The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-29
GRAND JURY
MAKES REPORT
DISCHARGED

10 Cne honorable InOmaS y. Caf-
roll, Judge of the 18th Judicial Dis
trict: We, the grand jury at the
October term, and OF this honorable
court, beg leave to herewith submit
our final report, having investigated
as fully as we could all matters COM
ing. to our knowledge affecting the
peaceful welfare of our county.
We have been in session five days,
examined 70 witnesses and returned
into court 25 true bills.
We have visited our county Jail,
and found it most excellently kept
We want to express our appreciation
to your honor and the sheriff of the
county for the sanitary condition ex-
listing in and around the jail, and for
the comforts provided for the in
mates.
We have visited the public school
and find conditions of sanitation and
comfort entirely satisfactory. We
have visited the cotton mill and in
vestigated conditions there, and so
far as we could see or learn, the
child labor law is being strictly OBJ
served by the management and other
+ things in general in splendid condi-
| ton.
We have visited the poor house
and find the following conditions
prevailing there: 1t is poorly kept,
needs to be cleaned up, better fur
nishings. The six inmates, four in
sane and one perfectly helpless, and
are not sufficiently able to wait on
the others. We find the last one
mentioned to be the only assistance
the keeper has to assist him in wait
ing on the others.
I We have examined officers and
books of your sheriff and chancery
clerk and find same neatly and we
believe to be correctly kept.
4 We are glad to report that from
u the investigation we have made with
regard to violators of the law, we
have found that the white people Of
the county present a most excellent
record. The white people seem to
be generally law-abiding, hard-work-
ing people, and that they all seem
interested in the observance, as well
as the enforcement Of the laws,
/! which indicates wholesome pros
tpect for peace and prosperity within
! the county so far as the laws of our
state orset the same.
We have made especial inquiry in
to the unlawful traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors, and feel after our in
vtsstigations, that our county stands
among the first in observance of the
prohibition laws. While the county
is not free from such traffic, we have
returned indictments in every case
4 that we have discovered, and feel
1 sure that if the present tendency of
the general public continues, the
I courts of the county will have but
little trouble with liquor matters in
4 the future.
j We would recommend the justice
of the peace system be touched up
4 somewhat, in dealing with minor Of
fenses that come within their juris-
-diction, and deal with these matters
in more vigorous and determined
E1manner. We have returned indict-
R1ments in every case that has come
:before us where we have had reason
/ Ito believe from the evidence avail
liable, there could be possible con-
v5ction, upon the trial of such case.
K In conclusion we want to thank
your honor for his able charge, and
II fur his faithful cooperation with us
\ in the discharge of our duties. We
Itwant to thank our district attorney
for his faithful cooperation with us
and now having completed our dut-
les TO the best of our ability, we beg
Ito he discharged.
/ w. Fl. SUDDUTH, Foreman
Robt. L. HANNAH, Clerk,