Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-25

The Grand Jury having finished up its |
labors, handed the following report TO |
the judi e Yesterday forenoon:

labors. handed the following report to
the Jud ge Yesterday forenoon:
To he Honorobie Jndys Il. =. Grrene,
JHig1 Of the district t0nJt. The Grand
jury for the April term 1884, of the Dis
trict Conrt holding terms ut SEATTLE,
having finished the business of the ses
sion, beg leave to submit the follow ing
report:
We have had under our consideration
thirtv-seven cases. We have returned
true bills in % cases, and ignored nine
We have visited the county offices, and
find them kept in "a very neat and order
ly manner.
The county Jail is kept very neat and
clean for place of that kind, whore all
| sorts Of characters are put. and where
they are crowded together. being now
too many for the capacity of the jail.
We would recommend that the County
Commissioners replace the high fence
aud have the yard put in condition. So
the prisoners can have fresh mir. and to
prevent any persons talking to or giving
she prisoners tools to break jail with.
The Grand Jury. up n PERSONAL inves
tigatlon, find that two of the cOunty s
poor, one invalid woman and one infant
girl are insnfficiently cared for owing
to the fact that tue person In VIII SO
Charge they have been placed, has il
her time occupied III the care of some
eight orphan children placed there by
private individuals. Knowing that, un
der these circumstances. 1t Is impossible
for her TO bestow the proper amount of
attention upon the county's poor, we re-
commend that other and proper pro
vision be made for them.
The prosecuting attorneys for the
United States aud the Territory have
each devoted much time To our assist
anoe, and have, oy their counsel and
fidelity. secured our entire confidence in
their ability and zeal III the enforce
ment of law. and deserve our sincere
thanks.
Therefore, having finished the bust
hess. We now ask Ia be uischarged from
further duty at this term of court.
Dated at Seattle, King County. w. r..
this oath day of April, A. d., 1884.
ID. L. WHEELER. Foreman
CoNvICTEp.-Thso case of the Terri
tory W. John Lester and klchardPritch
ard. indicted for keeping house of i'll
fame. came on Cor trial yesterday. After
come time u jury. consisting of eight
men and four wom' II WAS sworn to try
the case. J. T. Ronald. assisted nv Mr.
Murphy cor Quoted the case for the Ter
ritnry. while Governor + rry. assisted
by Mr.. Mitchell, conducted the defense.
A number of witnesses were sworn
principally police officers, who testified
rs tn what they knew of the character
of the house kept by Messrs. Lester L
Pritchard. They all agreed In the
statement that the Arcade saloon was
conducted IN quiet. orderly manner.
with but little noise and drunkenness
about the premises. This. however.was
not the question under investigation.
In order that the jury might form a cor
rect idea as 10 tn arrangement Of the
buildings leased by the defendants. the
jury, accompanied bv Judge Greene. the
respective attorneys and two balliffs.
They were treated with every respect.
and shown through tho place by klcA
ard tryar. who subleases a number of
rooms from the proptiet@rs Of the
sal. on. The case WAS argued and given
to the jury NJ half past fur O'Clock. ana
after retiring tn the jury room for few
minutes, II returned with verdict of
guilty a. charged III the indictment.
he case occupied the entire day. aad
created considerable interest. as II IL
the ilrst ~ uuWb-r of similar cases To
be tried during the present teri. OF
court.