The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-06

W. r. Jones and Alma Omand were
naturalized.
The case of the People VS.. Gabriel
Runtsman, assault and battery, was
discontinued by motion of the District
Attorney.
The People VS.. Soren Christensen,
Tor grand larceny, was tried to-day !;
verdict not yet in.
The Grand Jury reported seven IN
dictments - four Upi'ed States and
three under the Territory, and ignored
the following:
The People VS.. Eras.us Gibson, bat
terry.
The People VS.. Thomas West; bat
terry.
The People vs. Arson Hudson; assault
with intent to kill.
John Saxey was sworn in as bailiff.
The People VS.. Brigham CotchreiI
d. feEdant was arraigned and plead not
guilty to the charge OF maliciously
burning haystacks.
The United States vs.. Levi Curtis;
defendant was arraigned and entered g
plea of not guilty; unlawful cohabita-
ton.
Samuel Alfred was arraigned and
plead guilty to similar cDarge, and SEN
SOuCC W dS SGT 1OI tO-1uOTTOH.
The United States VS.. Wilson NJ.
Alfred; defendant was arraigned and
entered plea of guilty; unlawful Co
habitatiOn; sentence set for 10 am. to-
morrow.
special Report of the Grand Jury for the Feb
TuGrg Term, 1885, on the condition Of the Ter
ratortGt Insane Asylum:
On Friday. the 2nd inst we visited and
inspected the Territorial Insane Asylum.
shown through the building by the medical
superintendent and other officials, ana
made careful and aSOnably thorough
examination of its different departments,
and we found there tifty-three male anu
fOtty-seven female patients at present in the
institute Hoo in all. Considering its
greatly OvercrOwded condition, the disci-
pline. order and cleanliness maintained is
not only praiSeWorihy, but surprising and
the officers and Others having Immediate
charge are entitled to much credit therefor
The portion Of the building now COM
pleted was originally intended and is well
adapted Tor the accommodation and treat
ment oil only seventy-fVe pat eut;, and the
crowding of 100 insane persons into the
space intended for seventy five has already
LEAD to, and Will IN the future be prolific of
evils and disadvantages which can scarcely
be exaggerated. The ffty-three male
patients are ali OF necessity kept upon one
Hoor. In some instances as many as ten
occupy single sleeping apartment; the
insane OF violent and quarre,hOm type
being compelled to mix and associate with
those of quiet and melancholy type, thus
greatly retardlng the recovery of both and
especially the latter. The same remargs
vii apply to the female department. 1t Is
CITY ny sne use of the utmost care and vigl-
lence OF the officers and employees that
proper sanitary and disciplinary conditions
are maintained Were this to be relaxed
for one moment the result might be some
great calamity. The crowded condition of
the male department especially is such
that were disturbance to occur
there among the most violent in
mates, the employees would be prac-
tically powerless to suppress it before
some terrible calamity would occur. The
result of this crowded condition is also to
greatly retard the cure of patients. While
the asylum had only its quote of patients
the percentage of cures was much greater
than at present, and to make matters still
worse, the number of patients is constantly
Increasing, and it is safe to say from the
Information we have that there are t5-day
in Utah ono hundred insane persons who
should be receiving treatment al an iDsti-
tuition o. this kind, but who with the pre- sent
trea ed as vacancies occur by the discharge
of cured patients
Additions to the present facilities of this
institution are iInperatjvely demanded, and
tits TO be hoped that the present Legislature
will not adjourn without making an ample
appropriation for this purpose. 10 neglec:
or refuse 10 do so would, in our opinion. be
serious mistake and a grave injustice 10
this most unfortunate class of our fellow
beings.
Newell KNIGHT.
Foreman.
The Court stated that it was pleased
that the Grand Jury had seen fit to