The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-05-19
COURT HOUSE news.
GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS ERECTION
OF new JAIL.
37 Cases Investigated, 10 Dismissed
and 27 True Bills Found.

The only case tried this week before
the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
which il still on trial is James A.
Harp and others VS.. Geo. ii. Pickett,
involving the question of title to a
tract OF land near Day PostOfice tried
before a jury. Bond & Parke for
plaintiff; Steele for defendant.
Following Is the report of the grand
iury which adjourned on Wednesday,:
TO the Honorable, the Judge of the
Circuit Court for Carroll County:
The grand jurors Of the State of
Maryland, for the body OF Carroll
County, for the May Term, in the year
nineteen hundred and eleven, respect
fully report to your Honorable Court:
That they have, during the time they
have been in session, Investigated 81
cases brought to their notice; found
presentments and true bills in 27
cases, and determined to find no pre-
sentiments or true bills in ten Of the
cases examined, among them being the
case of Henry Mitchell, who is now
confined in Jail ON the charge of false
pretences.
1t Is most gratifying to be able to
report the apparent absence of many
crimes of Importance in county, and
that the greater number of the cases
investigated were for minor offenses,
and most OF them cogniZable before
Justices OF the. Peace. This, together
with the further fact, that there ap-
pear to be but eight constables now
in Carroll county, leads this body to
recommend that some change In the
law, relative to the appointment OF
capable persons as constables in each
of the districts OF the county, Is great
ly needed.
The grand jurors would suggest to
the County Commissioners, for the
comfort of future grand jurors, that
some further means of ventilation OF
the grand jury room be provided, as
well as awnings of some kind or an
other to the windows.
As required by law, this body visit
ed the Jail of the county, and found
this ancient building as well kept by
the Sheriff az possible under the cir
cumstances. But the frequent cases
Of Jail breaking and escapes, without
fault or neglect on the part of the
Sheriff, brought to The attention of
this body, the recommendation OF
former grand juries; and careful in
spection OF the jail, Justifies us in say
ing that, in our Judgment, it is no
longer adequate for the purpose in
tended, is unsanitary, and without
proper provision for the detention,
especially OF female prisoners; that
no Sheriff ought to be required or eX-
pected to reside at the Jail under the
present conditions; that repairs Or
changes to the present building would
only be a waste of the public monies,
and to recommend most earnestly
that new and modern jail and resi-
dence for the Sheriff be constructed.
The grand Jurors also visited the
Aims House of the county, and are
pleased to say that they believe this
institution, as now conducted, is one
OF the best in the State, and that the
Commissioners as well as the stew
ard, Mr.. Humbert, and his wife, the
stewardess, are also to be highly COM
mended for the splendid condition, care
and management OF the institution.
There are some few improvements
that might be made, and we under
stand are contemplated BY the County
Commissioners, for the further com
fort Of the inmates.
The grand jurors we're entertained
at dinner by the Sheriff and bis good
wife, and also with delightful refresh
ment, while at the Aims House, by MT.
and Mrs. Humbert
There being nothing further to en-
gage the attention of this grand jury,
they respectfully ask TO be discharged,
subject to the further call OF your
Honorable Court.
PnrnnptfII11y Guhmiftnd
JOHN w. HOFFACKER,
IN,