, 1867-11-01
c-..a hmm Renort.

dieidI District Court, W. L.
n. Grand Jury of the First Judicial District
Of washington Territory, for the October term,
1867. of said Court, would respectively oes
leave to report that they have oeen IN Session
fron, the fr,t day Of the present term until the
nrssent time. aud have, during said time, exam
i.sd ma witnesses on behalf of the Territory
md the United States, aud have found ana re-
,rrr "A into Court thirty three True Bills against
.r,;ss for valuations Of the laws Of the United
States and OF the Territory. We are pleased 10
report that nearly all of the said bills were
found for minor offences-the highest onence
hsino for assault with intent to kill. This ex>
Ssh;t wbiIe IL shows that many crimes have
bean committed in the county since the lastterm
~ Court. also shows that the reign OF the bowie
knife and revolver is about over, and that per-
sons ara not shot down in our midst with the
same frequency as heretofore. We are happy to
congratulate the people of the District upon the
fact that there has not been single homicide
committed in the County within the past year
"a condition OF affairs highly gratifying, and
such a fact as could not have been asserted in
auy other year of the history of the County
since its organization. Our enquiries have been
almost solely confined to this County; and upon
an examination of the Auditors books we find
tha. to this date there has been registered,
County Warrants, amounting in all to the sum
of twelve thousand three hundred and three
dollars and eight cents, ($l2,3o3,0S) which is
the nearest Approximate that we can make OF
the indebtedness of the County. We find that
the books of the Auditor, as far as we have ex-
amiped. have been properly kept. The books of
INV vFrvs-.---s--t~~> aot been examined ~ na,
we have heard of no complaint made in relation
thereto; and as the last Grand Jury fully inves-
tigated all the books of the various county Off
GERS, we did not deem it necessary after the
lapse of so short time to again examine them.
TU ID kka TaH and End
that it is properly and cleanly kept We would
recommend that all, at least part of the cells
be lined with heavy sheet iron, in order to Sc
cure the safe keeping of persons confined there
| in. There has not been a single escape from
the said Jail under the management of Mr..
| Leyde, who has been 10 charge as Jalor since
last fall; but AS the cells are all constructed OF
wood, it would, in the opinion of this Grand
Jury be better to provide against the possibility
of escape, by lining, at least some of the cells,
as before recommended The Grand Jury would
respectfully return their thanks to the Court for
the uniform courtesy with which they have been
treated during the term, and also to Frank p.
Dugan, Prosecuting Attorney, for his very eff
cent services to the Jury during the term, in the
examination of witnesses before the Grand Jury,
and reliable counsel upon all questions of law
arising upon the numerous causes investigated, +,
thereby relieving us of the necessity of coming
and the Court of the burden of frequently advi.
sing US. We are pleased, also, to acknowledge
| the fact that he has not attempted to wage trvs
olous prosecutions merely for the sake of get
ting parties before the Coart, but has in all cas-
ses where there doubt of the guilt of par
ties charged, recommended that no bills be
found. We have, 10 the course of our labors d,
| examined witnesses from every part of the
County and are fully satisfied no offences which
the law ought to notice has escaped our scru>
tiny, and having, as we conceive, performed all
| the duties which the law requires at our hands,
we are now ready to adjourn; and after return.
ing thanks to the Sheriff and his deputies, as
also the baliffs, for their viglant efforts to as
sist in procuring attendance of witnesses, would
ask to be discharged from further attendance at
this term. D. NJ. JEssEE, Foreman,
Grand Jury Room, Oct Goth, 1867.
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In MEMoRIAM.-At a meeting of Pioneer Lodge
No. l6, l. o. of G. T., held on the 10th ut., the
following preamble and resolutions were unani.
mously adopted;
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Divine Providence
to lay the weiRhty haud of affliction on our'wor-
thy brother, George Cantonwine and his COM
paniOn, by removing from their presence, by
death, those very dear to their hearts, beloved
daughter, and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
therefore
Resolved, That while we deeply mourn the
loss our beloved brother and his companion
have sustained, we are satisfied the terrible
death wounds made by the savages near Burnt
River, on the goth day Of September, that laid
their daughther and her husband in the silent
Tomb, was but the means of removing their
spirits to a better land, where Faith Hope and
Charity ever abound.
ResOlUed, That 10 this, their hour of deep sor
row, we, the members of Pioneer Lodge, No
l6, l. o. of G. T., sincerely sympathise with oul
bereaved brother and family in their severe af
Fiction.
ResOlved, That a copy of these resolutions be
prepared and presented by the Secretary to oul
afflicted brother, and also a copy be sent to the
WALLA WALLA STATESMAN for publication.
ANDERSON Cox,
j. W. McGHEE, Committee.
MRS. N. j. A. SrMoNs.
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