Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Report OF The Grand Jury.
To the Honorable, the Judges of the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery County, Md

To the Honorable, the Judges of the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery County, Md.
The Grand Jury for the November Term
| of said court beg leave to submit the fol-
| lowing report;
We have examined 172 witnesses, in
Guiding the sheriff, deputy sheriffs and con-
stables in reference to their knowledge of
violations of law. We have made fifty
indictments, all that the testimony before
us warranted. There were before us some
very unwilling witnesses. who were very
evasive in their answers to questions asked
them. especially so in cider, wine, beer and
whiskey cases.
We are fully of the opinion, from the
evidence that has come before us, that
cider. beer, wine and whiskey drinking,
together with the carrying of concealed
weapons, is the most prolific source of de-
moralization and crime known to the
county, and we call on all good citizens of
the county to cooperate with the officers
of the law to help suppress the illegal bar
tering of intoxicants and report to the
sheriff of the county when they have rea-
sonable grounds to believe any party is
carrying concealed weapons.
Wehave carefully viewed the Court House
and premises, and with the exception of
several leaks in the roof (Which we recon-
mend be repaired), we find the building
in good condition, with electric lights sup
piled in all the rooms, and Mr. Clark, the
County Treasurer, informs US that the cleo
trio plant is giving fair satisfaction.
There is one matter of long standing and
a long felt need to which we called the
attention of the County Commissioners and
had them come before us in reference to
it. viz, the providing of a ladies' toilet
room in some suitable. convenient place in
the Court House. The commissioners PROM
Used to take action in the matter as soon
as possible.
We have examined the Jail and premises
Find the porch in bad condition. We rec
ommend that the porch be placed up in its
proper position and new roof put on it
that the water pipes be cleaned and re-
paired that the door to the entrance of the
jail yard be covered with heavy sheet
iron, and that the screens on the two win
dows at the rear in the second story of the
jail be removed.
There are twenty prisoners in JAIL viz,
two white males, seventeen colored males
and one cOlOred female.
We have viewed the Aims House. out
buildings. farm, live stock, farming imple-
ments and crops, both housed and growing.
We find l6 large fat hogs, 4 brood sows,
16 thrifty shoats, A work horses, 8 head
of cattle, viz, mich cows, heifer, I bull
and calves; rs chickens, 6 Pekin ducks
and one drake, wagons, horse cart, ma
chinery and farming implements, generally
in good condition and well cared for
The Overseer reported $50 barrels of
corn. 1925 bushels of potatoes, 35 tons of
hay. IL tons of baled wheat straw, go
bushels of wheat, good rick of straw in
the barnyard, rs acres of corn fodder, 81
acres of growing wheat, which looks well.
The fencing, buildings and farm are in a
fair condition. We viewed the interior of
the dwelling house carefully, found il of
very Anticipated construction, with many
Inconvenience about it. The floor, fur
niture and bath rooms presented clean,
neat and tidy appearance, as much so as
could well be made in house so badly
constructed We find in the house 10 in
mates, viz, two white females. IS white
males, colored females, colored males
and colOred children, one about six years
old and one about six months old.
We would very respectfully call the atten-
ton of the Trustees of the Aims House to
the law requiring such officers to place all
pauper children between the ages of three
and sixteen years with some responsible
family or in some educational institution,
except such children being disqualified to
be so placed by reason of mental or physi-
cal defects. We find that we cannot too
strongly urge upon the superintendent who
has charge of the inmates of the Aims
House to use every reasonable precaution
to prevent the Capitalization of pauper in
mates. for children born of such parents
under such conditions can but be not only
a financial charge on the county but re-
Election on the moral character of the in
sttutiOn and the county
We find good lot of canned fruit. ap-
Piles and garden vegetables on the premises.
The inmates appear to be well satisfied
The superintendent reports the institu-
ton out Of debt, with some money ahead.
A complaint has been made to the Grand
Jury by Mr.. Haughton of lawlessness in the
town of Glen Echo. We have the cores
pondence between the States Attorney,
Governor Goldsborough and others before
us, and we recommend that the sheriff and
constables Of the county keep diligent
watch and report any violations of law in
the town Of Glen Echo.
Having completed all the business that
has come before us. we ask to be discharged.
JOHN w. WALKER,
Foreman.
Rockville, Md, November 10Th, 1912.