Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-25
r, TRUE BILLS
 AGAINST RUSSELL Former City Collector is Tn tlicted by Grand Jury for
 Eimbezzlemont.
FINAL REPORT MADE
County Institutions tre in Good Gen. diti0n-N Ncgro toDstnbie 10
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The Jefferson county grand jury yesterday afternoon made it's final report 10 Judge A. E. Grace in the circuit court It returned twenty three indictments and the various sub committees. Investigating the county farm. the poor house, county jail and other county institutions also sub mitted reports.
 \. G. Russell. former city collec- tor. whc admitted 8 shortage of $13,- Zoo in the funds of city Improvement districts. will have to face a jury in the circuit court on embezzlement charges. Twelve separate indictments were returned against Russell and al though Sheriff Brewster did not re arrest him last night he will be served with the papers this morning and probably have to make a new bond Russell is now out on an $S ,e00 bond, fixed by Magistrate J. A. Fra zier some weeks ago.
 Russell spent much time around the court house yesterday and when he learned that indictments had been re turned against him he offered to sur render. but the papers were not in the hands of Sheriff Brewster and he was allowed to go until today on his old bond.
 The grand jury also indicted Hiram i Long, a young white man who is in the county jail, on grand larceny | charge Long is charged with stealing i $65 from a bather at the Y. VI. C. A. Saturday night Several other indict- ments. which have not been made public. were reported.
 The poor house committee reported that institution in good condition, the county farm committee after visit to D. B. Niven's farm, found every thing in good order there and the prisoners well kept; the committee on accounts of magistrates and con- stables reported all but two township officials in good standing. Mack Jefferson. a negro constable, is il debt to the county in the sum o1 S132.40 and the grand jury recom mended that the office be declared vacant and legal action be takeE against Jefferson.
 The grand jurors were excused un til September s.
 Grand Jury Report.
 To the Honorable A. B. Grace, Judge
 of the Eleventh Judicial Circui
 Court:
 We, your Grand Jury, selected fo the Spring Term 1913. beg leave t make the following report:
 We have been in session nine days which includes the different dates 0 assemblage
 We have examined 157 witnesses md found 24 true bills, also dismisset 16 cases.
 The special committees appointe' to visit the County Farm, made most flattering report of the physical conditions found, claiming that, al the prisoners were properly cared 10 in every respect. The Committee vls iting the poor house. reported that tn best of care was given the inmates and the premises were sanitary not more than six or eight person were under the care of the institu ton.
 The committee appointed to chec the constables accounts for varlou townships of Jefferson County, mad q thorough examination and collecte several hundred dollars that had bee due the county since 1906. All tn constables accounts with the count now stand balanced except two, W l.. Harper (deceased) shown smal balance, and his widow has promise to settle the same. Mack Jefferson of Boliver township, is in .arrear with the county in the sum of $132.4' your Committee spared no efforts l irving to get settlement of this ao count, without being successful. It the sence of this jury that we re commend to your honor that legf proceeding be taken against Mac Jefferson and his bondsman for tn recovery of the amount due the cour