Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-23
THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT.
thirteenth judicial Day-His Honor
Judge BrOderick Presiding.


Walter P. Jenney sworn as an attor.
ney of this Court.
The People VS.. Geo. Byles.-Motion
for new trial. Set for hearing on the
25th inst.
The People VS.. All Sin.-Grand lar.
ceny. Verdict of jury: Guilty, as
charged in the indictment.
The Grand Jury made their final re-
port and were discharged for the term.
To the Honorable Case Broderick,
Judge Of the District Court of the
Second Judicial District
SIR: We, the Grand Jury impan-
eled for the June term of this Honor
able Court, having examined all cases
and matters brought to our attention,
and having completed our labors, beg
leave to make the following report:
During our session of II days we
have found 10 true bills of indictment,
and have gnored four charges, for the
want of sufficient evidence to justify
an indictment.
Further, after careful aud thor
ough examination, we would ask the
Honorable Court to administer a
severe reprimand to the Board OF
County Commissioners, in the matter
of allowing E. r. Leonard, Assessor,
per diem compensation for collecting
property and poll tax for the year
1883; also, In appointing one of their
own body as Superintendent of the
Courthouse, thereby acting in dual
capacity; also, in allowing compensa.
ton to the District Attorney in vari.
Gus cases not warranted bv law.
We further find E. r. Leonard, AS
SCISSOR, accepted per diem compensa-
ton for assessing personal property
and collecting poll tax, in violation OF
law, which, in our opinion, should be
returned to the county.
In the matter of G. H. Furey, in col.
Letting mileage in certain cases, we
find is contrary to law, either expressed
or implied.
We do not find in our deliberations
that the above officers wilfully and
corrnptly accepted the money, but
rather followed precedent long estab.
lished and practiced by their prede.
cessors.
Further, we would recommend 8
strict compliance with la " in the ad
mlnistration of the several offices, tc
the end that justice be done and thai
the revenue be properly collected anc
properly disbursed.
We further find, on examination
that the docket kept by the Hon. Geo
M. Parsons is model of neatness. anc
that all moneys are properly accounted
for; and we find the same in regarc
to the dockets of Justice E. B. Lem
mon and L. I. Redsull.
But on examination of the docke
Of Geo. p. Hodson, Justice of tn,
Peace at ketchum, we think it woult
be difficult to find another such, fo
the loose manner in which justice ha
been administered Gf any; in not re
turning but IS to the School Fund 70
a period of three years, with a large
docket Of criminal actions; also, turn
ing prisoners loose, but faithfully col
Letting the costs of his Court.
We would express our stronges
disapproba'ion of the acts of thu
aforementioned officer, and recon
mend that the County Commissioner
take action in the above case, at thei
next meeting.
We further recommend that al
moneys received by officials not war
ran.ed by law be returned to tn
treasury without unnecessary delay.
The attention Of the Board O
County Commissioners is called to tn
report made by the experts relative t.
deficiencies by county officials. Quit
a number of ex-county officials hav
not made their accounts good, and W
recommend the Commissioners to cal
upon the bondsmen to make good sucI
Deficiencies immediatel ~.
Further, that the District Attorne
will see to it that persons do not thro,
refuse or garbage into the runnln!
streams, thereby injurins the publ
health.
The particular attention Of the Dis
trict Attorney is called to the viola
ton of the FISH and game laws, b
parties who kill fish with giant pow
der, seines, traps and spears. hi
practice and all others contrary t
law must be stopped, or our water
will soon be barren OF FISH, and OF
valleys and hills stripped of thei
game. GEORGE w. koHLEPr,
Foreman.
THE BELLEVUE JAIL.
Geo. Kohlepp, Foreman Grand Jul
Sir: The committee appointed /
you to examine the branch Jail
Bellevue, would respectfully subm
the following report:
We found, after careful examin
, ton, the Jail building 10 be in GOO
condition, and sufficient Tor all prese
demands.
We find the Jail entirely witho