Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-22
GRAND JURY REPORT
Twelve Indictments, Nine PelOnieS
and Three hisdemeanOrS.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PRAISED.
Attorney NairOu' To be Investigated
Banking laWlsuggsstious-
(lgiIy0lan; Nuisance.


morning, reported and then adjourned.
In the absence OF Judge Hiles, from
the city, his place, in tho criminal
court, was occupied oy Judge Street.
1t was shortly after eleven O'Clock
when the members of the grand jury
filed into the court room. On being
seated, Judge Street addressing the
foreman asked II they had any re.
port.
Foreman Burton then replied: "We
have your honor." at tue ia ne time
passing the document to TINS clerk,
who handed 1t TO tho court. Assist
ant County Attorney Echnor arose
and addressing the court sait: "If the
court please, this report is the final one
Of the present grand iury."
Judge Street hastily examined the
report onJ, turning to the jury, asked
II they all concurreu in Its ado ption.
Receiving an affirmative reply from
each member he SAID:
advertisement, tho court thanks you
for your attention 10 matters that ce me
before you in your deliberations. You
are Dpw discharged"
Following is their report in full:
The granu jury having concluded
its labors. beg leave to make the follow
ing report TO your honor:
We were in session twenty.seven
days, and during that time we inves.
tigated twenty-five cases, In which we
examined twenty-five witnesses. We
returned into court twelve indict-
ments, OF which nine were felonies
anu three misiemeanors. In the
other CASES Investigated we deemed it
inexpedient to ind Indictments.
We inspected the county jail OF Salt
Lake coun y aud found tho same well
managed In every respect. Sheriff
Hardy and his employees deserve great
praise for their faithful performance OF
DUTY. The county commissioners
should provide womsn as matron to
attend female prisoners confined In
said Jail.
We visited the county infirmary.
Toe unfortunate inmates are well
cared for and made comfortable, and
everything 10 Conducted In bus ness.
like manner. Salt Lake county 10 to
DO congratulated on It's HI cient supnr-
intendent, II. u. Lambert, OF this in
stitutioD. The institution has become
almost sell-sustsining, by means Of
raisins farm products. Enough pro-
ducts are raiaed on the infrmary
grounds for the inmates Of the institu.
ton as well as a surplus OF the same.
The county should builu second
STORY on the annex OF the infirmary to
be used as hospital. At present Ia.
tents are 81 mt to hospitals In Salt Lake
City. This method entails @ great
expense on the county, which could
be avoided by adopting the above sug.
gestion,
We also visited the State peniten-
tinty. This Institution 10 in q most
excellent condition. Warden Dow has
brought this institution to q high
STANDARD OF perfection.
We made an inspection Of the city
jail OF Salt Lake City. The men In
charge do the test they eau under the
adverse circumstances. This building
has been repeatedly condemned. 1t
nas been styled "rho Black Hole Of
Calcutta" No body OF men can pro.
nOunce 1t o llt place 10 confne human
beings. However, the CITY Council
OF Salt Lake City displays III this mai.
ter an apathy which is criminal In
moral sense. II not in = legal ssnie.
We recommend 10 yuur honUrabIe
court that your honor appoint com.
mittee to Investigate The actions and
conduct OF II, b. Watrous,au sttor ,ey.
ai-law, in the case OF the Sta'e nf Utah
vs Guy, SGnIy, who was convicted OF
misde on the 1t day OF 3, D.
TENDER, 1895, In tho Justices court he.
fore w. I'll. Sells, justice OF the peace,
Salt Lake cry, Utah, to ascertain
whether ML Watrous should notilDe
Jisbarred from the practices Ut law or
unprotessiOnal cOnuucs in the said
case.
a There 10 an existing vii In the pay.
ment Of certain classes OF witnesses IN
criminal cases. AT present when city
or county officers appear in criminal
actions as witnesses, in accordance
with their duties, they are paid Tor
their services as such Witnesses. la
almost every instance these persons
receive monthly salaries. No good
reason can be advanced way the State
should pay witnesses when they are
receiving regular salaries. OF course,
where such witnesses incur expenses
for travelling 1t is but just that they
shtuld receive proper compensation.
We suggest to our Legislature to pSss
q law that will abolish this evil.
Tho grand jury esrnestiy directs the
attention OF our Legislature to cur
detective banking laws. We have a
statute making the secretary OF state q
bank examiner OF incorporated banks.
This statute SHOULD be amended 30 AS
include private banks az well las those
incorporated. There IL 10 valid
reason why private banks ehouId
be exempt from such inspec-
zion. 10Th incorporated and un.
inc lrporateu banks should be subject
to frequent aud rigid examinations.
We aise further call the Legislatures
attention 10 ths statute making Ii
crime for banks, after they are insol.
vent, to receive deposits. Section 1858
OF the Compiled Laws OF Utah, 1855,
provides ps follows: "Evsry officer,
agent. teller or CLERK of any bank, anu
every Individual banker, or agent,
teller or clerk OF any individual banker,
VIII, receives deposits knowing that
sucl bank or association, or banker, Is |
iusOlvenj, Is guilty Of u misdemesDor."
A misdemeanoF Is punishable under
our laws by fipe OF lsss than three
hundred dollars, or imprisonment In
the county jail not exceeding elk
months, or Uy both. Bsukers, OF
their representative alter knowing
their bank to he ineolvent, can