The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-04-15
The Circuit Court.

Court convened on Monday, with Judg
es, Briscoe, Beall and Camalier on the
bench. The Grand Jury adjourned Oh
Mond y, after making the following
report
To Th Honorable Judges of the Cir
cult Court for Prince George S county
The Grand Jury convened at II a. m.
on April d. and Immediately proceeded
to their duties, and now beg to submit
the following report
al cases investigated.
II indictments returned.
IA cases dismissed.
S8 W tnessed examined and
II reports from c .iIstableI.
The Committee OF the Grand Jury
visited The Jail and found the same as
the Committee report as follows
We the undersigned committee ap-
Poi ted to inspect the jail, beg to report
the following {: We found the lnleror
of the Jail in good condition, except a
few water pipes out of order. There
were three males in each OF the two cells
on the first floor, two colored males IN
one cell on the second floor. also two
colored males in ano her cell and one
seemed happy and contented.
We recommend that the yard around
the Jail be thoroughly raked and clean
ed by the keeper and the trash remov-
ed Also the scaffold should be taken
down and removed TO a place of safe
keeping The hole OF very foul water
should. be attended to, the water re-
moved and same put in sanitary con-
dition.
We attach herewith the report OF the
committee that visited the Aims House
and concur in their recommendations.
The Grand Jury desires to call the at
tention of the Court to the unsanitary
condition of the toilets in the Court
House, which must be apparant to all.
The present ilets do not meet the re
ouirements. Women are now, and will
be Ill the future more prominent IN the
county affairs aud their comfort and
privacy must be considered.
Evidently the roof of the Court II louise
needs repairs, the walls on the inside OF
the building show where the damage IS
done.
We therefore recommend and request
the Necessary repairs be made by those
i'll authority and that toilet for men
and one for womsn be made available
bv repairs or now construction. 1t IS
our opinion that the toilets should be
in different parts of the building, and
the one for women as private and con-
venient as possible
From investigation made by the
Grand Jury from different sources, we
hnd that the manner in which minor
cases and preliminary hearings are con-
Iro%o1 hof0ro fha m O1Str2t6S' GnnTtS
could be and should be changed for the
benefit of the public, and to lessen the
expenses of the taxpayers, and that the
officers who may be in charge should
make it their, duty to remedy this
condition.
In conclusion we desire to thank the
Court for the kindness extended 10 us,
and especially to thank the States At
torney, Mr.. ]. Wilson Ryon, for his
valua BILE assistance and advice, which
was much appreciated by the members
of the Grand Jury, and extend our
further thanks to the Court officials for
their courtesy.
Respectfully submitted,
l.. P. CRoNMILLER, Foreman.
REPORT OF AIMS HOUSE COMMITTEE
We, the undersigned committee. ap-
pointed by the foreman of the Grand
Jury for Prince Georges county, Mary
land, to inspect the Aims House il
Prince Georges county, respectfully
make our report as follows:
We found eleven (11) male inmates
and two (2) female inmates, three 81
male colored inmates and one (Il female
colored inmate, making a total of thir-
teen (13). All looking well and cleanly
dressed and from appearances all well
fed and cared for and satisfied with the
treatment received from their keeper.
Their sleeping quarters and bedding are
all IN excellent sanitary condition
The kitchen, one of the most attrac'
tive rooms in the main building, was
scrupulously clean and the pots were
boiling hard for dinner. filled with kale,
potatoes and good, old country bacon.
We also found seventy-fve (75) to
one hundred (1oo) bushels Of potatoes
il the cellar, the remains Of last years
crop, and the old time smoke house with
the remainder of 10 hogs from last falls
killing, well smoked and protected.
We also found two (2) work horses
two (2) COWS giving milk, and four hogs
all in good condition.
Your committee recommends that the
roof on the main building be repaired
at once, to snve further expense to the
county. That survey be made to es
tablish the correct line on the old fenc,
line which is now in dispute with the ad
j,inlng neighbor, as the keeper has th
material on the farm to build nev
fence.
We congratulate Mr.. Moore, TIL
keeper, for the improved condition o
the farm and the surroundings in tn
last few years.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. P. MAGRUDER
N. G. DUDRow
SAMUEL n. HAYS