The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-11
GRAND Jury REPORT.
Body Discharged Saturday Morning
Forty-IwO indictments Found.

/ fOrty= Two indictments kOuno.
The Grand Jury for Garrett county,
in session from Monday until Saturday
morning, was discharged by Judge Hen
derson upon making its report to the
Court, as follows:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court Of Garrett county,
Md.
The Grand Jury for the June Term
of the Circuit Court for Garrett county
beg leave to report that we have now
completed our labOrs and desire 70 re-
port our proceedings and receive our
discharge.
We have to the best of our ability
performed the duties devolving upon US
as members of this body and have in
the performance thereof and OF the trust
reposed in US, have endeavored to do so,
without fear or favor and in accordance
with the oaths administered US and of
the charge of your Honors. We have
had before US and have examined one
hundred and twentv-nine witnesses,
have found thirtY-One presentments and
forty-tWo bills of Indictment. We have
found presentmentS in all cases in which
we believe the evidence justiies and
have ignored trivial cases and those
cases in which the evidence did not ap-
pear to warrant presentments.
We are glad to note that there have
been no crimes of a serious nature com
mitted in this county since the last term
of the Circuit Court We find that
there appears to be number of viola
tons of the liquor laws Of this State
and especially in the sale of liquor with
out licenses and of the sale of liquor to
minors.
We further report that we have in
accordance with the provisions of law
inspected the records and visited the
county public buildings and are pleased
to report that we find the records are
kept in as good condition as their pres
ent quarters will permit, and that they
are kept by the officials having custody
thereof in careful, neat and excellent
manner, and much credit is due to Mr..
Tower, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and
also the other county officials having
charge of the records of the county,
for the excellent condition in which we
have found them.
We have carefully examined the rec
ords of the County Treasurer and have
made special investigation OF the ac-
counts relating to tax on mortgages and
md that the mortgage taxes have been
collected and properly disbursed.
We deem it unnecessary to make any
recommendations as to any improve
ment to the old court house, in view of
the fact that we believe it will subserve
the purposes for the present and until
the new court house is completed.
1t is with pleasure that we note the
marked progress on the new court house
building that is now being made in the
erection thereof and the work so far
completed appears TO US to have been
done in substantial and satisfactory
manner ana when finish will be credit
and honor to the citizens Of our county.
The Sheriff, Mr.. Austin Brown. has
manifested much interest in the cleanli-
ness and the general condition of the
county Jail and sheritf's residence. and
we congratulate him in keeping it in a
neat and careful condition, and we
make the following recommendations IN
regard to the county Jail and sheriff
residence: That there should be a door
placed through the closet from the hall
into the Jury room, and that the wood
work of the porch should be repaired,
that the roof should be painted and that
the spouting examined and repaired in
order to properly carry away the water
from the roof. and that there should be
several additional mattresses placed in
the jail and also two strong benches,
and we further recOmend that the ashes
should be promptly removed from the
building.
We desire to acknowledge the many
cOurtesies which we have received from
your Honors and also of all the public
officials with whom our duties have
brought US in contact and we especially
desire to express our thanks and appre-
citation for the coutresies, valuable and
efficient aid and assistance of the States
Attorney, Mr.. Julius c. Renninger.
which he has splendidly given US while
in the discharge and course of investi-
cations and wish to commend him for
the capable manner in which he assist
ed US.
During the present term Of Court we
had the pleasure of meeting with our
distinguished Governor. Hon. Austin L.
! CrotherS, and the Good Roads Commits
sion of Maryland, and we congra tulate
the tax payers of Garrett county upon
the prospect of most excellent system
of good public roads in this county, and
that our county will receive from the
State for such purpose the magnificent
sum of two hundred and thirty eight
thousand dollars.
We trust that the Good Roads Com
mission will find if convenient rn cot,,
mence the work at an early day in Gar
rett county, and we recognize the fact
that with the Inauguration of a system
of good roads and in the consumation of
the same will result the progress, adj
vancement, prosperity and material
welfare of our people.
We now beg to be discharged.
ReSpectfullv submitted