The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-30

l SSFJ 0vPOpts
10 the Hon. Judge Of the Dist Court.
we. the grand jury OF the county a
Aootenai. state Of Idaho, for the No,
emDer term, A. D., 1896, Of said cour,
port: -
We have been In session ~ said oran,
Jury Tor period ofdve days. Durin,
ss'd ume there has come before US 10
our consideration. ten cases OF alleee,
criminal misconduct, which each =
ce'vsd our careful and deliberate attsn
ton. We have found two indictment
and rejected the others on the grounl
Of Insufficient proof. In our delIbers
lions upon aaid case, we have examine
IN al. thirteen witnesses. We have alst
inspected or visited the Offices OF n,
Inherent county officers, and make III,
Following report thereon:
We found the poorhouse unsuited 10,
the purpose Of caring properly for tn.
INDECENT poor. on account OF insufficienI
ana poor ventilation. and In t,is behalf
We have to say that 10 the best of on,
knowledge. We found the patients ia
said poorhonse well fed. We would
recommend that the keeper thereof be
requested TO insist ON the patients keen.
ing themselves In . more clearly con.
dition.
we also visited the jail and found Il
10 . commercially neat and clean con.
dition and the persons incarcerated
therein were humanely treated and
cared for and supplied with wholesome
food.
We also visited the offices of the "a.
season, county auditor and treasurer of
said county and find the records of said
omces neatly kept. and the business of
The respective Offices to be faithfully
conducted and their accounts hons,tlv
kept
We believe the excessive taxation
under which the people OF this county
Ire groahing is, In large degree, aug
mented and increased by the justices of
Inc various precincts In this county
Who. either through incompetency or
Tor the purpose Of obtaining q liveli.
hood, or through an utter disregard Of
The dictates Of common sense. arrest
lnd commit persons charged with trif-
ing onenses, for the action of the grand
Jury without sufficient evidence, and, In
many instances. without any competent
evidence at all. Many cases come he
'ore the grand jury for its consideration
which should. In the FIRST instance, have
been disposed Of In the justice court
'aving Jurisdiction Of the offense al.
eyed.
We especially censurc one, Francis
luce. . justice OF the peace for North
side precinct, for sending to this court.
or the consideration Of this grand jury,
over dfty pages Of purported dispositions
neither sworn TO nor verified, and hot
by any criminal com plant
hanging any ofYense known to the laws
u our state, or any warrant OF arrest or
And We would recon-
mend that the county commissioner
eject his bill and refuse TO allow any.
hing for the preparation OF said manu-
Crypt We would also recommend that
he bill Of no justice be allowed until
he same has been carefully examined
y the legal advisor OF the county
We also believe that the constables Of
he variotn precincts in this county are.
n many cases actuatsd BY greater de-
ire 10 make fees than TO serve the end
Z justice in the execution OF their
aicial duties.
We desire 20 thank the district at. |
orney for the courteous attention he
IA given us and for the jealous man. |
or In which he has performed his |
uiies.
We also desire 10 thank the Honor. |
BILE Court for the lucid and painstak.
ng instructions given 10 this grand
ury. FRANK BRIsrow, Foreman. |
Esi.ER ". WHEELER. ELLIOT II.
RAMSEY, ]. II. GOULD, JESSE shy
DER, ". l.. TRirLErT, PETER SIEH,
J. S. fEA, albert II. DINeMAN,
LORENZO BENNETT, JosErH SHEr.
HERD, A. u. CuAFf, JAMES N. BAL
LEY, r. ". OsBouRNE, W. ii.
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