The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-01-08
THE GRAND DJURY'S REPORT
BrOOkhaven and County in General
COmpIimented for Excellent Con-
ditiOn---8 Bills Returned.

The grand jury made their final
report and received their dis
charge Wednesday afternoon.
The report reads as follows:
To the Honorable J. B. Holden,
Judge of the fourteenth Judi
cial District, including Lincoln
County.
We, the Grand Jury, having
been empaneIled, sworn an d
charged to inquire in and for Lin
coin County at the January Term
1916 of the Circuit Court. of said
County and State, beg to leave to
make hhis our final report.
We have been in session three
days, have reported s true bills,
have ignored s cases and referred
2 cases to the Justice of the Peace.
We are glad to report to the
Court that crime is almost at a
minimum in Lincoln County.
This is indeed very gratifying and
we desire to congratulate the pub
lie officers and also the citizenship
of the County for this wholesome
state of affairs. In this connec-
ton, however, we desire to call
the attention of the officers and
also the people that eternal vigil
ance is the price to be paid in
order to prevent the violation of
law. We appeal to the people to
create in each and every neigh
borhood a sentiment in the hearts
and minds of the people to obey |
the laws of the land and to. pro-
mote the happiness and welfare
of the people.
We have examined the books of |
the County officers and find them
correct, insofar as we are able to
ascertain.
We have examined the County |
Farm and the poor house and find
the prisoners we'll treated and
also the inmates of the poor
house. We found the stock in
good condition and everything |
about the farm in good shape, ex-
cept we recommend that all of
the doors and windows to the
dwellings and Jail on the County |
Farm be screened; we also recon-
mend that gasoline engine be
installed for the purpose of pump
ing water, etc.; we endorse the
management of the farm as being
competent, insofar as we could
ascertain.
We have examined the County
Jail and recommend that the plas-
ter walls be repaired, that the gut
ter on north side of Jail be repair
ed, that window panes be replac-
ed; we also recommend that a
door be cut in the iron grating
between the search room and the
stair way. We have inquired in
to the condition of the public
roads and find them in good con-
.dition, with the exception of some
roads in District No. five. We
recommend that the member of
the Board from District No. five
look into the condition of the Case
road at or near Mr.. Branigan's
place also near Mr.. W. w. Cases
place.
In our investigation we find
crime in the City Of Brookhaven
at almost a minimum; in fact,
some of the members of the grand
jury who have served on grand
iuries before note this state of af-
fairs and we deem it only just and
proper that the City authorities
be publicly commended for their
diligence in keeping down viola
tions of the law.
While there is yet some liquor
being sold, it is very much re-
duced, and the evidence is very
hard to get, and sometimes there
is more credit given the city of
Brookhaven for liquor being sold
than should be; because it is very |
frequent that people not living in
Brookhaven will order and get it
out of the depot here and sell it
before they leave town. This
custom is usually true of Satur-
days. We would especially call
attention of the local authorities
to this condition and urge that
they exercise extreme diligence
in watching this class of people.
We thank the Court and officers
for the courtesies shown us while
we have been in session, and feel
that their interest and their as
sistance has greatly aided us in at
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