The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-12-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.



JURY Rooms, WINNMSdUCCA,
December IA. 1878.
'Ho the Hon. W. 3 Bonnifield, judge
OF tue Fonrth Judicial District If
Nevada. In aud for Humboldt
County:
The Grand Jury for the October term
make the following report: We have
examined and sctsd on the following
charges:
Deinl Christman. grand larceny; true
bill.
Charles Miller; hseakiug Jail; true bill,
Robert Johnson, breaking Jail; true
bill. #E Sc VsA
Charles Benton. breaking Jail; true
bill.
j. Fl. Harrison and Robert johnson.
jointly. robbery; true bill. rh
Charles Benton, burglary; true bin.
Charles Miller, burglary; true bill.
SO. Bowman. murder; true bill.
j.. Il Harrison. breaking jail; true
bill.
J. Ii. Harrison. escaping Jail; true
bill.
Alb Sue; bill of presentment.
Election frauds examined. but net
Sufficient evidence to convict. Several
complaints have been investigated and
I gnored on account of lack of direc.
testimony.
We recommend that floor OF two
inch tongued aod groeved plank be
laid on jail floor. as per accompanying
exhibit (A) rs a.
We recommend that the Jail windows
be grated with iron bars. See exhibit
! (B.)
We have examined the court house
generally, aud Jail particularly; and the
former untidy and unsafe, and the lat
ter positively uuhealthy. and decidedly
unit fon the Incarceration Of prisoner.
more particularly "a sick prisoner.
erecomn aud that a janitox be ap
pointed to take charge of the court
house.
We tiud that Richard Therian, James
Elliott. J. w. McIlvain, Morse IL Lu.
Their. +. Bium4n. Middleton Il Palmer,
Capt. Z. G. Ashsr aud II. G. Emmons
are paying second class liquor licenses,
when they should pay, according TO
law, first class.
George NJ. Miller is keeping livery
stable at Mill City. and has never paid
any license for the same.
Humboldt H)use is paying a third
class license, aua should pay first
class one.
We find that the Sheriff has neglected
to classify the merchants who take out
Licenses. according to law. and that the
largest firms pay no more license than
abe smallest dealers in the county.
We have examined the books of the
County Clerk. Assessor aud School Su.
perintendent to the best of the limited
means ut our disposal. and find them
correctly kept. but 6ud that the county
assessments have been os a very I'm.
eqnai and unsatisfactory character.
John Wentsorth of Dun Glen.
Thomas Thompson of Union Township.
and Henry g. Wingate of Big Meadows,
are the only Justices of the Peace that
have reported according to law.
We tiud the Constables have all
failed to make their reports. All the
County and Township officers with the
exception of q few. nave failed to foot
up their fee bills. r-
We mud the Rscorder's and Treasur-
er's books correctly and neatly kept,
aud the moneys 10 the hands of the
latter to correspond with the books of
the former
We find the Treasures's safe to be so
only in name. aud recommend that the
county furnish him new one.
We find the folio wing in the Treasur.
er's hands: of
Gold Coin ACKNOWLEDGEMENT $50, ST. 90
nilyef... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. go Is
CURRENCY. ...............-. 1905 90
Gold notes. neutrality-suspicious.. S55 %
Checks. Observation-Disclosures. 2,6O5 SO
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