The weekly Columbian., 1857-06-06
WEEKLY C0LU MBIAN
Grand Jury Report.
TO the Hon. Court IF Sessions Of Taol-
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The Grand Jury of the County of
Tuolumne, for the June term, 1857, re-
port that they have attended to their du-
ties by inquiring into all the offences
committed or triable in this county. of
which they had or could obtain legal ev-
idence. and while they regret to say that
facts that have come to their knowledge
show but little or no diminution of that
reckless disregard of human life, and the
disposition to resort unnecessarily to the
use OF deadly weapons, which has SO
long characterized portion of our pop
ulation, there seems to have been
considerable improvement in other C.
spects, especially as relates to those of
fences that have been considered of mi
nor Importance, though, perhaps, in
their results exercising more deadly in
fuence than the most fragrant crimes, on
The welfare of the community. The
present Gaming Law seems, by its Sc
verify, to have saved the county the ex-
pense that would occur under less
stringent enactment, while at the same
time it has accomplished the great OBJ
ject for which such law should be franz
ed. the emoval of temptation from those
who have not sufficient experience, pru-
dence, or principle to prevent them from
being led astray and deprived of their
earnings by IA process as sure, if not as
manly, as that practiced by the high
wayman. There are, however, some
games that at are not covered by the
statute. that it is to be hoped will here
after be placed under the ban of the
law. as money is lost and won at them,
and the only difference is that there is
not the same opportunity for unfairness.
III regard to houses of i'll fame, having
no personal knowledge in the matter,
and no information being furnished them,
nor complaint made to them by those
who had. sufficient to justify them in ia
king action, no action has been taken,--
but the jury believe that correct public
sentiment is fast working reformation,
so far as to prevent any infringement of
the rules of public propriety and decen-
cy. They would urge, however, those
who possess. s..infcrmatiou..tha would show
violation of the statute in relation to
this matter, to act the part of good citi-
zens, by laying such information before
the proper authorities.
The books and accounts Of the county
officers were examined by the last grand
jury. and there being 20 reason to be-
ii-ve that there is any defalca,ion or
wrong existing in any of the Offices, and
as cursory examination would be idle
and a thorough one would involve great
expense to the county, if made at every
session of the grand jury, the present
jury have deemed such All exam nation
incxpedient
The jury have visited the county ial
and examined into the cnnd tim of those
coufiued there, and have found none who
have not been indicted or committed fn
offences ot which the Justices courts have
jurisdiction. I he prisoners appear IT,
be as well and as humanely tte4red rs is
possible in a building Of the kind aud dl
mensions of the present county jan. III
regard to which the Jury cannot but
bear witness to the truth OF all that pre-
vious grand juries have s'iiI IN relation
TO it. declaring 1t to be unsight'y. un
Wholesome, un~ aft., and urft for the CON
fnement of any human being, even if he
be a ftlon, and espec' ally unfit f"l the
confinement cf one who Is only cha, ged
with crime, and may be. only the victim
Of circumstances, whose guit exists only
in appearance. The grand jury con
graduate their fellow citrzens of the
prospect there is OF their being tared for
the erection of more commndl"us aud
substantial building,-one offering more
comfort to those within, and more secu
rity to those without.
The grand jury have found eleven
true bills and ignored one.
Respectfully submitted.
C.. H. CHAMBERLAIN, FINN.
Isaac Harris, j. w. Brazee, Charles
Vessels, c. c. Backman, E. Yelling
ton, Arnold DeNoille, j. B. Hobert, I.
benson, J. NJ. Ayers, E. P. Harper. j
B. Latimer, w. NJ. Witherell, }. c.
Evans, Moses Cohen, John McDeRoss.
Charles Friedenberg, T. H. Llniker, NJ.
Hanover, James TannahiIl.