The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15

In its final report To court yestcr-
day afternoon. the grand jury returned
IL true bill against Carl W. Mckinney.
charged with bribing eN-Niayor James
G.. Bailey. and ignored the bill against
p. f.. Mccnnn, charged with accepting
q bribe from =. w. Gallagher, agent
of the Scranton Railway company
1t being the last grand Jury session
in District Attorney Jones term. there
was u general clearing UP Of the pend
ing transcripts, and as n result, an
immense list of ignored bills were re-
turned. Among them was the case of
j.. a. Van Valkenberg. n political agent
of the anti-Quayites, who was charged
with having bribed cx-Representutive
N. C. Mackey, NJ. d., of the Third
Lackawanna district. at the Hotel
Jermyn In this city, Oct. 29,1s96. The
costs We're placed on the prosecutor,
Detective Fl. Barring.
Constable j. G. Aorans charge
against Mayor Moir and the councils,
OF maintaining a public nuisance by
reason of their failure to repair the
Mountain road. in Tie Twelfth ward,
was also ignored.
REPORT OF JURY.
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10 tine Honorable the Judges ot the Courts OF
Lickawanna County.
The grand inquest. requiring in and for the
said county ot I.achaNin'a, respectfully report
as follows. 10 wit:
frst--With reference to the petition referred
to us and signed by large number Of members
Of the bar, for the improvement Of the acoustic
properties OF inc man court roo"l' we Mo'.'n
"'"vS' m ~ .',""u ',,'' ,, , H." 'n n,ni"sin
crs 10 devise a plan to remedy the present un.
satisfactory condition of said court room. and
that the same be put in operation aS soon as
possible.
Sccond--We recommend that different days be
assigned for prosecutors in certain portions OF
the county to come before the grand Jury, 20
obviatc the expense cntailcd upon witnesses and
litigants by reason Of their eases being post
poncd from day to day
Third---Wc earnestly protest against the multi
plication o; cases by committing magistrates
and against their sending in trivial cases to the
grand Jury, which have been settled by the liti
gan,s before the grand Jury convcnes.
FourtI-'rhe district attorney is commended for
his courteous treatment and for the way in
which he transacted the large amount OF p"ol'e
Ti,,h.-.w, recommend that constol,cs when
rcturninp valuations of the liouor laws, bc par.
ticulnr +, get sufficient evidence before coming
I.f,rn I'll, rr,nI iurv
sixth--We have visited the county Jail AMI
found everything in A sanitary and helpful con.
,,ition, W. recommend that certain repairs be
made to the guticrinr on the roof of the jail
which i, nj nrcsont in Lal condition.
Rcsr.ctiulIy submitted
Iohn ~ powell Foreman.
Scranton. Pa. Nov. IA, l!DO
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Hecoi'ii'eii'A"'io''" A'' W '"7IS
MADE ny lhe grand jury, as lolio"S'
over IAckawanna river, connecting Main and
Laurel streets, in the borough OF Archibald; ap.
prop,iaton, 5000.
over stream in town OF Dalton. on Main street;
appropriation. 5000
over IIisl, Falls creek, Ransom, near Methodist
church: appropriation, $500
over sutton creek. Ransom, near barn OF y.
p. Smith; APPROXIMATION, 500
over arm of pond at Clark's Summit; apnro.
n,ia,ion. S,On
over Travis creek. Soutl, Abingdon; near old
Levi Travis house; appro,riation 5000.
Over Inp1p'; creek. Newton. near residence