The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-16
Grand Jury Report.

The grand jury, which has besn in session
here the past few weeks, adjourned Tuesday
evening. The following is their report:
To the Hon. Geo. n Aid idge, Presiding
Judge OF the Eleventh judicial Dis riot:
Tns grand jury for the Msy term of tho
district court, beg leave 10 submit The follow.
ing report:
1st. We have endesvored diligently to ia.
quire into, Grd true pressrtment make of
sucl matters rs were given us in charge. or
Oil tally brought to our notice, acc,rdin,, IN
the bes' OF our understanding; and in dis
charge OF the duties assigned TO us, have re.
turaed to the court eighty,three bills of in
dictment; and we are gratGed to bs able tn
state that much the larger proportion of the
bills found by US are of the class of pottv
crimes denonnated misdemeanors.
"a. we have examined the condition of
puolic buildings consisting of the court
house and Jail, and, also as 10 tho condition
and management of the poor farm. We
found the court house in good condition.
Inc court rooms containing moa of the
necessary furniture required Tor the conyen.
fence and accommodation of the court. Off.
GERS, attend .nts and others interested We
iegret 10 say that, in our opinion.
the Jail building does not reflect credit
upon 40 intelligent. prosperous, enterprlsine
and public spirited community IS compose
me citizenship of the city and county of
Dallas The present Jail building is insecure,
i,h.ssuf1iclently ventilated, inadequate in .ize,
dilspldated, and in the opinion of expe.
rleneed and competent contractors, cannot
DC repaired so as to answer the purpose for
which it is used and intended. We therefore
suggest and recommend that the board of
county commissioners, so soon as practicable.
whenever sufficient funds can be obtained
without Increasing the country's indebted.
mess, proceed to erect building of hdeouate
dimensions and construct suitable for isil
purposes. We found the jail yard properly
polced the inside of the Jail building m,
peared clean, and the prisoners, about forty
for and attended to as can
be; done by tho official in charge
under he circumstances but wa submit
that an enlightened, hum ,ne public seni
meht requires and demands that the health
OF the inmates of prison should be as isal,
ousiy guarded rs their persons, whether the
prisoner DO confioed as a punishment for
grimes Committed or awaiting trial for al.
leeen violation of law, which it is now i'm
possible for the jailor to do in the present
building. f''''A'
We visited the county poor farm, and It
aliords US pleasure to report that everything
connected with the farm is in excellent con.
oition-the houses neat aud clean inmates
properly cared for, and the crop, consisting
OF sixty acres cotton eighty acres corn, TWEEN
W acres os'sIwell worked, clear of weeds
and grass, and very promising In the opin-
lon OF the grand jury, the msnsge-
ment cannot be improved, and we recon.
mend that the compensation of the
superintendent DO increase 1926 per month
Inc grand jury re'urn their thanks to the
presiding judge and officers of cour. for
courtesies extended to us, and to the county
attorney and bis assistant, whose zeal, Ell,
oleney and earnest A1elity to their official
trusts merit our commentator.
JOHN j. EAKINs,
Foremep Grand Jury.