Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-09
GRAND JURY
 FILES REPORT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LAND CEN
 SURELY SEVERELY
Most Of the County Offices are Found to Be in Good shape-Grand Jury
 Recommends Arizona Poor Farm

rendered the following report here yesterday:
 Hon. George R. Davis. Sir-We. +he grand jury, of the December. 1902, term, respectfully beg leave to sub nit this our final report:
 We have carefully considered twenty-nine charges and have found nineteen true bills, and ignored ten charges. Our several committees re- ports are in detail and will be found attached:
 Hospital
 The full panel of the grand jury visited the county hospital and found everything neat, clean and in proper order. There are thirty-four county patients under treatment and all were receiving the best of care and atten- tion.
 School Superintendent and Assessor We found all books and records in the county school superintendent and assessors office in good condition, and correct as far as We could determine. Recorder, Treasurer and District St-
 torney
 In the county recorders office all books and records were in first class shape, with the exception Of q mum Der of record books.and indexes which gre used constantly. These books were found to be in bad order, and we refer the board of supervisors to para graph S799. section one, of the revised statutes of Arizona, transcri5ing old records, which provides for such cases, and we urge that this matter be taken up at once by the board as this is a case that needs immediate attention.
 We have carefully examined the accounts and funds Of the county treasurer, and We find them in good shape as far as We can see.
 Tn the district attorneys office We found only confusion, and large stacks of papers; no records of cases tried by any jury; in fact, no records relat- ing to county business whatever. The office has been abused and taken ad- vantage of in many ways. The pres ent district attorney is away from his duties, without permission of the board of supervisors. and an attorney has been appointed in present incum- bent's place. We would recommend that an investigation be made at once by the board of supervisors.
 Sheriff's Office and Jai
 We recommend that the board of supervisors build steel cell in the county hospital 10 confine sick pris- oners. We found the county jail in a neat and clean condition, with the ex ception of sanitary closets, and we would strongly recommend that two new water closets be put in the county jail at once. We recommend that a new linoleum be placed in the sheriff's office, and recommend that the board of supervisors be empowered by let ting a contract for the furnishing of food to the county jail prisoners by dvertising for furnishing given num- Der of ounces of bread, meat and veg etables, respectively The food now furnished Is insufhcient for the pris- oners and is badly cooked. The amount of work required of the jailer and guard is in excess for the remunera- tion received for the work. We found all books, accounts and records in the sheriff's office in good condition, and correct as far as we were able to examine into.
 Probate Judge and Supervisors
 We found all papers records kept in these offices as far as examined kept in a systematic and good cleri- cal manner We would recommend that the board of supervisors make some provision Tor the safe keeping from fire all papers and records of these two. offices, as well as the other offices of public records.
 District Clerk
 we found all books on record ih good condition, and the office kept and conducted in clean. neat and systematic manner All books and files of record are in their proper places.
 County Poor Farm - "We would recommend and strongly urge to the three elected assembly, men and councilman to do ail in their power to operate with ether counties in Arizona for the passage of bill to provide means of support and of the territorial poor farm, to be used by county poor and those able to do some means of work. who are now inmates of the different county hospitals. An institution of this kind would be the means of saving Cochise and other counties of this territory many thou sands of dollars every year.
 Respectfully submitted.
 Joseph Tasker.
 Foreman
 December, 1902. term"
 The following were members of the grand jury; James Wolf. John Noble Andy Bassett. Scott Whaley. George Rafferty, A. T. Schuster, c. F. Mich ols. Thomas Alliare, Martin O'Hare James Mars. Henry Aston, Charles Langpaap. Jacob Shgsrer. Joseph Tasker \ C. Benton.
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