Evening journal., 1909-11-03
GRAND JURY
MAKES REPORT
Body CritiCiSeS County Aims
house And Makes Suggestion
Regarding Contracts

The New Castle county poor house at
Farnhurst, the Court House IN this city,
and various county institutions are criu-
cised by the Grand Jury in It's report, sub
mitted TO the Court Of General Sessions
late yesterday afternoon. AZ the poor
house the Jury claimed TO have found un-
sanitary bathrooms and meat that was
almost spoiled fed 70 tho inmates The
manner in which contracts for supplies
are awarded was condemned and new
method recommended.
The Court House the jury called archi-
tecturamy deficient as 70 the third story.
The public parks Of the city. the jurors
declared. were not properly policed, and
the Jurors found that criminals disposed
OF stolen goods too easily, and recon-
mended the enactment OF laws 10 remedy
the evil
The report called the worxhouse and
the industrial school for girls excellent
institutions. we'll managed ana regulated
in every way. and. IN reference TO recent
charges Of cruel treatment Of Inmates OF
the Ferris Industrial School, the Jurors
believed it necessary that the executive
officers should have power 70 discipline
offenders.
Following is the report in fun;
ITO the Honorable Judges Of the
Court OF General Sessions In and Tor
New Castle County. state Of Dela-
; ware:
: "Gentlemen: The grand inquest fol
/ the year 1909 begs leave 10 submit th'
reports Of its proceedings TO your non
orable court.
"The grand inquest met for organi
zation at the January term and com
mittees were appointed TO inspect an
visit without notice the public inst
tutons. which receive aid from th
county. At the January term thirty
six bills of Indictment were receive
. from the attorney general, OF whic
thirtv-three were found 20 be true bill
andt hree were ignored. At the Marc
term ffty-two indictments were re
ceived. Of which the true bills wer
found to be forty-seven; four Wer
o ignored and one Withdrawn. AT tn
Nav term fifty-hve indictments wer
presented. ffty-three true bills foun'
and two ignored. At the Septembe
term 1876 indictments were presented
/, true bills found were 1i9 and ilVe wer'
ignored and one withdrawn. At tn
November term nineteen Indictment
r were presented, seventeen being found
:. true bills and two ignored.
1 MANY Of these indictments were 10
o petty offenses and triiing causes ant
J. it appears to the grand jury as thougl
g they should be provided for in the low
Y er court. 1t is the opinion OF IN
:. members of the grand jury that the ap
t parent ease with which ctimnals dis
nose Of stolen articles encourage
crime, and If the law does not provid
suflcient restrictions governing tn
disposnl Of such articles, laws shoul
n bo passed to cover that point
y 1T appears from testimony befor
B.. the grand inquest that the public park
= have not been in the past sufficient
: pollced.
. sThe committee appointed 10 inspeC
e the Nvorlxhouse went without motto
a accompanied by others Of the gran
, Jury. They found the institution to
l. excellent Of it's kind. admirably mar
d aged and doing good and efiicier
work. Every courtesy was shown
- tho committee and they were requeste
: 10 look into any and all matters COZ
nected with the institution. the bool
y and accounts being also offered for n
y spection. The building was we