Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-22
.INDICTS RAILROAD COMPANY
Great Western is Charged BY Grand Jury
with obItructing Public Highway,
CONDITION OF THE CITY JAIL is POOR
For the First Time I'm Several Years
Bills Were Returned Against
Every Person Bound over
in Justice Court.

Among the indictments returned yester-
day by the district court grand jury in its
hnal report were two against the Mason
City G. Fort Dodge Railroad company for
obstructing public highways in Garner
township. The indictments are the result
OF a controversy between the Board Of
Supervisors and the railroad company. In
constructing its overhead crossings over
certain roads the railroad, by driving pill
ing on both sides of the highway left a
driveway which the county authorities deem
insufficient for ordinary traffic. A remon-
STRANGE was made and the piling ordered
removed, but the railroad paid no attention
to the demands Of the county board. The
piling is said to be of a permanent char
acter and not a temporary superstructure
during the construction of the roadbed OF
the Great Western. The obstruction I'M
der the criminal proceedings can be ordered
removed by the court and the railroad com
pany fined 81. 900 in each case IL found guilty
Of the offense charged.
A number of other indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury, but only those
affecting persons In custody we're made pub
lie. Those made public yesterday were:
Some other Indictments.
George Fisher and Henry Buckley,
charged with the theft of seven pair of
pants from the clothing store CT NJ. Marcus
at 54S West Broadway, on the night OF jan
uary 3.
John Wilson, charged with the theft OF
two overcoats from the Minden hotel at
Mindon, Ia, on December 10, 1902.
Lewis Brown and Matson Milburn,
charged with the larceny Of a quantity OF
household goods from the residence OF A.
d. Foster, corner of North Second and Grant
streets on December II, 1902.
Henry Matson. charged with the theft OF
an overcoat belonging to Floyd Lowrey
from Metzger's restaurant, 523 West Broad
way, on the night Of January II last.
Harvey Davis, charged with the larceny
by embezzlement of a horse, buggy and har-
ness, the property Of w. F.. Patton Of Liv-
ing Springs, on November "A, 1902.
Condemns City Jail.
The grand Jury in it's report again calls
attention TO the uncleanly condition OF the
city Jail. Its report with respect to the
county and city jails and the insane de-
partment of st. Demands hospital follows:
We find the county jail in a neat and
cleanly condition and in good condition In
every respect, excepting the cylinder cell
In said Jail. which turns too hard and
should be repaired at once.
We find the city jail in fairly good con.
dition, but not so cleanly as it should be
kept.
We find the portion of st. Berna-d's hos
pital in which insane persons are confined
in first class condition in every respect
, We found the sister In charge very oblig,
ing and she used every effort to present Il
us a full and complete knowledge Of the
methods employed and care given the in
sane patients In said hospital confined.
We are also indebted to DR.. ]. M, Bars
tow for his kind services in assisting u:
in our investigation of the conditions ex
listing In said hospital.
For the first time in many terms of cour
the grand jury returned indictments againsl
every defendant bound over from the Jus,
tice and police courts and failed to return
a single mo bill"