The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
IND|CT THIRTEEN
AND MAKE POINTED
RECOMME hDAT|ONS
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tirely apart from the dining room.
Condition of County Paupers.

| AS to the condition Of the inmates
OF the almshouse, some IS in number,
and as 10 the appearance of the in
mates and things provided for their
proper keeping, the jury offers no crit
icism, but rather commentator. Not
more than two or three Of the inmates
are producers, making practically ev-
cry one OF them complete charge
upon the county. The jury recon-
mends that officers of the county and
likewise, citizens, make more frequent
visits to and Investigations of the
county infirmary; not only that those
in charge shall have the benefit of
honest criticism, but that some sug-
gestions may come to the county com
missioners, whereby this farm can
be made more nearly self supporting.
Passed Up Woman's Jail.
As to the woman's Jail now in the
course of construction, and nearing
completion, the jury makes no rec
ommendation, but leaves it to the con-
sideration of future grand juries, be-
lfeving that when completed most suit
able and satisfactory arrangements
will be in vogue for the proper care
who for greater or less time are re
auired to be confined therein.
Recommends District Workhouse..
The jury declares that there is one
imperative need in this county, and
that is some arrangement whereby |
convicted persons may be put and /
kept at regular employment. Al |
though stone pile is maintained at
the county Jail, and considerable work /
done and some revenue derived. yet
it is no wise commensurate with the
amount of labor that could be obtain
ed by the proper method, and not OH
ly that, but the jury believes that ii
was done in this matter the
cost of maintaining jail would To-
this county, be materially reduced.
Except in that they are confined the
Jail bird" of Wayne county has, I'M
der the present system, with clean
food and beds, and his congenial com
panions, an almost ideal existence. a
district workhouse is an imperative
necessity.
Returned Thirteen Indictments.
The jury during it's consideration,
number of cases, ex
AHMED some so witnesses and return
I'd thirteen indictments.
Mrs. Sircoke Exonerated.
The report concludes as follows
Your grand jury does not make pub
ic mention of any of the cases which
{ examined into and did not return
except in this one in
stance, viz, the matter of homicide
~ one Sarah Simcoke in the city of
on July 81, 1906, in the
Killing of one Edward Reed. The
acts in this unfortunate case We're de-
allied to this court by the prosecuting
lttorney in his communication to the
court as filed in the clerks office Aug.
!. 1906 The facts herein stated,
his grand jury finds to be the facts
egarding this homicide, and further
ecital is unnecessary. This jury be-
ieves Mrs. Simcoke not guilty of any
criminal offense, and that her act was
justifiab1e homicide.
Judge Fox Thanked Jury.
Judge Fox expressed the thanks Of ;
he court to the members of the grand
ury for the faithful performance Of
heir duties, and discharged them
nth the statement that their recon- {
would receive considera s
ion. :
No Arrests Vet Made.
None of the persons against whom :
he grand jury returned true bills are
1cked up, and their identity will of
curse be unknown until they are