The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-03-17

To the People Of Monroe County.

submit a report t$ the Board of SUI
pervisors. but ! 40 desire to report
to the people Eho elected me to this
office. whatf have done during the
two months that have served you,
and to call to your attention to facts
that should he of interest 10 you as
tax payers of this county.
have appeared in 43 eases, pros
ecuting for the state, the towns and
the villages, those persons who have
been charged with violations cf the
laws OF the State of Mississippi, and
during these two months $11S3.OO
has been turned into the treasury of
the county in fines My salary for
these two months has been SS3.333
per month, or $166.66, so you will
see that the net amount received
from these fines is $10l734. which
sum goes 10 reduce your taxes and
bear the expenses of other depart
ments. Ii YOU We're conducting a
business that netted you S1e11 "a
in two months would you not con-
slider your business a profitable one2
This money has been paid by those
who have violated the law, and in
every instance they must have been
guilty, for none of those convicted
have appealed their cases TO the Cir
cult Court.
| have not lost "a case that have
prosecuted, but have in several in
stances asked that cases be dismiss
ed where | saw the evidence was
not sufficient to sustain conviction,
for i'm no instance do desire To con-
vict an innocent man or one against
whom the State can not produce
sufficient proof of guilt In doing
this have saved the county the ex-
pense attached to the trial of these
eases in the Circuit Court.
My records show that have APP
peared in 2 forgery eases, | habeas
corpus case, 3 Illicit retailing cases,
3 trespass eases, 8 petit larceny
cases ! ngr,,er case. -raAcs-l -lwlsere
the defendants were charged with
carrying concealed weapons. ; pub
lie drunkenness and public profanity
cases, ! case of embezzlement,
grand larceny cases, | case of dis
turbing public worship, : gambling
cases, s assault and battery cases.
burglary case.
Most of these defendants have beer
represented by attorneys, and II,
doubt the majority Of them woulc
have been cleared had the state not
EN- represented at these trials b,
-. County Prosecuting Attorney
" not claim the credit for al
'hat ma s been recited above, for
nave ioHnd that the different justices
oi the peNace, the eonstables, mayors
ana mars halls, and the people as {
"hoie pt lieve in a strict enforcement
oi the cIIminal laws, and they have
cooperat} ed with me in every way
rehuerihA me valuable assistance
ANU DeCl0 e al s. Il
III giving kme the true facts | hav,
oeeh apie 10 accomplish much more
'iiah ! nau hoped to do from tn,
start. | ha\ I'VE found each and ever,
Jury peioie khom | argued case t.
oe III syinpa'Aly with law enforce
iien.' 'i'o rea1ly and willing to sig
Nifty by their vet rl;e, ,he;r u;l,;ncnes
to uphold the Ia
| have tried oA ,ort :,
'noS' one ease = lay since | hav,
been in Office, and \, a. ,ha+ ,aaso,
have had little ;a ~ x;.;, ~
country schools. hA h,,a .;s;ta,
scselai - 'i'ehi anu addressed tn,
pupils and patrons - ..cr,,,e an,
How it Might be Prd vantaa ;. .na
my talks on-tbis sub ;eet have hee
as interesting to tho ,ss o,ho bear
me, as nay different r; ar. .,
ioyable to me, then n n.h aa !,
been accomplished. Ana ), ~
Fall when the schools ,.aro oans
'tgain hope to have aors ,;n,x
Ind want to go to ,ore 20 ~
hOOls and become md~ aloso,,, !.
lied with the teachers am ! .ho .h;
dren in their work, and on.~;h,,s
if can, towards the upbI k;la;no
better men and women i'm Ma,-o
County.
Come and see me when yodA !,
In fourr fov I a,,, uovov go, Eus,