The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-11
FOUND g TRUE BILLS
JUDGE JONES RECEIVED GRAND
 JURY REPORT.
Federal Jurors Express Deep Ap- preciation of Presiding Judge Before Beng Discharged.
 Full Text of the Report.

A total of ninety-two true bills was found by the United States Grand Jury for the November term of the United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama
 The court was adjourned. and the grand and petit juries were discharged with the thanks of the court, yesterday morning at iO:3O o'clock by Judge Thomas G. Jones.
 No. indictments of a sensational nature were found by the grand jury.
 At 1O:30 o'clock yesterday morning the court was called to order by the Mar shal and T. J. Rutledge of Montgomery. foreman of the grand jury. reported as follows:
 gro Honorable Thomas G. Jones. Judge
 of the District Court of the United
 States for the Middle District of Ala
 bama:
 "The Grand Jury Aempannelled for the November term, 1902, of the District Court of the United States for the Mid dle District of Alabama, In presenting their final report beg leave to summarize the investigations of the Grand Jury as follows:
 True bills found for csunterfeitins, seven eases.
 Retailing liquor without license, thirty 
 For violating postal laws, six cases. Operating illicit distilleries, thirty-flve cases.
 Perjury, three cases.
 "FrauduIeht bankruptcy. three cases. Resisting officer. one case.
 Total true bills found, ninety-two cases.
 '~The grand jury has also had under investigation 16O cases in which no true Ina a. jority of cases in which no true bills were found. are alleged offenses against internal revenue laws covered by Sec tions 3242 and 325S of the revised statutes of the United States. On account of the sparsely settled and isolated localities In which these offenses occur, it Is very dif- flcult to obtain sufficient proof on which to base true bills, and in the exercise of our best judgment and discretion, we have declined to find bills in many cases which appear to be trashy and unim- portant
 '"The grand jury have been materially assisted in their labors by clear and con- else charge of your honor. which so fully outlined their duties, and desire to make public recognition of that fact
 eve further return our thanks to MT. T. H. Judkins, Assistant District At torney, who has attended the sessions of the grand jury, and greatly aldeo us ID our Investigations: and we also wish to state that the service of the United States Marshal's office in securing the attendance of witnesses before the grand fury has been prompt and satisfactory.
 TT. J. Rgtledge.
 Foreman of the Grand Jury" Mir. Rutledge read the following resolu- lions expressing the sympathy of the members of the grand jury for Judge Jones on account of the death of his Fnother-in-law Mrs. C. 8. Bird. which occurred Friday afternoon.
 Resolved hy the Cr,n1 Jury. Int we 1eeply sva1pa thizA v-th Ills Hono- Honor blc Thcmo iG Ines in the 2 , family bereav5 nor; which nas ste!ted his household r.. ,he death of Mrs. C. 8 Bird and extend to Judge Jones and the member, of hls family the assurance of our profound regret.
 Resolved further. That the foreman present this resolution in open court" Judge Jones responded briefly and SeellnRiy to the members of the jury and thanked them for their official act 'n the memory of one who was near and dear to him.
 In discharging the grand jury Judge Jones thanked them for their services.