The leader., 1905-08-02

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found all books in good condition
and well and carefully kept.
We examined the poorhouse
and find the same in good condi-
tion. With the exception Of two Of
the hooses that are badly in need
of repairs. We recommend chat
the present site be sold and q
home for these unfortunates be
purchased nearer the city.
The jury desires to return its
thanks to your honor for your
able and comprehensive charge,
and, in making this report, we de-
sire to state that we have endeav-
ored to carry out the spirit as
we'll as the letter of that charge
with equal rights to all and spe-
cial favors to none.
To the district attorney we are
under special obligations, as be
was always ready to promptly re-
spond to any call we made upon
him, and If this grand jury has
been at all successful in the work
it has attempted, large part of ii
Is due to the able district attorney
who has assisted us.
The sheriff and his deputy,
circuit clerk and his duputy and
all of the bailiffs have heartily en-
tered into the spirit Of your hon
or's charge and have rendered US
good and efficient service, for
which this jury returns its thanks.
And now having made this re.
port we ask that we may be dis
charged.
"A. ID. McRAVEN,
Foreman. "
In response to the report Of The
grand jury, Judge R. +. Cochran
said:
Il thank God Almighty fol
men of sense and men of back,
bone, and | rejoice that you and
each of you ale richly endowed
with these highest traits of hu.
man nature. ] rejoice that you
were created, and that your lots
were cast in LauderdaIe county te
compose the grand jury Of the
present term of this court. You
are the best grand jury that was ev.
er organized in the State of Missis
lsippi, and with the courage d
Spartans, and the lofty and unset.
| fish patriotism of a Washington
you have without fear or faBol
discharged your whole duty.
Lauderdale county owes you {
debt of gratitude which it vii
never repay, anddf.it were in my
power to do when each of you
pass over the river / would place
a marble slab over your last rest
/ ling place and inscribe thereon
these words: A member of the
ggand jury of the Circuit Courl
| 6f Lauderdale at the June tern
t19O5.'
"As a sworn officer of the law
| it is my yaulting and browning
ambition to discharge the trusl
that / owe to the people and tC
enforce the law. There is not ar
official in the Tenth District who
regards his oath, and who isStrut
to the people, who has not my
profound sympathy.
II desire now, and here, to ac
knowledge to you, and each ol
you, my profound and heartfelt
gratitude.
Responding to the suggestion
of your report in reference to The
police force of this city. desire
to say, feeling that my predeces
| sor made a mistake in his officia
relation with the police depart
ment of the city, when | was ap
pointed judge, ! sought their aid
and assistance in the enforcement
| of the law in this city, and they
cheerfulIy promised me their sup
port. When the court convened
here in October, / publicly com
lplimented them and mol pressed
an indictment against one Of them
When / charged the grand jury il
January, | stood on my feet ane
proclaimed to that body that The
police department CT this city hac
rendered its services, and urgeC
the grand jury to clean up anc
clean out the city. That granc
| jury returned only thirty one in
ldictments, and / considered The
court a failure. | then became
very doubtful about the assistance
the police were giving this courr
in its efforts to suppress crime
land / have been using my think
| err on this subject ever since. ]
stated to the foreman OF the Crane
jury, before this court convened
that it was my delibefate iudg
ment that the police force Of this
city was not in sympathy with thi
settled purpose of the court Il
suppress crime in the city of Me
lridian.
i have used every effort in my
power to have the sympathy ane
mot the Ill will Of the police de
partment Of the city.
You have indicted number
of public officials, and stand BIZ
and endorse your action from
start to finish, from top to bottom
1t Is d disgrace to the public off
leiaIs .Of Lauderdale county anC