The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-30
Advertiser Bureau.

After being in session nearly two weeks the grand jury of the fall term of the Circuit Court finished It's lapors and adjourned this afternoon at S:So o'clock, The session of the grand jury has been busy one and that pooy has accomplished much work durins its sittings. It. has been untiring Tn its efforts to get to the bottom oi crime in this county and has returned many indictments against violators oh the law.
 pIished in it's efforts to suppress the blind tiger evil in the county meets with the approval of the majority or the citizens. who trust that the grand juries at other terms of the court will take up the work where 1t was left orr with renewed energy. During the ses- sion q large number of witnesses from intention of finding true bills against those who were operating blind tigers. which are menace to the. citizenship
 solicitor thompson has also been un- tiring in his efforts to render to the grand jury all the assistance in his power. His earnestness in the work won for him the admiration Of each member of that body. The report made at the adjournment was as follows: ITO the Honorable B. M. Miller. Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuits:
 The grand jury empannelled at this, the fall term of the Circuit Court of Dallas County, Alabama, beg leave to make this their final report.
 We have examined 155 cases and 4O0 witnesses. at a cost to the county or s44s.19 and have returned 126 true bills. - would indicate that crime Is on the in crease in our county, we do not think this is true. We think 1t demonstrates a growing tendency of witnesses before the grand tlry to tell the truth, and also proves that the law abiding citi- gems are awakening to the existing con- ditions and are assisting in correcting
 Eve are glad to note that large number of good citizens have decided to join hands with the grand jury and the oficials charged with the admin istration of the law in their efforts to
 @They are beginning to fully realize that our present deplorable condition interest and effort on the part of the people. Especially is this true as to the violations of the prohibition law injury this county has suffered from the illegal sale of whiskey, in the demoralization. of labor, in the promo tion of general lawlessness, Tn the conn., mission of perjury and in the ruin or good men, especially among the yonn. men, 1t would be but short time until this crime would be almost entirely that substantial progress has been made by this grand jury along this line, and we feel that If the petit jurors to do ours. stili greater progress will be made, and we invoke the aid of every good citizen in this work.
 we recommend that the Board Of books and accounts of every county of- ficiaf examined and checked with refer ence to county funds, to see that all money due the county nrdr,n iron nf,v eyeFg ns,g over We do not mean by this that there is anything wrong. but we do think t necessary and proper for for the the ficials, as we'll as the people.
 county officials as we'll as we could m so far as we could see they all seemed to be neatly and correctly kept
 we found the jail in clean and s .SS Ws pro1idsS snS sSs for so far as we were able to judge the jail is in a safe condition for the, keeping of the prisoners we thsrn,n iogao sip Ior'S 9f "" I've visited the county poor house and found it in. excellent condition teen negroes being cared for
 we also inspected the eafp where county convicts are confined and found that they were well treasse Sanse, ana arc
 fortable and in good sanitary condi- tion. We believe. however that bet ter accommodation will be necessary dur ing the winter months If they are kept
 we desire to express our apprecia- ton of the valuable aPsistance render ed the grand jury by Honorable J. F. Thompson, solicitor.
 Having performed the duties i'm posed upon us by the court. to the best of our ability. we now ask to be dis charged. ,,-