The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-25
DALLAS GRAND JURY
SUBMITS REPORT AFTER X TEN-
 DAY SESSION.
One Hundred end Forty-six Induct- meats Founds--An Especial Enort Made to Bring True B7lIs Against the Keepers of
 Biind Tiger.
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Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Jan. '2fs
 After a session of ten days. the grand jury of the city court completed It's lsbors and adjourned at o'clock this evening.
 The report the body made to Judge Mabrv was long and recommended many improvements. It complimented Judge Mabry for the able charge which he gave and which guided them in their work. They examined 345 witt nesses and investigated 303 cases at a cost of sS3s.47, and found 14s indict- ments.
 They reported that they had carefully investigated the blind tiger evil and found that it was bad except that some of the better class had ceased to vio- late the law in that respect. Public sentiment in the county Is growing in favor of the suppression of this evil and they were glad to report that in many sections of the county they had the hearty support of citizens in their endeavors to find bilfs against the v.o- lators of the prohibition law. They found 1t exceedingly difficult, however, to obtain testimony against whites en- gagged in the business. and almost as difficult to obtain it against negroes.
 They found the spirit of violence alarming and increasing and that many crimes under their consideration mad been the result of carrying concealed weapons. The habit of carving con- cealed weapons and drinking whiskey had caused a great many homicides and attempted homicides. They thought that the legislative department of the State sEonld seriously consider laws which had recently been adopted by the States of Florida and South Carolina for tho regulation of the carrying of arms both concealed and unconcealed. They found the books of different county officials in good shape and made few recommendations for shelving and proper repositories for some of the offices.
 The jail was also found in good con dition, and a few improvements were recommended.
 They recommended that the county keep an effective pack of hounds, those kept under present condition being use- less. The bonds of all county officers were examined and found sufficient. with the exception of those of E. ". Loot, Jus tice of the Peace. and R. S. Ellis, which they deemed insufficient and recom- mended that they be required to fur nish sufficient bond.
 In some cases they were unable to procure any witnesses, and were not able to give cases. any consideration One of such cases was that against Joe Wesley. a negro, who is in jail charged with murder, and they recommended that his case, be referred to the next grand jury and that the proper order for holding him be issued. This trou- ble was largely due to the failure of Justices of the Peace to send up tram scripts, and everything docketed. and that such failures should be indicted.
 They regarded the payment of 2 1-2 cents persmile for witnesses as an im- position upon the poor people compelled to attend court, and asked that the matter should be better regulated. Ex7 pressions of regret at the .affiictlon in the family Of Solicitor Thompson which had called him away were made, and thanks were tendered Hon. H. F. Reese Cor valuable assistance rendered by him as acting solicitor.