Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-11-21
Report OF The Grand Jury.
Rockville. Md. Nov. ID. 1919.

NOChNmc, Mu', NUN. II, 1910
To the Honorable the judges of the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery County. Md.
The Grand jury for November Term of
said Court beg leave to submit the follow
ing as their report:
We have had fifty-four cases presented
to us, have examined one hundred and
ten witnesses, including constables. who
have appeared before us.
We have found thirty-eieht indictments.
dismissed fourteen and passed two
We have been able to proceed with the
business entrusted to us very quickly and
in business-like manner by the presence
and help of our very able States Attorney
and Sheriff by having witnesses report
very promptly when called.
We have examined the Court House and
grounds and recommend the following
items to be given prompt attention by the
proper authorities:
LIST. New floor in the Police Court room.
End. Repairing of roof so as to stop leaks
in the court room and Orphans Court room.
We then proceeded to the Jail, with our
genial Sheriff heading the procession. and
found everything nice and clean. We rec
ommend the following items which need
attention:
LIST. New steps from Jail to jail yard.
End New doors in Jail yard leading to
alley.
3rd. Fixing Of cellar window in jail yard
so that the water will not run in the cellar.
4th. Removal of the old screens from
Jail windows, which are catching the filth
and dirt thrown out of the windows.
5th. Repairing of furnace, or a new one
as the proper authorities deem best.
9th. Repairing of doors to cells, so that
they can be opened and shut and not
scrape the floor.
7th. Needed two cots in one cell. These
cots cannot be fixed to the walls as the
walls are too weak.
9th. Steps to stairway need repairing
and new railing at top.
9th. Covering of front hall with linoleum
or new floor.
10th. That a hole in the wall of one Of
The cells be fixed.
We found eight inmates. all males. three
white and five colored.
At the Aims House we found sixty
acres of growing wheat; supply of coal
estimated at ten tons; two hundred bar
rels of corn fifteen tons Of loose hay
fifteen tons of loose wheat straw fodder
from thirty acres, all kinds of canned
fruit and preserves one hundred and fifty
bushels OF potatoes; five hundred cab
bages; fifty chickens; six brood sows ;
eleven shoats seventeen pigs; twelve
fattening hogs; one bull eight cows four
horses two colts. and young orchard
seemingly in good condition.
We found sixteen inmates white
males and three females; five colored
males and three females.
We make the following recommends
tons
LIST. The appointment Of a matron and
the appointment Of farm superintendent.
The care of the inmates to be under the
supervision Of the matron.
End. The immediate attention to the
beds, bedding, towels. etc.
3rd. That the inmates be given suffi.
Client diet of butter. eggs. milk, etc, pro-
duced on the farm and the balance sold "a
the best advantage.
4th. That the spring be put in sani-
tary condition.
5th. That the feeble minded be sent to
the State institution.
9th. That all necessary and reasonable
repairs shall be made to the building such
as the scraping Of walls. repairing OF
plaster, whitewashing walls, new stair
way leading to basement and the masonry
to the corner Of the main building. That
the bedroom adjoining the dining-room
in basement be abolished and the down
spouting be put in good condition.
7th. That doctor should see inmates
at once, as we think several need medical
attention.
9Th. That three men and two women
shall constitute the Board of Trustees.
We would recommend the putting into
the Jail steel cell for the confinement Of
prisoners, which is much needed.
Having completed all the business brought
before us. we humbly ask the Honorable
Court for our discharge.
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