Evening journal., 1919-10-23
MULE TRADE CASE
IN KENT COURT
Plaintiff Claims Animal He
Got for Mare and Colt
Was Blind ~
GRAND JURY MAKES
ITS ANNUAL REPRT
Special 10 The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER Oct 23-ln the Kent County
Court OF General Sessions yesterday.
Frank Gardley, Negro. plead guilty 60
assault and battery and was fined $40.
George L. Wiley was convicted OF
assault and battery and sentenced to
pay a fine Of $40.
lhe trial Of William II. Collins. OF
smyrna, indicted for larceny in con
necllon with a mule deal with a man
named Poore. was placed on trial.
Poore claims Collins put on a blind
mule on him in a trade for mare anu
colt Collins claimed the deal was "a
square one, while PoOrc cOnlcnded
there was no deal. lie testified the. mule
was taken 10 his home i'm his absense.
and Tine mare and colt taken away
When P0Ore returned home and found
That the mule was blind in both eyes.
ne sent it back TO Collins. The case
viii be concluded todsy.
The Grand Jury having finished It's
work Yesterday visited The Kent coun,y
jail and almshouse and on returning
submitted a report OF its work for the
year.
The report i'm part follows:
During the year We have been 10
session nine days. Two days at the
February term. two days 9t the April
term. two days at the July term and
three days at the October term.
We had presented to Ms for our con-
sideratiOn siXty-iwO bills. In nfly-seven
We returned true bills. ignored three
and two were Withdrawn.
or the siXty-two bills acted on.
twenty-siX bills or nearly one-half OF
them were for larceny; thirteen for
assault and battery: twelve for vio-
lation Of the liquor law and eleven for
various other Offenses.
The very large percentage Is shown by
The above figures being for petty Of
lenses such as larceny and assault and
battery, prompts us 10 raise the dues-l
lion as TO whether our Legislature
could not with profit to the taxpayers
provide some other way Of disposing Of
these petty 0ifenses. than Is now in
force.
We visited The county Jail and foun
same in very good condition. excepting
.he heating plant. which was entirely
)ut Of commission and with cold
weather so rapidly approaching we feel
hat 10 is due The inmates OF this insti-I
luton that This plant should be
promptly repaired.
We visited the Kent County Aims
rouse and found the conditions Of this
10 be possibly as good as is OBJ
ainable under The existing circum-
stances. The buildings for the use Of
he livestock are excellent and other
han requiring painting and equipping
With some motive power for pumping
water, are all that is needed.
The buildings provided for the use of /
he inmates are entirely unsuitable for !
he use to which they are put. We feel |
hat the county owes it TO the unfOr-
unates which II undertakes 10 house
md care for, 10 provide them a domi- !
'ile having at least the ordinary con-
'eniences OF modern day homes and /
comforts such as bath rooms with hot |
nd cold water and toilets i'm the build /
ng without compelling these feeble
nd afflicted sufferers 10 walk a dis
ance Of 100 feet or more in all kinds Of
weather., 10 a toilet
Another deplOrable situation in our
Judgment is the arrangement Of the
M food for these is Obliged 10 be pre-
ared and cooked in the building ana
hen 10 be carried out in The ~@en air
n all kinds OF weather a distance OF
hree hundred feet or more.
The superintendent recommends and
We most heartily endorse this recon-
lendation. that a new building for the
Ol0red inmates be erected adjoining
he building occupied by the white pco-
lc. on The east. This will permit a
lining room for use Of the cOlOred in
laies readily accessible TO the COM
non Kitchen and would also permit Of
IS being heated from the same plant.
We feel that Kent county Is most for
natc indeed in having In charge Of its
lnshOuse property so capable and
a man as is the present i
lcumbcnl, Frank 4. MalOncy aud fam
We cannot close this report without
word Of praise and commentator for
le greatly improved court house. Its
eauty and convenience appeals 10 Us
realty and in contrast. the lack Of
lese modern convcniences and ap-
ointments observable at the Kent
ounty Almhouse likewise impressed us
u the more forcibly and we could not
,cape the conviction that those COM
elled 10 apply TO this Institution for !
ipport should be given consideration q
) TO their comfort. as we'll as those .
no use and enjoy the comforts OF our I
,lendid new court house and county
lilding
WALTER o. HOFFECKER.
Foreman. .
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