The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-07
LONE PRISONER
IN COUNTY JAIL
REPORTS JURORS
CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTY ARE
SAID TO BE RAPIDLY iMPRov-
ING BY iNoUlsIToRs.
NO DOG LAW INDICTMENTS
Recommended That the County At
torney Have Distress Warrants Is
sued to Collect From the Delinquent
Wheel Tax Payers.
From Saturdays Daily Herald. J

There is only one prisoner in the
county Jail of Marry county and he is
under penitentiary sentence, accord
ing to the report made by the grand
jury when it adjourned on Friday.
The grand jury did not take any ac-
ton in the wheel tax or the dog law
violations but reported that list OF
the wheel tax delinquents had been
turned over to the county attorney
with Instructions that distress war
rants be issued against them. 1t was
also reported that the assessor would
hereafter make complete assessment
of the dog owners which would aid in
enforcing the dog law
Some slight criticism was made Of
the work house, but the other county
institutions were given clean bill Of
health. The report of the jury fol-
lows:
TO the Hon, w. B. Turner, judge Of
the circuit court for Maury county
November term, 1920:
We the grand jury for Maury coun-
| ty Tennessee, beg leave to submit to
your Honor as follows:
/. We have made an earnest en-,
deaVor to investigate all violations of
| the law within the county that have
come to our attention and from our
observations and the Investigations we
have made we are gratified TO report
that conditions seem to be materially
improving in the county as whole in
the mater of obedience to law.
The dog law and wheel tax law
have really been very well obeyed
but since conditions are improving in
! both instances acton on these cases
have been deferred for the present
We have a delinquent list of wheel
taxpayers which we have marked out
to the best of our ability and same
has been turned over to the County
Attorney with our recommendation
that distress warrants be issued
against all delinduents at once.
We have assurances from the Coun-
/ ty Tax Assessor that full assessments
will be made of all dogs in future and
that he will comply with what the
law requires of him in future, which
will greatly aid future grand juries in
dealing with this vexations condition.
The Jail.
We have visited the County Jail
and find the jail building and the
prisoners quarters in good condition
and web kept: There was only one in
jail when we investigated the Jail
to-wit, Jno. Lancaster, who was con
yicted at The present term.
The Poor House.
The condition of the Poor House, is
first class the premises being c'ean
and apparently we'll kept in every
way. The inmates are well fed and
well cared for in every way and we
commend the management of Mr..
Erwin as competent and eonscient-
iousy
The Work House.
The Committee Visiting the work
house was not satisfied with the con
dition of houses and bed clothing and
VIC recommend that the proper author
tiles invested with power look into
these conditions and correct same,
There was no complaint on the par
Of the prisoners Of i'll treatment nor
did they complain of suffering from
the cold--on the contrary claimed that
they slept comfortably. The objec
ton OF the committee was that the
house was too open and the bed cloth
ing to seant for cold weather.
County Officers and Administrators
and Guardian eonds.
4 Committee investigated the
bonds of all county officials and re-
port the. same to us as good and sol
vent. The bonds of the Administered
ors AM Guardians are also reported
to MS by the same Committee TO be
good aid solvent.
Respectfully submitted. this De-.
u. 1920
w. o. WITHERsPOON. Foreman,
ADAM HANSON.
GARFIELD MORROW,
w. l.. SH1VERS.
J. G.. MOORE,
]. /. HENDERMAN.
c. T.. LOWEN,
n. NJ. PAGE,
]. ". HOLLEY.
w. =. NoTGRASS,
EDWARD MATTHEWS.
O inc. PADGETT,
ID. II. WALTERS.