Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-10-12
Grand Jury Report

4 We, the Grand Jury for Rich
mond County, for the six month.
term, beginning July, 1922, do max.
the following report:
/, We have heard the States eyi
dence in 81 cases and have returned
true bills in SO cases. One case
No. 50, continued for want of wit
nesses.
By committees, we have visited
the county offices, county home
chain gang camp and jail and find
ss follows:
The sanitary conditions improved
and no complaints from prisoners.
The screens have not been appli-
ed because worknen have been
hard to secure but screens are on
hand and ready to be put in.
Tops have nobbee applied to the
toilets as .jailer states these are
broken off and used by prisoners
in their frequent fights.
A diseased colored prisoner is
mingling with the colored prisoners
and this should not be permitted
either now or at any time, in the
case of white or colored prisoners,
II possible to segregate such diseas-
ed prisoners.
County Home. 4 q.
Conditions are good and as the
July report was so full and ex-
plicit, both as to general arrange
ments and supervision, we make no
further report in these particulars
except to say that we find the high
record of July fully maintained and
suggestions made at that time have
been carried out.
OF whites, there are seven men
and three women, and of colored,
seven men and four women, total
,twenty.one.
All are well cared for and no
complaints were made.
Chain Gang Camp.
Conditions are very good indeed
and the mules reported last report
with scalds ON shoulders are now
all right. They have adopted the
plan of relieving the mules of work
the minute a scald develops and in
that way the scalds heal up within
a few days.
There are 10 white and 25 colored
prisoners who had no complaint to
make and were we'll satisfied both
as to food and quarters. Total OF
IS prisoners and IS mules.
Court House.
With such cramped quarters, the
and records of the va
rious offices are very good indeed. |
OF course, the limited space makes
this most difficult and'we are look
ing forward eagerly to the compile
ton of the new court house and
better conditions.
We would recommend that as far
as possible the scattering of peanut
hulls and other trash in the corri- |
doris and in front of the court house,
during court, be stopped and that atl
noon recess they be thoroughly
swept. Perhaps an ordinance viii |
be necessary, and when the new
court house is completed it should |
be drastically enforced.
Crowded Calendars. |
We view with deep concern this
difficulty with which our judges
have to contend, on this circuit, and
If not within our province to recon-
mend, we would suggest that all
good citizens put their shoulders to
the wheel amt importune our repre-
to get the criminal term
Of courts, all through this particu-
lar circuit at least, extended from
1ne to two weeks.
Under the one week term, the
docket can not be cleared and cases
must go over term because it is
to reach them in so linn
ted a period.
In addition, the one week term
Keeps a judge continuously on the
go, as he has to travel ut night OF
On Sunday to get from one court to
he other. III
This is not fair to the judges and
should be remedied, and if it is the
will Of the people, and they make
t known to their representatives Ia
it surely will be rene
lied. /
We are deeply concerned in the
proper Enforcement of all laws on
he statute books of town, county,
'tate and nation, and we trust the. |
many breakers of our prohibition
avs, arraigned at this term of
'ourt, will be the means of conyine-
ng all law breakers OF the dcternli-
ration of the good people Of thisl
,omty to bring to task each andi
very one Of them and we hope that
many will desist. and become good,
aw abiding citizens.
We thank your Honor for yourI
consideration of us and for your
'ommendation of our last effort.
We feel that such efficiency as
We have and will display is prniei-