The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-04

On Wednesday the Grand Jury made two
reports to the Court, Zone concerning the
dockets Of Justices Of the Peace in thei. ju-
risdiction, and one with reference to thspro-
gress Of business before them, the conduct of
the Prosecuting Attorney, and the subject Of
prisons.
In tho first they say that on the part OF
most of the justices there is very indefinite
idea as to theproper manner Of keeping their
dockets, as to the proper officers into whose
hands public moneys (received as 6nes)
should be paid, and also as to the necessity
Of taking proper vouchers for money paid
over. The justices, they say. have also, as
a general thing, made their charges for fees
in an aggregate form, instead Of putting
them down in items, 80 that it is impossible
to tell whether they are accurate or not and
in no case have they found vouchers for pub
lie money paid into the county treasury
Among these dockets, those Of VIM. Stotts,
4. Cole, and G. St. G. Hussey are specially
oensured. The docket Of Mr.. Cole, previous
to September l6, 1856, has been lost or mis-
laid, and they are not satisfied with his ex-
cuse therefor. The loss Of such docket.
without satisfactory reason, they consider
inexcusable and in the highest degree culpa-
BILE. There is upon the docket Of Mr.. Stotts
the sum Of $7lS, charged as fines, which is
unaccounted for; upon that Of Mr.. Cole, $57;
upon that Of Mr.. Hussey, $22.0l. They
therefore recommend that some person or
persons be appointed to make an Official ex-
aminAtion o. thsif deckets.
The Jnate1 e16 that he would appoint the
Proseosl elorney to make such exami-
nation.
In the second report they say that the
Prosecuting Attorney took from among the
papers in possession OF the Grand Jury, two
bills Of indictment found by the Jury at the
September term, ls57,-one against 7. A.
Harrow, for selling liquor without license
~ ~ other against +. Ii. O'Connor, for
~ $50 nce,-whereby the ends OF JUS
~ have been defeated. Also, that he has
given information to parties against whom
charges had been made before the 0rand
Jasy, thereby bringing members OF ~ JuI1J
into collision with persons against WHOM
sasA charges were pending, and throwing
obstacles in the way OF free action Of the
Grand Jury, and tending to defeat the ends
Of justice.
(Itis proper TO cay, in connection with this
part Of the report, that il is said in reply, that
The indictmsnta alluded to were taken in
company With many others. The Attorney
vas ahssnt for q week, from his post, during
which time these two papers were inadvertent-
u lost. II so, it is a case Of culpableicareless-
ness, but not Of corruption. 1t is also said,
that the information given to parties con-
corning process against them, was given by
a witness in the case, and not by the Attor-
ney.)
I With reference to the matter Of prisons,
! they report the calaboose as clean and well
kept, the food furnished to prisoners being
wholesome and abundant. They think, how
ever, that greater variety Of food should be
furnished. 1t is, they say, sufficiently COM
modious and secure for the purposes for
which it was erected, but they recommend
that, for the safe keeping of persons charged
with high crimes against the State, number
I Of cells be lined with heavy sheet or boiler
iron, or covered with some other metallic SUBJ
stance. They recommend, further, that Q
jail be speedily erected in this city, as auth.
orized to be built by the County Judge Of
Lee county, by an act passed at the late SEES
sion Of the Legislature.
j Iowa Land Bill.
In Senate, on Friday last, the bill for thu
diversion was reported back with recon
mendation that il do not pass. 1t Was lait