Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-24
GRAND JURY REPORT.
II Was Handed Up 10 chief Justice
Zane this Afternoon.
THE CITY JAN COUNTY JAIL
Penllcnllary, aud county lnhrmau
Come In for ReYiew--A Hut
for the County Authorities.

The grand jury Of the Third district
eour. presented their final report TO
5pdpe Zane At s:45 this a tetao,n aud
were discharged by the court from
further service. Tue report Is as fol-
lows
Hoo. Cbnrl,s 3 Zane, Chief Justice,
URh ierutOfJ:
slr--rhe grand jury Tor the Septem.
her term, 1898, have tho honor ~ sub.
init the following report;
We commenced Que l6bom on Mon.
day, September llth, 1898 holding
uaily sC.alOus, Sunday excepted, up
d, and including October lith, 1898,
when We journed 10 October aUth,
IsDg, since which uate we have held
daily sessions, Sundnys excepted, up TO
this date.
we have Investigated oIghiy-uine
complaints ns nllOwG Eighteen
UnIied states casUs; H.diug indiot.
ments ns Hollow; Twelve, anu ignored
ak; sovcnty-olc territorial cases, uul-
log indictments va iorty.threc nud
Ignoring twenty eight casre.
THE CITY JAIL.
Having visited tho city Jail your
Jury would cheoriully join the chorus
unvsblcl Of thOso Immortal jutics
who have gone before us Ia CIudcmun'
ton of tins ancient aud unpleasant
fortress. Judging by the experience of
the loug line VI juties who hsyr pro
vlouily condemned this structure, We
do not expect that our rucommsudh.
lions Will DO followed strictly, yet We
rs In duty bound urge the need
Of a new jail TO replace
this dnfi dungeon that can only
be- improved by being abolished.
Parts 0i the prison, as the Eliohsn,
diniug.to1m ami hallway SEEMED
neat and clean; but surely
an application Ut soap aud water
aud whltewrsh would improve
most ot the walls and the cells. Blt
even then no person should ue COM
demned 10 sleep Ia any part NJ this
Jail 20 long aH there " vacant cell Ia
the county jon. At the present time
there would be room In tho latter
prison for more inmates than all who
arc confined In the city jail. why
they arc not sent ~ the county jail ur
any one should be sent t. this "blaCk
hole, We were not aDle to nud out,
Ilik NoNNlh JAIL
The county Jail presents marked
contrast 20 that Of tho city. New,
neat aud clean, needing only n little
repairing ut y slight leak Ia the roof,
this prison seems a model In al ~ AZ
polntmeulsi anu sheriff MO- leon anu
Tailor are 90 bo commented for the
faithful discharge OF their dutirr.
There II no compliant OF the food
furnished here OF at the city jail.
PENrrENIIARY.
We hndlh penitentiary In excellent
condition, cleanliness aud order bong
every where manifest. Uundor the new
pfinted rules Tor the government Uf
tho guards perfect discipline has been
iuaugurAted, rejecting great credit
upon Manhal Brigham AMI tho acting
warden, Felix J. Stark, and promoting
safety ami comfort throughout the
prison. Several improvements seem
worthy OF special mention; system Of
call aud alarm bells has boon put IN,
connecting electrically all Paris OF the
prison with the wardeu'A office, 20
thatat any moment any guard on uuty
can be- summoned or warned, or can
call for help or sound "A ger eTal alarm,
A thorough aud scientific Hystem "
Identification Of prisoners has been
Introduced. All prisoners are photo
glaphod upon entering the pcnitrnti-
nry anu accurate and minute descTip.
lion Of each one, including all peculiar
marks and scare, IL entered In record
book kept Tor the purpose, The interior
Of the yard Is now lighted by means Of
four large lOcomotiyoi headlights.
Two fets Of oobblefs' tools have been
-.
prlsonerb and materially reducing the
expense OF supplying shoes, a drug
dlspensaty under the care OF DE-. John
s., Whether has materially lesaenei the
cost OF the medical department. DR..
Witoher IL popular among the prisoners,
and the appearance Of the hospital anu
the general good health Of tho prison.
ers attest the admirable management
and skill exercised In his department
A savlng Of several hundred dollars
has been effected under the present
naturalization by securing lower
prices for supplies and by economy In
tho use Of what has been purchased,
While II ia 10 be regretted that the
pUnitentiRty Ia not feformatory and
that no regular employment can be
given 10 the prisoner, still II appears
that everything possible Is done TO
occupy the time OF aA many prisoners
~ can DO made useful IN the care and
routine Of the prison and IN farm work
on the reservation. The women prl6.
outrs are also given employment IN
meudlng tho clOthes Of the Inmates.
COUNTY INFmMARY.
The jury takes pleasure In commend
lng the present management OF the
county inilrmary, VIZ found not a
single Objectionable feature; the food
isauundant and Of beet quality, aud
NC pIemites are kept tcrupulously
clean-lh0 rules OF good sanitation be.
lug obsorved-sO far ~ the limited
lgullitles Of drainage will permit,
We especially congratulate the PEG.
pic on the administration Of the cOun.
~ board Ia this department and par.
uculotly In tho construction Ot an
additional building which viii on.
able the county b provide for
tuo cpunty's hospital patients on the
lTemiseb at an expense ~ less than 81 4
per month, Instead Of $50 per month M
al present. In ths city hospitals. The
difference in cost 10 the county VIII
very soon pay Tor tho additional build
lhE luauy timrr,
We hope, however, the time IA not
Iar distant when the county win pro.
Nlue place with more acres for the
ihulgeut, believing the products Of the