The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-14

more County Jail.-The Legislature of 1902
passed a law which revolutionizes the mode of
conducting the Baltimore county Jail. 1t, is
Chapter 118 and is an act to empower the
County Commissioners to appoint Jail war
den and to provide for the support and custody
of persons committed to the jail, etc. Stripped
of its verbiage it is as follows:
THAT the County Commissioners of Balti-
more county shall, on or before the first We'd
nesday in December, 1903, and on or before such
date every two years thereafter, appoint fit
person as warden of the Jail of Baltimore coun-
ty. who shall take charge of the prison and
prisoners therein and have and exercise, dur
ing his continuance in office, the same powers,
and be subject to the same penalties and for
textures and be responsible for escapes In the
same manner and to the same extent as the
present sheriff of said county and the sheriff of
the several counties now are, and shall perform
such other duties as shall be required of him by
said County Commissioners.
1.-THE said warden, before he enters upon the
duties of his office. shall take an oath before
county that he will faithfully execute the duties
and trusts and exercise the powers vested in
him as such warden, and shall give bond to the
said County Commissioners with trust or bond
ing company as security to be approved of by
said County Commissioners in the penalty of
s., 600, conditioned for the faithful performance
of his duties as warden and for the safe keeping
of all such persons as shall be committed by
legal authority to the Jail of Baltimore county,
which bond shall be filed and recorded in said
County Commissioners office.
"All commitments of prisoners to the Jail in
county shall be directed to the warden
of said Jail, who shall receive the same and safe
ly keep them until legally released; he shall de-
liver prisoners to the sheriff of the county to be
conducted into court, and when sentenced to
confinement elsewhere than in the said Jail OF
the county, the warden's responsibility for such
prisoners to cease when so delivered into the
custody of the sheriff.
THAT the said warden shall provide all needed
supplies for the prisoners in his custody under
the direction of the County Commissioners, and
abide by and observe all such rules and regula-
lions as may be established by the said County
concerning the Jail building and
the inmates thereof, and shall admit no visitors
to the prisoners except in accordance with such
rules he shall keep complete record of the
prisoners committed to his custody, when and
by whom committed, upon what charge, and
when released, and shall on Monday of each week
ber of prisoners confined, with such other in
formation as may be required by them; he shall
also keep full and complete account of all sup
plies received at the jail and disbursements
made by him; the said warden and his deputy
shall reside in the Jail building.
"That the warden shall appoint deputy war
den, to be paid a compensation by the County
not exceeding $50 per month,
and he may appoint such watchmen or assist
ants as the Commissioners may in writing direct,
to be paid compensation by said Commission
ers not exceeding S15O per day. The County
shall furnish the Jail building,
including the dwelling part thereof, with all
necessary fuel and all requisite food and sup
plies for the prisoners confined in the jail, and
the warden shall have the same cooked and pre-
pared for such prisoners; the warden shall have
the right to require the requisite manual work
about the prison building and premises to be
done by the prisoners. but no unconvicted pris-
oner shall be compelled to do any work against
his will, beyond taking care of his or her own
''That the County Commissioners shall, so far
as practicable, furnish all Jail supplies by con-
tract to be made semi annually and due notice
of the award of such contracts shall be given;
they may in their discretion appoint annually a
board of visitors to the Jail to consist of five per-
ks.lr.
whose duty it shall be to visit said jail at least
once in each month, and to make to the Commits
sioners such suggestions as they may consider
for the proper regulation of the
prison. 1t shall be the duty of said Commission
ers to establish code of rules for the regulation
of the Jail and its occupants and change and add
to the same as occasions may require.
''That the warden of the Jail shall hold his
position for the term of two years unless sooner
removed by the County Commissioners for in
disobedience, neglect OF duty or
other cause, which in the judgment of the said
may be sufficient for such re-
moval, but in no case shall he be removed ex-
cept upon charges involving his fitness for the
position and after notice thereof and the oppor-
tunity to be heard upon the same. The warden
shall be paid in monthly instruments an annual
salary of $500 and occupy the dwelling portions
of the Jail free of charge. The deputy warden
shall have the privilege of occupying one of the
sleeping rooms in the Jail building.
county, at the end of his term of Office
to deliver up the entire Jail building to the Coun-
tV Com m1SSlOQorS. VINO snail lmm6QlaLely Jake
possession thereof"
Trouble Over Third District Roads
Judge Burke has signed decree granting an
Injunction restraining Mr.. Il. Dudley Riggs, a
we'll known resident of Green Spring Valley,
from closing an old public road through his
The injunction was granted on the
Association. In the bill of complaint the
plaintiff alleges that the association was or
ganize6 for the purpose of protecting the inter-
ests of the residents of Green Spring Valley,
in the view of accomplishing which the in
junction is asked. 1t is stated that Mr.. Riggs
was desirous of having public road running
through his property relocated and secured the
consent of adjacent property owners to the
nroiect under the promise that instead of one
long road there should be two short roads
known as the south and north roads. and es-
pecially that more direct route TO Stevenson
Station. on the Green Spring Valley Branch OF
the Northern Central Railway, would be pro-
yided. Plats of the roads as proposed by Mr..
Riggs are filed. The bill further states that on
the representations made by Mr.. Riggs his
neighbors signed petition consentlng to the
change of the road, Mr.. Riggs having demon
strated that it would be for the beneht OF the
public as well as for himself
The bill then states that subsequently Mr..
Riggs secured the consent of the County Com.
missioners to the change of the location OF
the road in the manner which is customary In
such proceedings. Detailed information IS
then given in the bill as to how the two roads
are laid out. and it is declared that instead of
two short roads there are two long roads.
This, it is declared, is in violation OF the agree
ment under which property-owners in the vi.
cinity agreed to the change, and is detrimental
to the interests of the public.
The south road, it is stated, is macadamlzed
to great extent, and could not be changed
except at great loss The north road. 1t Is
stated, is in such condition that it will be-
come impossible, which would cause great in
convenience to the public. Mr.. Riggs, it is
alleged threatens to close the old road between
his barn and residence, and thus shut off egress
for the public in that direction except overt
impossible north road. This, the bill states,
would be in violation of the rights OF the
public.
The injunction is very sweeping IN It's terms,
and prohibits Mr.. Riggs, his servants or agents
from in any way interfering with the public
in travelling over the old road. PERMISSION,
however, is granted the defendant to move for
the dissolution OF the anJunSoh as nS Is cuS
appeared as attorney for the association, which.
it is stated, will vigorously oppose the closing
of the old road until the two new roads are
placed in condition for public travel.
The matter of the change of the location OF
the road was favorably passed upon by the
county COMMISSIONERS Uub olnOC ehO WIN -
laying out the two new roads began there has
been much complaint of the delay. The con-
tract for furnishing the stone was given to
Mr.. Riggs. The complaints were referred by
the County Commissioners to Roads Engineer
Crosby, and he informed the former that MT.
Riggs had stated that he was encounterlng diff
fculty in securing stone, but had promised 10
pursue all possible haste in the matter.
Further complaints of the delay were made,
and Mr. Riggs wrote letter to the County
Commissioners defending himself, and stating
that it was only agreed that one of the roads
was to be macadamized.
Circuit Court.-Andrew Jackson, colored,
larceny; guilty; not sentenced. Stansbury
johnson, colored, larceny, stet Michael
Mikalsky and Alexander Mikalsky, 1.-TWO
ceses) guilty of common assault and each
sentenced to pay 81 and costs in each case.
Peter Kefsky, guilty of manslaughter three
months in jail John F. A. Grant non.sup-
port of wife non pros. William II. Marshall,
non support of wife stet. Timothy Feehely,
assault; plea of guilty confessed and fined 50
and costs. Carville Grace, larceny, two cases ;
stetted on motion of States Attorney. j: Car
roll Ahern, nuisance; mol pros. Henry
Knobel, gaming on Sunday stetted. Richard
Rumph, gaming on Sunday; stetted. FRANK
Weaver, gaming on Sunday; stetted. George
A Wilson, larceny mol pros. Frederick CITY
Lime Company, limited, VS.. VIM. e. Blunt
agreed and settled plaintiff to pay costs.
On Wednesday Judge Burke passed sentence