The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-20
THE BEAVER GRAND JURY.
An Unjust Criticism of United States
Marshal brigham

Beaver, Utah, Dec. 19.-ESpecial. via
Deseret Telegraph. 1.-The grand jury
made its final report today. It is as
follows:
The Grand Jury Room, Dec 10, 1893,
To the Hon. District Court Of the Sec
ond Judicial District, Hon. C. w.
Bartch, Judge, presiding:
The grand jury Of the Second judicial
district of Utah, for the December
term, 1893, make the following as their
final report:
The grand jury. with the assistance
OF the United States district attorney
and his able assistants. have done and
performed the following business, to-
wit:
The grand jury have examined 1876
Witnesses, twenty-five territorial cases
seven United States cases, have found
fourteen indictments under the laws of
the territory and ignored nine cases
under the laws of the territory.
They have found five indictments
under the laws of the United States and
ignored two cases under the laws of the
United States
We have been in session seven DAVIS
on territorial business.
We, in the course OF our Jabors have
examined the records Of the Second
district court and find the condition
OF said records at this date is f'Dar
excellence. evidently brought from a.
chaotic condition by the exertions of
the present incumbent, W. L. Cook
Esq, and his assistant. r. Mseser
Since the appointment of Mr.. Cook as
clerk of this district court, on or about
the month of May. 1898. the bringing
OF the records to this state of perfec-
uon has cost the present incumbent
vast amount of extra labor, for which
he gets no pay.
We commend to the court as an eff
flclent officer MIR. Samuel Angel. the
served the grand jury during the en-
tire session
We have finished all the business
brought before us with the execution
OF one case, the witnesses therein liv-
ing at a great distance and could not
be reached in due time.
Very respectfully submitted.
Inc grand jury therefore recon-
Hends the payment or approximation
OF sufficient money from the TERRITORIAL
treasury by the next session of the
territorial legislature TO remunerate
the said clerk for the extra, services
thus performed. 100
we have examined the Beaver
county Jail. in which the prisoners
pertaining to this court are kept. We
md 1t i'll moderate fair condition hut
could, in our judgment. with but little
cost, be materially improved. as there
is nauseating stencil in said prison
that could be removed by disinfect
ants The bedding could be aired, and
the ticks filled with new straw. the
prisoners compelled to stir and make
their beds. This. in our judgement
would add to the comfort and health
OF those persons incarcerated therein.
From what we could see and the
statements of the prisoners they were
properly fed.
The grand jury deprecates and con-
dennis the action of the United States
marshal in not paying the witnesses
and jurors their per diem and mileage
in United States cases. We heliaye
the United States is able and willing
to pay its servants, and Will do it if
The proper officers perform their duties
in due time.
We believe it crime for any officer
to in this manner subject the Door
man, who must come long distances
over difficult roads, in answer to the
of this court, to the inroads
and raVages of the Spectator, who is
ever ready to take the advantage of his
necessities and pay him, the poor, man,
about three-fourths the value of his
meager and hard earned wages
What we say of the United States
in this matter, we say of the
officers and men who have the pay
ment of the per diem and mileage Of
witnesses and jurors in territorial
cases.
NED w. p SARGENT,
Foreman Grand Jury.
WILLIAM ORION, Clerk