The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-24
GRAND JURY REPORT.
That Honorable Body Finishes Its wOi x
and Is DIschsrRed--Summary % Its
DOinRs Some Suggestions.

After a two weeks session, the
grand jury for the United States
for the Southern district of the In
dian Territory. at Ardmore, filed
its final report Saturday, and was
discharged. The full text of the
report follows:
To Hon. Hosea Townsend, Judge +
said court:
We, the grand jury, duly selected,
summoned, empaneled, sworn a. O
charged to inquire within and for the
BODY of the Southern district of the
Indian Territory, beg leave to sub
NIT this as our final report:
INDICTMENTS FOUND AND PRESENTED
Introducing intoxicating liquor so
Disposlng of Intoxicating liquor.
Seduction ................ 1
Concealing death of bastard w /
Adultery .. ........... 6
Counterfeiting . ~ /
Introducing and selling intoxlcat-
ing liquor. .-.................. IA
Cutting timber. l
Carnal knowledge. ... ........... 1
Larceny .................. 81
Assault and battery y.............. l
aise pretense /
ASSAULT to murder. er. 6
Malicious mischief. ef.... l
Burning personal property. .... ,
Disposing of mortgaged property S
Removing mortgaged property. 10
fornicaIlOn .-.-- ----..-.-.-...-. i
MuIu6T. .........-.. --........... D
Aggravated assault. ult....... .
burglary .............. l
ManSlauS SnIer !
Escape 49,. Observation-Disclosures. /
Keeping disorderly house. T /
Renting gaming house. e........ ,
Carrying weapon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II
Disturbing religious worship. 49,. 1
Disturbing the peace. ...... 2
Keeping gaming house. .. 6
Total -........-..-... 1S4
REHABILITATION
MisdeIneanors. .-.-.. ... 80
Total .........-.. 1874
mo bills" in United States COM
missioners' cases. ..... %
Our experience has proved the
wisdom of the suggestion of the
court in his charge to us that all
smaller crimes and offenses should
not be investigated by US, but dele
gated TO the different commissioner.
We lind that many witnesses come
before us to prosecute then neigh
bors for trivial offenses, sometimes
growing out OF family quarrels and
disputes, when they would be unwill-
ing to go before United States COM
missioner, because our deliberations
are secret, while everything done by
The commissioner is open to the pub
lie and persons making complaint
before the commissi Jner must take
the responsibility which attaches to
ali public acts.
We think ample publicity should
De given to the fact that prosecu-
tions for misdemeanors should come
before the United States commission
er, so that persons desiring to begin
a prosecution would not wait until
the meeting of the grand Jury. From
present indications, the grand Jury
will find plenty to do if it indicts all
persons who commit larceny, robbery
and other crimes of high grade. We
regret to say that from our inve stiga-
ton We find the crime of larceny
more frequently committed than any
other crime punishable by law and
we urge upon the court officials, es
peciaily the deputy marshals, to give
this crime particular attention.
We have examined the place on
the north side of West Main street in !
The town of Ardmore between the |
walls of two buildings commonly
called the jail, and find it not so obi
Gus as a government prison as was
the famous French bastile, becau Sc |
it Is more obscure, but it is no less a |
disgrace to the government. The
large number of prisoners who are
confined in such a small place at
night renders their condition almost
intolerable. Our jail facilities should
be improved, and the proper author
tiles to furnish this relief should be
appealed TO. We find, however, that
the prisoners are all as we'll fed and
cared for as the circumstances will
permit. They have no complaint to
make against their keeper.
Owing to the lack of educational
facilities in the Chickasaw Nation
we feel that crimes growing out of ig-
lorance and llliteracy will increase
lntil better educational facilities for
Toung people are furnished While
his is not a political body, yet we
Are constrained to call public atten-
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