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Show CONDITION OF TIIK JAIL. Tha report of the grand jury declares that the county jail was found in a filthy condition, The Times has taken pains to investigate tho matter and it freely 6ltes its conviction that tho report re-port does great injustice to tho officers who have charge of that institution. 1 he testimony of the inmates is practically prac-tically unanimous iu bearing out the statement that the jail is uniformly kept clocin and orderly. There are certain times in thu day during cleaning hours, when new arrivals are being washed up, or when tho gravel bank gang is I ju.-t returning from work, when some i disorder necessarily appears, but that j there is any uncleanlinegs or lack of thorougness in the management is not true. The sheriff and his jailer will cheerfully admit any visitors during proper hours, and citizens citi-zens may rest assured lhat the can drop in there any day and find the place in perfect per-fect condition. There are few jails in tho country that can be favorably compared com-pared with it. The trusties'' clean the place every day from cellar to roof and they taka pride iu its neat appearauce. Once a week the entire institution is scrubbed. There is no odor of anv kiml about f tie place. At times, however, how-ever, tho reMiiiml fills up aiul causes temporary Jilliculty. Thes-n are the j pimph) facts of the case as narrateil in ' unuthcr column. 'J'iik Timks beiiuves that it is due the public null the officers to state them plainly, and to le,t it. he known thst any diaouler observed liv tlio committee of ih 3 prand jury was a temporary conditiou arising from the regular routine. It is the duty of any community to keep such places clean aud healthful. To lock a man up iu a filthy jaii is barbarous; but it roust be borne in mind that fifty or sixty rough characters will make moro or less litter, and that the very process of cleaning tbem tip will create confusion for the moment. The men in charge of the jail have trials enough to undergo in taking care of the y motley crew placed tinder their kcep- ing, without being criticised unjustly. Tnis county has cause to ho proud of the manner in which the rules of civilisation civili-sation are lived up to in its jail man-' man-' gemeot, and any citizen who will take be trouble to visit tho placs will liud tint thin assertion is true. |