The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-10-18
QUARTER SESSIONS.

22nd.
QUARTER SESSIONS.
The Grand Jurors completed their
work on Tuesday afternoon and came
into Court with twenty Live 1ndlct-
ments; they also made the following
presentment:
State of New Jersey,
County of Morris to wit:
Be 1t Remembered, That at Court of Oyer
and Terminer holden at Morristown, and in
said County of Morris, on the second Tuesday
In October in the year of our Lord Nineteen
Hundred and One, by the Honorable Abram
q. Garretson, one of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court of Judicature of the State of
New Jersey, and John B. Vreeland, Esquire,
Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas,
In and for the said County of Norris by the
oaths of Jacob w. Welsh, Charles L. Chovey,
Charles McCollum. Eugene s. Burke, Edward
M. Soaring, Harry B. Green, Fred Muchmore,
Richard s. Stephens, Frank f. Apgar. H. w,
Zeliff, Jairus Langdon, Charles A. Norris
William Kiel, M. Lewis Brewer, Edward w.
Kimble, William H, Seward, Joseph Brooks,
Joseph B. Fighter. Charles H. Day. F., Leo
Hendrickson, Archibald P. Down, John w.
full men of the said County of Morris, duly
summoned, and then and there duly sworn,
and charged to enquire in behalf of the State of
New Jersey. in and for said County of Morris,
it is presented in manner and form following,
to-wit:
Morris Oyer and Terminer. October Term,
A. D., 1901.
The Grand Jury of Morris county having
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vestigation of the condition of the Almshouse
and the Jail of said county, and to present
their findings to the Court would, in pursu
ance Of such instruction, respectfully report
that they have made q careful inspection Of
both institutions, and find as follows:
First-That the jail is too limited in capacity
to afford the necessary facilities for the prope,
housing, separation and safe keeping of the
prisoners therein confined
Second-That in consequence of this con
tracted condition, it is impossible to have
proper ventil .tion, or TO keep the place up tc
that degree of cleanliness necessary to the
health of those confined therein.
Third-That there are, at the present time
thirty-two prisoners confined in the jail, all OF
whom are adults. Twenty. four of these are
confined in the general lock up. six in the foul
steel cages, and two in the women's room.
The prisoners in the general lookup SLEEP
in cells six feet long, five feet wide aud seven
and quarter feet high. There are twenty
ce Is, of whibh eighteen only are used. arrang
ed in two tiers, one above the other.
The four steel cages, in which six of the
prisoners sleep, are but six feet long, five feet
wide and six and a quarter feet high.
Fonrth-From the crowded condition and
lack of proper ventilation Notwithstanding
the earnest and faithful efforts of the Sheriff
to keep the place Clean) the Grand Jury found
the atmosphere foul and offensive-necessari
ly injurious to the health of the prisoners,
Fifth-As to what should be done to ameli.
crate these offensive conditions, the Grand
Jury are not prepared to say. They prefer to
leave the matter In the hands of the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders where it properly belongs
at the same time urging upon that body the
necessity of providing suitable facilities foi
safe keeping of prisoners, for the separation OF
youths from hardened criminals and also fol-
the detention of witnesses.
Lastly, the Grand Jury have also visited the
Almshouse, located in Morris township, near
Norris Plains, and after careful inspection
of the same, find the building in first rate or
der, the sitting and dining rooms, kitchen and
dormitories clean and well ventilated and
well adapted to the purposes of. the institu-
tion.
Conversations by individual jurors with the
inmates show that they are contented and
grateful for the care bestowed upon them.
The Grand Jury report this institution to be
in excellent condition and its affairs well ar
ranged
In testimony whereof the Grand Jury has
caused this presentment to be signed by their
foreman and attested by their clerk.
N. G. TOMS, J. W. WELSH,
Clerk Foreman
STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
County of Morris,
]. Daniel s. Voorhees,, Clerk of the Court of
Oyer and Terminer holden in and for said
County do hereby certify that the foregoing IS
true, full and correct copy of a Report and
Presentment lately found in said Court. as
fully and entirely as the same remains on file
in my Office.
In Testimony whereof | have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal
~--- of said Court at Morrstown
Seal of this fifteenth day of October,
Court of Nineteen Hundred and one.
J Oyer and
Terminer. DANIEL s. VOORHEES,,
-- Clerk.
ORDERED by the Coust of Oyer and Termin-
County, authorized by the Board of Chosen
F'reeholders to publish the Quarterly Reports
OF the County Collector
DANIEL s. VOORHEES,,
Clerk.
Justice Garretson ordered that the
Clerk send a copy to the Board of
Chosen Freeholders, and that copy
be also printed in all the newspapers
of the county which print the quar-
terly reports of the County Collector.
He then thanked the Jurors for the
faithful discharge of their duties and
dismissed them for the term.
Before the Grand Jurors came into
the Court room, the foreman, Hon.
Jacob W. Welsh was presented with
a handsome gold d-headed cane by his
fellow members. ond after theH jurors
had been discharged by the Court
they gathered in front of the main en-
trance to the Court house and had a
photograph of the group made by
Ensminger, of Morristown. Sheriff
Charles A. Baker, County Clerk Daniel
5. Voorhees, and Prosecutor of the
Pleas'Alfred Elmer Mills were also in
the group. The only party left out
was Clerk of the Grand Jury, Nathan
iel @. Toms, whose we'll known mod
esty forbade him taking position
where his handsome and leonine
countenance would appear.
On Wednesday morning, the following
persons, who had been confined in
Court and plead as follows:
Walter e. Allen, indicted for break
ing and entering the stationery store
l.