Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-02-19

Orr selected the following 10 act
as the grand jury for 1927:
C. C. Ronnow, foreman.
w. q. Hawkins
e. E. Smith
NJ. E. Ward
Ernie Cragin
w. l.. McFadden
Ed. Won Tobel
Harry Blanding
Martin Bunker
Mrs. r. NJ. Wilson
f. w. Griffith
Geo. Anglemeyer
J. A. Fredrickson
George c. Baldwin
Elmer Hughes
Florence S. Boyer
Mrs. Van Santongue
The grand jury Immediately re-
paired to the rooms of the county
commissioners where they con-
Quoted their sessions. The call
ing of the grand jury at this time
was for the purpose of investi-
eating the charge made by Mrs.
Jesse w. Looney that her hus-
band died March 26, 1926 as the
result of injuries received at the
hand Of R. E. Cowan, at that time
city marshal.
1t is recalled that Cowan was
called by Mrs. LoOney to the re-
sidence on South Third street be-
cause of the disorderly conduct
of her husband who, it was alleg-
ed, was under the influence of
liquor Looney, resisting arrest,
was struck in the face by
Cowan's fist.
Looney was lodged in Jail and
the next day taken into court
and fined and released. Four
days later he died. An inquest
was held before a jury consist
ing W. H. Morrison, C. E. Penn
broke and Albert Curtis. DUs.
Bulette and Padgett performed
an autopsy and found the cause
of death to be infection resulting
from badly liberated tonsils.
Later the widow appeared be-
fore the district attorney showing
X-ray photographs which she al
legged showed a skull fracture
and demanded that the charge Of
murder be lodged against Cowa11.
The physicians who performed
the autopsy stated that the al
legged fracture was the result Of
their work in removing the cap
of the skull and that the death
of Looney was in no degree due
to the blow struck by Cowan.
The grand jury investigation led
that body to the same opinion,
and they refused to indict.
The grand jury report was sub
mitted to Judge Orr Thursday
afternoon and the jury excused
subject to the order of the court.
The report follows:
We. the Grand Jury for Feb
ruary 1927 term of the district
court, in and for Clark county,
Nevada, herewith submit a report
of our findings to date as follows: :
Criminal Business
Evidence was presented to US
of an alleged assault by R. E.
Cowan upon one Jesse w. Looney
from the effect OF which alleged
assault, the said Jesse Looney
is alleged to have died on or
about the Goth day Of March 1926.
We find no true bill.
Morals
Believing that the laxity in the
enforcement of the Federal pro-
hibition act is largly due to a
ack of public sentiment in favor
of such an enforcement, we here
by urge the cooperation Of all
citizens towards the observation
of this act as long as the same
is in force.
We find the anti-gambling laws
being violated in many places in
this county and recommend that
the anti-gambling laws OF
this state be amended so that
the use of slot machines and
punch boards would be prohibit
ed.
Sanitation and Health
We see the necessity of a drain
age system for Las Vegas and
the near vicinity and also the
necessity of keeping vacant lots
and alleys free from rubbish.
We would like to see the en-
forcement Of the law pertaining
to the dumping of garbage and
other refuse along our roads and
highways.
We find conditions at the city
Jail not entirely satisfactory and
suggest that all rubbish and re
fuse be kept cleaned out. We
further find that unsanitary con
ditions exist on the property OF
the northwest corner Of Second
and Fremont streets and request
the owners thereof to remedy