The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-11-27
g2IE C0gRES.
adjournment OF the Graud
-sury-- Excellent Report.

adjournment OF the esraud
.Eury--Nn Excellent Report.
In district court yesterday but little
was done. The court still has the ease
IF Lindenthal VS.. Sanger under adj
yisemcut. The grand jury returned Il
few more bills and gave the court its
final report after which the members
wee discharged for the term, after IA
tIlrce-weeks session, during which
time one hundred and eighty-two in
hrtments were found. OF this num-
.cr only fifteen were of the magnitude
Of relonies, the remaining one hundred
lud siNty-seven being misdemeanors.
The showing is certainly a good one for
McLemm county, and one 50 good
that few If amy counties can equal 1t IN
the small number of actual crimes com
United during the past SIX months, foI
If must be remembered that nearly al
thp mslcmeanors returned are of 4
nature which involves no disturbance
Of the public peace, being simply
am infringement of certain stan
lard of morality. We present the
report in full. and it Is SO comprehen
siya that it needs no elucidation OF
comment:
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
70 the Honorable District Court Of
/ McLenuan county, November term
/ 1851:
The grand Jury selected for the No
/ ycmbel term of the district court, haV
/ ing closed its labors, submits to YOU
/ honor the following report:
We have diligently inquired INTO
and true presentments made o1 an
matters riven to us in charge. as faI
as fine means afforded us would per
NIT. We have pr, scented no person
from envy, hatred or malice, and have
not left any person unpresented fol
| love. fear, favor or affection or hope
Of reward. During our session We
have presented to your honor's conr'
! indictments as follows:
Arson !, theft y, forgery 2, assault
/ To murder :, assault and battery !, az
rravafed assault ), rape 2, administer
/ mo poison |, burglary |, embeZzlemeh'
/ :, 77,.ii,,,;,,,, -. violations Of the Sunday
I9w - failure to pay occupation tax l,
violating pawnbrokcr's law ., Keeping
IIsorderlv house 6, malicious mischief
l. carrying pistols ), disturbing re-
Ggious worship 7, violating estray law
,. renting houses for purpose OF gam
ing ), selling whisky to minors /, per
hitting gambling /.
By reference to these it will be seer
that a large proportion Of them are
/ for minor uiIeuses, such as gaming
/ misunderstanding, and others of like
Grade. 1t Is indeed gratifying to the
Grand Jury, and no doubt will he to the
citizens generally of tie county, that SC
few felony indictments have been
found. There are several members OF
the grand Jury who have served IN tins
capacity in former years, and who can
recall the time when ii grand jury OF
NrIruuau county could not meet anu
adjourn with less than from fifty t.
-eyeut,-hye felony presentmeutS. Tins
Indicates yastly-lmproyed state OF
society. and one which will conn are
fayorahly with that of amy county n
fine state. No ease of leluul-
uus homicide has been brought
tn tfe attention OF tins
Grand jury during its session, fact
which should hs noted 10y those II
other states Who are SO ready tI ira
+ durc fine good name of our state, and
/ VIII" are ever ready to characterize hel
/ "a. tl, land Of asSasslus and cur-throats
We have made careful and crltica
examination of the reports Of all oil
Ger, required by law to report through
rour honorS court TO rs, and find then