East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-05-23
GRAND JURY REPORT.

We, tHe ur1uu Jury, serving at
the May, 1918, term of the Circuit
Court af Oktibbeha County, Miss.
beg leave to make this our final re-.
port of our lahors for the past five
days:
! We have examined a number of
witnesses from all parts of the
County and from all professions
and callings and have returned
about 20 true bills. We have in
veStigated all violations of the law
called to our attention and where
we could secure sufficient evidence
we have returned bills. In a great
many instances, although we were
satisfied thai the law had been vio-
lated, we Were unable to secure ev-
idence sufficient to warrant an in
dictment. We believe that rs a
whole crime is on the decrease in
our County, bus we re gret to say
that regarding some of the crimes
commonly cassed as misdemear
ors, that violations are on the IL,
crosse This is especially true re.
g-Hding tie nnlawfdIy sale Of in
t"Xratjng liquors We Nrd le.
garling this violation, that pur-
cna,ers win not ao-npprHte with
the Courts and thus the burden is
increased,
We have examined the County
| Horne, (poor house), Jail, Court
House and other buildings requir-
ed by law and find that the same
are in good condition and the in
mates reasonably we'll cared for.
Tue convict camp has also heen
examined aud we find the convicts
treated we'll. We have examined
In so far as we were able, the
County books, and while it Is i'm
possible to ascertain the standing
ETC., Of the various accounts, we
believe the same to be well kept.
Regarding our public roads, we
find that there has been a great
improvement within the past few
years. There are exceptions to this
general statement. For instance,
the public road commonly known
as the Trim Cane Road, for q mile
or more in beat two and beat three
Is i'll miserable condition, and is q
disgrace to community such as
ours. This is one Of the most i'm
portanT roads in the county, and ia
the winter months the travelling
public is forced to go through pas,
lures, fields and woods IN order tc
AVOID the road, the same being i'm,
paslble. We ask that this condi.
tion be called to the attention ,ot
the proper parties and if this con,
) dition is not remedled, we recon.
mend to the next Grand Jury that
drastic action be taken.
We wish 10 express to your Hon
or cur appreciation for the able
charge given, and we express fol
/ tax payers and citizen, of oui
County the appreciation felt fol
| the business-like way in which oul
Courts are conducted at the present
time. We wish to thank the Dis.
trict Attorney and County Attor.
ney for the many kindnesses shown
us during our investigations and
for the able assistance given us
in our deli berations.
The Circuit Clerk, M, M, Fulg.
ham, we also wish to thank for the
business like way in which he has
handled the affairs connected Will
the Grand Jury and for various in,
formation given us regarding oul
labors, line Sheriff has been very
prompt in serving all processe.
handed him and secruing witnesses
needed by tie Grand Jury, for all
of which we wish to thank him in
/ this report.
There are some matters wbjel
could be attended TO but as ,
whole, We believe that we hay,
covered the ground in the investi
CATION of crime in the County ant
tlat'to further remain in session