Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-07
FIFTH EDITION,
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY
Number Of Bills Acted Upsn-Ths
Police Force Ceusured.

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The following report of the Grand
jury was presented 10 court, and read
this morning by Clerk Cochran:
To the Honorable the Judges Of tie
Superior Court and Court of Genera
Sessions of the Peace and Jail Deliy.
cry:
As the present term of Court CON.
pletes the labOrs of the Grand Jury now
sitting, they take pleasure in submitting
to your Honors the following report
During the year for which 1t was a,,.
pointed, the Grand jury has acted upon
eighty-eight bills, of which number
eighty-one have been returned az true,
and seven ignored. The true bills Were
as follows Murder, /; rape, l; bigamy
/; setting fire to dwelling house, /; as.
sault and battery,9; carrying concealed
deadly weapons, 49, larceny, 81 house
breaking, 5; highway robbery, 2; as.
sault with intent to commit murder, 9:
keeping gambling house, 2; resisting
public officers, 1; maintaining nuisance,
|; selling liquor to minors, 2; selling
liquor to habitual drnnkards, /; selling
liquor without license, \.
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able decrease. In the year 1881 there
were 1863 bill, acted upon by the Grand
Jury, and in the year 1852 there Were
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ALMSHoCSE.
The AlmshOuse | as been visited by
the Grand Jury, and carefully exam
ined in its several departments. Its
general condition is good cleanliness
meets the eye throughout. and Il feeling
of contcntmclit appears Ia prevail among
its inmates. The sick have the advan
tagc of ,klt'ul physicians and kind al
t'hhahtN, WhiI' thost VINO are III ilcilth
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NOR. th.ft than world IN.
committed We're there no such places
10 dispose of their stolen goods.
We present this fact 10 the court for
the purpose informing the stolen goods
merchants that they ar" liable to arrest
and punishment for purchasing goods
which they cannot help hut know were
stolen. Cases have been before the
Grand jury iii which II became almost
sclt-rvid"nt that goods purchased were
illegal ~ obtained, and tn" purchasing
party were c"gnilanI of the fact. Junk
shops, As a rliir, are not essential TO the
mercantile" OF moral health Of the com
munity, bur are very damaging 10 the
proper formation 81 character Of the
youth and "Idrr persons who frequent
them as Customers
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