Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-21
JAIL IS UNSAFE
AND CELLS FOUL
Territorial Grand
Jury Says in its
Report.
twenty ARE INDICTED
Also Recommends Looking
Into the Accounts Of
Justices of Peace.

Justices OF Feace.
The territorial grand jury reported
late yesterday afternoon and submit
ted its final report, In an additional
report it recommended the erection Of
a new jail building without delay and
characterized the present structure as
a menace to human life. The report
is as follows:
In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial District of the Territory Of New
Mexico, in and for the county Of San
ia Fe.
To the Judge of the said Court:
i Sir-We, the grand jury duly select
ed, empaneled and sworn for the
March, A. D., 1906, term Of the District
Court, beg to make our final report for
the said term.
We have been in session for four.
teen days, have examined "a witnesses
that have been subpoenaed to appear
before us, and into twenty-eight cases.
we have found twenty true bills, and In
eight cases have failed to find bill for
lack of evidence
We have subpoenaed before us the
different justices of the peace Of this
county and find that in the city Of San
ia Fe only one justice Of the peace
has collected fines and this only
amounted to three dollars. We rec
ommend that the county commission.
ers pay more attention to the matter
of the collection of fines In this coun-
ty and that the different justices of
the peace be compelled to report the
same to the board at the different
times as required by law.
We have also had subpoenaed be-
fore us the superintendent of public
schools Of this county, and find from
him that the county school teachers
have not had a medical examination as
Required by law, and we suggest, and
recommend that more care be taken
| by the board of county commissioners
and the school superintendent In this
matter, and that no person be allowed
to teach in the public schools until af
/ ter they have passed satisfactory
examination and have Doctors certi-
ficate showing that they are In per.
feet healtn.
! Children Out OF School.
| We also find that many children of
school age do not attend the public
schools, and that the parents In many
cases are to blame for this, and we
recommend that proper action be tax.
en- by the school superintendent to
compel such children to attend the
public schools.
Professor Wood of the city schools
reports that the same are all In good
condition, that there are in the city
Of Santa Fe 1900 school children, be-
tween the ages of five years, and twen-
ty-one, that about 600 of these attend
the public schools, and about 600 at
tend the parochial schools, and that
the balance of the children between
these ages have not attended school
this year, which is very deplorable.
and we feel 1t our duty to bring the
matter to the attention of the court.
We find the county to be In good
condition, and the different officers
seem to be doing their duty, and
which we more fully refer to in the
next annexed report.
And now having completed our du-
ties to the best Of our ability we wish
to thank this honorable court, and the
officers connected Herewith for their
kind, impartial and courteous treat
ment Of our body, and most respectful
ly ask for our discharge for the term
!. Respectfully submitted,
THE GRAND JURY,
), By FRANK F. GORMLEY, Foreman.
To the Honorable Judge of the District
Court.
About That County Jail.
Sir-We, the grand jury, beg to sub
} NIT the following supplementary re-
J port:
! We, as body, have examined into
! the condition of the county jail, and
we regret to say that we have found
the same In very bad and unsafe
condition, the walls are caving In very
; rapidly, and we fear that II something
Is not done Immediately 1t may cause
the loss Of life, as not only the walls
are dangerous, but the cells are unit
for human beings, and the Jail itself
is unhealthy, and unsafe.
) We, therefore, strongly urge on the
: county commissioners Of this county
;. to provide some means for the safe
and healthy care Of the unfortunate
. persons who are compelled to remain
for days, weeks and sometimes months
/ in the Jail so that at least their health
D and lives may not be In Jeopardy, and
s 1--we request this honorable court to
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