Mountain Democrat., 1857-06-13

Two trials; had jury; failed la agrCt, nnd cause
postponed until ncNt term,
Tic Court adjourned until neat term.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
IL N, (OWT sf .N,S~tohN n ~ I'ONis,'. f,VE-
y:--Wc, the Grand jury. beg leave to submit
the f'llt'WiH;s rrS'tt'.t ,.ur deliberations: and
having no further business We request ll,at We
b. finally charged
Our attention has been particularly devoted
to the county Jail, Aijh u view tn ascertain the
causes tlLat led tu the escape Of six prisoners
thCrcfr0m, We iind the in mcduvc rauSc WAS tho
SaMing oil the iron hinges at the d0or 10y one
Or more of the priSnnclS wiIha saw made tlnm
II - knife. aud the rs ape effected by watch.
ing the absence at the iallur; that ~ blame Can
attach 10 Sheriff Carson Ur his deputies; that
the Sheriff used great energy in rrcar;urmg
four of the number and rrtuTniNg thcm Z" the
Jail and securing them beyond doubt, The
prisoners are provided with cOmthrtahlCeQ GUAR
tcrS in the county Jail, the location ni which
should he changed for purposes OtccaVCnirncc.
During our session We have made aS ,h,IUush
an examination If the otliccS cI the Clcl 1 aud
TreaSurcFNs the nature ot the case would ad.
nit aud find that the duties at ,hvsc riliS,S arr,
being performed in crctiahlr manner, the
bOUks and papers being in g,tl Ur,lrr,
In the Probate Court w hnd y number ot
unsettled Estates: We deem il necessary rs an
act Of public justice. that the lNdgr W the Court
should enforce. rs speedily Ms poSsiblv, settle
mcnt Of all unfinished business,
The outstanding Indebtedness for TrcaSurcr'S
Warrants up IL the LIST day at June, l>,l1, ~.
giStcrcd against the county, We tnd l,N the
books to he So ,p>6 - This amount IuClu,lcs
Il Warrant drawn in favor uf the county Re.
cordcr for S2,$91 -, the validity IT which is
now being litgated in the District Court,
The office OF county Recorder W. hnd tN be
kept in manner highly trcditahlc ,N that Cf
iCcr, We recommend the t.anScIhin;s Ui Ger,
tain bo"kS in that nilice, lis; W which is iilCd
with the Huard Of Supervisors.
The limited tire w could devote to the OK,
animation Ot the office Ut Sheriff, >howCd the
business uf that Uilice IL br conducted with
prudence, industry and cconomN, Grat C,rdit
is due Sheriff Carson f,F the zeal With which
he pursued the escaped prisoners, which led tn
the rccapture and confinement Wf all hut two
Daring our session We tHUk occasion t0 visit
the county Hospital under the carr w nr>, nar-
Vry 4 Clark. We fund the cnumhcr Nt lNatirutS
admitted into the Hospital since the last quar-
trrlv report. (@uth March, l>iS, IL be- thirty
five; discharged since, tifvVn having now I'm.
der treatment, twenty. We wcrc yratihCd to
find the county buildings lucatcd in CppCr pla,
ccryillc, removed ffrm the danger ct tire frnm
without, and us we'll furnished With rcSrrvuirS
and tanks as the nature X the ease will admit,
rendering the danger 1T being burned very ~,
mote, The buildingi is we'll Ventilated and sup,
piled with all the nccSSSaliCS tor the uotorll,
nate class under trraimcnt, The PATIENTS GU.
orally expressed themselves we'll satisfied with
the care they received NJ tho hands ot the lies.
pltal physicians. We arr satisfied thu V,'Nitsc-
tors are DONG all that can rca$onablN br ~.
quired of Ihcm under their contract
We have examined tho hookS IL sumo extent
of the Superintendent ot Public Instruction,
with M very satisfactory result, Ills hooks do
not show, in clear manner, What his Cihrial
acts have been, nor are they kcp, in u manner
rejecting credit upon hiA, The Snl.C rinicn.
dent has been in the habit Of drawing warrants
upon our anticipated Sch0ol fund in Favor Nt
parties holding claims for ScrViccS H. ICachcrS.
This wo deem Improper as such course might
have the effect nf misleading many persons cn.
gagged in teaching, and Wonld must rcrtainlv
have The effect ta leprVeiate their Naluc. We
find no express authority in the statute author,
iIng the Superintendent To anticipate the r,,V.
enue by law enacted. We pVVmmru,l IN tho
future that the Superintendent hc rc,luirCd to
keep correct account cf all his official acts,
and make his reports aecordng tn law,
During oar session, our dchhrrati,,s,> have
been greatly mpcdca for the wantvf a suitable
room, the one procured bcinS altorrthrr IN.
suited by reason of the MoiSc and confusion sur,
rounding the iocauon,
We recommend that the Skcr|N hc rNNluirC,l
| to provide suitable mcm ter GraNd I0riVS in
| future. y. ID. WAlnRON. Foreman.
| W l. Thomas, =. H. Harmon, JolM A. lyons,
| :. +. child, 4, W, hllluuh, a. W, Cs,i,lic,
| }, A. McDougald, \, II, HaNlry, JNs nnnshcr,y,
| Jas Moore, \, W, Merrill, H. l. llindS.
J. l., Perkins, I, FWtrr, 4, -, e. nCnvrr
| W. T. Rci ly4 A. n. Park, W>G. naNtS,
| Il. Il. <ckvrSun, ". Il, lcNrrllrc, H. Wmow,
T. L. lmeA nyllam,