Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-09
JAIL UNSANITARY and |
UNSAFE, SAYS JURY
So Judge Shackelford Orders
Prisoners Taken to Winches-
ter For Safe Keeping

'aiiiey NoSeIS, an lo-year-Oldu /
youth, charged with stealing
chickens from Sherman Cotton.]
was unable to give $500 bond forI
his appearance before the MavI
term OF court, and was ordered
taken to the Jail at Winchester
tor safe keeping by Judge Shack
eltord. Judge Shackelford said
that he did this because the grand
Jury had just reported that the
Madison county jail was unsafe
and unsanltary. The grand jury
returned its report to circuit court
Monday morning, and had the
following to say:
70 the Hon. w. r. .Shackelford. |
Judge of the Madison Circuit
Court -
We, the grand jury of Madison
county, at this February term of
the Madison Circuit Court, beg 10
make the following report:
We have been in session three
days, at this term of your Court
and have investigated the general
violation of the law in the county
and we find the county in a splen-
did condition. Not a murder case
has come before rs and it ap-
pears that violation OF the local
option law : t.e.r -arried on
very little, II any, IN the county.
We have not returned single in
dictment for the unlawful sale of
liquor. We have made diligent
inquiry about different sections of
the county, and we find very little
violation of the criminal laws.
We think that all communities of
the county are continually grow
ing better; that the violators of
the law and society are fewer now
than ever before.
We have investigated the jail
and find it in an unsafe and un-
sanitary condition. The plumb
ing and toilets are in bad condi-
ton, the floors are rotten, and
The heating system very bad. We
suggest that the Fiscal Court take
the proper steps at once to do
some repairing on the jail With
the jail in the present condition,
the jailer cannot keep said jail in
a good sanitary condition as an
institution of this kind ought to
be kept, but we believe a little
more soap and water used on said
jail could improve it's condition.
A committee of the grand jury
visited the county infrmary at
Union City, and we find said insti-
tuition in good, condition proper
ty being well taken care of and
the inmates claim to be getting
the proper food, bed. and raiment,
and we commend Mr.. Roberts on
the keeping of same.
We have investigated as best
we could the various offices of
Madison county and find said Of
ficers are doing their duty as pub
lie officials, for which we COM
mend each. and all of them.
From our investigation we find
that the roads in different parts 81
the2county are iii a badscondition;
and the road machinery scattered
about in the county standing idle.
We find the county has a good
lot of machinery, engines, grad
ers, crushers (rock), spades and 9
shovels, and too many other kinds
of machinery to here mention,
and we are of the opinion that
same could be used a lot more on
the turnpikes of the county, and
we therefore, recommend that
the Fiscal Court put every effort
forward possible to have said ma
chinery and tools put into action
as quick as practicable.
AS far as we are able to find out
the officers and courts of the
county, both county and city, are
doing their duty in the enforce
ment of the law, and we believe
if every official will continue to do
his duty that conditions will con-
tnue to improve.
Respt Submitted
PAUL BIIRNAM. Foreman.