The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-03
EXAMINED 217 WITNESSES AND
FOUND s5 TRUE sILLs-coM-
PLIMENTED BY JUDGE.
COURT ADJOURNED FOR
Term AFTER BUSY SESSION
All Petit Jurors And Witnesses Were
Discharged Friday Afternoon-Num-
ber Of Judgments Taken by Default
At Yesterdays Session.

The report of the grand jury at the
special term of Circuit Court was sub
mitted in open court this morning and
was as follows:
To the Hon. Paul B. Johnson, Judge;
We, your grand jury, empaneled on
the 1st day of this special July term,
1912, beg leave to submit this our final
report.
We have been in session IL days
ined 217 witnesses.
We have examined all the county |
officers books required by law for us |
to examine and found all correct and !
neatly kept with the exception of the |
eX-sherifl and tax collectors books, in
which we find some discrepancies, but
understand from the president of the
Board of Supervisors of the county
that the matter is to come before
them on the 1st Monday of Septem-
Der next, for adjustment, and we sug-
gest to the Board of Supervisors that
they take proper steps to have an
expert accountant examine all the
county officers books.
We have examined the county jail
and find it we'll kept and in good sani-
tary condition.
We have examined the county farm
and camp ana we suggest that the
Board of Supervisors visit the same
and see that the proper bedding clean
liness, etc, is furnished the prisoners,
as we believe the present condition
warrants this suggestion.
We have examined the lockers of
the different secret orders in Hatties-
burg and find the law against intoxi-
eating liquors is not being violated,
and in our opinion nothing illegal
therein.
We desire to thank all the county
officers for their kind and courteous
treatment of us while discharging our
duties.
We especially desire to thank your
honor for the splendid charge deliv-
cred at the beginning Of our work and
to assure you it has been very bene-
fetal to us while doing our work, and
to thank you for kindness to us dur
ing our labors.
We desire to thank our District At
torney- R. s. Hall and County Prose
cutting Attorney Claude Hill for theiI
assistance and courtesy to us since we
assembled.
We desire to endorse and approve
the office of county prosecuting attor
ney in this county and find that i
assists in the enforcement of the Grim
inal laws and saves expense to thu
tax payers. And now having conclud
ed our labors beg to be finally dis
charged.
Signed
J. c. Smylie, Foreman.
Attest:
j. C. Martin, Clerk.
Upon the presentation of the abov
report, Judge Johnson spoke for tw
minutes on the work of the grand jurl
He complimented them and congra
ulated the county upon the marke
improvement in law enforcement
Forrest county. He stated that a
examination of the S5 true bills r.
turned convinced him that they al
all. meritorious. He thanked tt
grand jury for ignoring frivolous ma
ters and confining themselves to II
more serious infractions Of law. tt
Court predicted a brighter day for OF
country when grand and petit juri
do their duty in the same manner al
with the same spirit that this graz
jury has done.
In discharging the petit juries ye
terday the judge commended them I
their fidelity to their sworn duty.
Judge Paul B. Johnson announc
that the present special term of G
cult Court will end with the cure
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