The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
TASK OF JURY
 IS COMPLETED Has Returned l07 True >. Bills. SUBMITS ITS REPORT Russell, Driscoll, Haley and Mccormack are Indicted. Recommendations for Improvements at the County Jsii--F.nances of the County in sasis-
 factory Condition.
 

One hundred and seven indictments
 were returned by the Montgomery Coun-
 ty Grand Jury yesterday afternoon at
 s:ao o'clock, when the jury a made its final report for the February term to Judge William H. Thomas presiding over the criminal division. The Grand Jury has been in session since February 1. The jurors examined 5l5 witnesses in 210 cases. The jurors were thanked by the court for their services and were discharged. The county was reported in a good urged repairs in the county jail. The bonds and accounts of all officers were reported satisfactory.
 Two indictments each were returned against both Albert ,Driscoll and J. E. Russell, the alleged safe blowers, who are charged with entering the Montgom- cry theater safe on the night of Decem- Der g. The indictments charge burglary and carrying concealed pistols. Two indictments were returned against c. I. Haley, the doctor charged with an attempt to rob J. w. Bentley of St. Paul Minn., in the Magnolia Hotel about a month ago. Both indictments charge as- sauIt to murder. One indictment was found against Walters MacCormack charging burglary and larceny. Mccormack is alleged tc have entered the show window of Ike Loeb's jewelry store on the night of De- cember 8.
 The report of the Grand Jury was as follows:
 To the report was appended expres- sions of sympathy by the jury for Ju- dah T. Moses, who was empanelled as
 foreman, but who on the night of the
 organization of the jury broke his leg on Court Square.
 The court will, on Monday, take up appeal cases from the City Recorders Court "The Grand Jury organized for tho present term of the court instructs me tC
 make this their final report I've have examined 515 witnesses 1T 21O cases and have returned 107 indict- | ments.
 ''The Grand Jury being fully alive tC
 the necessity of proper enforcement oi | the criminal law, have diligently inquir ed into all indictable offenses. which have
 been brought to their knowledge, and 1T | this connection deem 1t not improper tc | inaugurate. correction of the evils oi the violations of the vagrancy law wher'
 ever the evidence before us would justi fly. We have ignored bills in some l cases, WHICH we COilSlu6Tcu IIlNOlOuSs dllt | in some instances we find that warrant!
 were issued which we were satisfied | should not have been issued. l We have examined also the fee book | in the judge of probates office and fln6
 nothing to indicate that illegal fees have been charged or collected, and have also
 examined the sheriffs office and other
 court officers and find them in perfect
 order.
 I've have also examined the jail ant
 find same in fairly good condition. with | the exception of the following: The ce | ment floor near the drain on the wes | side, directly under the cells, for about | 25 feet is sunken several inches. caus- | ing the water to stand in pools, thereby
 preventing proper drainage on this part l icular side; also find that the water pipes | more or less, are in a leaking condition
 and should be repaired immediately. Ii | these repairs are made now it can bt
 done with very little expense. but if put | off much longer the expense will be
 heavy because all the cells will have tc | be raised.
 "The prisoners speak kindly of the | treatment received from the sheriff and l his deputies.
 This Grand Jury calls again atten | tion to the crowded condition of the jail, and would recommend that as soor
 as possible a larger and more commo- dious jail be furnished
 I've also recommend that the justice:
 of the peace report their full docket.
 We have examined the road superin- tendents and they report the roads ir
 good condition and laborers always will
 ing to comply with the law. | ''We have examined the bonds all
 county officers including justices of tn,
 peace and find same satisfactory.
 We submit statement of the county