Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-25
GRAND JURORS
MAKE REPORT TO
DISTRICT COURT
Only Eight Indictments Found
and No Bills Returned in
Twelve Cases Recommend
Improvements


The grand lai% at O'Clock NesleI-
day evening presented it's final reporl
To- Judge H. +. Eaynolds, o. the dl7-
uicl court. At the same time. IL. y.
Putnet, foreman, turned over 'I-I'
true bills and twelve mo bills, the
net result of seven days session.
the report is without any sensation
and ia confined chiefly 90 the recon
mcndation of improvements TO inc
county buildings The Jury ADVISES lil'
construction OF another wing 70 Inv
county jan for female prisoners ana
the placing of a steel strong DON lh
the Jreasurefs olllee. Diu'Illls IIUHl
the grand jury OF the Iall lerHi' we
jurors declared that tHCl louHu we
county prisoners I'm happy frame
of nlnd anu apparently naNii'E 'I'""b"
Up eat.
The report follows
We, The grand Jury, eH panneIru
ana sworn hl inns lhe MaI'hi n ~
1913, term 81 the dlstllct court nav
ing completed our lapors' ASH l''N'
20 submit the lolloWlhb report
Moral E1ect bad.
1--WE have been in session seven
DAYS and during that time have exc
amfued forty-nfne witnesses have re-
turned eight true bills and have found
no bin in twelve cases
aAfter making an examination Of
the court house ana the county Jail,
1--we have the following rceommcnda-
lions 10 make.
oorhat "A Ninp he added To the pres
emf county ian. either Of cement
bloclss ar brick. for the purpose of
il,nanine the women prisoners and the
uo.,le nrisonere properk Isolated. At
Tho prescnt time there is but wall
that divides me female from the male
ntieouei.e and from information given
ms II eeems INC moral effect is bad,
/ We therefore earnestly recommend
/ MOI encb "a v,inp be bunt with the first
money obtainablo.
also. ON investigation In the court
house proper, we ma the ueas ule 81. ~
/ without adequate means ol he'plhN
his money there being vault Ior
hooks, etc. but no steel box or SUE
for money the treasurer az present
having 10 take the money NIll' II uc-
cumulates i'm his Office nome al hlEH'
for safe Keeping. we, therefore, re-
specially ask that 2 steel strong Don,
such as would be suitable pc furnished
+ the treasurer
III has Also been hfouSht 70 our al-
tention that recent law passed. nus
placed the board OF county comm ~
sioners in such condition tilal lheS
are unable to use he prisoners ~ inc
county Jail for labor on the Foaas'
There being no spflnkhhe WasonS' ~
wagons obtainahle for mat purpose
They being I'M the hands Of the county
road board We respectfully ask tha'
your honor request the county 'oiu-
missioners that they take the matter
up with the county road boaru anu
ARRANGE it i'm such a manner thal tiie
county commissioners be allowed lht
use of these sprinklng wagons ana
other vehicles and implements at Suell
times when they are not I'D use 'N the
. county road board
Baths for Prisoners.
..,,.. ..f-., ,...,,,,,r,end tbet new car
n.,s H.. furnished various rooms of the
.,irt ,a,,sa ,herr if is proper. more
,.,rtic,iarly those carpets i'm the
,,a,,. If The deputy district court
~ Tho nlosterine being in
-, ,,,,,,lition and Inc ceiling. that a.
-. ,,.,,artno az tbe wallis would put
~. ,'.,,9s in Good condition.
Nv. .Iso recommend that steps he
~ il, the co,tnt, iail mat the pris-
',.N'.n ' a. ~ siitarge facilities for
...t..,,. ais. D,.t a etapm heating
',..,,,,ra't,,. ~ irstaIied In the court
t.,,.a MAJ rraaf saving may be
ihn6 not onk In the fuel consumed,
l,tt ia the smoky 8ppearancc 0f the
,.s,.,. ..a,t,e5 #ht. the smoke from the
49, Also recommend that more
mn .iotbinr H. furnished the prls-
,,+rs n,rt3.ularr in Tho coils.
,.At. ,,isb .iso ia static that ON n-