Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-10-30
Tho State of South Carolina,
VItANGIIBUKNt COUNTY,
70 HIS Uonor Thompson II. Cooh",

The SrannJury beg leave to submit
the following report us their present.
mcnL:
We have visited the various public
offices and buildings, and find them
in the condition MS hereinafter stated.
The Jail VIC tind to he i'll good con
'ition and perfectly kept. There is
confined twcnty-scvcn prisoners, nil Of
which aro well cared for. Thc tailor
complains for want Of water. We
would recommend that he require
the prisoners to lower the we'll, and
do such other werk i'll the jail yard as
lie may deem necessary for thci: com
fort and convenience. We would
further recommend thut the sheriff he
required to comply with the law III
Keeping his prisoners confined or un-
der guard when allowed to leave the
Jail, it having been brought to our
notice, that through the carelcssness of
the jailer one Of the prisoners has late
ly male his escape.
The poor house is i'll good condition
and we'll kept. We find three pau
pcrs who are apparently well cared
for.
The Offices Of The clerk Of the court,
sheriff, judge Of probate, treasurer,
auditors, school commissioner and
coroner arc all in good order, and
books apparently well kept. We have
examined The county commissioners
Office, and would present that board
for having approved two orders, viz
Joe O'Cain SIG, and j. j. Jan.ison
SIS for repairing bridges OIL Five
Chop and River roads, when these
parties testify that they know nothing
OF said orders, and represent that
their names were forged. Witucsses
to prove these facts are j. j. Jamison,
Joe O'Cain and Accy kenncrly.
We find from report Of former
grand jury, that the old board Of
county commissioners, Of Which j.
Feldcrs Meyers was chairman, is
indebted to the county the sum Of
299.9l-1O0 dollars, aud would recon-
mend that your honor order such
action III the case, as will recover to
county, said amount.
We sec several matters in our last
presentmcnt unnoticed by Solicitor C.
w. But'z, and call your honor's at
tcntion to these facts.
We present for indictment, j. 2.
NJ. Foures FIR official misconduct
witnesses, D. d. Jones, Cuflee John
son, Joe Gilliard,aJ. c. Zciglcr and
a. NJ. Joardain. Trial justice II.
Powell Cooke is also presented f,r
official misconduct witnesses, j. a.
Wingard, J. NJ. Crosswcll, r. NJ. Car.
son, }. w. Buyck and H. =. Wingard.
1t has been brought to the notice Of
Inc grand jury that 0ne DR.. G.. G..
Stephens has rccci, ell rent. for a school
house, and pay certificates for -
months between thcd dates Of April '73
and April IA to the amount of SGI7,
when 1t is reported that the owhole
school is q perfect fraud, we therefore
present the snid DR.. G. C. Stephens for
indictment, with w. l.. w. Riley,
Erwin Jcnniss and F.. j. Frederick
who were township trustees and ap
proved his claims, with Francis 4.
Mckinlay, school commissioner, who
also approved his ccrtificates-wit-
nesses 10 prove these facts, b II
Knots, = $ and j Il Hutto, Erwin
Tyler, lhos Summers and Fed Jack
son.
The grand jury would state that the
work done by the committee appoint
ed at the last term Of the court is
embodied in this report.
All Of which is respectfully sub
mi!ted. j. c. EDWARDS,