St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-15
The Conclusion to Which the Grand Jury
Came---Everybody's Fur Stroked
the Right Way,
Except Dozen or More Poor Devils
Who Have Been Languishing
in Jail.
Aid. Dowlan's Contest Temporarily
Withdrawn---Attor Generals
Opinion.
The Police Court Ratt1e---The Real
Estate and Legal Grind---
City Items.
sTIIE MOUNTAIN LABORED,"
And Brought Forth a Very Funny
Little Mouse.

The grand jury, which has conducted its
deliberations with such awful and secret
solelnnity, made its report yesterday to the
district court. The gentle reader is assured
that it contains nothing that will bring a
blush to the cheek of modesty and is i'll no
wise calculated to injure the most delicate
constitution. The following is the report
of the foreman concerning the charges made
against city officials and private citizens
during the recent campaign:
THE FoREMAN's REPORT.
The grand jury very respectfully report
that they have concluded the labors imposed
upon them by law, and have taken into
consideration the matter, especially drawn
to their attention by the charge of the
court.
That in relation to the condition and
management of the public prisons and the
public offices, the separate reports OF the
special committee, which are made part
of this report, give detailed statement OF
the same and we deem no other reference
to them as necessary.
In relation to the charges against certain
city officials and private citizens published
in the daily papers previous to the late city
election, we would report the following res
olutions as having passed the grand jury by
q unanimous vote:
Resolved, That this grand jury have
fully investigated the accusations made In
the st. Paul Daily Pioneer Press of May 3,
and 5, charging certain ''city officials and
Messrs. P. H. Kelly, Lewis Baker, II. ii.
Fuller, G.. II. Lienau and Others" with
holding meeting whereat they advised the
suppression of the report of the city comp
o,,1 &nA 4hat tho caid a.
tons are unfounded, as is also the charge
that the city police would not obey the Or
ders of the mayor of the city on election
day.
Resolved, That this grand jury has fully
investigated the accusations made in the
Daily ST. Paul GLOBE of April "a and 26
against W. r. Merriam and j. j. McCardy
ard find that these accusations are I'M
founded, and these gentlemen are hereby
exonerated from the same.
These resolutions were passed by unan
imous vote after full and careful investi-
cation. and as the jury have reason to be-
lieve that our daily papers will in the future
make more thorough examination OF the
evidence on which such charges are made
before publishing them, we consider the eX-
oneration of all these gentlemen as sufi-
Gent and are disposed to pass the matter
without further comment
CITY OFFICES
The committee appointed to visit city
Offices reported that they found the officers
willing to furnish the fullest information in
their different departments. AS the city
and county are now engaged in putting up
new buildings which will furnish more
cOmmodiouS quarters, the committee have
no recommendations to make.
COUNTY OFFICES.
The report of the committee on county
buildings Showed that the business of the
several offices seems to be transacted &C
cording to law and correct business princi-
Piles. The committee heartily approved of
the improved sanitary condition and ven
tilation Of the county jail; also of the re-
cent action of the county commissioners to
substitute new sleeping cOnvenienceS for
the beds at present in use.
THE WORK HOUSE AND POOR HOUSE
committee reported that the former, which
contains sixty-four people, was found to be
one Of the most complete and perfect in
all its arrangements that exists in the
country. Nothing but words of praise could
be said about the institution. As the poor
house is about to be relocated, no criti-
cism was made of it.
REFORM SCHOOL.
The committee appointed to visit the
Minnesota state reform school reported that
there are at present 157 inmates, al being
boys. The workshops, etc., were visited
and everything found to be in good order
and excellent condition. The school for
manual training and the work it is engaged
in was specially commended.
The land ON which the institution is 10
Gated, sixty-three acres, is in high state
of cultivation. It produces the necessary
crops for the maintenance of the inmates of
the institution, the probable market value
of which is ST. 600. The girls department
was also found neat and in good order.
In conclusion, the committee recon-
mended the institution ''as one doing a
noble and valuable work for the state"
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
moved the discharge from custody and the
eXoneration of the bail Of the following per-
sons against whom no indictments were
found: Isaac Natelsky, d. w. Phillips,
George Dupour, W. A. Disbrow, and John
Allen (for larceny)