The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-28

l grand fury has been in session since early in December. Its investigations have been peculiarly quiet. It is eaid that the jurors were under strict orders of the court to reveal absolutely nothing under consideration. After making re- port the jurors were thanked for their services by Judge Thomas G. Jones and were discharged. Most of the out of town jurors left for their homes last night.
 Report of Grand Jury.
 The grand jury report was as follows; Hon. Thomas G. Jones, Judge Of the
 United States Courts for the Middle
 and Northern Districts of Alabama: "Sir-The grand jury, heretofore, drawn. selected and empannelled for the middle district of Alabama for the December term, desire to make tho following re- port: -. .-.
 eve have considered Iss cases as ap- pears from the grand jury docket and we desire to report thereon the following; "First-We have found iei true bills. "Seccnd-we have returned no bills m sixty-four cases. 'Third-That three cases were continued to the next term of court on account or absent witnesses.
 "Fourtn--One case was dismissed with out examination of witnesse after examfn- ing the files in said case.
 "Fifth-That one case against four dc. fendants were dismissed on account of the fact that the department of the interior had compromised the case with the parties for tho timber alleged to have been cut before 1t had come to the grand jury.
 "sixth-Three cases were dismissed on account of the fact that they were on the grand jury docket through error.
 "Lastly-Attached hereto and made part of this report will be found Q special report made by this grand jury in the matter of the continuation of the Mont- gomery, County -jaik
 Very respectfully.
 E. "Thos. Howe. Foreman" 2 Owing to the fact that United States prisoners are frequently confined in the Montgomery County jail the jury visited the jail ana made a supplementary report to Judge Jones on its condition.
 As to County Jail.
 The supplemental report was as follows: Hon. Thomas G. Jones, Judge of the
 United States Court, Montgomery.
 Ala:
 "Dear Sir-The grand jury desires to re- port to the court in reference to the con- dition in which they found the Montgom-
 
 jail arrangements to be in perfect sani- tary condition, that the cells were com fortabiy furnished. and that the entire jail was heated by a fine steam system of heating.
 Second. That the members of the grand jury talked with many of the prisoners confined in said jail, and that they found that they were entirely satisfied with tho treatment they received In the jail; that they had plenty to cat and that the food was well cooked. The grand jury also in- spected the kitchen in said jail and de- sire to say that they found it very clean and everything managed in a most ap- proved and satisfactory way.
 Third. That we desire to tell that one Of the United States prisoners confined in the upper portion of said jail had made himself very obnoxious to parties who live in the neighborhood by his use of ob- scene and foul language, and also by making vulgar remarks to women who happened to be passing along by the jail. In fact, this was so obnoxious that some of these neighbors complained to the iail- CT who had him removed to cell down stairs where misbehavior was impossible. We make this statement to the court in Justice to Mir. Waller and to the taller for the reason that we understand that this prisoner had complained to the court in reference to his treatment in this fail. and from all the information that we can gather on the subject, that this prisoner mas received the same treatment that the balance of the prisoners in jail received. ana none Of the balance of them that we nad an opportunity of speaking to. claim