Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-25
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> rns Fret weak 81 Quarter SlP.1
: SuArday Afassnesn:-Charles +! feer
. aresideDt of Nary street, was 1ea4ed
With threatening 70 do bodily ~ g
Joseph Beyer and daughter q Chdes
Keller with threatening to knock OIL tpe
head ofMargaretBeyer on the 4th Of March
There was also cross action heard, II
which Joseph Boyer was charged with
threatening the life of Charles F. Keller.
These disputes grew out Of the right t.
the use of water from a pump in Keller's
yard. The court directed that the Kel-
lers pay the costs in all the cases.
Jacob Fontz, Of COnestOga township, was
charged with threatening to do bodily
injury to Samuel Mclaughlin. The pros
ecutOr testified that was the collector OF
school tax of Conestoga township, and Of
December 1st, when he went to defend.
ants house to collect the tax due by him,
the defendant Threatened oskick him
out and said he wopA criipl- him if he
came back. D1fendant testified tina,
when prosecutor came to his house he told
him he could not pay the tax then. Some
words passed between them, and he Or
dered tie prosecutor to leave the house
and refusing to 60 he put him out, but
did not made any threats. The court de-
cided that the defendant enter into hi.
own recognizance in the sum of 800 t.
keep tho peace and pay the costs Of pros
ecutiOn. ., t..--.t od.
Constable Appointed.
Andrew EichhOltz was appointed con
stable of Lancaster Township, in place o.
Thos. ]. Smith. recently elected, but wh'
declines the Office n.:. .-...
Report Of Grand Inquest.
The following is the report of the grant
inquest 81. .., Io.. ..,.
To the Honorable. theiJ Judges of the Court o
Quarter Sessions and General Jail Deliver,
OF the Peace Of Lancaster county.
The grand inquest of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, empaneled to inquire
into and for the county Of Lancaster a
tho April sessions Of 1881, respectful,
report
That they have acted upon all tho in
dictments submitted to them, TkQle tha
we're believed to be properly susceptible q
consolidation were returned to the diStric
attorney for that purpose and when con
sOlidated they, with the others, were re
turned to the court, ninety nine as tru
bills, thirty ignored and seven were hand
ed back the district attorney because til
witnesses did not answer, though the dis
trict attorneys attention was directed t,
tho fact, and the names of the partie
were repeatedly called.
We visited the almshouse, hospital, til
home for friendless children and the
county prison. In the almshOuse ther
are 1873 inmates-123 men, so women an,
| 10 children. These all appeared to b
well cared for, the building was clean ant
neat and to general management appeare
to be good. In the hospital, for the sic
and insane, there were 2O7 sick and in
firm, 80 men, 20 women and B children
and in the insane department, 73 men an
63 women. These, too, appeared to be al
well cared for and in as, comfortable cor
tlitiOn as such unfOrtunates could be made
The buildings were also clean and neat
and the management appered to be ecOr
omical and good. The wOrkbOuse arrans
ment for the confinemsnt Of tramps, how
ever did not commend itself TO 0a1rs jude
ment; the facilities for their escape are s
obvious that none need remain there if the
arc willing to make any effort to get away
|
made success, different and NOR
effective regulations will certainly be nee
essary. -. .. !.... ...
With regard to the supplies we foun
that very few were furnished by cOntrac
with the lowest and best bidder. On th
contrary, there were generally purchase
by committees of the board of directors a
such places and from such parties as the
thought proper to patrOnize. We do no
allege in this connection any imprope
dealing by the proper officers on the col
trary, their purchases, as far as we inves
tigated them, appear to be quite favorab
to the county. But We do allege that tn:
system, if practiced by corrupt or incom
petent directors, might and probably wOul
prove very expensive one to the t3xpa!
crs. We think also that some accOur
should be kept of how the supplies are di
tributed and to whom each article is givel
This is not done at present except in case
of money given az outdoor relief. w
think such an account would prove
wholesome check to abuses which we
not believe now exist but which might III
der less efficient management.
We were greatly annoyed at not fint
ing in the institution the cash book, tn
only record Of moneys paid for the keepin
of inmates and for articles sold. That bOOl
the steward informed US, was given to th
county auditors on demand made by thel
for the purpose of examing the account
and by them lost. We think the losin
of such an important book by the count
auditors exceedingly reprehensiblc, an
that every reasonable effort should b
made to find it, and have it feturped to il
proper place, that future grand jaries an
others interested may have an oppOrtunit
IF examining it. .'. '.ar .
In the Home for Friendless Childre
there are 1O3 inmates % girls and
boys. We found this institution appal
emily we'll conducted, everything in goo
condition, and the children provided wit
all necessary comforts. We discovered
however, that the treasurer, who is tn
recipient of considerable sums of none
from the county for the use of the institu
tiOn, has not been required to file bon
or give security for its faithful disburse
ment; and without intending, in tn
least, to reflect on the present treasurer
we recommend that sucurity be requires
| hereafter.
We visited the county prison, and foun
there 140 prisoners, of which number :
are convicts, AZ are awaiting trial and 2
are confined for drunkenness and disorder
| ly conduct. The prisoners appeared to b
well-cared for and generally in good con
ditiOn. The management there, however
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