The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Wednesday, Oct. "a, 1894.
Presentment OF The
Grand Jury.
OCTOBER TERM 1894.

OCTOBER TERM 1894.
To His Honor, R. C.. WGttss IRE
stGlday Judge.
At the close of this Session and al
ter carefully going over and passing
upon all Bills handed us by the SoIic
;tor, the Grand Jury submit the fol
lowing report for consideration.
lst. We have visited the severai
County offices since the last term OF
Court and find them we'll and neatly
kept. Abbeville Co., should 1eel
proud of her obliging and efficient VI
ficers. ,
End, We have visited the jail and
find it In good condition. We maze
special me ntion as to the manner 10
7 which it is kept and the treatment
and comfort of its prisoners. The
whole property in and about the jail
we find in the very best condition
which is due to the vigilance OF the
jailer.
Srd. We carefully examined the In
dexes in the Clerks Office, and find
that the system of Indexing which has
been in vogue there for many years ts
very incomplete and renders an exam
ination OF the Records of said office up
satisfactory. We recommend that the
members of the Legislature, have pass
ed at the setting of the next General
Assembly, a bill authorizing the Clerk
OF the Court to reindex the Books OF
said Office, according to the system
now in vogue in Anderson County.
4th. We have visited the Pool
House. Complaints having reached us
that the management of the Poor
House has been bad and the food sup
piled to the inmates of insufficient
Quantity and inferior quality, we in
vestigated the matter as thoroughly as
possible. We have concluded from all
the facts in the case and are of the opln
ion that these complaints are ground
less, that the management is good and
the TODD supplied of sufficient quantity.
At our request DR.. @. A. Neuffer, the
skillful and experienced physician On
gagged to attend to the sick inmates OF
the establishment gave the matter his
special attention and reports that the
sanitary arrangements are good and 80
far as he has been able to see the ID
mates are furnished with an abun
dance of wholesome food and are prop
erly looked after. It is q common
thing to find fault with all such CHAIR
table establishments and we are graft
fed to relieve the public mind from
all apprehension that Abbevllle Coun
tv ia derelicr in her care OF the unfor
tunate inmates of her Poor House.
5th. We have examined and approx
ed the transcripts of the various Trial
Justices except Trial Justices Ed
wards, Moore and Robinson of the dill
( ferent Townships. We recommend
that the Coroner or trial Justice ac'
ing az Coroner in conducting inquis
tions do not employ but one physician
to make the necessary autopsy, and
where the cause of death Is apparent
and nothing criminal attached that no
Doctor be employed. We know Of
several cases where publio.funds have
been wasted, to wit: The dead body
of Andrew Robinson, this man died
a natural death as the evidence at In
Quest showed, which after being bur
led three days was taken up at the
mere suggestion Of suparstitious ne
proes and examined thus imposing q
debt on the County of $41.5O.
9Th. We would recommend that the
County Commissioners look after the
leaks In the Court House and have
house of necessity built for the accom-
mediation ofjurors and witnesses com
ing to Court. We have had com
plants of the bad condition of the
roads and streams in the county. We
, would recommend that they be looked
after at once.
7th. It has been brought to our al
tention that trainmen on the 6. Z. &
N. R. R. secretly bring packages of Ii
auor to the town with the evident pur
pose of aiding and encouraging blind Il
gers in our community, but when the
attention of the officers of the Road is
called to the importance of the law we
have no doubt but that they will take
the necessary steps to prevent further
trouble. We have no idea that it will
be necessary to call on the Court to
punish the railroad for this seeming at
tempt on the part of their trainmen
TO override the law OF the State.
sth. We as the Grand Jury of Abbe
Vile County take pleasure in certify
ing to the wholesome effect of the Dis
pensary Law in this County. Under
this system the temptation to drunken
ness has been greatly reduced with COD
seduent good results. We no longer
see the brilliant lights Of the open
bars. The opportunity and the temp
tation to tippling has been removed.
The habit of treating is now thing OF
tho nae.- II ia with special pleasure