The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18

= There ras quite a large crowd in
Sadge Bartch's division of the Third
district court yesterday morning
drawn tllither in anticipation of the
presentation by the grand jury of their
final report for the September term and
some action Of the court in the matter
of Chief of Police Pratt, Detective
Sheets and Desk Sergeant Ferguson,
ySmmitted to the custody of the United
states marshal and confined for the
last ten days in the penitentiary for
contempt of court for refusing to
aRsEer certain questions before the
"a and jury.
AT 1890 the grand Jurors filed into
court presented their final report and
were discharged after being compli-
mented by Judge Bartch and United
States District Attorney Judd on the
faithful, conscientious and business
like manner in which they had per-
formed their duties.
On the motion of United States Dis
frict Attorney Judd, Pratt, Sheets and
Ferguson were discharged, with the
statement that it was within the
province of the new grand jury ITO re-
new the investigation of the hack
scandal case.
Upon motion of United States Dis
trict Attorney Judd all criminal bust
ness which the grand jury has not
been able to give attention to and all
criminal business pending before the
court was continued until the holding
of the next criminal court and the
sitting OF the next grand jury.
The report of the grand jury as read
by deputy clerk of the Third district
court is as follows:
Grand Jury Report.
This grand jury met on the 10th day OF
September and since that time has been
IN session for.y-four days.
Ne have visited and inspected the peni-
Tertiary, the county jail and the city Jail,
and the county intiIInary.
We have examined 40 cases, have found
s. indictments under the laws OF the
territory and Il under the laws of the
United States. We have examined All
witnesses.
penitentiaTy tidy, clean and in good con-
dition, the prisoners being comfortably
clad. apparently well fed and allowed
as much liberty for exercise as Is con-
slstent with their keeping. We found but
two inmates in the hospital, who are re-
-ceiving proper care and attention, and to
our qualification but two inmates of the
woman's ward, and they only for short
terms.
The marshal has by persistence sue
Ceeded in getting appliances with which
20 knit stockings, make under clothing
and uniforms for the convictS, mend their
shoes, coats, etc. etc.
Re cannot too strongly express our
regret that these prisoners are condemned
to idleness as well as to confinement, and
we believe that some provision should be
made by which each convict could be
forced TO work q, reasonable number OF
hours each day at something. even if it
is not very useful: They would then have
less time in which to plan mischief or to
communicate to each other lessons in
crime and vice.
The school which was maintained for
some time has been discontinued. Wei
believe this school should be again started
whenever the marshal can find ways and
means TO 60 sc and be kept going: any
thing TO keep the conVicts from listlesS |
3dleness is certainly beneficial.
From Inquiries furnished by the marshal
sc ind that a saving of about IA per
cent in the total cost OF running the |
prison has been effected during the last
fiscal year, and this with a greater num- |
Der OF convicts than for the previous !
We find the county jail in good condi- !
ton, clean and veil kept. The bars and |
cells need painting. Brushes and pain+ /
should be provided ct o=ce for this pur- /
pose. The prisoners could do the work |
This building badly needs yard in !
which the prisoner, could have exercise.
We find the county infrn,ary kept in |
good conditiogt The inmates are ali as
comfortable is is possible for them 70 be
Ho1ize clean and orderly. the manager
taking personal interest in all the de-
pa-t.nents being by his knowledge of |
medicine and his interest i'll his charge
especially 1ittsd for his position A hos
pital IS badly Jiecded and should be con-
structed rs soon SIS the funds can be ot-
talaed for the purpose.
&c md the ci-y Jail IN as good con-
ession. as is possible 10 keep IL. It is q |
olsgrace To the city. And fit only to be /
pulled down fer tho material, some Of /
which could be ctilsZed IL new build |
tnE. The neec OF which has been shown by
every grand jury for years.
In cases sent before us fro-,, f;,e r,oI;ce
court there mas been in some Instances n
crowd Of witnesses arfroeraad. so:rc of
WHOM Rave SHOWN n remarkable lack OF
any knowledge Searir,gy uron ria
cases Cnces confederation. and in
Others they have cniv served 10
atcTate 9Gn r<srsra6e evidence We ar
forced TO heAeTe thad the fee T., ;he oo<c
Us the incentive III mary Instances md
Suggest FIAT more care be given in Sc
decting tne evidence ne~sasss,-v fa. an
understanding of the case ana M nm
necessary witnesses be serst before FI,o
grand jury. The costs to thu e,;v ~
criminal cases IS a very serious Item 10 L
the taxpayers and any unnecessary In
crease of them is certainly to be con-
IN the matter of the case in which the
chlef of police placed himself in con
Tempt before the court, we beg leave to