Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
Grand j ury Report.
ELHo. New, March q. 1902.

ELKo, New, March 81, 1902.
To Hon. G. F. Talbot. Judge OF the ith
Judicial District Court in and for the
County OF Elko, State OF Nevada:
We your grand jurors sworn the Goth
day of March. 1902, beg to report MS
follows:
There have been uresente for our
c,nsider ration the following cases: One
FOR murder. two Tor embczzIement: on
for assauI with a deadly weapon Will
intent TODD bodily HARM one Tor gran"
larceny: one for obtaining money unde'
ialse pretense; three Tor selling liquor
to indians; one for assault with intent
TO commit rape and one for attempt Il
O,nni rape.
In seven OF ,hes Sc cases we have foun,
true bills and ignored fonr, IL foi
obtaining money under falls pretenS'
and three fer selling liquor to Indians.
lie prisoners being confined in the
,ounty Jill.
There were no papers or any record OF
any kind in the clerks office showing the
proceedings hat were taken at til,
preliminary hearing. This refers to the
cases of sellins liquor to lndians-Ed.l
The law distinctly requires thai
all papers, including the complaint
and warrant Of arrest, be seni
to tile clerk Of the Distric
Court within Il reasonable time.
whether ;he parties charged were bound
over. or not. We recommend to all
Justices that these papers and proceed
ings taken ut the preliminary hcnrint
tie sent at once to .he clerk at the Dis
trict Court and the Commissioners Ia
lay over. or disallow, all bills for such
u~ncomplet-d services.
We recommend that the county
commissioners in the future 10 o al.
low justices or consrables' bills tn contain
itens which should he III the INDECENT
or other funds except the general fund
They should be required at AL times to
make separate bills for INDECENT purposes
when they are authorized ia make such
expenditures.
Appended hereto ard made IA part OF
this report are the reports OF the seveIa al
committees.
Respectfully submitted.
4. w. HEssoS, Foreman.
G. f. MAYER, Clerk.
COUNT HOSPITAL.
To the members Of the grand jury:
We your committee. appointed To in.
spect the county hospital, report That
we have visited said building and male
a thorough inspection OF every par
thereof aud We find that tie entire III.
terror ia very much III need OF repairs.
All the rooms. except the large room
unstairs, should hc kalsomincd anu the
ceiling OF the dining room aud kitchen
be 81 red wood instead Of plaster: also I
new tioUr in .he kitchen AMI both kitch
en- and dining room floor should bt
covered with iirst-class liIOlcum.
The tin roof of the building needs re
pairing and =houlu he attended to al
once and then painted.
We found the chairs use,! III the din
abk IOoHl i'H hbu W lbOI Nbiltll'l''l Hlll
recommend the purchase OF at least on
dozen new chairs.
There are Mt present fifteen !%ntientt
in the hospital. all 81 whou
we interviewed and ronnd IL,
patient in our judgment who Ehoult
not ne there.
In our inspection We found every
thing clean and orderly and its manage
ment bears evidence ui the care hu,
pains taken by the steward and we taxi
pleasure III complimentIng him on hi
thorough work md recommend that h,
be given every reasonable assislanc,
and encouragement in carrying out thi
work.
Respectfully submitted.
&. r.. MAYER.
Gro. w. ilARDEsrY,
CHARLES NUCKLoLs.
Committee