Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-11-20
Report or The Grand Jury.
TO the Honorable the Judges of the Circui
Court for Mon,dor,o.,, oo,,o.,, M


To the Honorable the Judges of the Circui
| Court for MONTGOMERY county, Md.
The Grand Jury for the November Tern
of said Court beg leave to submit the fol
lowing as their report:
We have examined 240 witnesses, in
Guiding the sheriff, deputy sheriffs and con
stables. in reference to their knowledge O.
violation of the law. We found among the
| deputies and constables four men who say
they have not been in office for two years
| and think their names should be stricken
from the list. We have found Al indict-
ments and have dismissed number which
did not seem to have sufficient evidence
to warrant presentment.
We examined the Court House and
grounds and found the offices in the build
ing in an attractive condition and well
furnished. We found the grounds well at
tended to.
We have visited the Jail, and in spite of
the recommendations of many former grand
juries that 1t be relegated to scrap heap
and replaced by a modern building, find
that the old landmark, with few repairs,
will be capable of holding the criminals of
the county for many years yet. We found
20 inmates, 8 white males, white female,
IL colored males. colored females. They
are much crowded, and If the population
of this county persist in having as large n
percentage confined to the structure as
now occupy it, additional room will be
needed, but the most economical construc-
ton will be separate home for the jailer
and his family. The building is as neatly
kept as it can be in its crowded condition.
1t is well coated with whitewash, some of
which should be scraped off before another
coat is applied, as the numerous coats now
on the walls are reducing the size of the
rooms.
The occupants look healthy and some of
those confined longest have gained in flesh
on the plain but abundant rations provided
by the keeper We recommend that at least
one electric light be installed in each hall
way Of the prison, upstairs and down, as
most of the refractory prisoners are brought
in at night. and some general light in
stead of the Old-time lantern will add
greatly to the safety of the officials who
have to deal with them. The roof of the
building has lost great many states and
at one place has a large hole in it where
some prisoner in time now forgotten at
tempted to cut out through the roof The
whole roof should be gone over by slater
and all tin patches removed and missing
states replaced. The guttering in front of
the building has been damaged by fall
ing tree at some time in the past as was
mentioned by grand jury of some years
back, has filled up with trash and grown
crop of grass the past summer On the
back of the building the gutter was de-
signed on a new plan, conductors were
placed at the ends, but the gutter is hung
lower in the middle so that 1t empties over
the cellar window and floods the cellar
every time ii rains by running in the
window These should be repaired. The
kitchen porch has settled away from the
building and will fall. in time, If not re-
placed. The wall outside Of the yard needs
repOinting with cement mortar, and the
large gate should be refined with iron, as
the present lining is about gone.
We request new roof on the COW stable,
as the building is being damaged by the
leakage of that now on it. A new fence
around the garden and yard is also needed,
as the old one is a disgrace to the rich
county Of Montgomery The grating sawed
out by William Smith, Isaac Gilmore and
James Gibbs. who broke jail this summer,
has not been replaced. and we recommend
that new gratings be put on the correspond
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when this Is renewed. as it must be.
We ask the Court to call the attention Of
the Board of County Commissioners to these
recommendations and that they be included
in the levy for 1915.
We visited the Aims House and found
the buildings In good condition, and in
amount of stock found, A horses. 2 colts,
mich cows, 2 heifers, bull, II head Of
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% shoats, all of which we found in good
condition.; also hay and fodder enough to
feed the stock through the coming winter
one rick of straw from SO acres Of wheat,
SO acres of growing wheat, 81 acres Of
corn which will average barrels to the
acre, 100 bushels Of wheat, 100 chickens,
200 quarts Of canned goods and guam
tity Of preserves. We found enough agri-
cultural implements for the farm and all
in good condition and under cover. We
found the home in good sanitary c0ndi-
ton and inmates to the amount of 18-l2
white and six colored. all of whom seem
to be cOntented and satisfied.
We take pleasure in c0ngratulating the
trustees In having superintendent so well
qualified for the position as the man now
in charge.
We have carefully gone over the list OF
traders licenses furnished by the Clerk Of
the Court, and by inquiry found that there
we're some twenty-five places Of business
in the county for which no license had
been issued Following the custom Of form
or Grand Juries, we summoned the propre-
tors Of these places before Us and they
have promised to take out licenses and to
continue to do so. We recommend that
the Clerk send to the Grand Jury of the
November Term Of 1915 copy Of the IL
cense list for at least two preceding years
and that all traders who are found delin-
quent on the first day of June, 1915 be
proceeded against without further notice.
Having completed all the business that
has come before us. we asked to be dis
charged.
WILLIAM j. WILLIAMS,
Foreman.