The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-12
GRAND JURY MAKES
final REPORT;
DISCHARGED
aoNE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR
WITNESSES EXAMINED, 81
INDICTMENTS FOUND.
THANKED BY COURT FOR WORK
Business Like Methods Pursued Re.
suits In Saving to county-Report
Concludes With Strong Endorsement
Of Judge Johnson's Administration.
THANKED BY COURT FOR WORK

Having within eight days completed
it's work the grand jury Tuesday after
noon made its report and asked to be
finally discharged
In discharging the grand jury Judge
johnson thanked the members for the
prompt and efficient manner in which
they had discharged the important
duties laid upon them, commencing
them for the economical and business
like methods persued which had re-
suited in a thorough inquiry into all
known law violations, while costing
the county, perhaps, less than any
grand jury ever assembled in the
county.
The complete harmony which has
prevailed during the court was refer
red to as a matter that augurs we'll for
the enforcement of the law and a saw
ing of expense to the tax payers, a
tlluS WnlNh OlDCOlo anu anu
should strive to promote, while faith
fully cooperating in healthy enforce
ment Of the low.
The report of the grand jury was as
follows:
Grand Jury's Report.
To the Hon. Paul B. Johnson, Judge of
We, the grand jury empanelled on
the first day of the November term,
1913, of the Circuit Court, in and for
Forrest County, beg to report to your
honor
That we have been in session eight
days. That we have examined ia wit
nesses and returned into court Sc true
bills or indictments.
We have examined the books that
we are required by law to examine
and find that the tax collector of For
rest county has properly accounted for
all funds coming into his hands; and
we find that the books of the various
justices of the peace have been well
kept, and in fact the books Of all the
county officials that we have examin-
ed have been neatly kept We have
examined the county jail and beg to
report that we find the same in first
class condition.: the prisoners kept
therein are we'll cared for and that the
managers thereof are taking care of
the county's interest.
We have examined the buildings
which the law requires to maintain
proper fire escapes and we find that
( they are properly equipped and we
think satisfactorily SO; except how
ever, we find that the Auditorium is
not entirely free from criticism and we
fear that in the event of fire that the
same would be very unsafe, for the
reason that the arrangement of the fire
escape is such that crowd could not
reach it to advantage, as the platform
leading thereto is rotten we therefore
suggest to the management that this
'be attended to at once and, If not, that
the next grand jury for this county
look fully into this criticism.
We regret to report the filthy condi-
4 Ion in which we find the McInnis Can
ming Factory; we find all kinds of bad
.odors eminating therefrom and in fact
We believe II ia a menace to the health
of the community; 1t occurs to us that
the proper authorities and especially
the county health officer should look
into this matter at once, and that the
condition be speedily remedied, and if
not we fear that considerable injury
will be done by permitting it to re-
main in its present condition
We regret also to report to your
Honor that the city crematory is In
very unsatisfactory sanitary condition;
that we find great deal of rubbish,
such as old tin cans, papers, books,
spoiled eggs, accumulated around the
same and hope the city authorities
will look into this matter and see that
relief is given this condition.
We regret that there is SO much
Sabbath violations by the drug stores
and pool. rooms in this city, and we
hope that the city authorities will look