The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-10
FOLLOWED THE CHARGE
MOST IMPLICITLY
Session Just Closed Was Most Fruit
full, and Grand Jurors Were Highly
CompIimented by Judge johnson for
The Results Obtained.

The grand jury empaneled for the
May term of the Forrest County Court
has made its final report to the court
and adjourned.
The report shows that the jury fol
lowed Judge Johnson's instructions to
the letter, and their efforts were high
ly successful. Upon discharging the
Jury the court expressed appreciation
of the splendid work performed and
thanked the jurors individually and
collectively, for following instructions
so closely.
The jury's report is as follows:
To the Hon. Paul B. Johnson Judge
of the 18th Circuit Court District:
We, the grand jurors empaneled
and sworn for the May Special Term
of the Circuit Court of Forrest Coun-
ty, beg leave to submit this our final
report.
We have inquired into all matters
given us in charge by the court at
the beginning of the term and all 9th
er violations of law that have come
to our knowledge from any source,
and have returned indictments in all
cases where the proof before US war
ranted We have been in session 10
days and have examined 217 witness
es and have returned rs indictments.
We have examined the public roads
in better condition than they have
ever been in the past. We desire to
commend the Board of Supervisors,
the convict superintendent and over
seers for the splendid work that has
been done on the public roads of the
county during the past two or three
years. We hope they will continue
i this policy of road improvement un-
til it can be said that Forrest County
has the best system of public roads
of any county in the State of Missis-
sippi.
We have examined the county farm
and county convict camps. and have
found them well kept and apparently
successfully managed. So far as we
have been able to learn the convicts
are doing good work. and are supplied
with a sufficient quantity of whole
some food, and are humanely treated
We have examined the county jail
and find it in first-class condition; we
have examined the books of the va
rious county officials and so far as
we have been able to ascertain they
are correctly kept, except in one or
two instances, and all monies collect
ed by the various officials have been
properly accounted for. We find that
one justice of the peace in the county
is neglecting to properly itemize cost
bills on his docket. and we suggest
that all the justices of the peace of
the county carefully attend to this
del Ill in order that in the future the
grand iuries may be able to readily
| determine whether or not these cost
bills are correct. From an examina
ton of the books and papers on file
with us. it is our opinion that unneces
sary costs have been incurred in some
instances in the justice courts, and
We would suggest that the justices of
the peace carefully guard against in
curing useless costs in the trial of
minor criminal cases.
We desire to express our regret at
the continued illness of our able Dis
trict Attorney and at being deprived
of his valuable assistance during the
e3eater part of our session.
We desire to thank the County At
torhsy and those who have assisted
him hsr their valuable aid, as well as