The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-15
Circuit Court
Indictments Found Against Local
Option Violators and Gamblers.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.

I
submit our report as follows:
We have carefully and thoroughly considered
all business brought to our notice and have done
so as expeditiously as possible.
We have examined 8 coustables go witnesses
made II presentments, found 16 true bills and
| ignored one bill.
| Our committee appointed to visit the Aims
House and Insane Asylum comprised Messrs.
McCreary, Campbell and Brown, and they report
| that they found in Aims House Al inmates; white
males. 81; white females 81 colored males, 9;
colored females, q Inmates in Insane Asylum,
25;-white males, g.; white females, :; colored
males, s. colored females, 8. The livestock con-
sisted OF horses and mule, 20 head OF cattle. IL
| head of hogs. all in good condition. The condi-
ton of the buildings sanitary and otherwise, was
found to be good. The buildings were we'll heated
and comfortably furnished The inmates of the
white male department of the aims house were
not sufficiently clothed, having had no new
clothing for over year and their attire was in
ragged condition. fire escape is needed on the
buildings
1t has been suggested to us that pub ic solic-
itaton be extended to all citizens that they send
any surplus reading matter in the way of period
icals and other illustrated matter to the Overseer
of the Aims House for the entertainment of the
| inmates.
We visited the Jail in body and found IA in.
mates,-6 white male convicts, black male con-
victs and sick dodgers who are not convicts. We
found the prisoners well cared fora the sani-
tary conditions fair. Some repairs are badly
needed on the premises and we urgently recoms
mend that the spouting be repaired at once, as it
is in very delapidated condition and the drip
| pings from the roof are injuring the foundations
and causing damp cellar, which if not corrected
will soon impair the health of all the occupants
of the building. The wall enclosing the yard
needs some repairs in the way of repointing and
the stable connected with the premises is badly
in need OF repair, otherwise one of the walls is
liable to fall apart
We find that the sanitary conditions about the
Court House are badly in need of attention and
aside from the disgraceful accommodations tor
the male attendants at court there are absolutely
no accommodations for females. We would
respectfully request that the Court bring this
matter to the attention of the County Commits
sioners and urge that they take immediate steps
to better existing conditions
We desire to direct the attention of the County
Commissioners to the dangerous condition of the
railroad crossings at Providence Mills, also at
Garretts Mills and Childs. Their attention is fur
ther called to the dangerous conditions which
exist about the Perryville station, the steps
leading to the subway under the tracks being q
menace to the travelling public,
The conditions which exist about the premises
Of the Elkton Fire Co, we're brought to our atten-
ton and we called the same to the notice OF the
officials of the Company and received from them
assurances that they will use their utmost en-
deavOrs to bring about betterment OF affairs ON
the premises
We recommend that all keepers of pool tables
and owners of stations who have not taken out
license, be notified by the Clerk of the Court.
We respectfully ask to be discharged.
Respectfully submitted:
Amos R. BROWN, Foreman.
CECIL E. EWING, Secretary.
Levi Bayard, colored, was placed
on trial on Wednesday of last week,
charged with stealing tools from
Harvey s. and W. t. Allen, of the
First District. The evidence failed
to show Bayard had stolen the tools
and the jury returned verdict of
not guilty.
George Hall and Paul Pennin2<
ton, of Fredericktown, charged
with shooting Scrap" were tried
before the Court on plea of guilty,
and sentence was suspended on the
ground of first offence, with warn.
ing to the accused and all other like
offenders that the Court would
rigidly enforce the special act of
1904, dealing with crap"
On Thursday Benjamin Larue,
colored, of Port Deposit, was placed
on trial for larceny of copper wire
from Western Union Telegraph Co.
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty, the evidence being that
Larue got the wire he sought to
sell from local junk dealer.
AT night session on Thursday
argument was heard for con-
struction by the Court of the por-
tion of the will of the late George
w. Poist, by which the Golibart
farm was devised to his daughter.
Mary Tarbert, and, in case of her
death, to her children. A. 81.
Tyson and L. M. Haines, for plain.
tiffs; Albert Constable for defend.
ants. Held under advisement.
Friday morning the petit jurors
were discharged until Monday, and
in the evening the Grand Jury,
not having completed its labors,
was also discharged until Monday.
Court met Monday at $50 o'clock
and as plaintiff in Kennard VS..
Holly, and the defendant in Price
VS.. the Mccall Ferry Company,
the remaining two civil cases mark
ed for trial, were not ready to
proceed, the first was continued,
and the other removed to Kent
county. The Petit Jurors were
discharged until Tuesday. The