Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-03-11
GRAND JURY MAKES
TWO INDICTMENTS
To Be Kept Secret For Present-Re-
port on County Institutions
Favorable
APPEALED CASES DECIDED
st. Louis Court Affirms Verdict OF
Audrain Circuit Court in
Two Cases.

The Grand Jury for the March term
IF the Audrain County Circuit Cour::
was fin,.iy discharged Thursday after
having submitted to the court 4 report
cn the conditions obtaining at the
cr"u'N institutions ard having sui
mitted two indictments which are
marked secret for the time being.
Following is the report on the coun-
ty Jail, hospital, infrmary and court
house, which was signed by Taylor
Berry, foreman, and C. NJ. Fox, clerk.
I'VE visited the County Jail and
found the Jail to be ina clean and
sanitary condition in so far as its
physical condition will permit. There
were no prisoners in the Jail.
eve found that the roof Of the jail
building was leaking In different
places and we recommend that 1T he
replaced by a new roof On the res
idence part of the building, we found
the plastering and papering in bad
condition and we recommend that the
plastering be repaired and new papef-
ing be put on, and that the wood wort.
on the inside and the entire outside of
the building be painted.
We visited the County Hospital and
found the same to be in good condI-
tion, we'll managed, clean, neat and
sanitary.
We visited the County Iniirmary
and found therein six inmates who
were being cared for in kindly and
humane manner, being supplied with
the comforts Of life and are well look"
ed after and taken care of.
We have looked over the Court
House and gone through the various
offices therein and recommend that q
fre-proof safe be provided for the
records in the County Collectors Of
fee"
The St. Louis Court of Appeals this
week issued decisions in four casts
which hal been sent there from thn
Audrain County Circuit Court. In two
of the cases the decisions made by the
court here was affirmed, in one it was
reversed, and in the fourth case was
reversed and remanded for a new
trial.
In the case of Nettie Gisle against
John Gisle, for divorce, the Court OF
Appeals affirmed the refusal TO grant
the decree. In thecase of Rosertn1l.
Sloan Millinery Company against the
Hanover Fire Insurance Company
the decision for the plaintiff was af-
firmed. The decree issued agains
Emma Gray Davis in the case of the
City of Mexico against her was re-
versed by the Court of Appeals; and
III the case Of Addie E. Taylor against
]. G. Fuqua, in which the Circuit
Court made decision in favor Of the
plaintiff, the cause was reversed ant
remanded for a new trial. This latter
case was tried here before Judge SAM.
uel Davis, Judge CAN'T being disqual
flied because he was an attorney fo'
the case when it originated.
One divorce was granted by thu
Circuit Court Thursday, 20 Jennie
Denham from Frank Denham. Si1
suits in perfect title were settled, al
for the plaintiff They are as fol.
lows: Joseph G. Lakenon ct a
against James Lowery ct al; William
Mcdaniel against Unknown Heirs o
Afford Cauthorn; T. H. Hawkins
against Unknown Heirs of Chas. II
Benning t al; Arthur H. Ketter ct a
against Unknown Heirs of James +
Robinson; "A. E. Brown against Tn
known Heirs of John F. Scanland ct a
Isaac Lyndan Rudasill against Georg
Shiyers ct al,