The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-05-28
CIRCUIT COURT NEAR
ing CLOSE this TERM.
Has Been Important Session.
Grand Jury Recommend
New Caging for Jail.

session for the past two weeks. will
adjourn to-day or tomorrow. This
has been an important term and a
great deal of business has been trans
acted.
The grand jury adjourned last Sat
urday, having returned eighteen in
dictments and having investigated all
matters brought before it. The grand
jury in it's report points out the in
efficiency of the Ohio county Jail
which no doubt was prominently
brought to notice by reason of the
escape of Lige and Roy Grove few
weeks ago. They recommend the
placing of a modern steel cage in the
Jail apartment. This character of
metal defies human ingenuity, it
being impossible to cut it with any
known contrivance. OF course this
would be much better than the
present common iron cage which is
now used but the present Jail has
been sufficient, except where prison
ers have in some way procured steel
saws with which they have cut out
and escaped. The report of the grand
jury is as follows:
10 the Hon r. f. Birkhead, Judge
of the Ohio Circuit Court:
We, your grand jury empaneled for
service at the regular May, 1909, term
OF this court, would respectfully re-
port that we have completed our in
vestigation and attempted to perform
all the duties with the performance
Of which we were charged by your
Honor.
We find from inspection of the pub
lie buildings that they are all in
good condition except the Ohio coun-
ty Jail. The recent improvement at
the court house is especially ap-
proved.
We would further report that the
Ohio county Jail is insecure and who'll
ly insufficient. The first story of
this building has been abandoned as
"a residence, and we recommend to the
Ohio County Fiscal Court that the old
ante-dated iron cells up stairs be re-
moved to the first floor and be used
as detention of women and persons
accused Of minor offenses, and that
there be installed on the second floor
Of said Jail a modern steel cage Of
the best quality and such as will be
a suitable place for the confinement
of persons accused of murder and 9TH
er heinous offenses The sanitary ar
rangement at the Jail ought also, to
be improved, and without delay. -
We would further report that we
have investigated not only the con-
dition of public buildings and vio-
lations of the law, but the conduct OF
those charged with enforcing the law
as well. We desire to express our APP
proval, individually and as a body, of
your Honor and the Commonwealth
Attorney, Hon. Ben d. Ringo, under
which administration justice 90 is
speedy and punishment reasonably
sure, so that throughout the entire
county we have been unable to find
any just cause for complaint con-
corning the conduct of any officer of
your Honor's Court. All of which. is
respectfully submitted.
WIN. NJ. ADDINGTON, Foreman.
Com'th. VS.. James Johnson, who
was charged with breaking into the
ginseng garden of F. w. Pirtle and
son, pleaded guilty Cd tine charge
and his punishment WAS fixed at
fifteen months in the penitentiary.
He together with Wade Gary, who
was convicted of voluntary man
slaughter the early part of last week
we're conveyed to the penitentiary by
deputy sher.ffs. Otto and j. W. Martin.
Wednesday afternoon.
w. p. Westerfield, VS.. +. II. john
son, etc, the Jury returned a YER
dict of $4,000 for the plaintiff This
is probably the largest verdict in a
damage suit which has been return
Il in Ohio Circuit Court for several
years and probably the largest ever
awarded. - -.---.
orville Phelps VS.. McHenry Coal
Company, the jury returned verdict
of $500 in favor of the plaintiff
Pen Taylor VS.. |. c. r. r. Co., the
jury returned verdict Of s1S5 in fa-
vor of plaintiff 49,
d Spurgeon Foster VS.. |. C. r. R. Co..
agreed judgment of $3.50 for plain
tiff was entered.
James Cooper vs.. William Coal Co,
is now on trial. During the hearing
of the case, Mr.. Cooper who has been
confined to his bed since his injuries
last September has attended court,
being carried to the court room on a
cot. During the hearing of the case
one OF the jurors, Mr.. Carl Taylor.
became suddenly i'll and whiW walking