The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-01
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY
Forty-Two True Bill Returned
 to Court.
Jury Comments County Officers, Roads, Jail and Poor Farm and Gives Base
 ball Few Raps.

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 After having been in session eight days, the Faulkner county grand jury filed its final report and was discharged with the thanks of the court Tuesday. Forty-two in dictments, an unusually large num- Der, were returned to the court, but they were mainly for misde- meanOrS.
 The report of the grand jury comments the county officers, the reports of the township officers, the condition of the jail, poor farm and county roads. It suggests that misdemeanors should be more closely looked after by the town ship officers and says the work has not been as thorough as 1t should have been, owing to their inabili- ty to secure witnesses. The re- port vigorously scores the game ot baseball.
 Report in Full.
 To the Honorable Eugene Lank-
 ford, Judge of Faulkner Circuit
 Court.
 We, the grand jury for the July term, 1907, here submit as our report the following:
 I. We have investigated all subject matters coming before us thoroughly as it was possible for us to do under the circumstances; that some very important witness es have avoided summons. We have examined 135 witnesses and returned AZ true bills, mostly for misdemeanors.
 2. The county officers have all made approved re ports. T h e books and records have been neat ly and well kept, and we desire to make special mention on this ac- count. As the commissioners for this county have recently audited the books and accounts and re- ports of these officers and reported their accounts correct, we did not go into the examinatlon on this line, but take their report to be correct. We therefore commend the county officers for the faithful performance of their duty.
 3. The justices of the peace and constables have all made their re- ports and we find but four irregu- larities in them, which we think are not worth mentioning.
 Jail in Good Condition.
 4. We find the county jail in good condition and reasonably well kept. Our attention has not been called to any neglect of the jail or it's prisoners nor any con- plaints of any kind, but reccom- mend that the proper care should be taken at all times.
 <. Our committee who visited the poor farm was accompanied by the county judge. They reported that they made careful examina- tion and found the buildings and fencing in good cohdition. We found three inmates who were neatly and well cared for, and as a whole, they report everything in excellent condition.
 6. We have had considerable complaints against the township officers for not doing their duty by allowing the peace to be disturbed and not being prompt to take charge of such parties and trying them at once. We recommend that the township officers try all cases of misdemeanors that they possibly can, so that the labors o1 the grand jury lessened and the expense of the county cut of.
 7. We desire to commend the officers of the county roads for the progress they have made, and re- commend to the county judge that he appoint such men as overseers who have the road interest al heart, by so doing we feel that il will only be a short time until Faulkner county will be one among the best counties in the state foI good roads.
 Baseball Criticised.
 8. We desire to call the atten- tion of the people of Faulkner county and ot the state to the great evil we find growing out ot baseball playing. First-it has become a place for the boot-legging of whiskey, and the ruin of boys. Second-A place for the gambler. Third-It is taking our boys out of our churches and Sunday schools and the society of oul young ladies, thereby running l f hp1 rf1nrnIC