bills
of indictment were returned, TWEEN
ty-four of this number bang for
gaming. In the last batchJot in
dictments were only two for felony
cases.
The final report was submitted to
the court Saturday for his ap-
prevail, after which the jurors were
discharged. The report, which is
almost a counterpart of the one
made by the grand jury of the De-
cember term of court, is as follows:
To the Hon. j. f. billiard, Judge
of the 40th judicial District of
Texas:
Strive, your grand jury, select
ed to sit and deliberate for the Feb
ruary term, 1903, of your honorable
court, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report:
We have been in session thirty
one days since the date of our inn
parchment. During this time We is
sued 500 subpoenas, and have exam
ed J3l witnesses. We have return
ed los true bills. there being of this
number 8 felonies and 90 misde-
meanors. We have visited the
county jail and county farm and
have the following report and sug-
gestions TO offer concering same:
We found the jail in a clearly and
sanitary condition and the prisoners
well cared for. We commend the
sheriff and each of his deputies for
their faithfulness to duty. We rec
ommend that 1.-THE prisoners at the
/ Jail cannot have but two meals each
day that they should have these at
morning and night instead Of morn
| ing and noon. We found the cOun-
| ty farm in good condition, the pris-
oners being well cared for, and all
the buildings in a sanitary condi-
ton, for which we commend Mr..
Forbes.
We would respectfully call the at
tention of the commissioners court
to the fact that there should be more
cultivator and modern implements
on the farm, and also that the Jail
at the farm should be enlarged so
| that the white and colored prison
ers would not be compelled TO sleep
together.
We have examined the court
house and find that the plaster is
falling off, caused from leaks. We
would respectfully, but earnestly
recommend that this be attended to
at once. We wish to commend Mr..
Godfrey for the clean condition of
the entire building.
We find it necessary to call the
attention OF parents in towns to the
conduct Of their boys under the age
of - and rs years, in reference to
petty thieving and riding trains in
the yards
We wish to commend the citizens
of the county for observing and re-
specting the local option law, as We
find they do upon close nvestiga-
ton.
We would also call the attention
of dealers to the fact that they
should not sell prohibited articles
on Sunday, tits being contrary to
the law.
We wish to call attention Of the
public To the fact we have been
lenient with those who were sum
moned and did not appear, on ac-
count Of the very bad condition Of
the roads, but wish to warn them
against such conduct in the future.
We beg leave to call the attention
OF the commissioners court to the
treatment Of prisoners at their re-
spective road camps, and protect
them against inhuman treatment
by the foremen or guards of such
camps.
We wish To extend TO the sheriff
and each Of his deputies and bailiffs
our thanks and commentator for
the promptness and faithfulness
with which they have served as.
We wish to commend our able
county attorney and his assist ants
Messrs. McRae, Pierson and Pip
pen, for their faithful and untiring
service TO us and Ellis cnunty.
respectfully submitted,
X, +, Orr, Foreman Grand Jury.
a Sure Thing.
1t is said that nothing is sure ex-