The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-13
A CLEANING Up
RECOMMENDED
BY GRAND JURY
IN FINAL PREsENTMENT MADE
YESTERDAY MORNING ATTEN-
TON Is CALLED TO THE CON-
DITIoN OF THE COURT HOUSE
AND ADJOINING GROUNDS.

Aside from criticising the condition
Of the court house and the grounds
adjoining. recommending that the of
fice Of the justice of the peace in the
new jail building be furnished and re-
turning two indictments for murder,
the Anal presentment Of the grand
jury which was made yesterday
morning, contained little of interest
The grand jury does not criticise
any OF the officers in charge of the
court house or the offices therein, but
recommends a general cleaning up in
and around that building and also
some repairs.
After making the report, the grand
jury was discharged by Judge Wolfe.
The Report.
The report of the grand jury, in
full. was as follows:
To the Honorable ]. Emmett Wolfe,
Judge OF the Circuit Court:
The grand jury for the summer term
A. d. 1912 having completed the work
before It asks now to be finally dis
charged.
We have investigated two unlawful
homictdes and returned indictments in
these two cases. 1t is a matter Of real
satisfaction that we find 50 few cases
Of unlawful homicide In a county as
populous as this
We have Investigated the condition
Of the poor farm and find II generally
we'll managed and the inmates prop
erly cared for and satisfied.
We regret to report that upon fnves-
tfgation we find the court house and
annex and premises generally in a bad
condition. Our criticism is not Of the
officers or persons In charge of the
several Offices, but 1t Is a condition
which should not pass unnotlced by
"a 1crN
would cali to the attention Of the
county commissioners the necessity for
general cleaning up and repair in
and around the court house. In sew
eral of the Offices the floors need re-
pairs, and plastering is needed in the
armory hall; caimneys on the north
side Of the building are in a bad con-
ent's ONCE crowded and with INSULT
cient room for the storing of supplies
we find the office in the new jail
building allotted to the Justice Of the
peace has no furniture; we recon-
mend that cuspidors be placed in the
Railways; we direct the attention OF
the county commissioners to the court
room, which should be placed in a
more clearly condition; we call at
tention to the carpets in the court
room, which apparently has been in
use for many years; we find insult
Gent vault room for the county tax
collector; we call special attention also
to the fact that the Railways are lit
tered with cast-off furniture and junk
and that the grounds adjoining the
court house are full of rubbish. We
| little money the conditions we have
detailed might be improved
We wish to extend our thanks to the
court, the state attorney and other
| court officers for their kindness to IN
| during our deliberations.
Respectfully submitted,
T. W. HARRIS,
Foreman
LAz JACoBY.
Clerk.
Court Yesterday.
After the grand jury had been dis
| charged, VIII Donnelly, who was in
dicted on the charge of numbering
Liza Lee. negro woman. in this city
| few weeks ago, was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty and July 1st was
set as the date for his trial. w. A
| Blount, Jr- and w. A. Girdleston, who
| recently came here from Mississippi
were appointed by the court to defend
| the negro.
The remainder of the day was con-
sumed in the trial Of the two unlawful
| detainer suits of ]. s. Reeve VS.. A NJ
J Mcmillan and when court adjourned
| yesterday afternoon the jury had no.
/ agreed. Blount & Blount & Carter are
/ the attorneys for the plaintiff anC
i Maxwell and Watson represent the
/ defendant
| The following Is the Jury: J. A
| Bombay, Sidney Bell. c. j Bell, ]. E
/ Cope and d. D. Douglass.
Damage Suit Today.
| The case Of the Southern Tadcal
Co. VS.. P. E. Hannah and J. c. Val
| Pelt and VIM Fisher for damages
amounting to $4,000 is set for trial thi
morning John P. Stokes represent
the plaintiff and Blount g. Blount 4
/ Carter tie defendants.