The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25
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GENERAL PREsENTMENT
OF the Grand Jury of the City Court
For the February Term, 1896.

FOR the February Term, 1896.
To His Honor Thomas NJ. Norwood.
Judge Of the City Court-Sir The grand
jury of the city court for the February
term of 1896 begs to submit the following
report as its general presentment. In com
pliance with the injunctions of your charge
we have by committees examined the con-
dition of the offices of the clerk and sheriff
of this court; also. the condition of the
county convicts.
Your committee appointed to examine
the books of clerk and sheriff of the city
court beg leave to report that they find the
records of the clerks office in commend
able shape He took great pleasure in ex-
planning the workings of the Office, show
ing the different cases from the time they
come TO his hands up to the final DISPOSE
ton of the same. They are systematically
arranged and easy of access We see
nothing to recommend except that he be
furnished with a copy of the new code as
soon as 1t is published.
The sheriff office is in good order and
his books are nicely kept and with the
plan of indexing which ne has inaugurated,
any case can be found in a moment That,
together with the itemized statement of
the disposition of the funds that come into
his hands from each sale, is a decided i'm
proVement He also has a separate receipt
for the several amounts distributed,
which Is very valuable for inspection by
parties interested; o.,c
~
The examination of the county chain
gang is at no time a pleasant task, but
in this instance the redeeming features
| found in all of the camps visited calls
for an expression of opinion more favor
able than has heretofore been possible.
We visited the several camps and also in
| spected the condition of the convicts there
in. At camp No. / we found about forty
convicts, all OF whom were in a good,
healthy condition and apparently well
cared for. AT the poor farm we found two
white men punched with a gang of about
sixteen negro boys. of which number
| eleven were under 16 years of age. The
farm was found to be in very good con-
dition and the food furnished clean and
| sound.
At camp No. 2, which is a permanent
camp, we found about thirty-seven con-
| Victs and, with the exception of three in
| plants, they were in seemingly perfect
/ health, The camp is certainly place of
/ rest for convict after hard days work.
| man-of-war The sleeping apartment
! is clean and neatly kept. The bedding is
good and neatly arranged
At camp No. 3 we found about thirty
! three conVicts, all of whom appeared TO
! be we'll, with the exception of two or
three, who were suffering with fever. In
each of the camps visited we had stripped
| the men recently whipped and found that
they had been treated in a humane man
ner, none of them showing marks on the
| body. The change from the old method
of severe punishment is to be commended
! and due credit is given to those inaugural
ing this reform.
We recommend the separation of the
| white from the colored convcts. We
| further recommend that children of u
| years of age and under be not sent to
| the chain-gang, but that some other means
OF punishment De meted out 70 such
/ youthful Offenders. We consider that the
drainage of Tybee Island is a very inn
| portant factor to the health of the people
of Savannah, Tybee being her natural
| summer resort, and we therefore recon-
mend that the honorable board of county
| commissioners send a portion of the con-
faA4 10 rlaara 1.
to do SO that the drainage there may be
! completed.
To Solicitor General Wallace w. Fra
ser we desire to return thanks for the
| advice given to us in the numerous cases
( brought before us for our considera ton
and we recommend him as a faithful Of
fcer.
To his honor Thomas NJ. Norwood we
desire to return thanks for his excellent
and plain charge to us al the opening
of this term of court. Although he has
served on the bench only a short time
yet from the manner in which he has
transacted the business of this court we
are glad to say that in our opinion he is
eminently qualified for this high office
He has from the beginning of his term of
office shown to criminals that all violators
of the law shall be severely punished
when convicted in this court, and that
crime will be suppressed in this city and
county so far as judicial power can go
We commend him for this rigid en-
forcement of the law and we express the
hope that he may long remain as the
We also appreciate all courteSieS ex-
tended to us by the officers of the court
and county.
We recommend that this our present.
ment be published in the Morning News
and the Savannah Press. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted,
John G. Butler, Foreman
James L. Morrison.
A. L. Moynelo
Robert p. Lowell.
Henry G. Black.
Elmer N. Hancock
Daniel Hogan.
c. S. Van Horne.
George W. Dwelle
Frank +. Jones.
J. p. Merrihew.
Albert Wylly.
John Derst
S. Krouskoff.
H. II. Hull
c. Lucian Jones.
d. r. Thomas.
S. Herman
Solomon Cohen.
G. II. Remshart.
4. @. Guerard
James McGrath
Lester Hubbell.
Ordered, That this general presentment
be published as recommended
In open court this April "a. 1886.
T. NJ. Norwood
Judge City Court Of savannah
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