The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-12
GRAND JURY'S
REPORT D. K. D
Judge Searle Endorses
Their PreSentment
THE COURT ORDERS THEIR REC
COMBINATIONS CARRIED OUT
- TRUE BILLS RETURNED.

kCOurt, Wednesday morning, by the
January term grand jury. Judge
Alonzo T. Searle approved their re-
port directed that a copy of the
same be given to the County Com
missioners and to the Sheriff, and
recommended that the suggestions
contained in their report be carried
but
The grand jury reported as fol-
lows:
no the Honorable A. T. Searle, Judge
OF the Court Of Quarter Sessions:
The Grand Inquest, inquiring for
the County of Wayne, in the January
1912 Term of Court, do respect
fully represent:
That they have examined the
! County buildings, and after in
.spection and consultation, they rec
ommend that the following repairs
and additions be made:
/. That hot water system be
installed for the bath room OF the
County jail, either by connection
- to the hot water supply of the
Sheriff's residence; by steam
coil heater from the Jail furnace;
or by some other satisfactory man
ner, in such way that an ade-
Equate supply of hot water be avail
able in cold weather, for bathing.
2. That the water piping of the
jail be gone over by plumber, and
repaired or replaced.
8. That some arrangement be
made whereby the bowls of the
closets in the jail be regularly
CLEANED.
4. That the litter in the bath
room of the Jail be removed and
suitable rules made and enforced
to prevent said accumulation.
5. That the iron shutter of the
coal vault be repaired.
6. That a new and sanitary lava
tory and toilet be installed on the
ground floor of the Court House, in
the place of the present toilet room,
with several closets and urinals, and
that the layatory be supplied with
soap and towels; and that a single
toilet be installed near the Commits
sioners' office.
Z. That leak in the main steam
line in the basement OF the Court
House be repaired at once, and that
the valves of the radiators be re-
packed.
s. That the clocks throughout the
Court House be repaired and kept
running.
Respectfully submitted, this 10th
day of January, 1912.
(Signed) IL. T. MENNER,
Foreman.
(Signed) J. w. Farley,
Secretary.
The report is approved and a copy
directed to be given to the County
Commissioners and to the Sheriff
with the recommendation that the
suggestions herein contained be car
ried out"
BY THE COURT.
In the matter of the petition OF
Miles, Gerald and Louis, minor chill
dren of VIM. J. and Frances Barnes,
late of Mt. Pleasant township, de-
ceased, for the appointment of a
guardian, the Court named Hattie M.
Barnes guardian of said minors, and
directed that she give bond in the
sum of 5000 in each case.
In the matter of the application OF
Edwin F. Torrey for discharge as
trustee OF the estate OF VIM. Reed,
deceased; and petition for appoint
ment OF new trustee, Mr.. Torrey was
relieved by the Court from the duty
of further administering the trust
imposed upon him in the last will
and testament OF William Reed; and
Lucena c. Richmond requesting, and
the Court approving her choice
The Scranton Trust Company" OF
Scranton, is appointed to succeed Mr..
Torrey as trustee. The Trust Co.
was ordered to file a bond of $780,
600 for the faithful performance of
its duties.
True bills were found by the
, grand jury in the following cases:
10, . h. . !,
versus George Schlosky and Andrew
Noyak. Indictment: Shooting on
Sunday. William McMullen, prose-
! cutor. A true bill. 1t is alleged
that on Sunday, October 20, 1911,
the defendants did shoot unlawfully
with gun.
In the case OF the Commonwealth
versus George w. Swarts. Indict-
ment: Larceny, Floyd Bortree, pros
ecutor. A true bill. 1t is alleged
that on March IA, 1911, the defend
ant stole six bags OF chicken feed,
oats and middlings, valued at $3.50
from the firm of S. c. Bortree & Son.
Commonwealth versus. Charles
]. Riley. Indictment: False pre-
lenses. True bill 1t is alleged that
on October II, 1910, the defendant
designedly pretended to Mary Ann
McNally, wife of said Patrick Nc
Nally, that he, the said p. McNally
had sent the said Charles j. Riley, Ia
her to get $500, and that he, the
said p. McNally, had directed her to
let him have the said sum of $500
whereas in truth and in fact the said
p. McNally had not sent the said
Charles j. Riley to the said Mary
Ann McNally to get $500 or any 9th.
er sum and had not directed, the
said Mary Ann McNally to let him
the said Charles j. Riley, have the
said sum OF $500, and the said Chas
j. Riley did then and there unlaw
fully obtain from the said p. Nc
Nally the sum OF $500.
In the case OF the Commonwealth
versus William Marks, Paul Robosh