Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-21
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT,

the play of "HamIet," supported by ali the IA
night "Schocl for Scandal"
CASTERBURT.-An immense bill of baIlet
songs, ourlesqOe and other performances in
GLIDING the pantOmime of ssOId Mother Huh.
oaIu, the equestrian play of ''Mazeppa,"
POTOMAC HALL corner MARYLAND avenue
and 1lth street, IslanG-FestIyaihvt the T .adies,
Mite Society of Ry lane Chapel. for the benefit
OF the church; most deRghtfui entertainment.
esterday the Grand Jury of
the District adjourned, their business for the
present term having been completed In the
afternoon they submitted to the court an off,
clal report OF their inspection Of the county
Jail, which we here append:
GRAND JURY ROOM, Nov. 1s. 1s65.-To the
k1Onordote Andrew Wylie, Judge Of the Criminal
tohrt: In conformity with the usual custom OF
the Grand Jury at the close OF their labors,
they beg TO submit the following report:
On the 9TH instant, the Grand Jury made
their official visit to the county Jail. A thor
ough inspection of the building showed TO onr
entire satisfaction that the police and sanitarv
regulations were as complete as the ill-con-
structed and insecure building would admit of
The number OF prisoners confined there at this
time is about 25U, embracing W lite and coIored
young ano oid; male and female. due regard
was observable in the culinary department.
winch lett the impression that the prisoners
Were oountlfully supplied with good and
, %noIesone 1000. In addition to the manifest
insecurity OF the building, the prisoners are
compelled, TO the number of 10 and Is, to occupy
a small cell without the slightest ventilation
compelled TO retire. The session had been an
unusually protracted one, in consequence of
the very heavy docket and the fact that the
honoraole court deemed it proper, for reasons
OF public nature, to adjourn for a month
During the recess a large number of cases
haS. accumulated, which has required much
labor to get through with. The docket en-
braced crime OF every grade known to the law,
out very large proportion of these cases
brought under our notice, we are happy to saw
not beng citizens of the District Although we
nave found a large NUMBER of presentments
many grave offences against society and good
order we have been compelled TO let go nm
punished, for the simple reason that il was
found impossible to find the parties injured or
witnesses sufficient to establish the crime or
offence before court of trial
1t is proper that we should call the attention
OF the court of magistrates trials. We are sat-
lsned that just here great delinquencies arise.
cases coming from these sources before us
without the Christian names of parties as wit
nesses and criminals have subjected us TO
and we might add in this connection that a
number of cases have come before us from
magistrates of the District which were by no
means creditable.
We have found ourselves cOmpeIled on the
score of humanity. to let some 90; keeping in
view at the same time the sacredness of our
ohclal oath. Stern and rigid Justice has it's
claims and so has humanity. The one should
be properly tempered by the other.
ne jury are profoundly impressed with the
1act that a house of refuge for Juvenile Offend
eTs Is OF The highest importance in this metrop-
OILS The boy goes into the prison house a
novice IL crime, and comes out prepared by as
sociatiOn with hardened and accomplished
villains TO grayer offenses, which place him in
the position of the hardened criminal, defyinp
the laws OF both God and man.
PETER +. BACON, Foreman
Ihey also passed resolutions OF thanks TO
thelr foreman, Gen- Peter Z. Bacon, and Messrs.
Charles Charles Calvert and Richard Good
child, the secretaries, for the very efficient MAN.
ner in which they discharged their duties.