Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-11-19
Report OF The Grand Jury.

To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County. Md:
The grand Jury for the November Term
Of Court respectfully submits the following
report:
We have examined 80 witnesses, includ-
ing such Of the county officials required
by law to make appearance. some Of the
latter more than once. Thirty indictments
have been found.
A committee was appointed to examine
the Court House and Jail. who report as
follows:
We found the Court House in a clean
and sanitary condition. excepting the
ladies toilet; the wash room was in a
very poor condition and the general sani-
tary condition was very unsatisfactory.
We found the same conditions in the mems
toilet. where the general sanitary condi-
tons were very unsatisfactory
We recommend that an electric light be
installed at the northeast corner of the
Court House, where the Police Court en-
trance is located.
We found the Jail as sanitary as the
building would permit. The cells were
clean and in good shape. We found plenty
Of fuel and jail well heated; we inspected
the toilet and found same in first class
condition hot and cold water. and shower
baths. We found 26 prisoners-8 white
males and Is colored males.
The committee appointed to inspect the
Aims House found 18 inmates 3 white
males, 4 females and S cOlored males.
We examined the rooms in the home and
found the same to be clean and well kept.
One cot had no spring. only iron frame
work, should have better mattress. The
home seemed to be generally in good repair.
We found household stores as follows.
Fifty gallons Of preserves. 240 quarts Of
canned fruit. IS glasses of jelly. 2 cans
each containing so pounds Of lard. 8
hams. middlings. rs bushels of potatoes,
80 bushels Of turnips. so bushels of ap-
Piles. 800 heads Of cab age. We found
livestock as follows: Sixteen large hogs. IS
large shoats, rs small shoats. S cows, S
horses. $50 chickens. We also found $50
barrels of corn. 1000 bundles of fodder.
80 tons Of baled straw, 20 tons Of loose
hay, so bushels rye. 20 bushels of wheat,
10 barrels of old corn. We found 20 acres
Of growing wheat, which looked well. the
other fields seemed to be well pastured
and free from weeds. The farm buildings
were in good repair.
The Aims House is under the supervis-
ion Of Mr.. Lacy Shaw. and we think his
good management shows in the appear
ance Of the farm buildings.
We wish to report that Mr.. Joseph G.
Cissel has extended most able and eener-
GUS assistance to our body in the perform
ance Of the duties imposed upon us and it
is due to him, that we have been able to
proceed with.the matters before us in bust
nesslike. orderly and expeditions manner.
We extend to him our hearty thanks and
congratulate the county upon having such
an able and efficient lawyer as its State s
Attorney.
We commend the bailiff. Mr.. Fred Reed
on the efficient manner 10 which he per-
formed his duties to grand jury.
1t is resolved by the grand jury. in
session November 18TH 1925. after hear
ing testimony of witnesses in case Of the
arrest of one Richard Gillian, said TO be
insane. that the grand Jury very decidedly
dsapproves OF the rough treatment used
Ia handling of this man. including fling q
number of shots, one Of which struck and
wounded the man
1t is the recommendation Of the grand
Jury that the officers participating in this
arrest should be severely reprimanded foi
their actions in this case.
Also that the chief Of police should ln
struct his officers to always handle at
arrest in as considerable manner as pos
sible and TO use no treatment or Language
unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
In closing we wish to commend the good
work of the States Attorneys office, the
Sheriff Office and the Chief Of Police and hi
force in their efficiency. as the same ha:
liehtened the work OF the Grand jurl
considerably.
FRANK A PEARRE.
} Foreman.
Rockville, Md. Nov. l.. 1925.