The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-05-16
PfN|TfNTIARY
INVESTIGATION.
What the Press Of the State Is Saying
Abont the Penltentlary Steal.

IN state that the disclosures made
..asation is putting it mildly. Follow
ssn sm az closely upon the published state
ins ss,t = of Gov. Brewer to the effect that
Ms~s aIars was crookedness going on in the
me.;tentiary business and the suit in
psd pps;.mted against the Governor by the
su, s"oubers Of the board for $500, 600 dam
aces for libel, It would appear that
Goy. Brewer knew what ne was talk
;ug about. The Progress and the peo-
mls ,Is generally will back up Gov. Brewer
ppnd he is urged to dig the corruption
omt o by its roots. Water Valley Pro-
gess.
This confession is due to the efforts
.hat Gov. Brewer has been exerting to
Srd out the true status Of the affairs
~ that institution, which for several
.months has been subject of discus
s;on % in the press of the state, and
which resulted in the Governor having
damage suits to the amount of $500, 600
SIed against him. Notwithstanding the
su;ts. the Governor went right on, and
~ow il turns out that there was really
.omethinp rotten and that the investi-
cation was needed. -Yasoo Herald.
The trustees seem unwilling to aid in
snv investigation Of the affairs of the
States farm. In assuming or contin-
ming this attitude at this time they are
making grave mistake, for in the
ii0ht Of the recent disclosures the peo-
nie want full investigation of all mat
fers and the hostile attitude of the
trustees to the investigation being con-
Quoted places them in an unfavorable
attitude before the public. .-Greenwood
Enterprise.
Lawrence Yerger, clerk of the board
of prison trustees has been placed un-
der arrest on charge of being short
in his accounts with the state of Mis-
sissipp. 1t seems, after all, there was
''nigger" in the woodpile. e.-Kosci.
usko Star-Ledger.
Yerger has pilfered the money of the
state from beneath the very noses Of
Trustees Smith, Montgomery and Tay.
lor. He got II, too, in manner which
must have resulted in his detection the
very first time he attempted it, had his
superiors been - c0nversant with the
details of the penitentiary system al
the law requires them to be, and al
the people demand that they must be-
1t is most unfortunate that the Cover
nor has been handicapped. in his inves
tigation. Governor Brewer has per
formed siGnal sefvics fot the state d
: exposing grnft which might have con
tinued indefinitely. Magnolia Gazette
1t was thought that the result Of thil
investigation would have tendency t,
cause Mr.. Smith and Col. Montgomer,
Of the board of control to Withdraw
their suit against the Governor, a
they must now see that the latter wa
justified in insisting upon the investi
cation. If they continue their suit, i
is more than likely to go harder will
them than with Gov. Brewer, and es
pecially so as Col. Taylor of this dis
trict has again given it out that he i
not party to the suit. All honor t
Col Taylor for his stand in this mat
ter. -Sardis Reporter.
1t shows also that crude system o
bookkeeping has existed in the offic
of the secretary; that no one has tho
it worth while, until Gov. Brewer be
gan his work, to attempt to check VI
and find out what the real condition
was When Gov. Brewer began thi
work he had little or no sympathy fror
those who should have been his assist
ants; they rather threw cold water o
it, so confident were they there wa
nothing wrong. -Yazoo City Herald.
The Clarion Ledger must commen
the Governor for the course he has t,
ken inprotecting the interests of tn
state and the zeal with which he hs
entered into the work of finding ou
who is responsible Tor the diversion 9
the funds Of the state, that the fau
may be laid at the door of those r,
sponsible for the pecuiations that hsv
been shown. In this the trustees al
open to criticism. While they may B