The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-16
CLAUDE CLARKE INDICTED
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Grand Jury AdjOurns After Ex-
aiming 4S Witnesses-21
Indictments Are Found
TRIALS BEGIN ON MONDAY


81 indictments returned by the Grand
Jury for the September Term of the
Circuit Court, which adjourned late
yesterday afternoon after having been
in session for three days.
The jury had before it and ex-
amined 48 witnesses. Indictments
were returned for manslaughter,
bastardy, larceny, carnal knowledge,
assault, and others, according to Neil
C. Fraley, States Attorney. Foreman
of the Grand Jury was Frederick A.
Thayer, Jr., who took the place of
Charles A. Fleegle, who was excused.
Clarke's Indictment came as re-
suit of the death of Clyde Granger,
%, of Glassport, Pa, who was struck
by a car driven by Clarke, of Home
wood, Pa, near the Deep Creek
Bridge on Sunday morning, July 4.
Changers companion, Miss Gertrude
Sherman, also of Glassport, suffered
conclusion of the brain and other in
juries.
No inquest was held at the time,
due to the inability of Miss Sherman
to leave the hospital to testify, and
Fraley announced several weeks later
that he would bring the matter before
the grand jury.
The full account of the grany jury
report follows:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County,
Maryland:
The Grand Jury for the September
Term, 1897, hereby submits it's re-
port, as follows:
We have had before us and have
examined 48 witnesses and have found
81 presentments and indictments.
Following the instructions delivered
to us by His Honor Judge Sloan, we
have given careful consideration to
the matters brought to our attention
and have returned indictments where
we believed the evidence warranted
such action.
We have made an inspection of the
Jail and find it to be well taken care
of by the Sheriff and the Deputy
Sheriff and we desire to commend
them for the good appearance of the
property in their charge; however, we
would recommend to the County Com
missioners that the metal work be
painted in and about the cells and
corridors to prevent rust; also that
new mattresses be provided for the
prisoners and washable mattress COW
ers which we believe could be made
by the women employed at the Court
House under the direction of the We'll
fare Board. We also recommend that
extension telephones be placed up
stairs for the use of the Sheriff and
Deputy Sheriff. We strongly urge
that an adequate garage be provided
for the use of the Sheriff. We recon-
mend that the Sheriff confne the pris-
oners in their cells at nine o'clock each
night to avoid the noise which has
been complained of by passers by.
The concrete walks about the Jail are
in very bad condition and should be
repaired.
We have examined the Court House
and the several office rooms therein
and find them to be in good condition
with the following exceptions: The
plaster on the ceiling of the Register
of Wills Office should be patched or
replaced and the entire office should
be reprinted. The plaster and paint
in the Grand Jury Room are also in
bad condition and should be repaired.
We suggest that the County Treasurer
be given additional office rooms for
the conduct of his duties. All books
and records have been examined and
were found to be neatly kept.
We recommend that the living quar-
tiers of the Deputy Sheriff be ex-
amined and any leaks stopped and the
walls .repapered where necessary.
We especially recommend that the
shade trees along Alder street be-
tween Third and Fourth streets be
cared for with new soil and fertilizer
as recommended by the State For
estry department and by Mr.. Carter,
County Agent.
We desire to thank the States At
torney, Mr.. Neil C. Fraley, for the
cooperation and assistance given US
during our deliberations, and we also
extend our thanks to His Honor Judge
Sloan for the assistance he has given
us in performing our duties.
We hereby respectfully beg to be
discharged.
FRED. A. THAYER, Jr., Foreman.
Jamie Elliott, Sherman White, Clerks.