The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
Ten Indictments Are
Believed For Moore
Fifteen Indictments Returned Against Four Men, But
Those Against Parry and Schools Only Ones Made
Public-Comment is Made on Institutions of County.

The grand jury reported to Judge
Henry C. Fox yesterday afternoon, re-
turning fifteen indictments against
four persons. AS many as fifty-six
witnesses were examined, most OF
whom testified in the indictments
against J. Ed Moore or George
Schools. Schools was indicted on a
charge of murder in the first degree
Smith Parry was indicted on three
charges as the result of his actions to-
ward his eight year old step-daughter
Evelyn PharriS. One indictment charg
ed criminal assault, another assault
and battery with attempt to commit
criminal assault and the third charges
that he contributed to the delinquency
of a minor child. ]. Ed Moore, the
missing real estate dealer, who is al
legged to have victimized many Wayne
county residents out of money
through misrepresentation of property
is believed to have been indicted on
ten counts. No official statements
would be given out by the prcsecu
tor relative to the action taken By the
officials in this matter.
Condition Of the Jail.
The manner in which the county
Jail is being conducted was favorab bly,
commented on by the jurors in the
report to the court. 1t was recon.
mended that improvements be made
at the insane ward.
The Home for Friendless needs a
more sanitary lavatory, which the of.
ficials recommended be provided
The rules adopted by the commits
sioners relative to the management OF
the county poor farm were approved
by the jurors. The inventory and &C.
counting system was also commended
The jury's report follows:
Report of Grand Jury.
The grand jury, day empanelled
and sworn in the Wayne Circuit court
of Indiana, for the April term, 1913
beg leave to report to the Court as
follows:
That said grand jury met and was
sworn and charged by the Court on
the fifth day of June, 1913; and con.
tinued in session until the sixth day
of June, 1913, at which time said jury
adjourned and did not reconvene until
the 9th day of August, 1913, and
meeting thereafter until the second
day of September, 1913, the entire
time said jury was in session being
seven days.
That according IN the ipstructiopc
of the court, the jury inquired into the
cases of persons imprisoned in the
county Jail and not yet indicted, and
into the cases of other alleged viola
tions of law, as were reported to the
jury. That in all, cases against four
persons were inquired into, fifty-six
witnesses examined and fifteen indict.
ments returned.
Visit the County Jail.
That also according to the instruc-
tions of the Court, the jury inquired
into the condition and management of
the public prison and poor house of
the county.
That at the county jail, in charge of
Sheriff Jacob W. Bayer and JaiIer
Rice Miller, We found conditions to be
generally satisfactory The jail prop
er is old and not constructed on mod
ern lines, but the interior has recent
ly been repainted and it presented a
slightly and very clean appearance.
The Jail is sufficient for the safe keep
ing of prisoners and the accommoda-
tions offered in the way of whole