The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-10
CITY NEWS
GRAND JURY REPORT
Calls Upon Succeeding Jury to Probe
Further Into Affairs Of Board
of G. and G.
Needs Of City Hospital Pointed Out
THE City Physicians Salary
Should Be Larger. IT.. !

Without waiting for the end of the court
term, the grand jury Yesterday submitted
a comprehensive report touching upon
many points where i'm provements may be
made in the administration of affairs OF
both county and city. Like it's prede-
cesser, the jury hands on to it's successor
work of a kind to demand the closest
scrutiny. Including a further searching in
vestigation. of the general office of the
board Of corrections and charities.
Several pertinent suggestions are made
with regard TO the city hospitals condi-
tion.. but there are words of commenda-
ton for the city physician and his. staff
A higher salary for the position is one OF
the important suggestions. In line with
other reports of previous grand iuries,
the lookup is pronounced a ''disgrace.
The report in full follows: f,.--.
1.-THE grand jury is submitting its final
report at this time. not because 1T be
lieves the field for Investigation along
the line of official corruption and mall
feasance in. office has been explored to
Its limit of profit to the community, but
that, having cleared up all Jail cases,
believing that the next grand jury can,
without prejudice to desired results. take
up the line OF Investigation where we
drop 1t. 1t is incumbent on u.s. in view
Of the instructions from the court in con-
nection with the lack OF funds available
for the proper prosecution Of our work to
+ stead Of, as is customary, at the end Of
the term. H. Z"
I'VE desire to emphasize the recon-
mendatlons Of the preceding grand jury
with reference to the wisdom Of provld-
ing fund for the extradition of criminals
and to defray the expenses incident to the
Intelligent Investigation by succeeding
grand juries Of the various departments
, OF the city and county, and we specifically
recommend that the county auditor, In
making up his annual budget, include an
item Of $4,000 for these purposes. In the
judgment Of this grand jury it is dis
tinctly inadvisable that private citizens,
members oft he grand jury, should be
obliged to contribute funds for these pur-
poses or, In, lieu thereof, experience the
chagrin Of seeing justice thwarted and Ia :
dictments made totally Ineffective The
criminal who has means to get away is
, thus placed at a, distinct advantage over
the criminal without funds. while the
necessity Of depending on grand jury
men to contribute from their private
purse will rob the state of the services
of some of it's most loyal and capable
citizens, albeit not able to so contribute.
A sorry spectacle is presented to-day Of
the principals in the recent municipal
scandal. and now under Indictment, re-
tanning their liberty. while their lieuten-
ants and subordinates are either suffer-
ing the penalties imposed, or are under
sentence for participation in felonies or
misdemesnors for which said principals
are in most cases directly responsible:
and the richest and most populous county
in this great state of Minnesota is
obliged to secure the return of fugitives
from justice through the agency of their
bondsmen.
"A public prosecutor should never be
compelled or permitted to plead the ex-
cuse that lack Of funds prevents bringing
before the bar Of Justice the indicted
criminal who has fled the penalty he has
Invited by his misdeeds.
The recommendation Of the proceed
Ing grand jury that we continue it's Inv
Festiga ton of the board of charities and
corrections, including the city hospital,
the workhouse. the poor department and
the general office of that board has had
our attention. We have made a thor
ough inspection Of the lock up. and ap-
pend the result of that inspection.
The City Hospital.
we visited the city hospital and made
thorough examination into the condi-
lions surrounding it's management and con-
duct: The physical conditions are gen
orally. satisfactory; still there is much
lacking in the way Of repairs, alterations