The Placer herald., 1856-09-27
GRAND JURY REPORT.

To the HOnOTQ0/P me court OJ SESSIONS OF RIA.
Ger County. California:
The undersigned Grand Jurors of the present
term for your Hon. body beg leave to respectfully
submit the following Report:
That after due and careful examination of all
cases presented to them for consideration. they
find that true Bills Of Indictment exist against
four persons for murder in the first degree; against
four persons for grand larceny: against six per
sons for assault with deadly weapon with intent
to commit murder; against three persons for as
sault with deadly weapons to int1ict great bodily
injury; against one person for an attempt to COM
init Rape; against two persons for Other felonies;
against one person for Burglary; aud further your
Grand Jury report that they find true bills of
presentment against three pt rsons for various Of
fences. also two cases which are laid over till next
session of the Grand Jury.
Your Grand Jury also report that they have ex-
amined the County Jail and County Hospital;
that in the former they find nineteen prisoners,
confined for various offences who speak of their
situation as pleasant as good jailor can make it.
That the building is remarkable for its ncatness:
and for careful attention to the safe keeping of
those confined in it,
That in the latter they find several patients. as
per following R port. readily furnished by the
attending physicians, Drs. Hawthorne Hubbard
to wit:
Nrmher of patients in Hospital, May Is, 1856, 9
Whole number treated from May 18th to
Sept. loth, 1870. ............... .......' %
Discharged cured .................... 2l
Remaining in Hosp tai l................... 10
That after conversiDg w.th'a number of the pa
tients. your Grand Jury is satisfied that all is done
for the comfort and well being OF those who are
placed there that can be done by kind nurses and
attentive physicians.
Your Grand Jury would state that they find in
confinement in the County Jail female who is
subject to severe ep;leptic attacks, and thinking
.Ift Ilnn Mt ntlrs snn Ia
ry. would recommend that tn Sh riff use all due
descr, ton in procuring some suitable person to
be with her so long as in his judgment he may
consider it necessary; and furth T.. that the Board
Of Supervisors pay all reasonil le charges for such
expenses may be incurred thereby.
Your Grand Jury would further recommend
that, having carefully examined the lock to the
outer door Of the jail and having found that in
their humble Judgment better one is required.
would earnpstl recommend to the Board of SUI
prrvsors that they procure for such service bet
ter and more suitable one.
Your Grand Jury would respectfully represent
that after careful investigation of many of the
crimes committed. are fully satisfied that much
mischief and crime arises from the improptr use
and carrying Of deadly weapons. That during
the present session they have become convinced
ly more than one instance which has undergone
critical examination. that had those having ditf-
culties not been possessed of pistols or Bowie
knives. the serious injuries Wh. ch have been in
tcted would not have taken place. and that such
carrying of weapons but tends to create feeling
Of Indifference in taking the life OF a fellow being,
and which would not exist if the feeling was not
so prevalent that one thus has the life of another
at his disposition for an insulting expression and
the feeling also that even slight difficulty is
proper justification to warrant the drawing OF
dea lily weapons. And would cite as one example
the case which recently occurred at Yankee ms
in which Thomas Hurry shot and killed Robert
b,,x, Ia, hat nv thn hal rar
rying OF deadly weapons careiulness as to prop
cr time of using them wears away; and ii rather
creates desire with many to say that they have
not carried such things all their life for nothing
but that tn y have killed their man." In this
particular case they find nothing to Justify the
arrest Of the person who comm tied so serious an
| ageravation; but would +, commend that when
the necessity for carrying fire arms or other dead
" weapons exists. that all should be fully impress
ed with the fearful responsibility Of using them.
Your Grand Jury tax ny into consideration the
great amount of crime now being committed up
on the highway, in which the person known as
Tom Bell. is considered to have taken an active
part. would earnestly recommend that a reward of
one thousand dollars Isl .000) be Offered for the
arrest or detent on OF the said Tom. Bell; beiev-
ing that by such offer attempts TO ferret out and
bring to Justice like villains now jeopard:z-
ing the lives and property Of our citizens will be
made as this reward will show means by which
those making the attempt would receive some
slight comp nsation for important services.
The Grand Jury would also state. that in their
udement. they deem it necessary that the people
of the County be fully informed Of that section
of our Statutes which relates to the arrest Of per-
sons comm tting offences against the laws; and in
that consideration would insert the following
from the complied Statutes of California of 1850
and 1853; page AL.
SEC. l40. a private person may arrest another
first for pa lc oil ,ncc. comm tied or attempt
| IL ;,I I;c, md yh thn
rested has committed felony. although not in
his presence: third, when felony has been in
fact committed. and he has reasonable cause for
believing the person arrested to have committed
it.
SEC. AL He must before making the arrest,
inform the person to he arrested of the cause
thereof, and require h IN to submit, except when
he is in the actual commission of the offence; or
when hr is arrested in pursuit Immediately after
its commission
SEC. l42. If the person to be arrested has com
mitted felony, and private person, alter notice
OF his intention to make the arrest be refused all
mittance, he may break open any outer or inner
door. or window Of IA dwelling house, for the pur-
pose of mrkng the arrest
| SEC. l43. a private person who has arrested
another for the comm ssion of public offense
must without unnecessary delay. take him before
IL magistrate, or deliver him to a peace officer
Your Grand Jury being ahOut to close their
long and ar,luouS labors, feel it to be their duty
to speak OF the officers with whom they have been
associated. aud are v,ry happy TO express their
| satisfaction of the corr ct and able manner in
which the duties of the several Offices are per-
formed. and more particularly OF th" attentive
manner in which the District Attorney, who, from
his exof1icio post on, has been the greater part
of the time in personal attendance upon u.s. per-
formed his duty.
Your Grand Jury feel. in closing their report,
that the recommendation requested TO be made
y the District Attorney. in regard to persons sell
ing goods without license but more particular
ly liquor, should be taken into consideration. and
would therefore express as that 1, commentator,
that in the case Of those persons selling liquor
without license, in consideration of the law al