The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-18
Turns Over Mass of Evi-
dence for Incoming Au-
thorities TO Use in Pre-
serving Order.
DEMANDS PADDED
CELL FOR JAIL
Condemns Lighting System
at County Infirmary.-
Praises Accounting Sys-
tenn of Auditor.

Returning ten indictments in cases
of alleged violation of the law. finding
that many recommendations made by
the April term grand jury have been
completely disregarded and making
other recommendations which il in
sists should be carried into effect i'm
mediately, the October term grand
jury reported 10 Judge Fox shortly af-
ter 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
was finally discharged after a session
which began November s.
Two of the indictments have already
been answered by those against whom
the true bills were returned. One was
against Mrs. Mae Fee Moore who shot
and killed William Thompson in the
Marshallette hotel. Mrs. Moore was
tried and acquitted The other was
against Harry Kelly. tried and con-
victed on the charge of criminal as
sault upon Emma Ross Kelly is now
serving his sentence in the county
Jail.
Indict Or. Kerr.
Three indictments were returned
during the session against DR.. James
ID. Kerr. DR. Kerr is the Greensboro
| physician who is charged with the IL
legal sale OF intoxicating liquor. His
trial on the three true bills will be
held the frst Monday in January
OF the remaining ive indictments
two We're not made public, as arrests
have not been made. II is understood
that these indictments were made in
either Greensboro fire cases or in
bootlegging cases in that town.
James Kidwell is indicted on the
charge of larceny; John Denny on the
charge of burglary and John Miller on
the charge of larceny
Instructs offieiaIs.
This jury. together with the assist
ance of the prosecuting attorney and
his assistants. has spent considerable
time in the investigation OF alleged
felonies committed within Wayne
county. Although the jury has not re-
turned indictments such failure is due
TO the fact that, notwithstanding con-
siderable evidence pointing strongly TO
the guilt of suspected parties. such
evidence was not quite sufficient as
upon which the jury felt itself tustiAed
in returning indictments. Since. in the
matter of such felonies. the statute OF
! limitations does not run. this Jury rec.
ommends the perusal of this evidences
by the incoming officers OF the state
to the end that such incoming oficerp
may be thoroughly advised of all the
facts concerning the same suoh felcl
nies.
This jury does not feel that II ID
proper that such cases should be re-
ported In name. as so to do would but
perhaps defeat the very purposes Of
further investigation To the end thai
such evidence might be available TO
such officers. this jury requested OF
the court the appointment of efficient
| stenographer who has been present
in the jury at all of the investigations
of felonies as distinguished from mis-
demeanors. and such report as by him
made is for all time available"
Makes Complaint.
In the jury's report was the allega-
ton that il found recommendations
made by previous grand jury TO have
been completely disregarded and that
owing TO this fact there was some hes
itancy on the part of the grand jury
in making too many further recon-
mendat tions.
The grand jury insists that in the
insane ward at the county Jail a padd-
ed cell be provided for the proper and
safe keeping of such unfortunates as
may for time be confined there, pen
ding admission to the Eastern Indiana
HOSPITAL for the Insane
On this matter the report read:
The padded cell originally was in
the prisoners department. and upon
recommendation of previous grand
jury, has been taken out, as the same
should have been done. but no new
one has as yet been placed. The iron
work and construction OF cells in the
insane department is such that the
patients may easily become most Sc
riously wounded and absolutely and
entirely without his own fault, the
same being a condition which should
not be continued but instead immedi-
lately remedied by such padded cell"
To Help Officers.
The statement that a person who
has been confined in the county jsil
for any appreciable length of time
leaves the Jail in bad state of health
and not in any wise in such condition
as is proper in the premises. The jury
recommends that the Jail yard be used
for the purpose of exercise and for
the benefit OF the health of such as
may be sent to the Jail
The jury finds that the pail proper,
the bedding, corridors and cells are
kept reasonably Clean" the report
Ireads The ventilation is extremely