The Democratic advocate., 1893-12-02
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Criminal Docket Taken Up-Grand Jury Re-
port-Recess Until Next Monday.

The Circuit Court for Carroll county took
a recess on Wednesday until Monday next,
and it is not probable that the session will
docket has been taken up, and the cases will
be tried until all are disposed Of The grand
jury was discharged on Wednesday, after a
session of fifteen days, during which they
found 35 true bills and dismissed q cases.
One hundred and fifty-two witnesses were
examined. The report of the grand jury will
be found below Following are the trials
disposed of since our last report:
Samuel d. Fox VS.. John Fl. and Fred. j..
Shorb, administrators; action; tried before
jury; verdict for the plaintiff for $l64. 10.
Reifsnider & Reifsnider for plaintiff; Hen.
ming and Weant for defendants.
State VS.. Charles Myers; assault with intent
to kill; tried before jury; verdict not guilty.
Fink for State; c. 7. Reifsnider, Henning
and E. B. Hay for prisoner.
A. d. Puffers Sons Manufacturing Co.,
VS.. L. May & Co.; replevin, &c; tried before
the Court; finding for plaintiff for property
replevied and one cent damages and cost.
Thomas for plaintiffs Mckellip Il Clabaugh
and Fink for defendant.
State vs. William Myers; assault on child
under IA years old; tried before the jury;
found guilty. Fink for the State; c. T..
Reifsnider for prisoner.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY OF THE NOvEM
BER TERM, 1898, OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
To the Honorable, the Judges Of said Court !:
The grand jury of the November term Of
the Circuit Court, 1898, respectfully inform
your Honors that they have concluded all the
business brought before them and now ask to
be discharged.
We have been in session fifteen days, have
examined 152 witnesses and have found 35
true bills of indictment, and have dismissed
q cases that were brought before us for in.
vestigation.
We are gratifed to say that but few of the
indictments found are for very serious or
fragrant iufractions of the law. 1t is the
opinion Of the grand jury that the moral tone
Of our community will bear favorable com
parison with that Of any other county in the
state.
We have visited the county Jail and found
Is prisoners confined therein, most of them
awaiting trial, the others serving sentences
imposed by the Court and justices of the
peace. We were greatly pleased to find the
prison. house in very neat and cleanly con
dtion, and that the comforts of the unfortu-
nate inmates are we'll cared for. f.rd also that
the Jail building seems to be so secure that
there is no possibility for escape. The
present sheriff, Albert A. Dorsey, and his
assistant, are admirably suited, and are in
every way fully competent to discharge the
responsible duties of the positions they oc-
cupy, and have our thanks for the kindness
and courtesy shown us.
AS per instructions from your Honors, we
did not visit the Aims House, that institu-
ton being the direct care and supervision Of
the County Commissioners, and they alone
are responsible to the people for the proper
and prudent management of the farm as well
as the Aims House and its inmates.
The floor and the stairway on the inside
corridor of the Jail need some repairing, and
we also found the closets there sadly in
need of plumbers attention, the water sup
ply is entirely obstructed. rendering them
unfit for use.
We also condemn the present arrangement,
or rather the location of the water closets in
the corridor of the Court House as detrimental
to the health of all who are obliged to attend
court.
We cannot refrain from expressing our
qualification in all other respects with the
present condition and appearance OF our
Court House. The coat Of paint it recently
received, has been badly needed for many
years The work has been we'll and taste
fully done, and the building is now the admIra-
ton of all who behold it; and we feel Justly
proud in saying that we believe we have now
the finest Court House and Court Room in
the State.
We offer our thanks to the officers Of the
Court for their courtesy and valuable assist
ance extended in the discharge of our i'm
portant duties, also to the present States
Attorney for his help in the hour of need.
MORDECAJ c. MckINsTRY, Foreman.