Weekly journal-miner., 1920-03-03
COUNTY POOR FARM IS IN A HORRIBLE SHAPE T
 IS SAID
(From Saturdays Daily)

Out of possibly ten criminal cases, the Yavapai county grand jury yes terday returned nine true-bills, and it is understood that arraignments in some of the cases will be held very shortly
 Superior Judge John J. Sweeney received the report of the jury and dismissed the members with thanks for their painstaking work
 In addition to the expected probe of alleged abuses of power by peace officers, company men and others, the jury commented sharply upon the conduct of the deputy United States marshal at Jerome, inspected and passed on the county institutions, praised the Pioneer Home for its condition under Superintendent George Shea and expressed its horror at the conditions found at the county poor farm and hospital
 At some pains and expense, the Journal-Miner" has secured the re- port of the grand jury, and is pub fishing the salient points of it in this mornings issue. It is taken to indi- cate that a very fair and impartial in vestigation has just been concluded, and officials interested in the work have expressed satisfaction over the manner in which various matters were handled
 It is not possible under the law to publish the identity of persons in dicted in the report until certain legal steps, including arraignments, have been arranged. for
 Not all the jury's findings relative to the county poor farm have been able to find space in this issue. That institution was exhaustively treated of ill the report. The opinion is that the probe will lead to correction of many shortcomings at that institu- ton.
 Following are parts of the report, as signed by Foreman Claude H. s. Bate yesterday:
 We have given considerable at tention to complaints laid before us of oppressive, and otherwise tim- proper, conduct of certain city off, cials ill the town of Jerome and of certain individuals assuming to act as officers without any official capa- city We have been unable, in the brief time allotted to this session, to give the situation at Jerome and vi cinity the searching inquiry it de- mands; but we have been able to proceed 10 the point of action against some of the parties involved and to lay the foundation for future action on the part of the county authorities. We have become thoroughly satisfied that the conduct of the officers and individuals above referred to have been so fragrant as to have worked severe injustice upon many people. The cases of coercion, wrongful de- portation and the levying of tribute have been frequently mentioned be- fore this body. Gambling in certain places seems to have been carried on under police protection. In other places it seems to have been carired i on under an agreement with certain police officials that the fines would i not exceed certain amount monthly. ! In still other cases, very small i'll | number, it seems to have been not | only vigorously suppressed, but the offenders have been severely dealt | with FavOritism seems to have been . markedly shown to some. Proceed ings in the police court in many cases | investigated by us have been marked . by lack of fornality or regularity; but no impartial critic could say that they have not been summary and ef- fective The fact that at least one police official of Jerome has been di- rectly interested in gambling games was shown to our entire satisfaction, and we have acted upon this evidence as effectively as could be done under the law The conduct of a deputy Il United States marshal at Jerome, as we'll as d part of his antcccdent rec ord, has to some extent been laid be- fore us; and, while we have not felt justified in taking positive action in this case, we do recommend that the United States marshal for Arizona look carefully into the situation.
 We have appointed several commit tees to examine into the condition of the courthouse and jail, the county