The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-23

of nc grand jury. ana the inmates n
the County Home. which the Court
4 granted. Mr.. Norris stated 10 the
court that. n was not ~ tho city
hen tie grand jury made its r.u"Ft
iu winch tneg criticised the marHe
~ feoiiug ANA caring FER eh. inmates
of th. Counts Home Luz nTor hf
turn H. The -.t.. Mr.. Adams came s
+ his Office AID complained ~ tH treH-
Uclt he had received fro Tho e'gr.
eagH4l that His Honor. having sent
for him. he went 10 the court RON
up in the bar, ANA listen while -
clerk rad tho report If the grand
jury. that having hi aEe~e0af oa mis-
arm and hat in hand. nc started to-
wards a table on which 10 place the
same, when His Honor. in q strong
tone Of voice. commanded him -
come back. and staud and hear tho
report read, when n did under tn
most trying circumstances il being
iu the presence Of the grand jury. and
a crowded room Of spectators. that
after the report was read bE the
clerk. His Honor administered q
severe rebuke TO him a chairman II
the Board Of County commissioners
in regard TO matters referred TO in the
report Of the grand jury. that Mr..
Adams said he attempted to explain
to His Honor. that the conditions at
the Home had existed for q number
OF years. and the Board contemplated
improvements. But His Honor would
not allow any further explanation.
and commanded him and his 3oaGl
to remedy existing conditions at once,
or thew would be liable 10 Indictment.
Mr.. Adams said. knowing that h" ald
his Board had eXcrted their best #
forts for the good Of the inmate Of
he Home, and being a man of over
! -fv-.r 800 -. af ar ao4f4-r u-hAfa M
charge Of misconduct had ever been
made. it Inundated him to tn" eX-
trcmc, to receiving such treatment
at the hands of the court. Mr.. Nor
ris further said to the court that he
told MT. Adams that he did not think
Ills Honor meant such serious re-
suits. and that he would deliver the
message to Mr.. Adams with great
pleasure.
Mr. Norris also said in consamue0co
of tho GRAND iil.v anaeinr in thafr
rnrort tbat tho Inmates H. Tho Horne
v-ero NOT rarniv-ing nr1nar food and
a+tanticn 10 odvisad Taarnhar. Gf mo
po,r1 of Conn+r ca,an,feeinn., -,
aIIo-r no dav 70 n+o,-nna hafa~a "a
~ j. rorcIa 70 ~ uonoc ond-a
, Nv, ID tba nnodi+ians co,arla i3lad IF
i,an ,oSio+ aIv e roeeialo r. I,r-
eIanco r. said advica = M io,:tI If
th@ cooo3nissioncre y-ant To tbe Home
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the COTTAGES for the whites: on tbe
other the cottages fo,. the coIored
There are seveHfv inmates If the
Home. twenty-six of whom are in
sane. eighteen are invaIids on ac-
count of age or affection. leaving oniv
twentv-six who are capable under or
dinarv circumstances of going from
ono b1IiIdin~ TO another al ibitum
to be neat and in good condition. and
in MANY If thr rooms occ,Iniod Nv
wbi5es was found crockeTv and class
I ware, suitable for their use, which
for some reason the grand jury Over
looked. There was no rusty OF filthy
tin-W3rc found, except in two OF three
rooms occupied by negrocs All the
4 -tiiidltS ol Souilt NINA, 5Siih 1ltS
I were we'll cared for and fed by the
superintendent, and in the same way
as was the custom under the former
management, and some of them cx-
pressed themselves as having received
Unusually kind attention from the
Wife of the superintendent. except as
to two who said they preferred a diff
fercnt diet. Of the tWenty-six who
are capable of going to a dining room.
eighteen opposed and eight favoied
a dining room. Some of them said
they would not eat at q table with
some vino have incurablc and vicious
diseases.
nv Norris ,haDtad HE Homo, fer
tho nnnortrnitT Of 1akfno t5n farf.-
ooin9 etatoro1+ H 40 co2clreion
| c9Ifcd "a tho fact that Mr. Adams was