, 1881-06-05
THE GRAND JURY.

They Remember Tom Burns, the Clark
Street Murderer, and the Wretched
Condition Of the County-Building.
: The Jail, and the H1orgne.
The Grand Jury made final report yesterday
afternoon, and was discharged. Flfty~two true
bills were returned In addition to those re-
turned from time to time during the session.
Among them was one for maasiaughter against
Thomas Burns for the killing Of his partner,
Charles Edward Bell, on South Clark street, Fri
day morning.
The Jury submitted the following report In
reference to some of the institutions visited.
which Is novelty In its way, because there is
very little whttcwtsh about tt:
THE CouNTY-uU1LDING.
Attention is again called to the rooms and
Railways Of the Criminal Court Building. Two
Grand Juries have already called the notice OF
the Crimfuuf Court to this matter, without ap-
parent effect The building needs thorough
cleaning, from top to bottom. Inc water does
water is only too noticeable. The door OF the
Criminal Court room is covered partially with
ragged mating, which Is crusted with the l dried
thruats. Tho room occupied 1y JndEe 99 Anthony An o
is Ia no better condition. The Walls ana cell
ings Of both rnoms are covered thlGk with dust,
and in both cOurt-F0om9> as "eE as III lue otnau-
er rooms, there Is
GENERAL SLOvEL1NESS.
tor which the Grand Jury can see no reason or
The iauitors may bo responsible for some Of
this unc1eunliness, but much OF 1t Is beyond tne
help OF soap and water. That committee oI the
County Commissioners appointed by the Chair
t1au Of that body to look after tthia building are
hereby requested to take notice OF the fact. IN
the opinion Of the Grand Jury. the building has
becu totnly neglected by tnem. Every room
and hallway needs to be flushed with water.
caicnincd, and fresh pAtntcd, and afterwards
kent IN Il condition becoming the owners IN
this connection the Grand Jury suggest that the
ing he lodged with one OF the departments
say tue County Clerk or the Clerk OF the Grim
inai Court In order that the proper Committee
take notice OF tho matter, the Judges OF tue
Criminal Court are hereby respectfully requested
to call that Committee before them and impress
this matter upon their attention.
THE BR1DEWELL-
The Bridewell WIS visited. in accordance with
the Instructions Of the Court, and special atten-
rion paid to the method Of the persons confined
there and the work done by them: Tho place
uppcars to be conducted upon system iu which
humanity and business principles are repre-
senreli in lust proportions. The brick making,
knitsine, cane-weaving, and other industries
ara carried forward 10 a methodical manner; me
daily stint Of prisoner being about one-ha o1
u.hnt would be called days work on the 0ut-
side. Every part Of thu institution is scrupu-
iously clean, and the victuals fresh ana "oo1c-
some. Nor dollar OF appropriation mas peen
1sEed for during the past two years. u Is snE-
t,eetea that enlargement be made, whereby the
6ovs nav be separated from the groWn pessons
living and working apart. The oo1ect IS we
fotd: One that those new TO CRIME auo teuuGt
~ iTnnressions may be kept from the hardened:
nIder nersous: second, that the fathers ao9
mothars Of the boys may visit then o11en a''o