The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
COURT HOUSE news.
GRIM Jury ADJOURNED YESTERDAY
IFTER BEING in SESSION NINE
DAYS.
court Still in SeSSlOn---SeVGral Cases
Disposed Of.
Grand Jury Report.

Tbe Grand Jury adjourned yester-
s,r afternoon after a session Of nine
Savs It's report is as follows:
NJ II INV Honorable, the Judges OF the
IN circuit Court for Carroll County.
The Grand Jurors OF the State OF
Narylandfor the body of Carroll Coun-
AZ for the November Term 1911, hay
NO finished the investigation OF all
Matters brought to their attention,
and in accordance with custom, re-
sDectfulIy report unto your Honor
able Court as folloWs:-
That we have been in session nine
days. during which time we have re
ceived the reports Of four constables
and John N. Weigle, chief Of Police
of The City OF Westminster; examined
siytv-nine witnesses in our inveStiga-
lion of twenty-eight cases; found
twenty-five presentments and true
bills and dismissed three cases.
They further report that they in
vestigated the Election Law, and, in
our opnion, we have found no wilful
violations, but, on account OF It's be-
ing new, 1t was not al fully under
stood by some of the Candidates; es-
Decially those who were to be elected
as Committeeman, and few of the
Candidates for Office who have since
made every effort to fulfill the re
auirements of the Law; and we ad
wise that all parties in the future
coming under this Law should be
most careful
We beg to call the attention Of the
County Commissioners for Carroll
County to the lack of officers through
the County, -wit:-constable and
recommend that the County Commits
sioners cooperate with the tax-pay-
ers Of each district, and secure the
service OF a good man, and make the
remuneration such as to justify him
to render good service.
They further report that, al re-
Quired by Law, they visited the Jail
OF the County, and found therein
fifteen prisoners all male; examined
the condition Of the building, and
found it cleanly and much better than
reasonably could be expected, con-
sidering its age and un-modern con-
Struction. After returning to our
room, the following Resolution was
passed.
Resolved, That our County Jail IL
our Of date, unsanitary, and not a
ut place to keep prisoners nor q de-
cent place for Sheriff and his fami-
ly to reside; and therefore, we, as a
body, recommend a new modern
building; and further recommend
that the Sheriff's residence be sepa-
rate and private from the Jail; and
we recommend, most emphatically,
that the County Commissioners for
Carroll County give this matter their
serious consideration. The visit be-
ing at about midday, they were serv-
ed with an excellent dinner by the
Sheriff and his family which was
much appreciated.
On the following day we visited the
Aims House as has been the custom,
and inspected the property, and
found all i'm splendid condition; IT,
terviewed the inmates as to their
treatment and heard no .unkind
words, but on the contrary, nothing
but praise for those in charge. We
found two children atthe Aims House,
and we recommend that some dispo-
sition be made OF them, that they may
become useful citizens. We also
LounQ improvements maze anQ near
y completed, namely:-an addition to
the mems quarters consisting of two
rooms, one Of which was for hospital
purposes, and the other for sting
room, both OF which have long been
needed. There has also been laid a
pavement around the main
which il an improvement.
We feel that the County is to be
on the absence OF any
great amount of serious crimes, that
nave not been investigated by this
Body.
The Grand Jurors now respectfully
ask that they be discharged, subject
o the further call or your Honorable
Court.
Respectfully submitted,
FERDINAND I'D. DIEFFENBACH
EnrnmQn