The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
LAW VIOLATORS
SCORED BY JURY
LIQUOR VIOLATIONS COME IN
FOR CRITICISM BY GRAND
JURY IN FINAL
REPORT.
Police OF City Are Scored For LaXity
in Enforcing the Law-COlum.
bus Declared to be Distribut-
ing Point For Liquor.


gro dive section of Columbus, is the
distributing center for moonshine
and good red liquor according to
charges in the final report of the
Lowndes county grand jury.
The jury scored the police of the
city, charging the officers with lax
ity in the enforcement of the liquor
laws. The report went on to say
that "Cat Fish Alley was the open
market place for the plying of the
liquor trade, and that it is being
sold in the alley from buggies and
wagons in the open street and in
broad daylight"
This statement was qualified
somewhat, however, by the declara-
tion that the whiskey was being sold
in the shops and rooms along the al
ley.
The jury returned rs indictments
in open court. The body was in ses-
sion nine days and examined 203
witnesses.
The jury adjourned Wednesday
afternoon. IL was headed by Mr.. w.
G.. Evans, as foreman. Following is
the full text of the final report:
To Honorable T. B. Carroll, Judge
of the Sixteenth Judicial Dis
trict of Mississippi:
We, the grand jury, beg to submit
this our final report:
We have been in session nine days
and have examined 203 witnesses
and returned into open court 25
true bills. We have checked up all
county officers and find their books
neatly kept and so far as our limited
investigation extended we found
them correct. All public money is
properly accounted for, and records
and otAcr documents properly stored.
Factory.
We have made a careful inspec-
tion of the factory. We found Mr..
Hobbs, state factory inspector, has
recently visited this factory and or
dered all changes necessary We find
Miss Rider, government inspector of
child labor law, was due in Colum-
bus on May 18th to make a full and
complete inspection of all factories
employing children, and see that the
laws were fully complied with.
Butcher Shops.
We found the butcher shops in
fairly good sanitary condition. Some
butchers, however, we found rather
careless in keeping full record and
description of cattle butchered, as
required by law. These parties were
called before the grand jury and
given to understand that this was
necessary and must be done in the
future
The Jail.
We found the Jail badly in need
of paint and repairs. However, we
have been informed by the president
of the Board of Supervisors that
bids are being advertised at present
for this work.
Public Schools.
We found the public schols in sat
isfactory condition with the excep-
ton of some small defect in the fire
escape. We called the attention of
the proper authorities, and they
promised this would be attended to
in vacation.
County Farm.
We found conditions at the Coun-
ty Farm in very satisfactory con-
dition; plenty of corn, meat, mules
in fine condition and the prisoners
all reported good treatment and
plenty to eat. We found sanitary
conditions fine and no sickness to
any nature
We, the grand jury, were deeply
impressed by the charge given us
by our esteemed Judge. and have
earnestly endeavored to prove true
and faithful public servants, deter
mined to do our full duty, bearing
malice toward none. nor extending
favoritism to any.
we have gone deep into the whis-
key curse which prevails to an
alarming extent in our county, and
having reported several bills from
this investigation, We cannot but
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