The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-28
GRAND JURY'S REPORT
Two Indictments Rslufnsd, But Thsy
Are not Iado Public.
A FEW. RECOMMENDATIONS
Attention IL Called to the Fact That
the Old Court House Needs a
General Cleaning Up and
Repalving-very Mild.

faDofed nearly four weeks and final
brought forth lot of disappointment
They rpade their final report to Jud,
Speer this afternoon and returned two Il
dictmenss. both Of which were orders
Kept from the public, until the defen
ants are arrested. One indictmel
charged forgery and the other obtainir
money under false preteuses.
The grand jury had been instructed /
the court to make an Investigation of Il
disastrous dynamite explosion of Jan.
and fix the responsibility for the dealt
OF the 6S men who lost their lives throug
4, some ones criminal carelessness. If II
grand jury obeysd the order of the court
Is not apparent from tho following report
Distrlct' q the State Of Montana, Ia and i r.
the County or Silver Bow.
10 ne Ho'sordble ". o; Speer, JUDGE:
duly impaneled and Instructed by your honor
inquire into the conan ssion OF public offensei
and ohenses committed against the laws of iii
stale OF Montana and also 10 inquire into III
several Offices of this county, beg leave TO 4
port that we have concluded our labors 81
herewith submit the followint report:
We have examined the several county onyes
In this county and find that the respecliyejm-
GERS OF the county are keeping their book and
records In neat. systematic and efient
We have also examined the county Al, and
md the same In good condition. and af the
persons confined there aretreated in proper
county jail have any Just cause of]omplaint
We have examined the comfy poor farm.
ton. aud that rile inmates thtsiii confined ex-
pressed >tReaseives AS satisild with the sur
roundings and accommoda! Ans. and OF the
We have examined the Wis hospital. in
Which county patients are beiA cared for and
ss n t sSoS shs scny
patients being cared for It sad hospital are
well ,proyided for and receivin proper treat
We you'd Eecpmmsnd that q record Of in.
county t5oR issi TO- iss7, incuse, as kept "
transcribed inie new books for titpurpose, as
the book or books now contalnInA such record
Are In bad condition, and such resrds need to
deeds, to be separated from indies of mort
cages, and placed In separate books. We
would therefore recommend that sch work be
performed under the supervision dthe county
We recommend that the court htse and the
various rooms therein be placed iIgood condi-
ton by the county commissioner and that
they should make such repairs Is may be
deemed necessary for the proper reservation
OF the said court house and comort and con-
venience-0 OF the county officers.
We would recommend that thecounty COM
mssioners furnish bath tub for he use OF the
county poor farm In connection With the ward
We would recommend that the county COM
missioners take such steps as maybe necessary
In arranging quarters for the several county of
ficers TO the end that the county auditor be fur
nished accommodations sufficient to meet the
demands OF that office. This recommendation
Is made In view OF the amount OF work In the
county auditors office. thus making II incon-
yenient for the county auditor TO occupy an Of
flee with any other officer.
In view OF the fact that the fourth legls' a
tive assembly adopted the new codes, TO take
effect July 1. 1895, which will change to some
degree the dutiesof tile several officers. We dc
not deemrp necessary TO make any further rec
concentrations relative to the respective county
officers
We ascertained from examination that some
de inquencleS exist In the sherlffs ONCE as &c
coec ed by the sheriff in the -performanc e OF
his duties. and we would earnestly recommend
tina not only the sheriff, bun that all officers be
county count, treasurer at the tine srecihed by law o.
all fees or moneys coming inteihsir hands a.
We have examined into numerous complaint.
made to us by various persons as to alleged
commissions OF offenses, In all OF which the
number OF Grand jurors required by law have
an Indictment. except two which Indictment;
herewith accompany this report. -.
We have given-a very careful, con sideratior
CURED r 10 this city on the 18th day Of Jsnusr!
last. With a view OF flxing the responslbllit!
therefor, and Of the deaths resulting there
GWEN by By ANU NUMBER witnesses This tsstl
mony was exhaustive, and We have not beeI
able TO learn Of any material witnesses to tn
have sstned 70 additional facts other e than than
we have had before us.
We feel that II 1t were possible the parties
D osions and the resulting deaths, should b
held to an accountability therefor; but from a
the evidence We have not found sufficient to sal
sash us a. Moas su ss
Indictment. The owners Of the warehouse
where these explosions occurred were both cor
dsa @ns
by THIS grand jury, and as far as we can ascel
tain there is not suf1cient evidence from whicl
GERS Of these corporations were crminaliy mes
ligent In storing the powder within the cit
limits. After giving the rsatter careful consit
to conclude that any criminal res ponsibiuty Ia
been shown sufficient to warrant us In return
ing an Indictment against any person or per
sons. Respectfully suS w Rsax,pn
Foreman.
GEORGE W. ASDREws,
ri. J. + /. G Dxspi
DENIs DkIsooLL.
GEORGE TONG.
WILLIAM A. RALsr n.
As Clerk Pickett was reading the re
port Ii was svident that the court wa
disappointed, and when the reading wa
concluded he did not hesitate to so es
press himself. "The court is somewha
disappointed" -said the judge, that tn
grand jury was not able to fix the respons
Utility for the explosion by which som
80 or GO lives were lost. Somebody Is r.
sponsible, but the july having failed I
locate the responsibility the court ha
nothing further to say and you are dil
charged" 49,
Ever since the grand Jury has been
session many knowing ones have sal
that there would be no indictments in th
explosion cases because the fact that n
one desired TO assume the Responsible
of preferring criminal charges agains
the prominint citizens Comprising tt
Kenyon-ConneliC Commercial company.
In many other matters brought befor
the jury and investigated by them it
evident that there was not as much
them as the public had been led to b
lieve or there was further lack of desil
TO assume responsibility.
On the whole, the jury's report is r
garded as one Of the miidest of it's kin