Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-18

Court met pursuant TO adjournment.
In the case of II. Eivell W. Thos.
Kennels and Others, default in judg-
ment was ordered against the defend
ant and the action discontinued.
In the case of II. 3. Fox. indicted for
practicing medicine without recording
diploma. the demurrer of the defendant
Was allowed and the indictment referred
back to the Grand Jury, and again re-
turned by them.
Tse-tse lum, alias Indian Tom. ap-
peared In court. and in answer to the
charge against him pleaded not guilty.
The case of Shea Il Son vs. Stone Il
Hubbard was again taken up, and the
taking of testimony continued. After
argument the case went to the jury,
which, after elaboration. returned a
verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of
$i576.
The Grand Jury appeared, and pre-
senting their final report, az follows.
we're discharged.
To the Honorable Roger s. Greene,
Chief Justice of Washington rerritsry
and Judge of the Third Judicial Dis
trict Having completed all business
brought before Us. We. the Grand Jury
of the counties of King and kitsap, re-
spectfuily submit the following report
We have made diiigsnt inquiry into
all cases brought To our notice. or of
which We were eognizant, and have
found and reported to your Honor SIX
teen true bills of indictment.
In the matter of Justice L. II. Ca nm,
against whom most serious charges
were made by the Daily Chrenicle of
this city, we have felt called up IN to
make a most thorough examination.
In pursuance of this We have called be-
fore Us no less than ten witnesses, who
were named to rs as having knowledge
of the matter. and as result of the in
vestigation We feel called upon to re-
port as the sense of the Grand
Jury that either Justice Cam
cruel and slanderous libels, or the
witnesses examined by the Grand Jury
wilfully violated their oaths in failing TO
testify to the whole truth, and the
Grand Jury Is unable to determine,
with the evidence which has been pro-
duced before them, whether Justice
Cam, the witnesses or, the Chronicle is
to blame. The position which Justice
Cam holds is one which no person
should fill who is not above suspicion,
public morals. 1t is the sense of this
Grand Jury that Justice Cam should at
once clear himself of the charges made
against hin, and if he fails or refuses
to do so, that public policy demands his
resignation"
The prosecuting attorney, and his able
assistant. have been most Jealous in
their efforts to break up gambling and
the social evil and merit the hearty
thanks of all good citizens and the mo-
raj support of the entire community.
Still we feel that mere might have been
done in this direction, and We note with
shame that many good citizens, who
profess to desire to see these nuisanoes
abated. fail and refuse to report fragrant
cases coming to their personal notice,
shielding themselves and their con-
sciences behind the Grand Jury, and
evidently expecting that body to find
indictments without information or ev-
idence.
The Grand Jury have examined the
county jail and find it in excellent con-
dition, clean and well kept, but the con-
struotion is so faulty that it is not
sufficient to keep desperate prisoners as
the late escape will show. We would
call the attention of the proper officers
to the window where Hogan escaped as
the committee appointed to examine
the jail, consider it still unsafe. Sheriff
Me(iraw cannot be censured for this as
he has proved himself a most efficient
officer and has done everything in his
power to safely keep the prisoners in
his charge"
We have examined the City Prison
and would call the health officers at
tentiOn to the standing condition of
that institution. While we realize that
1t Is impossible to keep such place in
very neat or orderly condition, still
some consideration should be had for
the health of the wretohed inmates
We find the county poor well cared
for at Providence Hospital, and none of
the patients have any but words of
praise for the kind treatment at the
hands of the Sisters.
We have examined the books of the
Auditor, Sheriff and Treasurer and find
them well written up and neatly kept.
The early records of King county in the
Auditors office were kept in four small
volumes, three of them loosely bound
in pasteboard covers. These records
are, of course, invaluable and should at
once be transcribed into a voluEle GORE
spending With the present records of
the county.
In conclusion, we wish to thank the
officers with whom we have come in
contact for their uniform courtesy and
willingness to assist as in the discharge
of our duties.
Having completed our labors, we re-
spectfuily ask to be discharged.
w. II. FORREST,
Foreman.
Seattle, w. T., Got. IL, 1888.
Sentence was passed upon Jas. Smith,
Richard Prichard, John Lester and
Thomas Osgood, all charged with main
tanning public nuisances. Each was
fined III the sum of $3.50 and sentenced
to imprisonment in the county Jail I'M
til fines and costs are paid.
Court adjourned until $50 this morn
ing.
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