The daily gazette., 1875-11-24
Crime il. the County.

gRPoRT OF THE GRAND JURY-THf
CROWDED JAIL-GooD SUGGESTIONS.
Yesterday, at New Castle, the Grana
Jury made their customary repo't to the
Court II is as follows:
To the Hon. the Judge of the Court Of
General Sessions of the Peace and Jail
Delivery
The Grand Inquest for the body of
New Castle County respectfully makes
report that at the present term, they
have acted on 305 bills, of which 255,
were found true and 50 ignored, OF the
true bills, 81 were for felonies. and 2a0
were for misdemeanors; of the latter l46
were for violation of the liquor laws, and
50 were for violation of the revenue
laws.
The attention tof the Grand Inquest
was drawn by the Court ut the May term
to the deplorable increase of crime III
this county, particularly to the alarming
crimes OF arson, burglary and highway
robbery, and, although the calander at
the present term is very large, 1t Is some
enjoy to good citizens to be able to
state that no bills for arson, burglary nor
highway robbery-and but one for house
hrea king have been laid before US
which result may be ascribed to the
speedy arrest and punishment OF the
perpetrators OF these crimes.
But it is matter OF serious regret
that tine Court was compelled at the
present term to again call our attention
TO the great number Of criminal charges;
and that Of those, a number were unpre-
cedented in the history of the county
we're of the highest grades known to the
law. 1t is TO be hoped that this state Of
affairs will not continue and when con-
sideratien lis given to the fact that dur
ing the summer months, hundreds, per-
haps thousands, at unemployed persons,
not citizens of the State or county, COM
prising among their number u great
many intemperate and depraved persons
gathered from all the large cities near us
were wandering over the country, The
community nay perhaps be thankful
| shat Il greater mum ber OF serious crimes
were not committed.
In a visit TO the Jall the Grand In
quest was struck with it's crowded cox
! dition. They would suggest that this
could be alleviated in some measure, If
committing magistrates would dispose
! finally of small misdemeanors, instead Of
sending the accused person to Jail, which
| latter course in many cases works inJus-
tice, besides considerable expense to the
county and all persons concerned. De-
spite the crowded state Of the Jail it was
! found very clean and in excellent order;
and the prisoners in very good health.
A committee Of the Grand Inquest Wis
tied the Almshousc during the month Of
| October. The committee report that the
Institution is excellently managed: that
the inmates are healthy and well cared
for in every respect, and that The grounds
ard buildings are in good order, except
the apartments tor colored persons, winch
the committee recommend should be
pu, in better order at once.
The inconvepient, badly lighted and
ll-yentuated Court House, and the
cram ped condition f ths County officers
force themselves upon the notice Of the
Grand Inquest, yet they cannot recon-
mend any expenditures whatever for
the erection of the new Comfy buildings
nor for the alteration or repair of the
old ones, nor for the enlargement of the
Jail; while the proper location Of the
Codrt House is an agitated question
with the people of the County.
All ofwhich is respectfully submitted
NATHANIEL WILLIAMS,
CHts. q. ASH, Clerk. Foreman.
After the report the Grand Jury wer,
discharged with the thanks of the Cour
fer their services.