Arizona silver belt., 1906-12-16
THE GRAND JURY REPORT

deliberations of the grand jury which were brought to a close last evening after being in session for two weeks, is in relation to the indictments found for the violation of the statute prohibiting dren yards of any schoolhouse, or the renting of premises situated within the prescribed limits for such immoral pur- pose.
 The violation of this statute has be- come so fragrant in Globe as to be a most outrageous and humiliating dis grace, which calls for vigorous treat ment and immediate suppression of the evil, and without in any manner inti- mating the guilt or innocence of those against whom true bills have been found. the Silver Belt in it's capacity of daily newspaper always looking to the welfare morally and physically of Globe and with its record for pub fishing the news without any considera- tion of friendship, bias or prejudice, deems it but plain duty to publish the findings of the grand jury and the pro- eeedings of the district court in the cases referred to, at the same time hay ing a full appreciation of the fact and with the desire of impressing it upon the readers of the paper that there should be a suspension of judgment on the part of the Silver Belt until the cases have been tried in the court and yerdiets rendered. Inasmuch as the first note for a cleaner and purer city was sounded by the Silver Belt, it is deeply interested in the proceedings which will follow the indictments. but it does not believe that the cases should be tried in the editorial columns of the paper.
 Too much credit cannot be accorded Judge F. s. Nave. who greatly assisted the grand jurors in their deliberations, entered into and prosecuted under con siderable disadvantages. Judge Nave has shown himself to be eminently qual flied for the position on the supreme bench which he holds and he has dem onstrated that he has a backbone as substantial and solid as his reasoning powers.
 In the final report of the grand jury, severe criticisms were made of the sher iff's office and the district attorney s office, but as the officials holding these have but comparatively few days to serve, further comment would not be conducive of any especially far reach ing results. Indictment after indict- ment had been found by the grand jury which could not "hold water' and which were almost childishly "demur- rable," if the term is admissible. Then again, in criminal cases which came before the grand jury for investigation, important witnesses could not be found and in some cases no apparent attempt was made to find them. With all of these drawbacks and impediments. the grand jury has made an excellent rec ord and the jurors are entitled to full credit for having honestly and indus triousiy done their duty.
 ' In this connection, it might be well to state that some effort should be made where person is held to the grand jury for an alleged crime, to have the witnesses who appeared held until the grand jury has investigated the case. Every. important witness in a case of this kind should be compelled to give good and sufficient bond to guarantee his appearance before the grand jury when wanted. In one case before the last grand jury of an attempt to mur- der, only three witnesses, it is said, had been summoned and none of these saw the alleged crime committed.
 Globe has gotten beyond the "mining camp" stage. It is becoming a large and important mining and business cen ter and the growth of the city should not be retarded by conditions which can easily be remedied. A new set of county officials will enter upon their duties the first of the new year and it is the earnest hope of Globe that they will carry on the work which has been commenced and which will result in < better and cleaner and greater Globe