The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-07-03
rhe Grand JurY,s presentment.
To The Hon James F. Izlar, Presiding
.Jufye of The Eiehth Judicial Circuit:

/
Judge Of the Eighth Judicial Circuit:
The Grand Jury for this County for the
June Term, 1890, beg leave respectfully to
make the following Presentment, to:wit !:
| We have passed upon the several bills Of
indictment given US for consideration at
| this term, among which we found several
of frivolous character and which ought
not, in our judgment, ever to have been
sent to the Court of; Sessions for investi-
cation and ne recommend that the Trial
Justices exercise more careful discretion
! in such cases before imposing so much
expense upon the County, especially
as we see no good that can be subserved
by continuing their present practice. We
regret to see that the carrying of deadly
weapons concealed about the person is on
the increase, and we earnestly urge Wig
orous prosecution of all such offenses,
and that our members of the General AS
sembly be requested to use their influence
| in having the law so amended as to make
the punishment for such offenses inpris-
o1,,nent only, believing as we do that this
| dangerous practice can not be diminished
or stopped as long as persons convicted of
this crime are allowed to satisfy the de-
mands of the law by the payment of O
fine.
We have made hasty examination Of
the various County offices, and, as far as
we are able to judge, considering the linn
tied time at our disposal and lack of ex.
perience and familiarity in such matters,
find them we'll kept.
We have visited the County Jail and
Poor House by Committee, and find the
Poor House well and neatly kept, the
inmates we'll pleased and contented, and
the crops we'll cultivated and in splendid
| n, LII 49, he In, Sa
to us that the Steward of the Poor House
had made misappropriation of the pro-
ceeds Of the farm, we carefully investi-
gated the matter and find that the charge
IS unfounded. This much we feel it our
duty to say in justice to the Steward. We
find the Jail as we'll and neatly kept as
the present facilities admit of, and the
prisoners holesomely fed and comforta.
bly, cared for, but we recommend that the
County Commissioners better ventilate
the building, and that water closets be
placed in the cells and cleaned by water
] taken from the water works as soon as
| they are established in the city.
We respectfully request our members of
the General Assembly to use their efforts
to have an Act passed requiring the
County Treasures in their annual pub
lished reports to make an itemized state
I
! lures, and that the proceeds from the
Poor House be turned over to the Treas
urer and disbursed by him, which shall
also be included in his annual reports.
Having heard no complaint, with one
or two exceptions, of the condition of the
public roads and bridges, we presume
they are generally in good condition.
We desire to call the attention of the
Court to a disgraceful disturbance Of the
! peace and carrying of concealed
weapons at Slabtown, in this County, on
Saturday, the 10th day of May, 1890,
committed by w. D. Oolley and Elijah
Johnston, in which there was much
shooting among a crowd of women and
children. The following are the names Of
! witnesses 10 prove the charge: DR.. @. N.
| Wyatt, Joshua Owens, j. @. Watkins and
others, and we recommend their speedy
prosecution. e
We,also call the Solicitors attention to
the fact that Munroe Durham has recently
been retailing spirltuous liquors in this
County without license. Witnesses as
follows: Crate Orr, Jefferson Rankins,
Gray Gillespie and others.
We cannot too often urge upon the
County Commissioners the necessity of
building new Court House, and such an
one as will be in keeping with the recent
Improvements and prosperity Of our city
and County. The present Court House is
not sufficient for the increased business of
the County. 1t is inconveniently and
uncomfortably arranged, and does not en-
sure safe protection to the records Of the
Court. It has not sufficient Offices for the
accommodation of the County Offices, the
Offices Of Treasurer, Auditor, School Com
missioner and County Commissioners
now being rented at heavy expense,
amounting annually to sum nearly
equivalent to the interest on the money
necessary to build new Court House.
In conclusion ne tender our thanks to
the Presiding Judge, Solicitor and other
officers of the Court for their assistance
and kindness during our labors at the
present Term.
Respectfully submitted,
j. N. HUNTER, Foreman.