The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-13
Grand Jury Finds
Ten True Bills;
Four No Bills
Grand Jurors Named
For Current Term
Of County Court

Of County Court
Report OF Grand Jury of Holmes
County at and For Regular October,
1898 term Of Circuit Court in said
County.
To the Honorable s. F. Davis, Judge
of the Fourth Circuit Court District
Of Mississippi
We. the Grand Jury Of Holmes
County, Mississippi, empanelled. sworn
and charged at the regular October
1888 term Of Circuit Court of said
county, beg leave to submit this our
report of the acts and proceedings
had and done before and by gu,
said body:
We have been in session two days
and part of which was taken up In
the inspections enjoined upon us by
the statutes to make, and form our
examinations and deliberations, in
volving the examination of 81 wit
nesses, we have found mo Bills
and herewith return into open court
and tender to Your Honor 10 "True
Bills"
The County Records our committee
found from their limited investigation
to be correctly and neatly kept and
reflect the matters said records are
supposed to show. The county Jail
was found to be in very commend
ably fine condition and we desire to
commend the sheriff and the jailer
for their excellent upkeep and main.
tenance Of this county institution.
Bedding facilities and food were ade
Quate and satisfactory and no COM
plants were had from the prisoners.
The County Farm and Poorhouse
was observed by q delegation from
our body to be satisfactorily managed
and maintained, the sanitation there
good, an abundance Of substantial.
food IN evidence for the prisoners and
inmates, nice supply Of provisions laid
away for the winters use, and no
Dissatisfaction on the part Of the liz
mates or prisoners. Our committee
in their investigation of the State Pc
nal Farm at Belmont found sanitary
conditions there excellent, a very good
crop being harvested, the lighting ia
cilities for the camp very materially
improved in the substitution Of cleo
trio lights for lanterns which have
been heretofore used.
The Grand Jury desires to com
mend and express It's appreciation to
Hon. Earl T. Thomas, our efficient
and capable District Attorney, whose
advice to and work with this body
has greatly facilitated the work of
this Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury desires to commend
the very fine and efficient work and
efforts of Hon. Pat M. Barrett, Coun-
ty Prosecuting Attorney of our Coun-
ty. in the prompt, minute and splen-
did preparation of cases and matters
for presentation before our body the
compilation of evidence, the thorough
going quality of his Investigations,
all of which have facilitated the dis
patch Of business before and by us.
The creation of this office and the
character and ability of the office
holder now in possession convinces
us that the county made a fine in
vestment and a saving to our county
has thereby resulted in lessening the
expense of criminal prosecutions to
the tax payers, and has enabled the
Grand Jury and District Attorney to
be quickly and fully apprised and in
formed of the nature and facts of each
case.
And now having reported our acts
in the premises, we now beg to be
dismissed, subject, of course. to re
call when and if so ordered by Your
Honor.
Respectfully submitted. this the nth
day of October, A. D., 1888.
w. A. Ramsey,
Foreman.
Attest.
L. G. Campbell
Clerk.
The Grand Jury was composed Of
the following: E. X. frost. H. B..
Powers, M. OReilly. Guy Campbell,
W. G. Lowe, Robert Duke, L. F..
Browning, George Reynolds. HI. Hall.
w. M. Evans, Earl Lucas. S. c. Her.
rim, Sam Maggie. w. NJ Holder,
Floyd Ellis. James Shanks, L. A.
Allison. w. A. Ramsey. foreman, E..
w Farmer, Fred Tyson