Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-01
HAS NJ POLICE
 FORCE
Appalling Situation In Nevada Town-JaiI Full and Reek- ing with FiIth-State of Civic Chaos.

Goidfield. New, May 3f.-The exc cutiye branches of the country and city government are at logerheads, and as a result all of the deputy con stables have resigned. the condition of the jail and it's inmates is a disgrace to civilization, and as usual nobody Is responsible, Tho sheriff's office claims absolute authority over all criminal matters in the county and in the townsite of Goldfield in particular. but disclaims responsibility for the foul accommodations provided for the prisoners.
 The county commissioners state they are unable to move in the mat ter, but makes matters worse by or dering Judge Solomon to sentence no more prisoners to Hawthorne; Con stable Inman has been practically shut out of all administrative func- tions by being denied access to the jail to take one of his own prisoners out to secure bail even when armed | by an order from the court, and Gov ernor Sparks, while here ostensibly on private business is taking vigorous steps to endeavor to reconcile the warning factions and bring peace and | order out of discord and chaos. The inference is that the real busi ness that brought the governor here was private information outlining the | intolerable condition of affairs exist i ing here, coupled with an urgent re quest for his immediate presence.
 Prior to Goldfield becoming the county seat of Esmeralda county, the l sheriff's and constable's affices were seemingly acting in harmony and the friendliest of feeling ostensibly pre- vailed.
 1 The breach between the two off cials came on the opening of Judge Langan's court. when an announce ment was made by Chief Deputy Sheriff Knight that for the future the 1 sheriff's office would take charge o all prisoners and would also assume full control of the jail and in the con i duct of the eofffice no interferenC would be tolerated from citizens ol | other officials.
 l In the jail were confined some pris oners who had been arrested by con stoble Claude Inman or his deputies l and the day following Knights state ment, one of the deputy constable! had occasion to visit a prisoner al i the local bastile, where he was in 1 formed that none but the sheriff. force were allowed to enter. A con | ference was then held between tho two head officials of the respective 1 governmental department which lef | matters as they were, the sheriff in | sisting that he, as county official was in full charge of the jail and al | prisoners, and Constable Inman as serting that he had sole power where 1 priconers, prisoners were concerned There are thirty-six prisoners il small buildings. including one woman who has privacy at night only. Some | prisoners have been without a batI for three weeks and the ,odor arising l from the jail is nauseating and dis | gusting
 The deputy in charge states shat 1 for eighteen years he has offici@tel as jailor and has never encounter ed any worse conditions.
 Sheriff Ingalls,. when seen, sait that he was fully aware of Tht crowded condition of. the jail. but tha he was powerless to take any step. in the matter, as it was up 70 tns county commissioners to act in tht matter. The only change that he fell | authorized to make was to put lat tice door to the jail so as to give tat prisoners more fresh air He iurfhel stated that he would like to fence 1T the prison so that those incarccrateC there could get exercise and at tht same time be properly guarded dUrlna 1 the four months that must elapsa Ec fore the new jail would be ready foi occupancy.
 Commissioner Rosenthal was nax1 seen, and stated that the county con. missioneTs could do nothing, but tnd the matter of jail accommodations wa, entirely in the sheriff's hands. Tn commissioners, however, instructet
 Judge Solomon not to send any nor,
 prisoners to Hawthorne, making tn, condition of affairs here more intol erable than ever.
 As climax, last night Claude In
 mans deputies, Bill Inman and Gib
 son, passed him their resignation
 owing to the notice received from tin
 commissioners that they could no
 provide for the further payment o
 their salaries. so that today Jefr
 Revere and Ole Elliott are the ons
 ccnstables protecting the town, an their re.sipnafinns may nossihIs f,,