The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-27
GRAND JURY REPORT, NONEM-
RER TERM. 1914.
To Hon. Frank f. Everett, Judge:


We the grand jury empann'led and
sworn by your honor at this. Novcm
her. 1914. term of court beg leave to
present this. our final report:
We have been in session nine days,
have examined l07 witnesses, and have
reported into court indictments.
We examined the county home hy
committee. We found five inmates.
two white and three colored. From
our examination of the inmates and the
premises it is our conclusion that the
bedding is insufficient and that now
bedding should be purchased; also that
proper attention Is not given in the
way Of keeping the houses clean and m
sanitary condition. We found TINT
no proper provision was made for sun
plying the inmates with drinking Wa
ter, the only accommodation in this re-
spcct being n hydrant in the yard, and
no vessel to drink from except n small
lard bucket We suggest that the
Board Of Supervisors, as a body, should
inspect this home occasionally without
giving notice to the keeper thereof.
We examined the Jail in Il body and
found the same in a sanitary condition.
and no complaints were made by the
prisoners therein. The guttering
around the prison portion of the jail IS
badly dilapidated and should be re-
placed Immediately by the Board oi
/ Supervisors.
We examined the county farm hy
committee. There We're 81 prisoners
on hand and all in good physical condi'
ton except one, and he was possessed
of an infectious disease contracted be-
fore his confinement. We recommend
that the Board of Supervisors investi
gate this case with a view of consider
ing the ndvisablity of granting him |
pardon, as, in our opinion, he Is unable
to perform any manual labor and /
merely burden on the county. As ia
as we could tell everything was in goo
order.
This grand jury hes examined /
some extent the dockets Of the justice
of the peace together with the sem
annual accounts which they are re
uuired to file on the first Of April an
November, and We confess 4hat. il "
were to do our fun duty we would II
dict every justice Of the peace in til
county. We do not mean by this tbs
the Justices of the peace have bee
= guilty of wiIful wrong doing or VII
! lation Of the law, but we are rathes.t
I the opinion that their short coniini
consist more Of q lack Of khowleds
and to indifference. We have not i
dcted the Justices Of the peace, hopir
that when we call their attention
O certain matters they win conform mo
. closely to their duties and the la
which governs them. We realize th
u other grand juries have repeated
q called the attention of the justices
|. the peace of the county to their failu
to comply with the law in the way
keeping their dockets in proper shaI
and filing their semi-annuai report
but want to give them warning on
p more, and if they fail in their duties
=, earnestly urge the next grand jury
'' be convened in this county to retu
}, indictments against them. BY an e
y, animation of their dockets and rep0l
If we find that in great many instanc
70 the three dollar county attorney t
II which should be imposed in liquor a
" concealed weapon cases has not be
paid into the county treasury, and the
officers are liable therefor. We Il