The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-09
CIRCUIT COURT IN SESSION
From Monday Until Yesterday When
Recess Was Taken Until Next Week

| heCeSS w dS Ii hen OHIll Next week
The December term of the Circuit
| Court for Garrett county convened on
| Monday last with Associate Judge R.
R. Henderson presiding, who charged
the grand jurors, of which body Mr. D.
M. Dixon, of Oakland, was the fore
man. Judge Henderson's charge to
the grand jury was delivered in the
presence of the members of the bar
and very few spectators, which is
rather unusual for there is generally
a large crowd of people at the first
mornings session of the court. Judge
Henderson, in his charge to the grand
jurors called their attention especially
to a number of local laws applicable
to this county and urged the body to
be diligent in the discharge of mat
tiers that would come before them; to
maintain secresy concerning their in
vestigations but at the same time to
go thoroughly into the evidence tend
ing to show violations of the law
After the grand jury had retired to
its room, the appeal docket was taken
up and disposed of. On this docket
very few cases, none of which were
important, appeared.
On Tuesday morning the trial dock
ct was called. The cases ready for
trial were heard and disposed of and
on Wednesday afternoon the grand
jury adjourned after making its report
and court recessed until Monday of
next week when the criminal docket
will be called, at which time the petit
jurors will be called.
The grand jury report follows:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett county:
The Grant Jury for tie December
Term of tine circuit Court for Gar
rett county :tw report to the Court
that We ha { {. Lcluded our labo S and
have endeavored to faithfully dis
charge the duties devoiving upon US
as grand jurors.
We find the general moral condition
of the county good and we believe thai
there is a decrease in crime in Gar
rett county since the abolition of in
toxicants.
| We have diligently and thoroughly
enquired into all violations of the law
which has been brought to our atten-
ton and have had before US and exam
ined 67 witnesses and have found %
presentments and % indictments. We
have found presentments and indict-
ments in all cases where the evidence
warranted.
AS requested by your Honors, we
have examined the several county
buildings and we regret to report that
the exterior of these buildings have
not been given the care and attention
which buildings so elaborate and cost
ly as these demand.
We appreciate the difficulty there
has been for some time past in pro-
curing competent labor and also the
exceedingly high cost of materials, but
We think that it will be matter of
economy and saving to the taxpay-
ers of Garrett county if these build
ings be repaired and reprinted where
| needed without further delay. We de-
| sire to call especial attention to some
| of the composition caps on the large
columns of the Court House These
should be repaired or renewed; some
of the woodwork should be repainted
All of the metal work on the windows
| of the Jail is rusting and should be
| painted without delay. We would sug.
gest that the County Commissioners
/ look over these buildings and make al
needed repairs as soon as the weather
conditions will permit.
In looking over the Jail we find that
the bedding used in the hospital de
partment is dirty and in bad condi
ton, and we also find that there arr
insufficient mattresses and bedding tt
be used in the Jail We believe tn,
interior of the Jail should be given a
least one coat of paint and that tn,
Jail should be kept in more sanitar.
condition.
We have looked over and examined
the records in the various offices of tn
| Court House and desire to common,
those in charge for their neatness an,
system in keeping these records.
II We also desire to extend our appre
Il citation to the various officers of tn
i Court for the courtesies extended u
during our session.
II We also desire to acknowledge witt
thanks the courtesies extended us Hi
Honor Judge Henderson.
We extend to William R. Offutt
States Attorney, our thanks for hi
efficient and able assistance and com
mend him for his thorough and eco
nomincal manner in handling the mat
tiers of his office.
II We also commend the janitor of tn
i Court House for the neatness and san
itary condition in which the building