The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-08
TRUE BILLS
ARE ALL FOR
FELONIES
Grand Jury Makes Recon-.
mendatiOnS To Lake Co.
Bar Assn.
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1por-e5 POINT. Ind, March s.--Af-
Ger being in session for six days the
Lake county criminal court grana
4,rv composed Or Henry Beaublrn,
-rnitjnr. Fred seehausen. Dyer.
George schmal. Lowell. and G. y. Ma
poney. 4. B. Harris and g ?. David
son - cary. returned ten indictments
- three of whioe papers have already
e..n served. All a. the indictments
~sturned were Tor felonies and not
n,sdemeanors. The three true bills
made public ares
PEDRO Acevis n Indiana HarhoH-- IT.
s,.4n.,+ Tor the murder o. Joze Con-
sales. Feb. ?. 1921
ralph Cole. Cay. for the murder e
49, To1nson. Gary. oct. 81, 1920.
anton rrbanio. assault and battery
r5tn intent to XIII Charles ). Niemle
or Hammond. -
.i-noa ~ Foreman Henry Beaubien
era 4 d. Harris. clerk. deals with
~rmher 81 matters or Importance 1T
lake county taxpayers and j. az fol-
lows.
sstate of Indiana,
IN tie Criminal Court.
Of Lake County.
rTo the Hon Martin J. Smith
~Judge or said Court;
Report u Grand Jury
I'VE. the Grand Jury, beg leave So
-ro,4 - the Court AZ follows:
I'VE organized by electing 4. p.
xarris. clerk: that We have been n
session six days. and have returned
into omen court zen indictments
I'VE further report that il has come
Under the observation Of the 5rand
.T5ry during its session that the Grim
3nal Court is not provided with ads-
orate facilities and cqnveniences for
+be nroper conduct OF the large volume
~ business this court must dispose of.
n this. to-wit:
The Criminal Court has no jury
room; no witness room no office for
tbe Court Reporter. and no ccnsulta-
4ion room for the attorneys and their
clients. and the court room in general
"a unsightIy, on, Of repair. and not n
keepfnE with the character and digni-
- 81 a court of this nature. all of
witch We fnd il q serious handicap
ana interference with the proper
transaction Of the criminal work O.
Lake county.
We also advise that oB account q
ehe present arrangement Of the stair
Syay OF the Court House there Is mucn
available floor space wasted, and that
a. the second aoor Is remodeled and
re-arranged this waste room can al
De utilized and The Criminal Court B..
provided with all the facilities and
conveniences required. We hereby
Recommend thae The Board OF Commits
Ajoners Of Lake county take the prop
e. stems 10 cause such improvement 20
b made without unnecessary delay
we further report that we have
visited the County jail and We recon-
mend that new steps be built at tie
front 81 tho residence part of said jail
we fnd that the ventilation of SAD
ssl Is not what = should be and Ne
recommend thai the Board of Com
gnissioners make arrangements for
Aetter ventilation. especially upon the
second floor or said jail. Generally
epeaking, we and the jail IN good con-
Sition, and the prisoners properly car
cd for.
we further recommend that the
8ury rooms be furnished with com
portable chairs, and that some setteas
be placed around the wall. for the
reason that jurors are oftentimes re-
nuired to give long hours of service
in the jury room. and under presen.
conditions 1t works hardship upon
the citizens that are required 20 render
Jury service. We recommend sanitary
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