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transmitted the report to District
Rotan.

transmitted the report to District Attorney
! Rotan.
DIRECTOR WILSON SILENT.
The courtroom was crowded when the
| jury made its presentment. As the several
| recommendations became known there were
many manifestations of surprise among the
| spectators and in the corridors Of City Hall,
Director Wilson refused to comment upon
| the presentment, while Superintendent Rob-
| inson also declined 10 discuss the recon-
| mendatlon for his trial by police board.
State Senator Edwin II. Ware was in
Director Wilson's office when the latter re-
ceived word of the jury's recommendations.
His only comment was that he was glad an
increase In pay for policemen had been sug-
gested, Some of my ashcart men get more
money than policemen" he said.
ID. Clarence Gibboney, president OF the
Law and Order Society, said: II will not
make a statement at the present time.
will wait while before expressing my
opinion" He refused to talk on the sug-
gested maintenance OF the vice quarantine.
General retcence was the rule with other
political and municipal leaders,
PREsENTMENT OF JURY.
The presentment follows:
THE Grand Jury during its term begin
ming July 10, 1915 acted upon 4s1 bills OF
Indictment 4ss OF which were returned true
and 2s ignored. On July IS we visited ths
County Prison, the Home for the INDECENT
and the House of Correction, all in the
upper part of the county On July 10 We
visited the Reed street prison and the East
ern PenitentiaTy. Little can be said with
regard to the above institutions save that
the management is excellent and tho gen.
eral condition of the buildings themselves
good The moral and physical welfare Of
the inmates Is so well cared for that these
places should have lasting influence for
good with those confined therein,
I'm pursuance OF your Honor's instruo-
tions on July 20, last, this Grand Jury has
delved into the conditions OF vice and
gambling in our city We appreciate that
your Honor has given us the maximum
legal Grand Jury life. but must report that
at that time was much too short for an eH.
haustivs inquiry
PERJURY CHARGED.
I'm the short time az our disposal we
examined upward OF 100 witnesses In
public, official and private life. We sought
information from every possible source. We
called on the pulpit and press and social
organizations for light and evidence, but
legal evidence in many directions was not
We were also handicapped by
the fact that many witnesses from whom
we undoubtedly could have learned much
eyaded legal process by Rbsenting them
selves from the jurisdiction, despite the zeal
Of his Honor the Mayor and the assistant
of the District Attorney in this inquiry. We
could ma no sxpedient 20 extract the truth
from man who, In our judgment. dslibeF-
atsly per1ured themselves to shield one an
other.
I'm our investigation we found that
oawdy houses, houses OF aHsisnation. speak |
sasies and gambling houses existed not only
In the s0-called TendsriOin, but Ia sub or
extra Tenderloins In other parts OF the city. |
We found thas these places existed and |
sere known 70 the Police BuFsau as a |
natter Of report and record. We found |
that these places existed because OF the |
nature Of the people engaged Ia these |
rades. because the houses brought proata-,
BE rentals &c their owners. because Of |
iersliction u duty on the part OF Individual |
members Of the police force. because Of the |
nadeduacy Ct tils Police Bureau. because /
( the interfe2snes of politicians.
PROSECUTE OWNERS.
Ne urse that tie Ssift act Be laYokse
D oealins with owners Of houses used as 4
lANdy houses ana hquses 0f asslEnatlon.
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