The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-03
CIRCUIT COURT.

10 10 mOntnS IN the House OF Correction
for the larceny of ham from Mrs Buch
on All Saints street. S. A. Lewis for
traverSer.
Mrs. Emma Brightwel, indicted on a
statutory charge, plead guilty and SEN
tence was suspended provided she leave
the county.
James Powers and Thomas Murphy.
indicted for larceny of a vending machine,
fhe property of Rice & Shaft, sentenced
to six months IN the House Of Correction.
Jesse Derr, for carrying concealed
weapons, one year in the penitentiary.
John Reed, for burglary at Evansville,
two years in the penitentiary
VIM. Duvall, indicted for larceny, one
year in the House of Correction.
Tyler Cheeks, colored for larceny at
the store of the M. ]. Grove Lime Com
pany, three years in the penitentiary.
Robert Cunningham, colored, indicted
for assault with intent to murder, one
year in the House of Correction.
Richard Potts, colored, carrying con-
cealed weapons, six months in the House
of Correction.
The grand jury appeared in the Court
Chamber and made the following report:
To the Honorable Judges of the Circuit
Court of Frederick County, Maryland,
We, the Grand Jury, assembled for the
February term of court, beg leave to pre-
sent to your Honorable body the follow
ing report:
This Grand Jury convened on the 9th
day OF February and continued in session
IS days, during which time we examined
27S witnesses and found IS presentments
and indictments and dismissed so cases.
We have visited the following institutions:
county Jail, Montevue Hospital and the
Frederick City Hospital-the latter by
special invitation.
At the jail we found existing conditions
excellent showing careful and sanitary
treatment of the prisoners, the cells,
rooms and corridors, but would recon-
mend new flooring in number of places
therein as also repairing and new roofing
! on the cupola of the building. There are
"a prisoners in Jail of which 22 are State
! prisoners and 2 corporation prisoners; 20
/ of whom are male and a female. Ten of
! the prisoners are whites IA negroes.
| AT Montevue we found total of 81
inmates, 81 white males, 60 colored males
and 20 male tramps, II white females, So
colored females, and 20 female tramps of
which there are 26 insane white males
and 46 insane white female, 70 insane
colored males and g insane colored
females. The total insane inmates are
2I4. At this institution we would strongly
recommend the repainting of the exterior
woodwork, including the porch, and new
decorating of the lower walls and ceilings
of the first floor of the interior of the
! main building as also the repanting of
the entire woodwork of the interior OF
this building as it is badly in need of new
paint to be in keeping with the imposing
appearance of the institution.
We would also suggest for your con-
| sideration the installation of passenger
elevator in the main building to facilitate
the handling of patients to and from the
! higher stories as well as for the conven-
| fence of those in charge.
We desire to commend the present
efficient superintendent and matron, Mr.
and Mrs. Gregg as also their assistants
for the sanitary and clearly condition in
which we found everything and especi-
ally the colored wards.
We cannot let this opportunity pass
without expressing our sincere pleasure
in our visit to the Frederick City Hos
pital and we feel it not out of order to
recommend to the consideration of our
people the noble work which is being
done there and suggest that better
| knowledge can be obtained and better
impression gained by visit to this insti-
! tuition.
| We would recommend rigid enforce
| ment of the law relative 10 all gambling
| and especially condemn all so-called slot
or check machines whenever the slightest
element of gambling is introduced or
practced as we believe it to be one OF
the starting points of more serious crimes
effecting peculiarly the youth of our
county.
Submitting the above report to your
Honorable Body, we, the Grand Jury OF
this February term of court, respectfully
ask to be dismissed
SANFORD L. SHAFFER,
Foreman.
The Jury recommended that Guy Cor.
sey and Chicken Brown be released from
the jail.
Judge Motter expressed his satisfaction
to the Grand Jury over their report and
the manner in which it was presented,
which showed that they had been strictly
attending to their duties. He excused
them from further attendance at court.
Clarence Dillon and Harry NJ. Hahn
were paroIed by the court. They were
arraigned for taking property of the B. s
O. r. R. Co. at Brunswick.
Sherman Ridgway and Harry Orguy
bows, were also paroled for the larceny o
brass from the railroad company.
Martin L. Buhrman was indicted fol
disorderly conducted at the home of hi:
parents, by shooting and stoning The
building. The case has not been decided
by the court. Lewis for traverser.
Raymond Pittinger was arranged fo
the larceny of corn from David Stitely
He was found guilty and sentence sus
pended Buckley for traverser.
Daniel Bell, coored, pleaded guilty tC
the larceny of SI2o from Vim. H. Harle,
and his sentence was held under con
sideration. d. Princeton Buckley repre-
sented the traverser.
Thomas Anderson plead guilty to tn
charge of keeping gaming table ant
his case was held under Amusement b,
the court.
/ lanes Fossett, colored, for shooting il
the window of Burgers store on Soutl
Market street was sentenced to the Hous
of Correction for six months. Harp 70
traverser.
lane Snowden, colored, for larceny de
clared insane and sent to Montevue
Harp for traverser.