Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-20


hospital there are - males and % fe
males. ) female children and male child,
making a total OF 10 inmates. In the
asylum for the insane there are 16 white
males ard IS white females, . cOlOred
males and colorcd females, 1 colored
male child and , colored female children,
making . total in the aSyium of } in.
mates. There are i6 persons 1T Norris
town and II 1T Harrisburg, making the
total insane, dependent on the county, 11S.
We next visited the county prison,
where We We're kindly received by Keeper
Burkholder. who conducted US through
the buildings We found $50 persons con-
fined in that institution OF these 93 are
couvictS, II awaiting trial and sc for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct. In
addition to the above 81 are confined
in Bummers' Hall" The prison has
only Is cells, III which are confined
$50 persons, necassitating putting more
than cue in il cell, and VIC found some cells
containing :, and ) persons. We do not
only think it necessary to make provision
for more room, but We also think that the
building is in a very insecure condition on
account Of the walls having large cracks
| ii: them. 1t is the unanimous opinion of
this grand inquest. that it is necessary to
= waste of money to make any additions
to the present building. We would also
call the attention of the county com miss
| ioners rs to the propriety of removing the
prison to the ground owned by the county
opposite the almshOuse on the cast side of
| the COnestoga creek. This might appear
| like incurring very great expense to the
county, but i'll the opinion of this grand
| inquest, it could DO removed and rebuilt,
| with all necessary additions, at !. cost not
| exceeding $50, 900, by using the material of
the building and then selling the ground
| which the prison now occupies. Another
| reason We have for recommending this
| removal is on account of the condition in
| which " Bummcrs' Hall - now is, it being
q disgrace to the county. The room is
p BY - feet, and there are Sc men and
boys confined i'll it, in the most filthy con.
| ditiOn. We do not censure the keeper for
this, IS 1t is impossible for any person to
keep it in u better condition under the
circumstances. We also find that
| the light aud ventilation in the
| prison are injurious to the health
and sight Of tie inmates, and should be
| rcmedied as soon IS possible. We think it
| prudent for the commissioners to have
some insurance on the hospital, asylum
|
to havo any on bridges, the court house
| and the prison, as there are watchmen at
the prison, and We would unanimously re-
| commend that q watchman be appointed
at the court house, for should there fire
occur many valuable records and papers
might be destroyed. In submission of our
report, we return o1r thanks to the hon
orable court, the district attorney and the
sheriff for the kind attention given us.
}. Fred. SG.er, foreman f. Hershey,
Charles Grove, Samuel Erisman, Edwin
iloptmI, Martin Kern, J. p. Amber,
Joseph bishop, Benz. Workman, J. NJ.
Biemena!eri"r, George Meng!c, John j.
Coulter, W. J. jenkins, ii. 5. CARRIER. II.
5. Sencr, Sam'i Welchans, Joseph Pen
rose.
Judge Patterson, i'll receiving the report
of the grand jury, thanked it's members
fOr thGi. attention to their duties, expressed
general approval Of what had been recon-
niendc, and said Notwithstanding that
, rules had been taken in sOme cases, and a
certain newspaper that concluded it knew
More about legal proceedings than the
court had chosen Ia condemn it for an
omission Of duty, as alleged, yet this
court begged TO inform the grand jury
that all the cases that had been passed
upon, this week, by the traverse juries,
were legally and const!tutionally tried,
as in all such cases the counsel
for defense had taken 10 objection to
the array Of jurors. The only difficulty
presented FOR the c,urt'a consideration,
ur'':r he rules taken, was whether there
had beer any omission Of the jury COM
mi"si0ners in n,t taking the requisite
oaLil before filing ti:e jury wheel and
drawing TIE jurors. T:le act of 1874 pro.
vi'icd :or Inc filling OF said jury commits
sioucra' oath, and that of the sheriff, in
the pr,thrnotarys office, which by the
tenor of the p3titions for rules, had not
been entirely conformed with according to
that act This question, however, would
be argued ~ day, and passed upon by the
court.
This afternoon court met at 2, o'clock
and the argument On the rule to set aside
the vcnire was argued.
Court has named Saturday, the third of
February for hearing the new licenses.