Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-15
PRISONERS MUST WORK.
County Court Passes AN Order Providing
for n Ball and Chain Gang for All
Male Prisoners Confined tn
the County Jail.

The regular June term of County
Court, which has been III session since
Monday, June 3, came to an end
Wednesday afternoon.
The County Court is up in arms
about the officers arresting and keep
ing in the county jail so many tramps.
The court did not stop at passing the
order providing for the ball and
chain gang for all male prisoners; it
has~gone one step futher and has
held over all bills of the county Off
GERS for making arrests since the last,
term. This was done this morning
to show the courts disapproval of
the arresting of tramps for train
riding. etc. The court decided to
hold a consultation with Judge
Faulkner and if there is anyway of
getting around paying the bills for
the arrest of tramps for trespassing
upon the railroad they will not be
paid. The bills submitted this morn
ing and held over are as follows:
John W. Martin, justice of the
peace fees. $i05. 10; A. j. Snyder JUS
tice IF the peace fees, $l09 40; M. W.
Riordon, constable tees, SAG. So John
H. Fulk, constable fees, $34. 20; G. ID.
Burnett, witness fees, $l5; Samuel
Freeze, constable fees, $1,20 N. G.
Caldwell. constable fees, $50.
All of the above were held over,
except $40 CT Officer Caldwell's bill,
which was paid, the court being salts
fed that it was not for arresting
tramps.
The other bills were not all for ar
resting and irving tramps, but as
there was no distinction made III the
bills as to what the arrests were made
for. the entire amount was held over.
The County Court passed an
order which will likely con-
tribute a great deal to the solv-
ing to the tramp problem and TO the
lessening of crime generally in the
county. The order, which was pre-
pared by Prosecuting Attorney Pitzer
under the instructions of the court. is
as follows:
| II is ordered by the court that all
male persons imprisoned in the coun-
! ty jail of Berkeley county, W Va,
at any time for the non-payment of
fines and costs and who failed to give
bond and security therefor as provld
ed bv law, shall work out said fines
and costs on the public roads of said
county, at the price of 81 per day. said
work to be done. and the prisoner do
ing same shall be. under the direction.
care and safekeeping of ------,
who if necessary shall provide balls
and chains TO be attached to each
prisoner at the expense of the coun-
| ty. And should there be six or more
| persons ordered TO work ON the pub
lie roads at the same time and place,
1.-THE said --- shall receive for
his services, in so directing and safe
keeping for said prisoners $l.25 per
| uitN anu IuI sSlNlCts III uiItCtiuS
and safe keeping less number OF
prisoners than six he shall receive
sl.00 per day. Said prisoners shall
work from O'Clock a. m. until ii
o. clock a. IN. and from / O'Clock D.
IN. until O'Clock D. m. eight hours
per day. Said prisoners shall receive
at the hands of the Sheriff three meals
per day and said Sheriff shall be paid
for each and everv one of said prison
fers, when so working, the sum of 90
cents per day for said meals. Should
said------fail to work said
prisoners, when necessary, or by, rea
son of his illness. the court reserves
the right to appoint someone in his
place and stead TO act as required I'M
der this order.
The report of jury Commissioners
Joseph H Shaffer and Jno. W. La
mon was confirmed
The clerk was instructed to address
a letter to the Standard Lime and
Stone Company asking them TO give
broken stone to pike the public road
running at their works and quarry
also to give any material, that may
be wanted for filling said road.
On motion of James b. Porterfield
he was appointed guardian of Marvin
HOLIDAY Porterfeld, infant child OF
said James B. and Sallie G. Porter.
field.
The County Court after hear.
ing many complaints against the
Standard Lime &.Stone Company rela,
tive to the firing of blasts entered the
following order:
Whereas great complaint has been
made to this court by travellers over
the public road leading through the
lands owned by the Standard Lime
& Stone Stone Company, south OF
Martinsburg, Berkeley county w.