The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-12

laws OF the state Of Oklahoma In this
county, and. while we are satisfied
that these laws are being violated,
not only in the city of Guthrie, but
!, in the small towns outside Of the
city. we were unable to get evidence
sufficient to warrant the return or
3 true bills against the violatprsj OF
1 these laws We do recommend, how
: ever. that the sheriff OF this county
0 teke active steps at once toward tue
: suppression Of the violation OF these
/ laws, as we believe that he Is in a
! proper position to obtain evidence
upon which prosecution may be
t'ased.
! We wish further to report thai we
believe that the grand jury system is
!. an expensive and unnecessary ad-'
junct to the enforcement and prose-
cution of law violations in this coun-
+ ty. We believe that under existing
laws the county attorney can and
will prosecute all violations of law
that are properly presented to him
Upon complaint and information as
provided by law, and thus save to
(, the tax payers of the county the ex-
penses incident to the calling of this
grand jury. We are satisfied that a
great number of the signers of the
petition for the calling of this grand
Jury, signed the petition without
having in their own minds any well
defined reason why the same should
be called together The county at
torney is, under the law, invested
with full power to carry On inquisi
lions before the county judge, and IN
such investigations and examinations
the testimony of the witnesses is re-
duced to writing and the witnesses
are required to sign the same. I'm
der this system the county attorney
is better enabled to get evidence as
to the violation OF the LIQUOR and
gambling laws than is grand jury
and we recommend to those parties
who have evidence of the violation or
this law, that they take the matter /,
UP with the county attorney, and
proceed in that way rather than by
the expensive and cumbersome /,
method Of the grand jury.
We most heartily wish to express
our satisfaction with the manner in
which the previous county attorney
John Adams, conducted his office,
because we believe that during his
that the commission
Of crimes against the laws of this
state were at minimum in Logan
We further wish to report that we
listed the place used as a poor
louse for the poor Of the county to- ~
lay, and we find the general condf-
ions surrounding this place salts
actory in the main. We find that
here are three inmates, and that
hey are being cared for at a place
n the east part of the eity by one,
1r Brown. That Mr. Brown re-
eived from the county for the care
t these three people the sum or
isty cents each, or one dollar and
Ifty cents per day, and that he 4
FINISHES the food, fuel, bedding ]
oes the washing and all other ,
lings necessary for the comfort OF I
ne inmates. We find that the three
mates are all very old and are Z
elpless We recommend that the
Dunty increase the compensation OF
Ir. Brown Tor the care of these old
eople to one dollar and fifty cents
ach, and that he be required to
lrnish better facilities, such as 8
edding, food, heat and necessaries 7
ian has heretofore been accorded :
these patients. +
We find that Logan county yearly u
ailes an appropriation of several Il
dollars for the care ana
OF the poor of the
,or of the county That this money
expended by the county commits
1ners by orders on the various
ores orer the county and that the
pplies are furnished to the poor at
cir own homes. That this system
S been the subject of very much -
use, thus the county has large
mber of people depending upon II
their food, who are not entitled
the help given them We further
ID that the county has the fee
nple title to farm one-half mile
,st Of Seward which was decided
the county for the use and benefit
the orphan children of the county
veral years ago. That this farm
s been rented for a small cash
,talt a,,d that tba ponev has hppn