Evening journal., 1895-02-07
THE GRAND INQUEST.
A REPORT or WHAT THIS BoDV
HAS DONE DURING THE PAST YEAR.


A Compact and Businsss-IIks Dosumsnt
which Calls for Praise From the Court
suggestions Made and Praise bestowed.
The Jury discharged.
The grand jary has completed it's work
for the F-br isry term aud yesterday
afternoon made the following report for
the year
ITO the honorable judges OF the Court
Of General Sessions OF the Peass al d Jai
Delivery and OF the Court OF Oyer anc
rerminer Of the county Of Nav Csstl.
and State of Dslaware The grand
iuqnest OF New Castle county and stat,
Of Delaware, would respectfully submit
the following as = summary of the bust
ness presented for their consideration for
'he year commencing with the May term
1924 and ending With the February
term, 1895
"At ths May term al bills were pre-
ssnted Of which eleven bills were ig-
nored.
AT the September tsrm 81 bills were
oressnted Of which eight bills were
ignored.
AT the November term thirty -Esvep
bills weIe presented, of which i've bills
we're ignored.
"At the February term twenty seven
bill were presented, Of which nine bills
we're ignored.
Total, las trus bills; thirty.thrs,
ignored.
In one ease al the November term the
youthful offender was recommended for
commitment to the Ferris Industrial
school
On Wednesday November e7, 1894
the annual visit Of inspection was made
10 the county almshouss. at Farnhurst
The Jury were unanimous In their ex
prstsit ms Of praise for those In charge.
Everything seemed to indicate q careful.
capable and businsss.llke supervision
the buildings. equipments ana grounds
all bstokeu 3 management that reflects
great credit upon the county In the care
Of her unfortunate poor.
"0l Thursday, January 10, 1895, the
grand ing Hest visited aud inspected the
county jail at New Castle We wsE.
very courtsously received By Sheriff
Gillls and his wardeps, and found every
thiug In the jail In as perfect order and
as eleanly In appearance as It's over
crowded condition would permit Sc
much has been said, and 80 much written
upon this subject that IL would seen
useless for this jury to do more
than recommend that some speedy
action be taken whereby those con
Victed Of crimes against our law
may be 30 imprisoned that the penalties
h Il eted may have = tendency to make
better their future The present eondl-
tions are such that the youthful offender
aud tina hardened criminal OF al ages anc
conditions. are huddled together in suel
numbers that the cell becomes a eshool o.
vice with the worst criminals as teacher
In view. therefore, Of the prepsrator,
steps taksa by those Interested In thl
prison reform movement, and the rsso
lutions adopted by the Levy Court, Janu
airy s In regard to the purchase Of
stone qusrey we can only recommen,
. that whenever action ia taken for prisol
I reform, tnat II be prompt and we'll
}, advised.
6 "Ths attention OF this Jury has lee,
8 called 10 the fact that prisoners are per
z mitted 10 20 out upon the streets unat
tended By = warden "a practice in whiol
q the prefent sberin is only following A
& lines established by his pred .csssors
g The sight Of these men upon the street,
7 in prison stripes, accustomn the eitlzsp
Z to view the stripes, upon our streets
q and, In case OF an attempted cream,
d would operate against a capture bv oiti
g nens; ard iu-sddition, It Is distasteful
u the public, oertkiuly not a psrt OF IN
. sentence Of the court and should /
" nbatsd
n We were very Hospitality received /
the shsrins private apartments By u