Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-17
THE GRAND JURY.
THEIR FINAL REPORT PRESENTED
LAST SATURDAY.

Bellevue jail Is Jnsafe-That thu
Present Hospital is too Small-Ant
Recommend the Erection Of a Gala,
boose at ketchum, Galena, Vienna
Sawtooth and Bullion-Also, tina,
Another Hospital be Built.-Etc.
The Grand Jury for the present
term of Court presented their final
report last Saturday afternoon, and
were discharged. AS the report is Of
general interest to all residents oil
this county, it is published in full, as
| follows:
To the Hon. H. Z. Prickett, Presiding Judge OF
the District Court OF the Second Judicia Dis
trict, in and for A1turas county, Idaho.
We, the Grand Jury, mpancled
for the July term of the District
Court in and for Altnras county, re-
specially report:
That we have examined all cases
brought before us and have found
20 true bills:
For felony, Is.
For misdemcanors, 5.
Three of the indictments for fell
ony are for murder, three for assault
with a deadly weapon, three for bur
g!ary, three for grand larceny, one
for assisting prisoners to escape from
Jail, and two for breaking jail.
We have ignored three charges for
felony and one for misdemeanor, af-
ter having fully examined the same.
We have failed on account of the
absence Of witnesses and the length
OF time necessary to compel their at
tendance, to lnvestigatc the cases Of
the Cinnamon held to bail by Your
Honor on the 18th instant to await
our action, but recommend that the
charges against said persons be sub
mitted to the next Grand Jury of
this county for investigation.
We have examined the county
buildings situated in this section of
the county, and find that the branch
county Jail ut Bellevue is totally I'M
safe for the detention of prisoners,
and that without the constant pres
encc of guards thereat it is simply
an impossibility for the Sheriff to be
assured Of the presence in the morn
ing OF u person incarcerated therein
the night before. We would there
fore recommend to the Honorable
County Commissioners that they
take immediate action in the prem
Uses and put the said branch jail in
proper repair.
We have examined the building
temporarily used rs a Jail in HALEY,
and have found the same clean and
well kept, but we are of the opinion
that the lack of facilities to properly
ventllate that portion Of the said
building in which the prisoners are
confined endangers the health of the
prisoners detained therein; and we
would recommend to the Honorable
County Commissioners that arrange
ments be at once made to
erect Jail in said town
that will be safe and
commodious place Of detention for
persons guilty of or charged with
crime, without chance Of cadanger-
ing their lives.
We would also recommend that
one or more iron cells be placed in
said proposed Jail, as the increase of
crimes in this county renders it nee
essary that criminals charged with
serious oftenses have something
more solid between themselves and
liberty than few loosely fitted logs.
piled together, or even foot or two
of brick or stone.
We would further recommend that
the honorable County Commissioners
have erected at ketchum, Galena,
Vienna, Sawtooth, Bullion and other
centers Of population, ealabooses snf-
ficiently secure to insure the safe
keeping Of persons temporarily in,
generated therein.
We have examined the County
Hospital and find it clean and well
kept. Seven patients are at present
being treated in said institution
each Of whom, upon inquiry, testi-
fed that they are properly cared for.
The building is, however, in our
opinion, entirely too small, all Of the
patients being cared for IN one room,
exposed to any contagious disease
with which any of their number may
be afflicted, and compelled to be
spectators of all surgical operations
performed by the physicians in
charge.
We would recommend that the
honorable County Commissioners
procure suitable building at once
for hospital purposes, divided into
proper apartments, with separate
building or room for surgical opera
tions.
The county books and records hay
ing but recently been transferred
from Rocky Bar to HALEY, and not
yet having been SO arranged as to
admit of an intelligent examination,