The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
LAW BREAKING IN THE COUNTY Grand Jury Says Liquor is Sold Illegally. REPORT TO JUDGE THOMAS Returned I56 True Bills, Including
 10 for Murder.
 ----e-- Attention of Court Drawn to Violations ss the Prehsbition Laws--om-
 ciais of the Cesnty
 Commended.
REPORT TO JUDGE THOMAS

Declaring that the illegal sale ot iiouor in this county. outside or the city of Montgomery and the caarsns of pistols by negroes is causing an m ssesse sses tbe 2. srand ngppI fury of Montgomery County in It's report yesterday to yuuss William H. Thomas of the city Sour. said that many cases or tnis K'na a,n,a nsu been investigated and seseral inuic. ments had been returned , A special act prohibits the sale eI liauor in Montgomery County outstns tts fhe city limits Of Montgomery but the grand jrry says this act Is hagrantly Violated and that violations of the act are Increasing. A considerable portion m ta this ihs cTims sp and S the jury says itfound dificuity in securing evidence. as. many witnesses boldly perjured themselves.
 The grand jury yras sas sHsn sl records fep nodera times in returning l5s true p,ils out of aiT cases investigated. Five hundred and twepty-three witnesses The county oficials are commended bv ths jury and the public Is congrat- niated that the county jail is being inciuded in the report of the grand 4ury is a statement of the hnaneial condition of the county 1orwaruea s1 the jury by Clerk s. T. Westeott or It was about o'clock yesterday af- ferno3n whe- the jurors ftlesi into the court room and Foreman J, Semers eubmitted the report to Judge Thomas- fInna conclusion of the reading or the report Judge Thomas thanked the jurors for their work and discharged them The full report of the grand Jary is
 sMsatssmsry. Ala. July Term. 1908; 'sEzonrahls " H Thomas, sn0stv sndgs ot me e'ss ssrhe fsrsnd Jury ernpaneilsd for this term, after | two weeks session. eess leave we nave examined during this term s2s wttnesses and si7 eases and returned ise sJ Bonds ol.as of the County officers are in our opinion, good and sufficient.
 sBookss of the County Superintendent Of Iy kept The fee book of the Probate ynage is also neatly ana , correctly Esp ueon oa the same. while the County Court oyer which the Judge of Probate prsstdss has held reaualr sessions as required by law.
 sThe Eherifrs account with the State for feeding prisoners Is in correct. neat ana ATbs Do books of the different County off Sw Iusrn WiI,dnson. one of the state Ex- aIniners. and his report makes creoitaole shSrss sve are .o very much pleased with the con- dition In which the poor house IS manaEsa a
 MT sosiPs9s as aSeda s psas for se me M care of the inmates therein. We desire to rspsat the rseommendatisn .as Of irn,sr fo1msr he made upon the houses where the inmates are kept
 handled the same. and the ears taken oi fhe prisoners confined therein. and we also eengratulate the County upon the fact that that building is now undergoing sueh re- srucsure. pn,es m ana ana bt an ornament as well as . credit to the County. .,-.
 have also lo9Reo S upon ,o .ns ha 1n Rood shape. the amounts as shown by the BoaEd of Revenue agree with amounts shown W. ,to to is Herewith submitted; .
 Montgomery. Ala., July 18th. asoS. .'Te the Grand Jury July Term City Court .lT lfissssh hsrsNith submit my report Of the. f. nanciaI condition of the County on July lSt' 'outstsndinE warrants not pre- .., .. asss ssSt:a snd bridge fund ..: s.sss.ss q Special fund extension Felder .o. oo .. qstrs anA forfaiture fund - 4s1 50 ssThsrs Is bondsd debt Of :is.oeo; % Court house and Jail bonds due April lst, ia rssss ssh is aIs6 pss Send.d S Ssst of s49ss due 1885 of Road and Bridge bonds. bearing Ths Reeistred claims against the fine and forfeiture fund of the County amounts ";An ot which is rs.sscsfu,y ty.,.",. .sS%itt'A ,ewe regret to report that the evil of hon, icide seems to be increasing ratber than dsersssinE in eur coSnty N..ka w 1nS sor mss sse most trivial causes and in many instances. great difficulty Is had in obtaining truth the same was committed. This Grand Jury has had before 1t for investigation ten true SnI has been returned In this connec. ton we desire to call your attention to tho eindes the entire county outside of the cor porste limits of the City of Montgomery cannot help but think that the violation of this law, together with the constantly growing evil SS sStsyins S ,S STes BS'" % honiefdes in our midst
 While the local prohibition law seems to be generally violated, and while we have made aa earnest and thorough examination as far as we could in the Violation of this unsbls to aa oStsn sSsteisn, t ses sSSenes which to return true bill Wherever the is'ss is rs,urnsa ssIi:"'S ss: Sm It %sy s be ass ssS.ns. wSs Of 'ns it cannot Ss procured but one who has served the Grand Jury will ns s the :vashss h .aea csS sSss n SSi e this the people who as rule patronlAe .S of s tss law are th9E f. 2 themselves In regard to the same: How ever, there are some instances in which who have given the truth. and we have not hesitated to act accordingly.
 '"rhis Grand Jury has disposed sf practl- eaIiy all the cases that were brouhEt to it's attention. leaving smaller number of eases than usual 10 so over. and tn snow that the cases have not as rule been trifIlng, we refer to the number of indictments TO turned out of the number of eases docketed '1n conclusion, we beg to express our ap- preciation of the able and fearless charge, and with the assistance furnished us by the Solicitor. We also desire to express cur thanks to Mir Whiting for his efficient and attentive service as bailifk and to the Sheriff and his deputies for their prompt attention to all papers intrusted In their hands and having performed all of our duties to the best of ability, without fear favor, we respectfully ask to be dis- charSed
 "J. A. SELLERS,
 Foreman"
 The report of the grand jury made much work for Court Clerk Henry N Hughes and hO and his deputy. Hugf H Watts were at the of1ce until 6 late hour last night issuing capiases.
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