The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-30

employed at once to remedy This
condition
we find that tho patients or,
hoing well Fed and the majority oi
them properly clothed, but We tnund
certain instances wherein phtrnH
did not have proper clothing We
therefore recommend that additional
clothing be- furnished ht once.
we further found That certain
patients are not being given Tho
proper medical aid. ana in out
minds. the proper facilities fOr 'uking
care OF those patients are not had h'
the county farm We therefore r'.
commend that they bo sent to %
hospital. Several patients mHdo COM
plant 10 tho grand iury thut th'S
were not getting proper medical ai-
tentlOu. We recommend That ih"
present county physiciuu give more
time 10 the county farm patients.
The city jail appears tp be- iu "N-
ccllont sanitary condition. but ihr
roof thereon lH lu need " repair
and the wallis Of the building should
be- ropinatorcd, We recommend th1t
these needs be- az once attended TO
by The honorable mayor and tho oi'y
commissioners
"Shcrlffs office. AZ instructed by
the court, We have diligently iu-
quircd into tho conduct ~ the
sheriff and his deputies lu reference
to the recent lynching OF ROY Bolton,
n prisoner confined iu the county
lnili I'm order to ascertain n any Of
the said officials were guilty uf Will
ful negligence IN reference to that
c,ur.tu,c, We frt mo- blame
should be- attached to tho inilors and
deputy ahcriffs iu cahrEo of the JAN
on that occnsMon. but as TO the
sheriff himself. the grand jury after
examining many Witnesses ana rarc-
fully doliberatng upon his conduct
voted upon the question Of present
Ing him for removal from office for
willful neglect of duty In failing TO
take necessary precautions TO pre-
serve the safety Of said prisoners.
aH follows. eight votes iu favor uf
votes against such charge. ~ 70
city officers. the grand jury finds
no cause Tor complaint
"Tho lynchInF The grand jury has
exhausted ovcry resource at It's com
mnnd 10 fix the responsibility Tor
and 10 indict tho perpetrators Of the
lynchlnR OF Roy Bolton, a prisoner
confined In the county Jail OF Tulsa
county on the night OF August %.
1920. To this end many Witnesses
have boen examined. including a
largo number OF people who
witnessed tho execution ~ sp-ctd-
tors. and also those present In the
jail at the time tho prisoner was
removed thcrofrom, but no sufficient
indontification OF the perpetrators
has been established TO warrant an
Indictment.
County clerk. Inquiry has been
made into the letter written to the
court and by him submitted to the
grand jury suggesting shortage
In the account of the office OF the
county clerk OF Tulsa county, and
the grand jury ~ ot the opinion
that there In no foundation for the
accusation, but we recommend that
the state examiner aud inspector
make "A thorough audit OF the ac.
counts ~ this office as soon NJ
practicable ana report his findings
to the court In order that the truth
may be known,
THE grand jury desires 20 thanh
the honorable Judge the county at
tornoy and his assistants. and As
sistant attorney general w H.. KinG
for their courtesy and asAistauc
during our deliberations: and ais
commcnds william Talbot for hi
faithful, efficient and prompt at
tcntion 10 our needs while servin
az our baliff"