Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
Grand Jury Reports Saturday
Afternoon After a Short
Session
calrlclsEs THE COUNTY JAIL
Also Recommends Alterations Looking
Toward Better Sanitary Conditions
at the County Farm-Georse Living
ston and Taylor Thorpe Held for At
tempted Murder-Youns Girl indicted

The shortest session Of a Marshall
county grand jury in a number of years
was brought to close late Saturday
afternoon, when the members sitting
before the January term of the district
court reported but three indictments.
What the jury lacked in the way of
true bills found, In its report, 1t made
up in criticism of the county Jail, re-
sulting form an investigation made dur
ing the week recommendations of al
terations looking toward better sani-
tary conditions at the county farm were
also made.
The indictments returned by the jury
are those of George Livingston and
Taylor Thorpe, for assault with intent
to commit murder and Rose Dawson,
for larceny from a building in the day
time. Livingstons alleged crime is a
matter of very recent history, his case
having been taken before the jury in
stead of the evidence being given at a
preliminary hearing set for Tuesday.
Livingston is the Soldiers Home vet
eran who Shot and slightly wounded
Elias j. Duncan, another member of the
Home, Thursday afternoon, because he
found the latter at his wifes home,
splitting wood.
Thorpe's indictment is the result of
another shooting scrape of a few weeks
ago, when the defendant is alleged to
have fred twice at his divorced wife,
Mrs. Emma Thorpe, whom he had
found in company with another man.
Thorpe claimed self-defense in his pre-
liminary hearing, and said that Mrs.
Thorpe's companion had first shot at
him.
Rose Dawson, the young woman in
dicted. is only Ia years of age, and will
have to answer to the charge of lar
ceny from building in the daytime.
The alleged theft was at the Fred Hop
kins home, where Miss Dawson was
employed, and where it is claimed she
stole two rings belonging to Miss Hop
kins. The Dawson girl, it will be re-
membered, was taken by Sheriff Shoe
maker out of a resort at Peoria, con-
Quoted by Anna Williams, woman no.
torious In iowa, and formerly of this
city, who had furnished the girl and
another from this city transportation to
Peoria In order that they might become
inmates of her place.
Livingston furnished his bonds of
$500 this morning. they having been
reduced to that amount from $1,000
bonds have also been reduced
from $1,000 to $500, hut so far he has
not been able to furnish them. and it is
not thought likely that he will. Miss
Dawson will not be able to furnish
bonds either.
The Jail Criticism.
The grand jury's criticism of the
county jail was of the womens depart
ment. which was found to have been
very untidy. 1T recommended more
nearly isolated from the men.
The repora of the grand jury, signed
by Jared Elliott, foreman. is as fol-
ows:
1--WE, the grand jury. visited the
county Jail and to the best of our judg-
nent pronounce it in an absolutely safe
The machinery and boiler department.
nan, and we can not 100 highly praise
he whole heating plant.
I'VE find all of the cells are not used. I
md those that are occupied by the
male prisoners in a clean and safe con-
lition, but we do not approve of the
conditions of the apartments where the !
are detained. They are in a |
lirty condition, in our opinion, and the |
.oom, and especially the bedding, are
n no ways fit for such use. We would
recommend that this should be looked l
lfter and also that place be selected
or the women separately and away
rom the men, in some other part of
he building"
The County Farm.
The sanitary conditions at the county
arm were touched upon and recon-
nendation made for replumbing the
basement, where the kitchen is locat-
ID. The water is allowed to accumu-
ate in the basement, and the pipes need
oolling after.
The report on this institution is as
olows:
I'VE, the grand Jury, respectfully re-
'ort that we have visited and inspected
he county poor house and the insane
partments especially, and do approve
# the management of Superintendent
fomlinson and highly commend him forI
lis rule, cleanliness and the generali
way the place is conducted.
1--WE carefully investigated the whole
Institution as regards the kind of food
nd the manner of cooking the same,
he condition of the sleeping apart :
nents, wearing apparel and person of
he unfortunates confined there, and
specially the insane patients. The II
eneral conditions are very gratifying i
o the jury. II
I'VE find the boilers and heating