Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-10-28

HALEY, Idaho, Oct. ~, 1886.
10 the HoNoRABLE CASE BRoDER1cK. Judge Of
the District Court. Second Judicial District y
| HALEY, Idahe:
HONORABLE SIR-The grand jury
for the present term of the District
Court herewith tenders its final report:
Number of true bills found, 90:
number of bills ignored, IA.
While the bill in the case of Sera.
phlm Galaces was ignored, the atten.
ton OF the Court is respectfully called
to the fact that the evidence brought
before US shows insanity on the part
of the defendant.
All matters brought before the
grand jury, wherein the peace, safety,
or happiness of the citizens of our
county have been, or are now threat
ened, property endangered or laws dis
regarded, have received thorough in
vestlgatlon, and the best methods
within our power employed for RENE
dying or removing threatened or ex-
isting evils.
In our limited Investigations we
found some instances of gross mis-
management, and an apparently I'M
pardonah!e carelessness in the han
ding of the peoples money. We
cite more particularly the action of
Justices of the Peace.
For example: The total revenue
from this source for the two years last
past 20 date-as taken from the Treas
urer's cash hook amounts to only
S405.6 60, while there is every reason
for believing that fully, if not more,
than this amount should have been
passed to the credit of the school
fund from single precinct. In sub
sanitation Of this, we cite one town
investigated wherein no less than SO
criminal cases havs been held and va.
rious fines imposed-varying from $3
to SSO-and yet the two rs ices OF
that place have returned to the
County Treasurer only S22 in two
years.
We find that it is also somewhat oil
custom for mauy of the Justices Of
the Peace to allow parties CHARGE
with an otfense to plead guilty anG
go ee-provided they can pay costs
when the law plainly names fines
which should be imposed and collect
ed for the benefit of the school fund
The grand jury is satisfied from it.
investigations that If all moneys du,
the school fund were properly col
lected and RENTED, the revenu,
would be ample for all present needs
and the youth of our county have op
portunity for acquiring a thorough
common school education.
/ RECOMMENDATION.
We recommend that the Honorabl
Board of County Commissioners b
censured for allowing certain bill
presented to them by road supervisors
which were not itemized in accord
ance with the requirements of law
and for not enforcing regular quar-
terly report from Justices of tn
Peace prior to passing upon the1
claims.
CENsURABLE.
We deem the County Sheriff Ger
surable for discharging from custod,
before his term of commital had e'
pred, John Dunlap who, being ser
=, fenced to 90 days in Jail, was incal
cerated on August II, 1885, and IT
, leased on September IS, 1886. Ane
also, for only retaining Mand GilbeI
between the 23rd of September an
the 3rd of October 1886, when tn
commitment called for 80 days.
DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVES.
In direct disregard of human llt
property, and the law, we find TIL
numerous merchants are IN the hao
, of carrying enough giant POWDER
other equally dangerous explosive
in their business houses on the ma
10 street of Haley, to blow every res
J. dent into the unknown beyond, an
'e leave not one brick upon anotht
>" 1t is to be hoped that the action
I. have taken in this matter will, IN
d ture, insure at least the people o. IL
% town against any general cais"'
e. from premature powder explosions
y prnIrFST.