East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-10-25
CIRCUIT COURT.

SifculU cOufC convened MOnday
and IS in session as we go to press.
Judge Carroll and District ATTORNEY
Brooks aaare dispatching business
rapidly and are cleaning up the
docket. A number of cases have
been disposed of up to date.
The Judges charge to the grand
jury Monday was strong and point
ed: He dwelt especially upon the
evils of the illicit liquor traffic.
j. &. Robinson of Beat 2 was ap-
poinled foreman and after being in
session three days adjourned.
The following is the report of the
grand jury.
10 the Honorable T. B. Carroll,
Judge of the 10Th Circuit Court
District of the State of Mississippi
pl:
We the members of the Grand
Jury of Oktibbeha County, selected
for the October term of the Circuit
Court Of this county beg leave to
submit his our report as to our
findings and make such recommen-
dations as we deem required by the
public interest.
We have been in session three
days, have examined 200 witnesses
and have returned 49 true bills in.
to court, we haYe, by committee,
examined the books OF the county
officers and find them neatly ano
correctly kept as ial' AZ we can as
certain from our casual eXamina
tion.
We have investigated all crimes
OF which we have had any informa
tion and in each instance where the
evidence was sufficient Ie.urnt d
bills Of indictments.
Upon investigation we find, that
III our opinion, the larger crimes
are on the decrease, but sorry to
report that smaller crimes, such as
selling whiskey carrying Of conceal
ed weapons, crap shooting and
drunkenness seem to be On the in
crease and would suggest that the
Justices Of Peace of the county be
very rigid III the enforcement of the
law for such offenses that come un-
der their jurisdiction.
We wish to recommend to the
Board of Supervisors that they ar
range to work the county convicts
on the public roads of the county,
as we find that there has been con-
victs kept in the county Jail for
months at a time that, in our opin-
ion, should have been put to work
on the roads.
Realizing that within the next
few days the voters will have to
pass on the question OF the reten-
ton of the County Attorneys Of
fee, we beg to say that we think it
should be continued,
With the services of the County
Attorney we have been able to dis
patch business with more rapidity
and efficiency. We have been able
TO do i'll three days what it took
former Gl land-Juries ten.
The work alone of the County
Attorney, in GrandJury saving,
more than justites his retention.
We desire to thank the officers of
the Court for their efficiency and
for the courtesy shown us during
our labors.
We desire to thank your Honor
for the information given us in your
dignifed and business-like charge
on the laws Of the Stat and the
courteous instructions to the Grand
Jurors at this term and we hellhly
endorse the manner in whicn you
| have PEI formed the duties involved
Sulo you in he management OF
the Court generally.
We desire to thank Mr.. Brooks,
orr District Attorney, and Mr..
Saunders, our County Attorney,
for their unfailing courtesies and
for the assistance which they have
dered US in the performances OF
on. duties as Grand Jurors.
having no further business on
hand submit this our final report
and to be discharged.
This October %, 1912.
Respectfully submitted,
Il ~ pnDTNSnN E.,pplnan