Mohave County miner., 1894-04-07
Report Of Grand Jury.

Aottttoty VI hTiEOuh, III anu IOf THO SOuu'
ty Of Mohave, in session for the April
term 1894. His Honor, John J. Hawkins,
presiding The Grand Jury respectfully
report that upon being sworn in, II en-.
tered upon the discharge Of it's duties,
and proceeded to the investigation Of
criminal charges and fround one true
bill of murder.
One charge Of grand larceny ignored.
One for assault ignored.
BY the investigations made by this
Grand Jury do find, strongly, and urgent.
ly recommend that all deputies, and
peace officers Of this county, be examined
and instructed, as to their respective
duties. and believe by so doing, that the
taking OF life, as we'll a. the trouble and
expense, TO this county, and her citizens,
would be very light, and Of less frequent
! occurrence.
We also recommend that some officer
or person be appointed to receive and
act as administrator on estates Of per.
sons deceased, As we beiive, If they are
q charge oil the county. while alive, that
the county should look after their burial
and estates after death in the absence OF
the proper persons.
The following committees were APP
pointed and report as follows.
THE COMMITTEE ON JAIL.
HoSoRED SIR We, the committee
appointed to examine into the condition
OF the Jail Of Mohave county. beg to
submit the following report to.wt: We
visited the sil on the Sd inst, and found
confined therein nine prisoners, eight of
whom are held for ofenses committed
against the general government, lin
other words are United States prisoners)
and one county prisoner held for murder
All OF these prisoners have been regularly
committed and held according to law
The iii We found kept in neat and
clean condition, the food furnished the
prisoners wholesome and suffi lent, and
the bedding clean. We find the Jail
building proper to be in very poor fix,
and entirely insecure for the keeping and
safety Of prisoners, with the exception OF
the iron cages.
We recommend the condemning OF
the wooden building, AZ being a danger
our fire trap, and would advise that there
be no further repairs or money expended
on the same building but recommend
that the same he removed Az soon AZ
possible and 6reproof stone or brick
building substituted with such modern
improvements, as the Board Of Super.
viso:s may direct.
We further recon mend that the reser- =
voir on the hill hack OF the court house p
be finished. As We find that all il needs a
ls to he lined with cement. We recon. !
mend further that pipe line be laid 4
from the pump to said reservoir, the o
same line to be run through The jail yard 9
with proper connections, and hose ready = :,
10 Re used in case Of fire.
The committee on hospital appointed
10 look into the affairs of the county hos.
pital and its INDECENT sick visited the
premises and found but one person
here, who had jnst had leg ampu.
tied, but who could not at present be
;alled an INDECENT person, as he has
made no demands as yet upon the coun
y and no record can he found upon the
looks OF the Board Of Supervisors of any
,eing allowed. We would respectfully
'all attention to the furnishing Of the
ooms, that are now used bv the county
Is hospital. The Board Of Supervisors
hould see and insist upon better furnish.
ng, accom- nodations aud cleanliness on
he premises. On further investigation
We find that the Board of Supervisors
Ire allowing about ten dollars a month
sch for two INDECENT people at Signal.
this county, and about seven dollars
month for one 10 Kingman. These
hree persons get no money direct. hut
re allowed 70 draw these resp .ctive
mounts in groceries from The nearest
torres, the parties maintaining them
elves on this amount, which method in a
'ur judgment is the most economical that
be Board could pursue.
With free access to the books, and the "a,
ssurance OF the chairman Of the Board,
hese are the only persons receiving ben. u u
fits or attention from this county, we. =, =,
he committee, in behalf of the grand 10
lry, which body We represent in this n
natter, beg leave to thank the Board of
supervisors for their courteous treat