The Columbus dispatch., 1921-09-21
CIRCUIT COURT
GRINDING AWAY
GRAND JURY MAKES ITS RE-
PORT AND is DISMISS
ED BY JUDGE.
ELEVEN INDICTED
Many Civil Cases Disposed OF
and Work on Criminal Dock
ct Was Commenced
Monday.


The fall term of the Lowndes Cir.
cult Court resumed its labors on Mon.
day morning with haring of Grim
inal cases. The first five days OF
last week were taken up with civil
cases, and an adjournment was taken
on Friday night to Monday morning
The Grand Jury made its report to
Judge Carroll and its members were
discharged The report was as fol-
lows:
To His Honor, Judge T. B. Carroll:
We, the Grand Jury, selected and
empannelled and charged to investi-
gate crime in Lowndes County, beg
to submit this our final report;
We have examined 81 witnesses.
We have returned into open court II
indictments.
We have examined the books Of the
county officers, and to the best of
our knowledge and belief find that the
same are properly kept and all public
moneys are being duly returned into
proper depository.
We have inspected the county farm
and find conditions good, premises
clean and sanitary, and prisoners well
fed. We find four paupers in the
poor house occupying unscreened
quarters and we respectfully recon-
mend the honorable board of super
visors that these premises be screen
ed.
We have examined the Cotton Mills,
and as far as we could see there is no
violation of labor laws relative to the
working of minors. The fire escape
is in good condition and ample. The
meat markets, restaurants, hotels ana
schools are all found in COED condi- |
ton with the exception of scme mar
kets and some restaurants are no
screened, and the proprietors pf same
promise to have said premises screen
ed at once. We also find that one
room Of the Barrow School has
plastered ceiling in dangerous con-
dition, and we respectfully recommend
that same be fixed at once. Also that
the sanitary conditions of the Bar
row School need improvement.
We have inspected the Jail and find
the prisoners we'll cared for and the
Jail we'll kept.
We also wish to recommend to the
municipal officers that traffic laws
be more strictly enforced.
1t has been reported to us that
some stores in the town Of Caledonia
are sometimes open on Sunday, which
is seriously objected to by many OF
the worthy citizens of that vicinity
and we respectfully recommend that
this violation Of the law be discon-
tinued.
We recognize that whiskey Is be-
ing distilled and retailed in the county
but after diligent effort We have been
unable to get evidence against any
one SO engaged in such violation OF
the prohibition laws and we recon-
mend more vigor and diligence on the
part of all public officers, from sher-
iff TO constable as well as hearty CO
operation on the part of the general
public in. an determined movements
to strictly enforce the prohibition
laws.
Upon investigation of the matter Of
the construction Of Dee and Mount
Zion Roads by contract. we find that G
according to the best Of our informa-
ton these roads, comprising about
four or five miles, were not construct
ed according to contract, although the
money for construction Of same was
paid. However, there not being suf-
ficient evidence for this body to act
upon we earnestly recommend to the
board Of supervisors to thoroughly in
vestlgate this matter and to take
whatever legal action is necessary IN
a civil way to reimburse to Beat
Rock Road fund the money paid out
for this incompleted work.
We have done our best to thorough
" investigate every violation of the
law that has been brought to our at
tention and have returned indictments
in each and every case where the evi-
ience justified it. From our investi-