The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-04-13
Cou0ty O0ceD-A Couuitteeo ORfeey--
Couss Honhe, &c.

soS OO0P OOIICsSUUO
cropped out from the hearts OF our
neishbors ct the County-sea', in
regard to the weakness Of the Jail
and it, extreme unhealth fulness
The tears that we're shed over the
cad fsts Of the prisoners confined tn
thu old jail, raised 'Paddy's Rum
from six TO eight inches higher
than il ever had been known by
the oldest inhabitant! The Couu-
~ Commissioners, ct that time,
had determined not to do anything
more than repair the prison and
make il - safe and healthy % they
could until the County should get
ont Of debt; but that didn't suit
the Committee Of Safety At the
County-seat. A grand jury was
packed In the interest of Centre
ville-the Jail condemned - nm
cafe. DO. by it. and then followed
. mandate from Judge Kihby's
Court compelling the County Com
missioners TO build . jail (which
Was accomplished at an expense
Of nearly 100000!
ia
This little county history. 10
repeating itself. The Jail and iron
fence around the Court house
square. and the iron steps leading
into the old court ho1se, are not %
valuable nest-eggs - our ambi.
tious and calculating county-seat
retainers. supposed, and another
accession to the nest is proposed
A keen. eyed jury is again en-
ployed. On looking into the va.
rious county ofices. clustered
around the old pile devoted to the
naturalization of justice for so
many years, they, upon thsir oaths
do cay, thst the safes are unsafe
the records Of Court are extreme.
~ likely TO be destroyed--wasted
Observation-Disclosures, or alb
Observation-Disclosures the jury, the
citizens Of Centreville, or the
Lord, know what exactly will be-
come Of the moneys. books. papers,
&C., in charge Of the various coun-
~ officers! A petition also goes
to the County Com mi ssioners, from
the citizens Of Centreville, asking
that this thing shall be done. and
Ere proof safes e erected there,
which will probably cost not less
than e75, 900 or $50. 0O0.
The Commissioners took the mat
ter under advisement, but those es-
pecially interested, were not sat-
isfled with suything short Of
lightning speed, and hence a
resort was had to their old trick
(which succeeded 90 well in the Jail
question, )-of having = mandate
issued, compelling the Board to
l,rsL1 n 81 u.nre % coef
This 10 the situation of the ques.
ton now, and We think that the
building Of these 6ie-proof safes.
involves the question OF building
. new Courthouse, and here Is
just what our Centreville Sehe-
mers are driving at. We are OPP
posed TO building q Court-House
now-o. the proposed entering
wedge 70 that work. We are OPP
pressed Sufficiently and burdened
by taxatiou, corporate and other
wise, without any additional bur-
den being imposed; bat II q Court
House sssst be. built and fire-proof
safes seected aos. Centrevilles is no
the place for either. We firmely
believe the people Of this County
"a large majority Of tAen. If
new Court House 10 to be bpilt
prefer Richmond as the location
| Tor it.. .,os sl5s ls, -e.s.-. .sz7
! In forcing this question Of 'are-
proof Safes We think oar friends
and neighbors At Centreviilc, have
in their greed. re-enaeted thu
tragedy related by Esop, of kill.
ing the goose that laid the COLDER
egg: