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Show IT WAS NM'EffEl) Tha Koport of tha Grand Jury Regarding the County Jail Causes Indignant and Emphatic- Denials. TEE SCENE AT THE COUNTY JAIL Turnkeys and Trusties Teul That They , Hare Been Greatly Injured Prison Evidence. The grand jury has cleaned up the business of an eventful session and has been discharged. Tho final report and recapitulation was devoted to the item of inspection of county buildings und among other things contained tlie following: fol-lowing: We have examined muhlv-nne complaint", t !!! two fur v.olnltiMtof UiiKcil Mali -a ! unit tiily-iilno tor vmlaiicus o( the territory. Of tlitiMt c. iim piu: him wo liai' miuhI iu.lt t-nu-ma In h. m i .-mi L'mtc.i Slates i and thiriy-ulno i ert-.ti.i tai aipt havt- k'ri'iiv.i elulit I'lntnil Mt.itna anil twenty ti-iT.lurl.il. inaUiiiif tutiit .if tthiy tun- i.i.ii :.tii mil u-U fortx-aniiimtl.iti. fortx-aniiimtl.iti. 'fu.i enmity In-I In-I tini.sry .f Salt I.si.o .-.'lint y is lu a very nnlcr'y n it isf;ictor) coinlit .cm. viiii tlm fact t.nii It is wry mui'h row .i.-a. tout riv ititiit ii"iij -i'iniJ-ii-'i t" "! Iii riMira, nu,lii lor not more t nan trto, there Im-iik hut tourtn n Me(.iiir rooms und f.,u-i y n n, pa' ie.it. Wo miilm-Mimd tiiat t'n-. oumi y .'oiirt a'l- Htiirto liii're.ua llieea-pnvty llieea-pnvty of tho mm tnui y 1. y I uililimr nn nodi- Hull, Wllll'l! Hi I H U KM )' lllltl'tl IWjl'J 1111- 'io t iii. iit ;ui. h niM t itotit at. or.ro V" mtiH nl tui iiriit una nr.u-r.y rotidlt o!i of thi. I lot it Sutra jti-n leuilitry Wliieli. wii.-B til-' illlf.iVo! ;il.lt. rot. tlltl,)!, a nn ier MllK'l! tti niiiihhiil uti.I w;ui1ms ur plnreil are ronltl-cvii. ronltl-cvii. relic t (trt-at rrc.ttt ui'ti tlu-in. Tha new ell h"iiS'-, whvu omili-i .1. ill very materially ma-terially i-riievu the present crowded condition. condi-tion. Tli'-.itj- .liiil iseiitirelv Inadequate tor the nr. iiii.niodruion mid uivds of ihe city. Whlln vriytliiM),r 1 done for the cleauLnean und lie;il'h o( tho- inifitrtiillites wiio me. c mt-peed mt-peed to enter its d.iri, ii.ii niif. the. eoinmci-d.itlous eoinmci-d.itlous mis had, emu with tlm tnoBt eerui uious car... W regret to report a very iiusatt-factory condition the county ji.tl. The Imlldiliif is nn d-rn pos-e-Hji.:.. nil lie.. e-R;n y conwtiitmi us and ;.pn. Lines :or kcp.iu It clemi and w hole-son:e. hole-son:e. pi an ji appoint muni, yet its cond t;oti 1 Mich a- to eiid.uii;er t'ie lieal'ih of a 1 Its in-unites. in-unites. At the time of ..ur p.utiitiiitioii it totitid In a lliihy ami nnkept roiiditioii. tun hullddli; UU ieAii.the cui;. s duly. toei llllliv, hl.e tiiB ii.m.is ;md irellrtil ctidltion ot the biiihiiii;.. or ttiut p.irt Of.'ciip.ed an a ,iatl, was (il.si-ia fnl and u sh.uiie to thu i-ounty, 'i'tiu h'eii' h iroiu the .epool wa.-. uiiuot nneu-dioiihle. nneu-dioiihle. mid we would urk'e tn sjieedy om-nei om-nei tlon of this hiilldiiii; and the county courthoiihe with the. sew. r. as in tts present condition it is a Uienaco to tho health uf tha coiuuiuuity. The clause in tho report having reference refer-ence to the condition of the county jail wns a surprise and caused much indignation indig-nation at that institution. Deputy Jailers Jail-ers Joe Burt and John Burbidge were unable to repress tho fact that they felt grossly injured and the doors of the institution in-stitution were thrown open to the law-abiding law-abiding world. Sheriff Burt, while admitting the presenco of cesspool elllu-via, elllu-via, has congratulated himself that there was not a cleaner prison in the breadth of the land, regarded the report re-port as a great injustice and invited inspection. in-spection. Among others who wont was a delegation dele-gation fr.mi the press. Certainly there was nothing within except that indefinable inde-finable atmosphere that is always present iu prison precincts to make them obnoxious. A fresh coat of kalso-mino kalso-mino had just been put on. a current of air was eddying about the rotunda, and a porcelain bain tub offered its cleansing cleans-ing contents to all who courted them. 'Ihe floors thepiselves were free from any spec of dirt and tho prisoners were as cheerful a set as ever killed time in penal confines. David Ford, who has counted the steeled ribs of his cell door for four months, said that he didn't want to be treated auy better. The ventillation was good, and a bath tub with unlimited quantities of water enabled every man to keep clean. I'eter Nelson, an old jail bird who admitted to having folded his wings in other prisons in other countries, bore evidence of the same thing aud was corroborated by William Parton, Charles Merrill, Sain Bush, John Uergin. Charles Wilson, Charles Ward, Joe Panks, C. li. Nugent, F.d Burns, Fred Wirth aud Joe Davis. W. 11. young, who is serving a term for having burglars' tools in his possession, said ho had but one complaint to lodge, and that was at tho absence of medical attendance. C. L. Blazer, who is tho most aristocratic aristo-cratic of the guests, and who has been accustomed, in his career, to tho best the markets afford, was quite voluble in his comments, and thought it an improvement im-provement on many of the "first-class"' hotels. Sixty or more prisoners were interviewed, but not one of them had a complaint to lodgo. With reference to the cesspool, Sheriff Hurt stated that the attention of the authorities had been frequently called to it, but as yet no action Had been tasen. He agrees with the grand jury that a speedy connection with the sower should bo made, and will continue con-tinue to urge it to the board. |