Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-04-03
Renort of the Grand Jury.

To the Hon. c. G. ". French, Judge ol
 the First Judicial District, Territory
 of Arizona.
 SIR; The grand jury, impaneled for the March term, beg leave 10 report that we have examined twenty five cases; that we have found eighteen true bills and dismissed five charges referred one case to the next grand jury, and referred one case 10 Cachise county.
 We submit herewith the reports of the various committees, and call your particular attention 10 the report of our Committee on Court House and County Jail. The latter is in an over. crowded and insecure condition. In addition tO the lack of space, the cells are badly ventilated, and while people committing crimes cannot expect lux urious accommodations, ordinary humanity should prompt us 10 keep them like human beings, not like cattle or swine-in a pen.
 In addition 10 the large number of criminals which ale confined in each cell, there are two insane men caged with the prisoners.
 In this connection there are two points Go be commented upon. First We are informed that one, if not both of these insane men, were shipped into this county in order to rid some other county of tbe expense of providing for them, and there seems tO be no desire in the various counties outside Of Pima to provide for such uniortun- ates, and they are recommended, if not sent, 10 Us.
 Our Supervisors should take pos itive and extreme measures to prevent a recurrence Of such actions. There is a law covering this point which should be strictly enforced.
 Secondly-When We do have insane people, some prompt acton should be taken to ascertain their condition, and if harmless, they should be libe-- ated; or if dangerous, they should at once be seut tO an asylum.
 We are grslited to learn that a new Court House and jail is to be built, and would recommend that proper authorities should take immediate steps in order to secure the early com pletion of the proposed structure.
 Our county being in prosperous and growing condition, makes it m Cumbent upon our citizens tO demand that our public buildings should be in keeping with the advances of civil izatiOn, and our ancient and honor able Court House to be replaced by one of increased accommodations and more modern style of architecture, in a location where the convenience of the majority can be secured,
 IL is not our province to recommend any style or size of buildiug-that should be declded on by the proper authorities, who are supposed to be competent to act Intelligently in the matter; but we would like to intimate tO them that they should not leave any consideration of petty saving influence them in their decision, but should provide us with buildings which should be commodious and at- tractive; jails that be roOmy, well ventilated and secure; offices that should be convenient, alike 10 the public as well as tO the officers that occupy them-all to be an honor and credit tO Pima county, and model to our sister counties.
 We recommend that copy of this section of the report be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors in the form of a petition, and to be by them en- tered on their records, in order that they should take official cogniZance of our report, as We are all aware that reports of grand juries are not, as 8 general thing, very effective, and we propose this method of bringing home lhe notice of each department the conclusions of that bOuY of men duly selected for the purpose of inquiring into the conditions of the affairs of Pima county.
 We further recommend to the Board Of Supervisors for an increase in quantities of food served to the pris- oners confined in the county jail.
 On account of the able and efficient manner in which the affairs of the District Court are conducted it affords Us great pleasure to congratulate Pima county in the possession of c. G. W. French as presiding Judge, as well as the efficient anC competent District Attorney.
 All of which is respectfully sub mltled. J. NJ. HASKELL,
 Foreman.