The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-25
Report of Grand Jury.

In the circuit court of the state OF Ore
gon for Wasco county.
Ia the matter of the final report of the
grand jury for the November term, 1893.
We, the grand jury, for the November
term, 1898, respectfully show to the court
as follows:
We have now been in session five days,
and have found eleven indictments and SIX
not true bills, all of which have been re-
ported to the court from time to time as our
work progressed.
We have also inquired into the condition
and management of the public prisons OF
the county and also into the condition and
management Of the offices pertaining to the
courts of Justice in the county, and have
examined the books and accounts OF the
county officers so tar as we were able to 90
so IN the short time we had and without as
sistance of any skilled accountant.
We find all the books OF the clerks othce
well and neatly kept, and the same may De
said of the sheriff's office, and all accounts
of both clerk and sheriff are correctly kept
so far as we are able to judge.
The county treasurers books appear to be
in good condition and we'll kept. The fol-
lowing financial statement was rendered US
by the treasurer, showing the financial
standing of the county On the first of No
vember, 1898:
On hand Nov l. 1898 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .s6S52 20
OF this amount the following sums
belong to the funds specified
Ssa0o %a9sapss iano ont covering the above 01' "
amount:
Road and Bridge Fund. .......... 1888 %
Warrants to be cashed on sight:
Due from Sherman County,. s44 w
Estr9y Fund 90 ~
Estate Fund. d..................... 545 ~
''D"'s iuN1 s6352 25
We find the county Jail clean and well
kept. We find, however, that the floor OF
the Jail is made OF brick covered by cement,
and find that the same is badly worn, very
rough and has many deep depressi ons in it.
We, the, efore, recommend that it be re-
paired and placed in better condition. We
fin / that about the only ventilation there is
for the 1sil is through the bars of the rear
door Of the Jail. winch opens iuto the jail
yard. We also find that there IS door
leading from the hallway o. the court
no use rt) this same jai! yard and that per.
sons may pass into the jail yard IN that way
at any hour of the day unobservei and that
it is continually done. When persons are
in the jail yard they have free access to tins
rear ,or of the ja,l ami 1t would be a very
easy matter for anv one, wio was go dis
posed, to pass weapon - the inmates OF
the iail. or Furnish them with tools Whereby
they might make their e>eipe. We think
that this wouid be very dangerous to tae
jliIor IN case desperate CRIMINALS should be
confined therein, and 1t also reI.JeIs the Jail
unsafe as prison. We. therefore, earnestly
recommend that some suitable measures be
taken to render this matter safe.
We also visited the city jail and find 1T
we'll kept and managed. As prisoners are
not usually confined there but a few days at
time and for minor offenses only. We think
it reasonably sale and convenient for the
use required of it, and, therefore, have Lo
recommendations to make in regard to 1t.
Having completed our labors, we respect.
fully ask to be discharged.
Dalles City, Ore. Nov. Is. 1893.
G ". MILLER, Foreman