The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-07-21
Reporter the Grand Jury of Boise Coun-
ty--July Term, 1866,

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The Grand Jury of Boise connty, empan
neled at this the July term, 1866, of this
Court, beg leave to make the following re.
ports
We have examined all the charges brought
before U.S. with the following resa9t. VS.
have found true bills as follows: y
One Indictment for murder,
One g /. grand larcenys = i
One .' attempt at grand larceny
Tma q g nuisance,
we have ignored seven charges.
Through our committees we have visited
and examined the affairs and condition OF
all the county offices, as well as time would
pernait, as follows %
We found the Books of the County Treas
urer balanced up to July 18th, 1866, and we
notice they have every appearance OF being
kept neatly and correctly. We herewith
Submit statement of the County Treasurer
report: s. i9.lTai ...9.asz
We find that the Sheriff has made regular
quarterly settlements with the County areas-
urer. He also furnished as with statement
which we submit as a report. Mr.. Crutcher
says he is confident the July collections Will
ia. exceed any previous month
The books of the County Assessor lWho
is ex-oficio collector Of personal property,
poll, and hospital tax, appear to have been
well kept; but as all the returns for assess
ment have not been made, we could get no
balance account.
There mas been issued to the Assessor from
the officers of the Recorder and Auditor tour
thousand and four hundred Territorial ana
County poll and hospital poll tax receipts,
and he has returned up to the 9Th inst, as
fellows:
On account of personal des %
Territorial and County pol.. 5Ooo ~
Hospital poll... 4ooo oV
All of the above amounts are covered by
receipts of J. w. Wood, County Treasurer.
He reports cash on hand So, 500. We here
with submit a statement, furnished us by
John Clowry, Deputy Assessor rx
We omitted to examine the books of the
County Recorder, as he has been requested
by the Board of County Commissioners to
hand in full report by the 10th inst.
We also examined the County Jail. We
there find ten Territorial prisoners, VIZ: Geo.
Owens, Chas. Wiley, G. w. Wilson, John Gill
more, John Stanton, James Ormsdaae, Henry
Kirtz, j. M. House, Michael Dunn and Victor
Bailey. Also four County prisoners, two OF
whom are insaBe We found that three pris-
oners have made their escape within the last
month !: A. Slocum, James Ormsdale and
Tom Wilson. Draasdaae has since been cap
tured We would recommend that the cells
have more ventilation, and be kept more
cleanly ; that the inside of the cells should
be hitewashed with lime. We would also
recommend the fence enclosing the Jail be
planked or boarded, making srHooth sur
face on the inside and more secaTe.
We feel it our duty to notice the apparent
neglect on the part of the jailor, in allowing
the escape of prisoners to be such common
occurrence, and would certainly recommend
a change of keepers.
We wcald recommend the removal of the
insane persons to some place more BETTING:
We think the case OF Frank Miller should be
looked after, and more particularly by the
members of the bar.
We have examined the matter of abolish
ing the County Hospital, and find: When the
bill of Mrs. Dunn was accepted, payable in
gold dust, there was not dollar in the hos
pital fund that said fund was some ZOO
in debt, and that no contract was entered in
to on said bill. The matter was brought be-
fore the Grand Jury in February last, and
they could do nothing only as individuals.
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Jonas w. Brown, and Mr..
Vantine, by subscription, raised frem the cit
liens of Idaho City one thousand dollars in
money and provisions, which kept the hos
pital in operation until about the first of
April, at which time, the Board eff Commits
sioners being unwilling to do anything, and
the citizens unwilling, in private capacity,
10 sustain the hospital and pay their hospital
tax besides, we find that Mr.. Jonas W. Brown,
one of the Board, informed Mrs. Dunn of the
fact that there was NO money in the hospital
fund, and would not be for two years, for the
payment of present expenses, and unless she
could take her pay in scrip on the hospital
fund the hospital must be abolished. The
Grand Jury are fully satisfied that want of
funds, and no other motive, was the cause of
the adjustment of the hospital; and that
Mr.. Brown informed Mrs. Dunn that the
building, beds and fixtures belonged to the
county, and that patients must be permitted
to use them, whether the county could nurse
them or not; and the Grand Jury fully exon
crate Mr.. Brown from any censure in the mat
ter, whatever.
The Grand Jury are informed, under oath,
that prisoners in Jail have been allowed to
run out at large, without any guard with
them, and we would respectfully recommend
that such proceedings should henceforth be
stopped, under all and any circumstances,
whatever.
In conclusion, we return our thanks to the
various officers of this Court, and more par
tlcularly our District Attorney, G. B. Waite,
for their kind and courteous attention to this
Grand Jury during its session.
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