Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-07-31
HOSPITAL OFFICIALS
SHIELDED, SAYS JURY
INSTITUTION SAID TO BE HONEY
coMBED WITH GRAFT.
Hinas County Grand Jury IN Final Re
port Says Body Was HAmpefed IN
Its work-supplies Sent to
Employees or Sold.

Jsek.on.-Flaying tho management o,
the state insane hospital and charging
all kinds Of irregularities IN connection
with IL. administration. the Hinds ooun-
ty grand jury came into court and pre-
sented its final report asking 10 be dis
charged.
The report was read by Foreman
o'Ferrell and created somevha, Of a sen
sation. The grand jury had been in ses-
zion this last time i've days. examined
l09 witnesses and returned Il lndict.
ments
Continuing. the report was a. follows.
The most important matter that hs.
come before us il tho affairs Of the IN
sane hospital This Institution seems -
be run more in the interest ef the Of
fcers and employees than the welfare Of
the unfortunates conhned within ii-
walls In fact. we might oompsre IT to
huge grab bag, which nearly all con
nected with the inst iitution seem 10 con
slider their especial property. and sppro-
pirate the same to their indi, idual use
at liberty This il e-pcci ally true IN thr
case Of the dairy department. MIX AMI
butter intended, as is supposed, for the
insane, but which, in fsct, y sent TO
many place. outside the Institution, IN
cluding the GOVERNOR mansion. Tru-.
some Of these thing have besn paid for.
but We are informed that large quaint
ties are sent out for which the state Ia.
never received q sent. and, in fact. i
not charged 60 any one. There is not
enough milk and butter produced at the
institution for the inmates. hut. on the
contrary. there are many pounds Of but.
ter and large quantities OF milk Pur-
chased outside daily. and these eondt-
tiOn- also apply to groceries and TO veg
stablss, berries, etc. producsd ON ths
hospital farm.
I'VE also find that ire /, furnished 81
nearly all employees, whether living 90
known fact that some small families in
the city received so or 100 pounds daily,
which i more than they can consume,
and which j. sold. We cannot think the
legislature intended such a condition "a
exist when IL appropriated money fs'
the ice factory at this institution
We find that a large number II "a
. tie were sold BY the steward for sma
, sum a head aud quite a nuI2sr Of n
| sam. cattle were butehere' ana .sld bae
|, e ~ Irstitution MT Ab{t double whs
was paid for~rnss-l-ys, too, when ther
7. was no apparent need Of the beef, a.
Is contract was then in force with larl
IT packing house, which was furnishing q
'. institution about 500 pounds per day
If These are only lew OF the MANY
d regularities found 10 exist and We thin
Z a radical change should b.. mad,, in Il
y conduct Of affairs in this institution.
. In conclusion will say we have =
d turned indictments where the sviden,
justified same, but in many eases "
found It impossible TO locate the vi
nesses. and it appeared TO US that the
> were being shielded or hid out by thos
under investigation.
We wish to thank the legislative in
vestigation committee for assistance il
tbs matter and also the officials Of thl,
court for ther many eourtesies. We nov
ask to be discharged"