Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-01
THE GRAND JURY.
They Submit Their Report and Receive
Their DiScharEe. 81

SuOIA1C Ihelr Report anu receive
Their Discharge.
in the district court yesterday forenoon,
during the progress of the trial of the case
OF jacobson vs.. the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway company, the grand jury
filed into court to submit their final report
for the term. They had but one Indictment
to return-that against Charles Marcus, for
burglary. In connection with the labors of
the jury, Thomas Cochran, Jr., submitted
the following report:
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To the Honorable Judge of the District Court
in and for the said County of Ramsey:
The grand jury empanneled for the May
term OF said court would respectfully present
the following report:
First-The said grand jury has investigated
nal cases which have been brought to its notice
by the county attorney and made due return
upon the same from time to time to this court
according to the usual custom.
It has seemed, however, to the jury that many
OF these cases, while technically proper subjects
have been disposed of without injury to the
cause of justice and with great saving Of the
valuable time Of the court and of expense to
the taxpayers Of Ramsey county, in the munic-
ipal court of the city Of st. Paul, which has
sufficient jurisdiction to have adequately pun
ished many of the offenders which were held to
await the action of this body.
Second. Hon. Judge Wilkin called especial
attention of the grand jury to the two cases
known as the election frauds and the "legis-
lative bribery" These have received the most
careful, thorough and searching examination,
and it is both due to this body and to the coun-
ty attorney who conducted the investigation
before it that this should be said. With re-
ference to the officer just named, it is further
due that testimony should be borne to the abil-
ity and impartiality which he has displayed
upon every case which has come mp for exami-
nation.
Third-The usual committees were appoint
ed to examine into the condition of the county
buildings, board of control, etc. Attention is
called to their reports. No examination was
made of the county poor house, because of
scarlet fever prevailing in the family of the
keeper.
Fourth-The attention of the grand Jury has
been called by certain prominent citizens to
the existence of various public houses of pros
titution within the city limits, with the re-
quest that such action might be taken in the
matter MS might vindicate the laws upon the
subject.
Upon examination, however, of the statutes
applying to these cases, and of the city ordi-
nance in relation to the same, the grand jury
is of the opinion that in the latter is to be
found the most efficient means of suppressing
these infamous resorts of lust and crime.
The grand jury believes that it is within
both the power and duty of the city council to
rigidly enforce these ordinances, and believes
further that if this were done the attention of
every grand jury would no longer have to be
called to matters which from their very nature
require more summG(y y, vigorous, immediate
and continuous action than it is possible for
bodies constituted as these juries are to give
them. Respectfully submitted,
THos. COCHRAN, JR.,
Foreman.