The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-10
In Final Report to Judge Fox
This Morning Investigators
Make a Large Number of
Recommendations.
PROBERS RETURNED
THIRTY-FIVE BILLS
Gard Playing At Jail; Alleged
Laxity of Clerks; Proposed
Improvements of lnstitu-
tions Touched Upon.

The January term of the Wayne
county grand jury completed and filed
its report with Judge Fox today. The
probe of the jury was one of the most
complete and thorough made by any
grand jury for the past five years, ac
cording to Judge Fox. Thirty-five in
dictments were returned. the session
lasting sixteen days and 138 witnesses
were examined.
A large number of indictments re-
turned charged illegal sale of intoxi-
eating liquor. Two were charged with
murder. Thirteen true bills were re-
turned against Charles Howren of
Dublin, three against Archie Bell of
Dublin, four against Clyde Lundy OF
Centerville. one against Kelly Hart
man of this city and three against
William Torbeck OF this city, on char
ges of violating liquor laws. Joseph
Snyder, confessed murderer of Henry
Dayton. was indicted, on the charge Of
murder. Snyder is still at large. Fred
Heirs, Charles Warman and Cecil
Baldwin were indicted on charges of
defrauding the street car company.
Frank Townsend was indicted on the
charge of violating his parole. Clar-
ence Parker was indicted on the
charge of numbering Irwin White. Hen
and Henry Koorsen were indicted on
the charge of stealing gas from the
Light. Heatsaad Power company.
The county jailsis not kept as clean
as it should be but this delinquency
is not whollx chargeable to the sher.
fht nor his subordinates but NEST be
chargeable to those higher up. A val
i'd criticism of the jail is its dark in.
terror and lack of ventilation, &C
cording to the report. The officials rec.
ommend that the interior be repainted
with a lighter tint, so that the little
light that now. penetrates the Jail may
be more efficient. Thirty-three prison.
ers were in the Jail when visited by
the jurymen. The food of the prison
ers is wholesome and sufficient though
little is done for their reform and up
lift save the holding of Sunday school
class work now and then in which the
prisoners take no part. There is no at
tempt to segregate the first offenders
from the hardened criminals, the re.
port says.
Rules For Jail.
In part the report reads:
Card playing, supplemented with
good food robs the jail of it's punitive
quality to a great degree. This jury
recommends that the county commits
sioners forbid card playing at the
county jail. 1t is further recommended
by this jury that the sheriff and the
county prosecutor, formulate a code
of rules for county prisoners and have
the same printed and posted in sew
eral prison departments of the county
That each prisoner shall sign his name
when he enters the institution is one
of the rules suggested by the jurymen
THE Home for Friendless Women
was found to be in excellent condi
ton. The control and treatment of the
prisoners by the matron is highly com
mended by this jury. But one room il
now available.
After giving the question much
consideration this jury recommends
the erection of additional wards fol
the accommodation Of juveniles o.
different sexes. This improvement may
be made at a nominal cost.
Although this jury has returned ar
indictment against whom it believes
| to be the confessed murderer of Hen
ry Dayton. yet there are at present
some inexplainable features of ths
case which should be given careful al
tention by the constituted authorities
The jury believes ii has exhausted al
present clues to any further solution
of this murder, and believes that IL
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