The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-14

the want Of evidence, arising from the
! indisposition of persons to report and
testify in such cases. We allude to the
prevailing and we fear, Sncreasing
crimes of adultery and forDication.
While we are unable to atthis term to
present cases., we would ask your
Honor to permit US through the medi-
um of this report, to call upon all good
people all Christian people, of this
county to aid us in fereting out
this crime against decency. and
good society, so we may be able to pre-
sent at subsequent terms, all viola-
tions flaw in this particular. We do
hope that every good citizen will fur
nish some member of this jury, with
the names of all offenders, with the
! witnesses, and all such cases will be
properly presented and the prosecution
urged. The law in regard to bastardy
SHOULD be more vigorously enforced, 80
as to protect the county. Here we
would say that complaints are made to
| us Of the great numbers of idle, dirty
vagrants that continually crowd the
streets of the city of Newberry, block
| ing tie corner and sidewalks to the
great annoyance of all passers. James
Dunbar is reported to US for carrying
and exhibiting concealed weapons,
witnesses @. B. Cromer and D. w. z.
Kibler. Mack Rutherford is also re-
ported to us for carrying concealed
weapons, witnesses J. H. Chapel land
Geo. B. Cromer.
We would advise that more care
should be taken in regard to the safe in
the office of the County Commissioners,
where valuable and important papers
fare deposited. The instructions for
! opening the safe are left out exposed to
the view ofany one, thus placing it in
the power of fany one to open the safe
and abstract valuable papers that
would work loss to the county.
The Grand Jury has had as much re-
gard to economy in their report as pos
sible. No expenses should be imposed
on the county that can in any way be
avoided without injury to the county.
But we find that matters and things
have been recommended in the reports
Of former Grand Juries, but the pre-
sentiments have been entirely ignored,
no attention whatever given 70 the re-
port. We would respectfully ask that
the report Of this jury, and the recon-
mendations therein made receive the
attention of the proper officials, or
cause be shown. -
It comes to the knowledge of this
! jury that there is a vacancy in
| the Board Of County Commissioners,
and it is important, at this time
especially, that the board should
be full, we therefore recommend that
the proper persons whose duty it is re-
commend a suitable person to be ap-
pointed, doso at once. Just at this time
there is really more work before the
board than can be properly attended to
by two commissioners. ...
The jury has been called upon by a
committee of the Bar and upon hearing
them, have recommended that the
court room be refurnished with furni-
ture that will comport more with the
honor of our county, the cost not to ex-
ceed two hundred dollars. This we
deem necessary foro the comfort and
convenience Of the judge, officers of
court, solicitor, jurors and attorneys, as
we'll as for the despatch ofSusiness. A
plan has been submitted which would
| probably necessitate smaller expendi-
ture, but as the purchase ofsome chairs,
not contemplated in said plan, may be
necessary We conclude to make this
recommendation as to expense. A rough
draft of the plan is herewith submitted.
which can be modified as circumstances
may require. We advise the following
| gentlemen of the Bar to consult with
the Commissioners: Geo. S. Mower,
Geo. Johnstone and 0. L. Schumpert.
We have also appointed J. S. Russell,
D. NJ. Langford and T. M. Neel a COM
mittee from our body for the same pur-
pose.
The Grand Jury is of the opinion
| that there should be some change in
the law in regard to Petit Jurors. We
think the law, as nowa requiring
unanimous consent of a jury to render
a verdict, is Objectionable because it is
in the power Of one man from some
cause, ignorance, stubbornness or a
mere whim to defeat the ends Of JUS
tice by causing mistrial, not to men
ton the extra expense thereby en-
tailed upon the county. We are of the
opinion that the ends of justice would
be more fully met if the law was so
amended as to require the vote Of three
fourths of Petit Jury to render a
verdict. This we believe would eNpe-
}dite the business of the courts, while it
would in no way work an injury to any
person placed upon trial either in a
criminal or in civil cause.
We would ask that our clerk, J. S.
| Reid, be allowed the sum of five dollars
for services rendered.
| Having considered of all matters be-
fore Us, we most respectfully submit
the foregoing as our report.
w. e. SLIGH, Foreman.
JOHN WATKINS,
- C. w. BUFoRD,
| H. S. n. CRossoS,
A. w. OxSER,
D. NJ. LANGFoRD,