Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-22
GRAND JURY REPORT.

The Grand Jury made the following report
yesterday afternoon
To the Honorable s. D. King, Judge of the
Second Judicial District, Ormsby County,
Nevada
Your Grand Jury empanneled for the June
term, 1879, to inquire into criminal and
county affairs coming within their jurisdic-
ton, beg leave to report follows
We have examined into the several Grim
inal offenses brought to our notice by the
District Attorney, and have found two true
bills of Indictment for felonies committed in
this county and ignored two.
We have visited the County Jail in a body,
found many Improvements for the health and
comfort of the prisoners, and it is the unani-
mously expressed wish of this Grand Jury that
this report contain special favorable comment
of the neat and orderly manner in which our
Sheriff and officers connected with that In
stltutlon have kept and conducted the same.
Complaint has been made before us of the
manner in which the salaries of the teachers
of the kindergarten school in Carson City
have been paid. We have investigated the
matter and find that the manner in which this
money has been drawn from the treasury has
not been in exact conformity with the REQUIRE
ments of the statute, but We believe the error
was lnadvertent, and in view ofthe fact thatno
loss has accrued either to the School Fund or to
any individual, that the matterrequires no fur
Their action upon our part than to call attention |
Of the County Com nissioners and the County
Auditor to the necessity of complying in all
such cases with the exact requirements Of the
statute, to the end that confusion or even
appearance of wrong may be avoided.
The committee appointed to visit, examine
nto and report as to the manner in which
'ur County Hospital is kept and conducted,
eport as follows
Your committee foun four persons in the
county Hospital at present, only two of whom
we're in at the time of our visit. The rooms
ppear to be kept neat and clearly and the
anitary condition of the hospital generally
S good as circumstances willallow. We would
the County Commissioners to
visit this institution, as the drain
sc in the neighborhood appears defective,
nd any inattention might prove detrimental !
D the patients and the neighborhood We
e would also recommend that the County ,
see to it that persons kept at
le County Hospital who are sufficiently re-
2vered to be able to do light work be made
} assist in keeping the place in a clearly a
anner, or be made to leave. q
The affairs of the county officers having {
cen thoroughly investigated by the Grand 7
ury for the previous term of your Court and
und in a satisfactory condition, we did not
Gem 1t necessary at this time to make any :,
rther investigation.
We have also examined at some length into ~
e charge of illegal arrest by Sheriff R. A
ook and Constable Motley of Lyon County,
i'd we satisfied from the evidence brought p
fore us that said officers came from Lyon RI
ounty and, without warrant arrested GER VI
in Chinaman at Empire City in this county, at
d endeavored by intimidation to extort
oney from him and severely maltreating said G,
llnaman, all Of which, in our Judgment con- 10
tutes gross outrage, deserving severe pun n,
lment, but as the case almost rests entirely @.
Chinese testimony, we dOnot believe
aviction could be had, and for this reason
present no indictment against the parties d
All OF which is respectfully submitted. d.. d"
B. F. SLATER, Foreman. W.
F. d. STADTMULLER, Secretary. 'AA