Daily Republican., 1881-02-10
TINE GRAND JURY's KEFORT.


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The report Of the Grand Jury read
at yesterdays session OF Court DJ
Henry Ejkel, Is as foIloTs:
To THE HcsoRABLE Jvpsss OF TAR CSuEr
or GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEAcs
AND JAZZ DELIVERY
The grand Jury in making its pre-
sentmentto the Coart desires iEst to
congratulate your honors, the oar, the
officers and people OF New Castle couu'
ty, upon the completion and occupancy
Of this beautiful building. II Is, in
appearance, in all its appointments,
and-sa the grand Jury beiieyes-in
the administrative Cnarso.er OF those
who officially occupy it, temple Of
Justice indeed. It's erection has been a
lonV-delsysd necessity, but its compile
zion At last brings with it reiiSt from
ANNOYANCE and discomfort that will re-
pay those whose patience wore wearily
epace through years Of disappointment
al the tardiness Of It's coming. 10
the architect who skillfuily planned.
the builder who conscsntiOusly carried
out his contract, and 10 the oulidlnS
committee and members Of the Levy
Court who, in furnishing the several
departments have studied the cOnVe-
nienoe OF persons having business With
the coanty officers, the thanks OF ths
grand Jury are rendered. Tney have
given us q Court House creditsble ia
themselves, to the people OF the county
and the State.
BILLS ACTED uroS.
During the year for which it was ap-
psiuted, the grand jury has acted upon
l69 bills, Of which number l49 nave
been returned as true, and 20 ignored
A large percentage of these eases was
of petty character, and many oi them
we're not worth the trouble they gave
the Court, the jury or the witnessss
The multiplying number OF such cases
at every term Of Court calls for the en-
act msnI OF Law that will place the
liurisdiction and final liberalization Of
Them in the hands of a competent trl'
buual, less expensive in its operations
than our regulAr OouIts must ueoes
sarlly be. This would afford neit
time for the consideration Of cases o
greater importance, without having to
ssrry them over from court to court, al
lis sometimes done, to the injury o
the parties interested, as we'll as to The
county, in the way OF expense. 1t II
these petty cases that proIong the sea
sion of the courts, and create the i'm
pression that crime is on the increase
It partskes very much OF the eharaote
Of a tarse, TO have q bill sent to tn
grand jury, witnesses summoned,
jury empAuelled, lawyers engaged
land the attention Of the entire benet
occupied, perhaps, for the greater par
Of day, upon case OF theft and III
yolving the ridiculous sum OF 10, Is u
Is cents, committed by some little boy
who, If convicted, is TOO yOnng 10 b
sent to the common jail. II fmagistrats
instead OF sending such Gases to court
a. some of them are too willing to do
had some other legal method OF dispoS
ling of them, or would remand I'll
young soape-graoe to the custody 0
ltheir parents, with the Injunction l.
give them a few practical lessons il
home training, the trouble wOuld, il
sll probability, rest there, and 9Th
ends Of Justice would be satisfied"
With the exception OF such cases q
these, the grand jury is Of the opinion
that crime Is not 80 great in degree a
many persons wosId suppose.
HoVaRoF CORRECTION.
In the abaence of any law upon tn
subject, however, it is 10 be deplorsc
that tho want of House Of Correction
for juvenile offenders makes 1t nece9
sary at nearly every term OF court t
send boys 10 prison, where, at the best
they can learn no good, and are no
, improved by incarceration with hard
ened criminals from whom they quick
ly take lessons in crime, which mus
eventually bring them to severe pun
ishment and deeper disgrace. Hoy
mxoh longer must grand juries tell
sensible public that the common jai
iS not the proper school house in whiCl
to educate the youth of any communit
to become honest, useful and respec
table citizens, and that q house Of cor
rection is infinitely preferable I
the pillory, the penitentiary or tn
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/ TAE ALEsHoUsR.
The almshouse has been visited an
= carefully examined in its several de
8 partments. Its general con iition |
: good. Cleanliness meets the ey
. throughout the main building, and
feeling Of satisfaction appears to pre-
-. vail among it's inmates. The sick hav
the advantage Of experienced phys
{ clans and kind attendants, while thOs
4 who are in health find sufficient CON
forts within the house to make ther
speak in terms Of praise ofthe superir
= . tendent and his family.
: The "old building" as it is called
, in the insane department is dsfcien
i'm almost everything necessary for tn
purposes for which il is used. Rude
, rough cells or cages Extensively mse
: : the eye at every step. Ventilation
B that. most important element OF health
is sadly wanting, and cold, heavy
repulsive appearance pervades thsl
: throughout. In fact q glance at thes
u dreary dens is not suggestive Of Syt
tenn Of treatment such as q benevoleu
Q community ought to establish for th
;. comfort of persons hopelessly afflicted
), Therefore the grand jury presents th
"old building" as failare which call
# for immediate renovation. 1t il sal
i. that this condition OF things il permi
ted 10 remain because of the urcertaiI
!. ty now existing as to the propriety
. removing the almshouss from its prt