Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-03
NrOUEBN'S BLOOD IS UP.
1ls County Sheriff Indignant Over
WAT the Grand jury Assert.
MS PRISONERS ARE WELL TED.
~.. Sal, Lake public are Cordially
Invited ia IIc on Hand al
Feeding iimo
rs PRISONERS ARE WE'LL FED.

she,lT NcQiuen's spirit Ia preatly
rs,turbrd, nni NJ Is boiling over with
ssuauun, concerning that portion OF
me Grand jury's report which has fe'-
&c. 10 the affair Of tue county jail,
npier his management.
The Jufou say'
oAt the county Jail there was con-
s,.,ahle complaint about the food that
4, rrovided the prisoner. We were
,,hrm,d that they are only allowed
rr.iapd molasses and water Mt The
aa,r meal, aud that vegetables were
AMY pfoyijeu twice week. We
w,,s shown the meat to be used at
,uu,et, which was In erlor la quality,
and a general complaint WINS maize
that the meat was often tainted. We
would susg,s, that II the sheriff Is not
suswed sufficient compensation TO
p,oyide the prisoners with good, plain
iood. II should either 10 increased or
the system changed, ana instead oil
allowing the sheriff 20 much per head
for food, bill Of fare be prepared by
ibo county physician, and the sheriff
b, authorized to buy the provisions
anu present sworn bills to the court"
Agnin, commenting upon the ques'
ton Of fees, the grand Jury observe:
ain the examination Of cases sub.
mitled 10 US the fact has been devel'
opel that thu custom OF paying ucpr-
ties IN the thcilnis oiiices percentage
Of costs In civil cases, IL pernicious IN
practice, wrong IN principle and Of
doubtful legality. It offers an incen-
live 10 officers to unnecessarily Increase
costs IN civil cases and often exhausts
the piop.r,y OF the debtor In expense,
leaving nothing Tor the creditor. Our
Of IL has grown tho custom Of permit.
ting deputy shorlils 10 retain from the
Irocteds OF collections their cOmpenHn-
don, which Ia n percentage OF tho COSTS
allowed by law. In cases where
gArnishments are Issued monthly, or
where different lovica have been made
under an execution, the deputy has
been permitted TO retain the amount
collected until final return was made.
The law intends that all moneys col.
lecied ON exectt ons should be paid
into tho sherlii's Office and by him
ctbutsed. DepItlee should be paid
BY the sheriff stated salaries, ana II
the laws OF the territory do not 10 pro-
vide, tho evils resulting from the
present. methods should be called to the
luenlion OF the uext legislature"
The sheriff. in conversation with tho
curt reporter OF the NEWS today,
"sarmei up'' exceedingly as he gave
40 emphatic denial to the IA ,ertions In
regard to the feeding oil the prisoners
committed TO his custody. Indeed,
according to Mr.. Queens side OF the
case, those lAw.brcakers who come
within the range OF his hospitality
repose, iiguratively, ON q bed Of roses.
"Wby,D said he, "they get all the
potatoes they want twice a day--morn.
ing and night; there's rice twice n
week for them; all the beans they
could eat twice a week; bread puu-
ding twice week; and sill
the boiled beef they require
twice every day - for breakfast
and supper. Then they have all kinds
OF soup besides. For lunch lat II
o'clook) we give them bread anu
mOlasses aud water. Breakfast Is
served nj and supper NJ on week
days; aud on Sundays ut $ AMI re.
tpecuvtly. They got the very best Of
baktrs' bread, too, all the time"
"As TO tbs meat" the rheriH wont
on, "why, eat that same boiled beef
iIom my own table; and surely II IT'S
good enough for me, 1t ought to be- for
The prisoners"
"Whst about the tainted meat, then.
10 which the grand jury refer"
asked the reporter.
This sheriii's explanation was this,
and his deputies corroborated the
statement. A prisoner named Potts,
"aTesular bad 'un," happened to have
by him at the date Of the grand Jury's
Wilt, piece OF mest which no had
left In his close, warm cell Tor couple
Of Gays. This was tainted; this was
The sample exhibited Tor the
Tue subject OF tho complaint
theTil, ever since he had been IN
charge of the county jail,h nj always
mad good, plain food" What more
was wanted he would Just like 10
khOwY
As 70 the deputies retaining money
nom the proceeds Of their collections,
i1f compensation, Sheriff Mcqueen
branded this also ~ mistake. "They
10 no such thing" he said; for they
yum over TO ms what they collect, ana
IeOon ~ | get the money | bank IT,
Oane II, II needs be, every day, ana
mey DO not hold 20 much rs n nickel"
me sheriff Is evidently much put
IVY anu remarked to the reporter:
Please tell the salt Lake lubnc,
mtough the News, that any one i.
welcome to come down 10 The county
~ any day al meal time, anu see fOf
themselves whnt we give our PRISON
ttHto cat What more than that can