The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-13
THE GRAND JURY
Adjourns After Returning One Hundred
and Sixty-seven True Bills.

Adjourns After Returning One Hundred
and Sixty-seven True Bills.
The grand jury, which has been in session
for the past three weeks, adjourned sine die
Yesterday at noon. Judge Aldredge, dis
trict judge, was plimentary to the jury
for its diligence in looking after the law
breakers. The majority of the true bills
found were for misdemeanors. Instead OF
finding bills against the inmates of bawdy-
houses they found bills against the mad
ames, and so with the gaming-houses, go
ing for'' the proprietors, and yiolators of
the Sunday law. The following is their
REPORT.
To the Hon George N. Aldredge Judge of the
Eleventh Judicial District of Texas
GRAND JURY Room, DALLAS, April s,
1882. The grand jury empanneled
and sworn at the March term of the dis
trict court of Dallas county, state of Texas,
to enquire into violations of the criminal
laws o. the state committed within the
county and state aforesaid, respectfully
represent that it has diligently enCuired
into the same and as the result Of its labors
has found and presented 167 true bills 1t
also visited and examined the new county
Jail, Just completed, and found it to be
very substantial, secure, comfortable and
.commodious, the equal, if not the superior,
of any Jail in the state, and
certainly reflects credit upon the coun-
ty commissioner court as well as the
builders.
ssThe grand Jury also visited and inspected
the Dallas county poor farm, and is pleased
to state that 1t found Che farm well man
aged and in a fine and prosperous condi-
ton, under the control and manageme H. OF
Mr.. j. A. Kinnan and his estimable lady.
II found growing and extremely promising.
25 acres of Mediterranean wheat; 70 acres OF
red oats; IS acres Of corn, most of which is
up and in good condition; also 20 acres OF
land well prepared and ready to plant with
cotton; making a total of 1856 acres in high
state of cultivation, well drained
by cross bitches, which are
in excellent repair and speak well for the
manager. Also about eight acres in lots,
yards, ETC., and thirty-two acres well
grubbed, and eight acres unclealed, nine ty
seven acres untenced, making o total of
$50 acres belonging to the farm. 1t also
found on the farm six mules i'll good condl-
ton; five mich COWS, three OF which are
giving milk; ten head of stock cattle rang
ing from calves 90 three-year-olds; eighty
head OF hogs, thirty of which are now fine
porkers, and twenty-five more will become
such by time for fall killing; also
between eight, hundred and one
thousand bushels of corn on
hand, one hundred bushels of wheat and
oats and hay, sufficient to feed the ock
through the season, and plenty of bacon to
supply the farm. The fare is good, sub.
stantial and plentiful also two wagons and
one set of wagon harness and pillow harness
for six mules, and utensils sufficient to run
the farm. There are on the farm ten pau
pers-four females, four males and two
children; also eleven convicis, all males.
The grand jury would respectfully
make the following suggestions, to-
wit That the convict labor be
utilized in erecting stone or concrete
building on the farm, and that the cage OF
the old Jail be placed therein to better con
fine obstinate convicts. Considering the ell
cheney ofthe manager, Mr.. Kinnon, and his
good lady, and in view of the class of people
with whom and for whom they have to
labor, that justice would only be done them
by increasing their wages to $50 per month
for Mr.. Kinnan, and to S25 per month for
Mrs, Kinnan. AS several of the paupers
are in a helpless condition--some of them
are "cranks"-that it be adviclb c to have
some one especiallyto see after them. All of
which is respectfully submitted.
JoHN Ii, COCHRAN, Foreman.