The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-19

lie dDUSc Hedu lIileS were uSeu ONeT
the following article which appeared in
a recent issue of the Jones County
News:
In the exposure of the waste of pub
lie money by the last legislature, print
ed in the News several weeks ago, 1t was
stated that EIGHT or MING negroes
had been employed around the State
Senate, when the law only provided for
TWO, and that those negro pimps we're
given mileage and other extras in ad-
dition to their pay of $50 month, more
than many white men get for hard and
laborous work in the woods, where they
have none of the comforts, with free
mineral water, steam heat, etc., pro-
vided for these dusky wallets" of our
statesmen at Jackson.
Why should the State pay even fair
wage to the personal servants of the
officials of our State law-making body?
Is it right that the taxpayers should be
called on to furnish negroes to black
the boots, run errands and shave the
faces of these men? And is it not
shame that after paying these personal
servants two dollars day, that they
should be paid for days they do not
serve, and be given mileage at ten
cents mile, to and from their homes?
Numbered among these negroes ap-
pointed by Lieutenant Governor Bilbo,
was Jobie Strother. who was brought
down to Jackson as his "vaiet" by
Senator Lee M. Russell, who is running
for Lieutenant Governor to succeed
Bilbo. Russell had on several occa-
sions defended Strother for selling liqu-
or at Oxford, where hundreds bf boys
are attending the State University, and
where blind tiger is more deplored
than any other place in Mississippi
Strother was paid by the last legisla-
ture $50 month for the time he work.
ed as servant for Russell, and the
record shows that in addition to this
liberal compensation, that he was given
by the legislature $4l.5O extra mileage,
as a gracious gift from the taxpayers
of Mississippi He is not only worth
less, loafng blind tiger, but typical
negro crap-shooter, whose only claim
upon the people was that he had black
ed the boots of and run errands for
Senator Russell.
Following is the record of the court
dockets at Oxford, of this negro who
was paid more than any county justice
of the peace in Jones county gets for a
years work, for his attendance on
Senator Russell and other statesmen
for three months:
Cases Against Jobie Strothsr on Docket Of La
fayette county circuit court
Cause No. 1855 Keeping liquor for
sale. Mol Pros.
Cause No. 1884, Retailing. Plea of
guilty, fined $1,000 and sixty days in
Jail. Minute Book E, Page SID.
Cause No. 1876. Appeal dismissed
with writ of Procedendo to Mayor s
Court. Minute Book F. Page 81.
Cause 3700, Passed to files. Retailing.
Cause $3.50, Cause continued. Retail
ing.
Cause $500, Cause continued. Retail
ing.
State of Mississippi,
Lafayette County.
|, G. B. Taylor, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of and for the State and County
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
above cases against Jobie Strother are
true and correct as shown from the
records of my Office. | further certify
that he was represented by Falkner.
Russell and Falkner in said causes
Witness my hand and seal of Office
this the 18th day of January 1915.
G. B. Taylor, Circuit Clerk.
Cases Against Jobie Strother On Docket
of Mayor OF Oxford. Miss.
City of Oxford vs.. Jobie Strother;
Docket 3, page 50, charged with gam
ing, Dec. II, 1918. Fine S.. 90 and cost. :;
fine and cost paid.
City of Oxford VS.. Jobie Strother;
Docket 3, page 10; charge, gaming.
Dec l9, 1913 Fine So. 90 and cost; fine
and cost paid.
City of Oxford VS.. Jobie Strother,
Docket 3, page l06, charge, retailing,
Aug. 20, 1914 Fine 10000 and cost: :
appealed to the Circuit Court
City of Oxford VS.. Jobie Strother,
Docket 2 page 172, charge, drunken
ness, Nov. 25, 1911. Fine $1,000 and
cost, fine and cost paid.
City of Oxford VS.. Jobie Strother,
Docket 8, page l3, charge, gaming,
March 2, 1918. Fine $1,000 and cost,
fine and cost paid.
City of Oxford VS.. Jobie Strother,
Docket 3, page 38, charge, gaming,
Jan. 9, 1913 Fine $500 and cost. fine
and cost paid.
City of Oxford VS.. Jobie Strother.
Docket page 80, charge, retailing,
Jan. 9, 1913. Fine $4,000 and cost,
appealed to the Circuit Court
City of Oxford VS.. Jobie Strother,
Docket 3 page IS, charge, profanity,