The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-26

We have examined the public
roads of the county and find them
in fairly good shape. We believe
that it would be to the interest of
the county to have a road commits
sioner; we therefore recommend
| that the Board of Supervisors en-
gage the services of a competent
| civil engineer as road commissioner
and put him in charge of the pub
| lie roads.
! We have not attempted to make
la thorough examination of the
books of the county officers. it ap-
lpearing to this Grand Jury that on
the recommendation of a former
Grand Jury the Board of Supervis.
ors has employed an auditor to aud
lit the books Of the county officers,
and that he has not yet finished his
work, and feeling if there is any,
thing wrong with the books or the
county's money, it will be discover
ed by the auditor, we therefore
deem it unnecessary to make any
examination of the books at this
term.
We commend the Board of Super
visors in employing an auditor to
audit the books of the county
officers and recommend that the
Board have the books audited at
least every two years. We find on
investigation that the auditor, who
is now auditing the books, has had
some trouble in having access to
some of the books and that some of
the officers have not given him the
proper aid in doing this work, in
that they have not aided him in
finding the various books necessary
to the work. We therefore recon-
mend that each and every county
officer give this auditor free access
to all books, receipts, vouchers and
papers in his office and assist HIM
in every way he can in expediting
this matter.
We have examined the County
Farm and find same in very good
condition, for which we congratu-
late the Board of Supervisors.
We have examined the county
Jail and find same in very good con-
dition, so far as safety and keep
ing it is concerned, but we recon-
mend that the cell capacity in the
jail be made larger, as we find the
cell capacity where the prisoners
are kept entirely too small, and
there is room in the Jail to increase
the cell capacity to a great advan-
tage. We therefore recommend
that the Board investigate this mat
ter and have this change made.
We have investigated the plans
and specifications now on file for
the enlarging and improving the
court house, and we desire to in
dorse this move and recommend
that the Board of Supervisors have
this work done as early as conven-
lent.
We have found the Police Force
Of the city of Brookhaven ready
and willing at all times to assist US
in dIsposing of the business we had
before us for our investigation, all
Of which we very much appreciate.
We also thank the Court and all
the officers for the courtesy shown
US and the assistance they have
given US in expediting the matters
brought before US for our consider
alton.
Now having reported all our
action in the premises. we beg to
be finally discharged.
Sc. MORETON, Foreman.
R. E. FURR, Sec'y.
Quickened public sentiment and
Judge Wilkinson's vigorous charge
on the subject of white men living
in unlawful intimacy with negro
women in town and country, met |
with sympathetic response from
the grand jury, and it is learned
that five or six true bills were re-
turned against white men for al
legged unlawful co-habitation or liv-
ing in adultery with negro women.
Five of them are said to be resi-
dents of Brookhaven A decided |
sensation was caused when it be-
came known that among these were
Sheriff ]. F. Greer, the chief law
officer of the county. The woman
in this case is said to be Emma
johnson. a mulatto who lives in
Forest near the Oil Mill. and
who was also indicted.
Notice Of the indictment was
served on Sheriff Greer Saturday |
and he at once prepared to contest
it by employing as his counsel
McNair & McNair, L. L. Tyler, HI. |
Cassidy, and Ex-District Attorney
Webb. The trial of the case is set
for today. No case at this term
of court has caused SO much COM
ment or aroused such widespread |
interest and the court room was
well packed this morning when the
case was called.
Though there are many witnesses
summoned for the State and reports
OF various circumstances are cur
rent of an incriminating nature, /
the Sheriff stoutly denies his guilt
and allnnes that whey, he oor,nnr 20 |