The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-05
Grand Jury Returns
Eleven True Bills

TO THE HONORABLE S. F. DA-
Wis, JUDGE OF THE FOURTH CIR
CUT COURT DISTRICT OF MIS-
SISSIPPI:
We, your Grand Jury, duly elected,
empanelled, sworn and charged at
and for the regular April 1915 term
Of the Circuit Court Of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, beg leave to submit
this u report Of the acts and pro-
ceedings had and done by and before
u said body:
We have been in session one ~
day, and during said time have made
the various inspections and exami-
nation enjoined upon US so to make
pursuant to Your Honor's instructive
charge, and have examined 81 wit
resses, and therefrom have found 2
mo Bills" and have found and now
return into open Court, II "True
Bills" which we herewith submit
concurrently with this repost.
From our necessary limited investi-
cation, the County Records appear to
be in satisfactory condition, and we
found the County Jail to be in an ex-
cellent condition, being sanitary and
otherwise well kept. The County
Farm and Poorhouse was in good
condition and the prisoners and in
mates appeared to be in satisfactory
condition, and We found the County
Jail to be in an excellent condition,
being sanitary and otherwise well
kept. The County Farm and Poor
house was in good condition and the
prisoners and inmates appeared to be
adequately cared for. With reference
70 the Mississippi State Penitentiary,
at Belmont, we found it in good gen.
eral condition, However, it appears
that the roof on the main building is
IL bad condition and should be re-
paired. We were informed that money
has been appropriated for this pur-
pose and recommend that these re-
pairs be made just as soon as pos
siblc. We also recommend that new
screens be installed just as soon as
material may become available as the
present screens are completely worn
out. We further recommend that a
rev cook stove be installed, the pres
ent n being in a very dilapidated
state of repair, having several holes
which are stopped upwith mud. In
this connection, We found that it was
called to Your Honor's attention that
this same recommendation was made
by the Grand Jury at the last term of
Court. We also found one heating
stove completely worn out and this
should be replaced. In general,
the sanitation is adequate, but we
recommend that the commodes in the
be repaired and that several
tubs in the latrine which are now US
ed for washing clothes in should be
replaced or repaired as they
leak badly and keep the floor con-
wet. We found the prisoners
be receiving an adequate amount
of good, clean food and commend the
engagement on this point. We fur
her recommend that a separate ward
be provided in which to care for sick
prisoners as we found two sick prison.
7rs, one of whom had an extremely
bad chest cold, still confined where he
in contact with the other prison
,rs.
And now having reported our ac-
ions in the premises, we beg to be
discharged, subject to recall, when
md if ordered by Your Honor during
he current term of Court. This April
nd, 1915.
E. w. ELLISON, Foreman.
sttest:
VERNON KING, Clerk.
Members of the Grand Jury were:
F.. H%olloman, B. E. Mcbride, E.
v. Ellison, M. H. Johnson, w. J..
Voctor Byrd, Luther Upton,
.arl ~Covington, Thomas II. Dorsey,
Y B. s. White, George E. Rainey,
81. English, Udonell Spell, L. C.
R. L. Jackson, J. F. Sam
'e. ]. C. Perry, R. Udolph Spell, Yer
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