The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
TWENTY-SIX
INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Reported Yesterday
and Was Discharged.
PoLYGAMY ONLY RUHOREO
SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO MAKE THE
ARRESTS TODAY.
TwENTY-sIX indictments we're re-

TWENTY SIX indictments were re
turned by the special grand jury I
when it made its report yesterday /
afternoon at O'Clock to Judge Charles &
". Morse of the criminal division Of I
the district court and was discharged. J.
The report Of the inquisitors was read (
in open court by Foreman L. Z. Hall.
Commenting upon the polygamy
charges, it stated that the jurors had
/ Investigated thoroughly ali such cases
/ brought to their attention by District
Attorney Dennis c.. EichnOr but were
unable to secure evidence that single
! case of pOlygamy has occurred in this
| district since Utah became a state.
/ The report went on to state further
/ that ''rumOrs of the commission of this
crime seem to have grown out of in
| nOcent circumstances which in ordi-
/ nary communities would have created
no suspicion or scandal but which
here probably owing TO a feature OF
our territorial history, have been seized
! upon, and the crime assumed without
evidence, much 10 the chagrin and in
jury of innocent citizens, and greatly
| to the detriment of our state and its
reputation throughout the nation
Indicted Persons Unknown.
1t is not known positively against
whom the indictments have been found
Under specific instructions from Judge
Morse, County Clerk John James re-
fused to make public the names Of the
individuals against whom true bills
were found Just who the parties are
will not be known until the arrests are
made. which will be today. The first
thing Clerk James will do this morning
will be TO issue the bench warrants for
the arrest of the indicted persons. when
the papers viii be given to Sheriff c.
Frank Emery for service.
The report of the jury. which was
written by Foreman Hall. is not very
long. but contains many timely sug-
gestionS for city and county officials
as regards the management of various
p, institutions. The depIorable condition
! of the basement of the county intirm-
= airy, due 10 water seeping into ii, is
!: commented upon at length The city is
I taken to task for combining its prison
4 ers in the hell hole" under the police
u headquarters. and instructions given 70
= make the place more habitable at once
I by placing a board floor upon the
! ground upon which prisoners are now
u compelled to sit and sleep.
p More Policemen Needed.
r To the board of county. commission
~ tbs IL II IttullllllEAlNACI AAAcAt A'iiAl iAi
n Emery be given another jailer during
e business hours of the day. The lack
II Of sufficient policemen to patrol the
a city Is brought 20 the attention Of tht
l. mayor and the members Of the city
! council. The manner in which the state
- penitentiary is conducted is commented
Il favorably upon. as is also the cleni-
d ness of the county Jail.
W The attention of the solons is called
to the poor laws as regards justices OF
- the peace Offices and the manner OF
] certain individuals in employing con
stables by the day While congratu
lating the county and city on the pres
ent orderly conditions and the EN-
cheney of our present peace officers,
the jurors. in their report think thert
is room for improvement
The report of the grand jury, in full
is as follows:
10 70 Report of. Grand Jury.
% To Judge c.. W. Morse of Third Distric
: Court. State of Utah
-, This jury was selected May % 1903. i
= +. Han was appointed foreman and 9
ne r Keith was chosen secretary. Dlstrlc
s. Attorney -. q. EichnOr appeared belOf
D. US as legal advisor, and our nVeStigd
81 tiOns have been under his direction. eN
- ceDt in the particular investigation ~
III which we were instructed to allow Nj
WeSterVelt. the county attorney To TAX
e. the place of the district attorney.
Inasmuch as our state constitution
nroyides that offenses heretofore require
TO be prosecuted by Indictment, sha@ D.
e prosecuted bv information after eXamin
eS alton and commitment by a magistrate
I'd or BY Indictment, we have assumed ina
ID all ordinary cases should be prosecute
by complaint before ? justice OF "a
, ! peace and that we were called TO N
eu ouire into such rumOred violations of lar
and offenses against public morals a
- seemed TO demand the larger dlscreJo
v / and wider powers Of a grand jury
- | We at once began the INVESTIGATION q
: the verv prevalent rumors OF the viola
I I ton of that provision of our state cor
lis stitution which says that polySamou
eff or plural marriages are forever pr
,is hibited We have investigated thol
- ourhlv all such cases brought to our a
: tention bv the district attorney and %
u citizens who have appeared before M
a which were reported to have occurre
Within the jurisdiction of this court. an
. have not been able to secure eVldenC
that a single case Of pOlygamy has %
currrd in this district since Utah ocean
How Rumors Grew.
The rumors OF the commission Of tn
~ crime seem TO have grown out OF lnnocei
n circumstances which. n ordinary con
,1lrtfieS would have created no SUI
picion nor scandal. but winch mere, pro
ably owing to q feature OF our IerrlloI,
ID history. have been seized upon. and q
NJ crime assumed without evidence, much
% ( the chagrin and injury OF innocent GU
~, ~ zens, and greatly TO the detrlment OF ~
ne state and its reputation throughout u
cir nation Those who prize the talr nan
M ~ onr state and the rights Of neighbOT
No / should hereafter be more careful to $
- cure facts and evidence before chdrSli
IN this crime -,
10 We found the county jail in good SANTA
go condition. and the inmates recelEIi
he Uhniesnme rood and as kind treatne
80" as their incarC Grafton as prisoners Won
allow but the jail is overcrowded. OWL
TO to the large number Of city prisone
Put tpu-rOrarfIv there while the new city j
rs is beng built And, in our opinion, 1he
80 Is not a sufficient force OF SharuS
n kceners. as but one is on duty at a un
We therefore urgently recommend "
. an extra keeper be employed Tor ~
WORK So that while the present CROWD
condition exists there shall no at led
two an duty throughout the busIne
= e hours of the day
u City Jail Arraigned.
We found about twenty-five prisoue
VII being kept I'm the basement Of the
at CITY hall This is temporary ABRAMS
!. a ment. intended 20 continue o.iy uof ~
-. the building Of the new city Jdll- nut II
he- not a fit place for even such teInpOra
-Cl- use 1t is really a cellar with Only "a q
the floor. and very little light and poor W
ICE tilatfon. In our Judgment. our city
- thorities having this matter i'm cirar
are omen to censure tor not at least p
re- ting i'm a tight board loor so that
use place could be cleaned. and also IGr 7
ere nroviding for more light and Fentilati
,Tu and we recommend that such impro
ment be made without DAY delay
We found no one IN jail, except by
process of law. and the officers 9
\. courts seem TO be giving eacn case u
inc / careful and speedy attention Whlch
ort laws contemplate