Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-17
The "WAR" IS NOT OYER.
al Last So HInltd The District A.
tOTl0y This HOrnilg.
GRAND JuRY's LAST REPORT.
They Defend Iudd, Make Harians
Recommendation aud scorch n
"rortion" Of tho uity Press.

jury OF tue Third district court pre-
scented Ito anxiously awaited hnal TO
pof,-ouc OF unusual interost-and 10.
ctiycd It's discharge At the hands Of
Judge BRtteh. with the discharge OF
the grand Jurors comes also the re-
lease VI Chief Pfati and bis two cub.
ordinatea from the penitonilary.
There was an Immense crowd In tho
court room when tho grand jury came
In, and everybody present stood NJ close
attention as
Judge Bartoh asked-Gentlemen,
have you any report T. maker
Foreman Hin answered that they
had, aud the court directed that II be
handed to Deputy CLERK Loomis. Tho
Judge then requested the deputy clerk
10 read tho report, which ran as fol.
lows!
"rhIslgrand jury met on thelOlh day
Of September, aud since that time has
been IN session forty-threo days,
We have visited aud inspected the
pcnitontiary, the county jail and tho
city jail aud the county infirmary.
We have examined one hundred and
thirty cases, have found elghty.four
indictments under the laws Of the Ter
ritOfy and twenty.iouf under the laws
u tho United States. We have ex-
amined four hundred and seyenly-one
witnesses,
We nnd everything inland about tho
p0nitcnuary tidy, clean and In good
condition, the prisoners being com.
| iOttably clad, apparently well fed, aud
allowed "a much liberty for exercise as
~ consistent with their safe kcsplng.
We found but two inmates Ia tbs
hospital. who are receiving proper
care anu attention, and 20 our gratifca-
ton but two inmates Of tho womau's
ward, and they only for short terms.
The marshal has by perslsioncy sue
oCoiod ia getting appliances with
which TO knit stockings, make under
clothing anu uniform for tho conviots,
mend their shoes, cots, etc., etc.
We cannot too strongly express our
regret that these prisoners are con-
domued 10 idioneas as well us 10 con-
Enement, and we believe that some
| provision should DO made by which
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reasonable number OF hours each day
nj something, even re IL not very
useful. They would then have loss
time In which 10 plan mischief or 20
communicate 10 each other lessons In
crime anu vice.
The school which was maintained
for come time has been discontinued.
We believe this school should be again
started whenever the marshal can lind
ways and means 20 do 40, anu be- kept
going; anything 10 keep the oonvicts
from llstiess idleuea8 II certainly bene-
fetal.
From figures furnished by the
marshal We find that savlng OF about
II por cent In tho total cost Of running
tne prison has been effected during the
last fscal year, and this with greater
number OF oonyiots than for the preyl-
Gus year.
We flnd the county fail in good con-
dltlon, clean anu well kept. Tho bars
and cells need painting. Brushes aud
paint should DO provided Mt once for
this purpose, The prisoners could do
the work.
This building badly needs a yard In
which tue prisoners could have exer.
Ci6u.
We find the county inflTmRry kept
In good condition. The inmates are
all as comfortable rs Is possible for
them TO be. House clean ami orderly,
the manager taking a personal Interest
In all the departments, being by his
knowledge Of medicine and his interest
In his charge especially lifted for his
posltion. A hospital Ia badly needed
aud should 10 constructed as soon a.
/ L. Ha al. a. To-
pose,
We find the city iail In as good con-
ditlon as ~ possible TO keep it. Is is u
Disgrace TO the city and 1T only to DO
pulled down for the material, some OF
which could DO utilized Ia new
building, tho need OF which has been
shown by every grand jury for years.
In cases sent before us from the police
court there has been In some instances
a crowd OF Witnesses subpmnaed, some
OF whom have shown \ remarkable
lack OF any knowledge bearing upon
the cases under consideration, and in
others they have only served 10 iterAte
and IoileTate evidence. We are forced
10 believe that the fee 4 n the case Is the
incentive in many Instances and sug-
gest that moro care DO given In select.
Ing the evidence necessary for an
understanding OF the case and no uu-
necessary witnesses be sent before the
grand jury. Tho cost to the city in
criminal cases IA o very serious item TO
the Taxpayers and any unnecessary
Increase Of them Is certainly to DO COM
demned.
In tho matter OF the case IN which
the chief OF police placed himself in
contempt before the court, we beg
leave 10 report that the case out OF
which this contempt grew, was pre-
scented 10 the jury Ia the regular course
OF business. a reputable citizen swoTO
TO q complaint anu the Jury proceeded
to It's investigation, with the results
kuowA 10 the court. There WAS no