The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-28
GRAND JURY BRINGS
IN TWENTY-SEvEN
INDICTMENTS
Report Recommend a New
Safe for the County Treas
urer and a Women's Addi-
ton to the Jail.
NO BILLS FOUND IN
NINE CASES K UP

nave htth lbunu ny lht hidHu jury
which filed it's report with District
Judge Herbert Y Raynolds today. In
nine cases no bill OF Indictment was
returned. The jury examined ZOE
witnesses during the seven days Of It's
session.
The report embodics "A number OF
recommendations The jury found
need for an addition 10 the Jail. for
women prisoners. and for a new
stronghold Ia which TO keep the coun-
tvs funds The county t~rcasurer's
office. the Jury reported. has not "a
| proper safe for the protection 81
money. Management OF the county
offices and the Jail IL commended
warmly.
Following Is "a list Of those In
whose cases the grand jury reported
no bill Of Indictment:
Della Doason. Jose zamora. Uwai-
do Sanchez. W. Lucero. Fidel Ro-
nero and Pedro Jaramillo. Nicanor
Rodriguez, Ignacio Gonzalez, Alcario
Moya, T.. \. Lyons, Harper McVay.
Forrest Fadely and George Etoch.
The Jury yer through its work
with marked celebrity. court and
county officials said today Il was one
OF the best grand iuries ever drawn
In this county. j. +. Mclaughlin
was the foreman and j. Z. Hannum
the secretary.
Following IL the jury'e report.
ITO the Honorable Herbert r. Ray
nolds. Judge OF the District Count.
Sir: We, the grand jury Cnpan-
eled and sworn on the 2ist day Of
september. 1914. for the september
term Of the district court. have com
pleted our Investigations snd beg TO
submit TO you the following report:
We have been In session each day
from September 2ist to- september
2Sth, inclusive, Except sunday he
25th. and IN considering such cases
as have been brought before his
body Tor investigation have found -
true oils and have found no bill In
nine cases, a total OF 100 witnesses
having been called To- testify.
we have made investigation re-
garding the enforcing of the Law rel
ative TO compulsory school attend
anee and find that the law is APP
parently belng enforced In a proper
, manner.
In accordance with the law we
have made q very careful examlna-
ton Of the county Jail snd the county
buildings and have To- earnestly rec
ommend as follows.
THAT a bath tub of suitable size
be provided az once for use OF pris-
oners In the Jail such facilities now
being lacking.
Also that ~ addition to the jail
be constructed ~ soon as possible ON
the west end of the main building.
preferably of cement blocks TO con-
form with the present structure. this
addition to contain quarters suitable
for women prisoners and where they
may be kept completely Isolated from
male prisoners. which II is not pos
sihlc TO do with present facilities.
Also To have separate bath and toilet
for exclusive use OF women prison
ers.
we also would recommend hat
the old adobe building now used fnr
certain women prisoners be replaced
by a more substantial building and
that II be provided with proper toilet
facilities Tor their use.
W are pleased 90 report that the
present buildings and quarters are
kept In very fair condition. the kitch-
en- particularly being clean and the
prisoners all apparently satisfactorily
fed.
We recommend. however, that
some of the beds aud bedding In IN
women's quarters In the old adobe
building should be destroyed and re-
placed with iron cots provided with
mattresses and covering which may
be cleaned when occasion requires.
AT the court house We hnd the
various offices To be- conducted in al
q businesslike amer. all records
being Kept carefully and systematic
ally, the physical condition of the
various records and documents All
showing the painstaking manner in
which they are handled by the ,ari-
a officers and employees.
We have also examined the various
quarters In the cour house and hnd
that additional fl%reproof ault facili-
ties are seriously needed In the Of
fee Of the district clerk. We would
recommend that such q vault be pro-
Vided by making proper changes In
the wins north OF the main Office
room " the district clerk.
we also lind that the county
~treasurer's office il not equipped with
a proper strong box or safe suitable
FOR the protection Of money. and We
recommend hat same be provided as
soon as possible.
W also ind that in several OF
the offices the walls are In need of
~repapering, aud the floors should be
~recarpeted, especially In the offices
OF the sheriff, the district clerk and
the county clerk.
we hnd also that no proper room
~ quarters are provided for the COM
fort and conveniences OF witnesses. 1
who are now obliRed To a Ia the
Railways. frequently for a great
length OF time and In considerable !
discomfort and We recommend that
some room be prepared for their use
AZ any IN available.
We recommend also that AM
wooden floors which are now in
vaults used for storing records be re-
placed gith concrete floors. and
wooden shelving replaced with steel
shelving s. soon as possible.
We believe also that the health
Of many persons T. e~ndansered by