Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
GRAND JURY REPORT.

TO the Hon. T. B. CARROLL, Circuit Judge Of tn,
Sixteenth Circuit Court District Of the Stat'
Of Mississippi:
We, the grand jury empanelled anc
sworn In for the February Term, 1918,
OF the circuit court Of Noxubee county.
Mississippi. beg leave to submit this to
you. our final report.
We have been 10 session six days.
We have examined 1s3 witnesses and
have returned 73 true bills
This being the end Of the third year
Of your Honor's administration. we
take occasion to congratulate your
Honor upon the administration Of the
law, both Civil and Criminal, in this
court since you took your seat upon~the
bench. We recommend and endorse
your business like methods and the
firmness which has characterized your
judicial course during your entire term
In Office up to this time.
We have examined the books Of the
County Officers and we find that they
are well kept and are neat and 80 far
as we were able to judge in our limited
examination we think that everything
Is in good shape.
We have examined the County Jail.
and everything appears to be In proper
condition and under the circumstances
as they are known to exist, it has be-
come necessary for the Deputy Sheriff
to live in this Jail with his family and
guard the premises night and day. We
think It is. nothing more than right that
the Board Of Supervisors should make
such appropriations as will be sufficient
to make the aparuss n sRhfsA I to
the Deputy Shs;ifs especially s4iy more
presertstlSsald ero$ded ape and we
plated places. sJard of Super
l..,s;,,.s' ]; scr Ea''ts' doe considers
We have examined the Convict Camp,
the Court House and the Poor House
and we find that the camp and the
buildings and institutions seem TO be
carried on with due regard to the law.
and we have no criticism to make upon
the same.
With reference to the Board Of Super
visors. We beg to report that we have
examined fully into the roads which
are being built in this countysby con-
tract and in regard to district number
three in which Macon is situated, that
being the only district in which work is
actually being done and we have made
some investigations, and we respectful
" submit these findings to the court.
We find that under the law and regu-
ations relating to such matters that
district number three issued $125, 900. 90
worth of bonds. We do not think that
here has been any wrong doing on the
part of the officers constituting the
Board of Supervisors or the Board of
Road Commissioners, but we think
hat there are some mistakes which
,ught to be corrected. We find that
The Supervising Engineer, who appears
% have actual charge Of the work since
'bout September %. 1912, has been
borrowing money from one Of the con-
ractors at or about the time in which
lie (the Supervising Enineer) was pass
ng on estimates, upon which estimates
he supervisors appropriated money to
'ay for work done; that when this
natter came up for investigation be-
ore the commissioners, the Engineer
irst claimed that this $3.50. 90 was for
he services rendered by him to the
ontractor some time prior to that time
n Clay county. Mississippi. and then
fterwards he admitted that he had
iFCh LILO HOIC W IIlC COItIdCtUT lOT Tile
lm of $4,000. We find that at the
me this contractor came down to Ma
on for the purpose of meeting the
here that the Supervis-
lg Engineer met him en- route toMa-
On. Mississippi, and attempted to get ,
i'm to make no statement in regard to ,
lis matter at the investigation by the
Dad Commissioners. We find further
lat this contractor came down to Ma
IN on the five O'Clock train and stated r
lat this-money was paid for services !
,ndered and exhibited his receipt show
g this fact. and at the same time he
so stated to the parties that the Su- |;
Engineer after giving him re-
ipt for the $4,000 for services rem 9
red, also gave him his note for the
me before any question of any kind 7
ID been raised, believing that thus an
vestigation would be STAYED off. We q
I'd in this particular that it appears +
at the Supervising Engineer has, to i,
Y the least, been totally indiscreet. =