The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-10

After a session Of four days the
grand jury for the fall term of the
circuit court made its final present
ment to the court yesterday morning.
and the eighteen members were dis
from further duty. In its pre-
sentiment the jury states that cOndi-
lions at the county poor farm are bad:
the Janitor Of the court house should
clean up the building; the county Jail
should be kept in a sanitary condition.
and endorses the county commission
eTs in endeavOring to provide a new
Jail, as the present one is found to ba
100 small to accommodate the number
or prisoners confined therein
No true bills were found against
Cupee Geralds, Chas. Johnson and Bill
JOINER, all negroes The full present.
ment is as follows:
THE PRESENTMENT.
First Judicial Circuit of Florida,
Circuit Court of Escambia County.
To the Hon J. Emmett Wolfe. Judge
OF the First Judicial Circuit OF
Florida:
The grand jury for the fall term of
the circuit court of, EsCambfa county
has completed its Ia.bors, and begs
leave to make this final presentment.
In Investigating criminal matters
we confined ourselves to the iuvestf-
CATION OF capital cases only, and there
were only three of this class of cases
that We deemed worthy Of notice. We
'aEotuIy examined these cases. and
found a true bill in one. and as to the
others we found that the facts would
not warrant the finding Of true bills.
We have had to- remain in session
Dne day longer than, would have beeD
necessary had The, Witnesses beer
recognized |appesr before
rs II was necessary for us to have
no witnesses subpOenaed after we had
organized, which necessarily left Us
die on the first day of the term. We
-ccOmmPnd that committing magis-
rates hereafter recognize all state
in capital cases to aDDear
before the grand jury at tie next
.erm of the circuit court Such a
course would be a great saving of ex-
1ense, not only in facilitating the
work and making possible an earlier
adjournment of the grand Jury hut
would necessarily save a great deal Of
expense in the matter Of subpOenaine
witnesses.
ANOTHER JAIL NEEDED,
We have investigated the condition
II the county Jail, and we recommend
hat the proper authorities instruct the .
2lIor to carefully search all prisoners
M prevent them from carrying into
an any knives or other Instruments
'IIch could no used to doface the
walls and window frames, and
1c suggest that all obscene words
o. erased from the walls and windows,
md further recommend that instruc-
IONS be given the j8iIor to keep the
81 In good sanitary condition, and We
uTtheT recommend in this connection
hat al prisoners kept in Jail be pro
Ided with proper bedding and cover.
aE. We find that the present jail is
lot large enough to accommodate the
nHDCr of prisoners which now have
O. b" kept therein, and We heartily
"d7rse the a-tiOu of the board or
oHnty commissioners in their effort
nd determination TO build a new
ounty jail.
We have visited and inspected the
10T farm Of the county and Wa re-
p'ctfUllv recommend that the county
visit and inspect this
7sfi-utiOH- and see that the inmates
Ta provided with the proper and suffi-
I'Ht bedding and covering. We found
cccmmodatiors existing there to be
cry bad.
CLEAN UP COURT HOUSE.
We recommend that the ianitOr at
he court house be instructed to clean
p the building. and that in future he
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