Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1906 — TWO INDICTMENTS [ARTICLE]

TWO INDICTMENTS

Are i Returned By The drand Jury, AND THE BODY ADJOURNS TUESDAY * After Visiting Jail and Poor Farm and Reporting on the Condition Of Each. jjt The grand jury called to convene Monday, organized by electA. J. Harman foreman and begun grinding at once after receiving the charge of the court and organizing for work. Only two indictments were returned, one against Mrs. Sarah A. Brown, who resides in the east part of the city, for conducting a house of ill-fame, and the other, it is understood, for embezzlement.

At this wiiting no arrests have been made on the latter indictment, but it is generally believed to be against the McCoy's. In the Brown matter, Joe O’Connor, the sheriff’s son, was sent over to make the arrest, but the woman refused to go with him, and W. B. Donahue, the Dakota real estate dealer who alleges that he is the woman’s husband, even threatened to throw Joe out of doors. The latter telephoned his father and he went over and the woman was brought into court. She entered a plea of not guilty and was released on SIOO cash bond, which she furnished, and the case is set for trial on Thursday, April 26. This place has been the subject of a great deal of condemnation for several years, and of late is said to have become almost intolerable to the residents of that part of the city. This is the first time the proprietress, however, has ever been arrested we understand, although the peace officers have frequently been called there to suppress trouble.

The grand jury visited the county farm and jail, and reported that the latter was in first-class condition. The walls of the county asylum, where the inmates are kept, are reported to be dirty, filthy and repulsive, and it is recommended that they be repainted. Some other repairs are recommended, such as a floor in the dining room and kitchen, steps leading to basement be repaired, and windmill be reparied. The management of the county farm is reported competent and the inmates properly clothed and no complaints made.