Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-16
GRAND Jury

item by the Judge 9f this Court hays, q
they humbly believe, without partially, feal
or malice, rbdeavoftd 10 fulfil their duty &c
cording to tho best Of their Understanding.
Aufseably 10 the ehHfgh oftbes1 curt, tn
Grand jury eSaMlasd the parish isit, whlel
they foutd very Insecure nhe Of the bars d
a window, through which. d person accused
of al attempt 10 lnt,tdef, escaped, along will
several negroes confined MS runway hayin!
been cut through. and has iiotssinee bsen re
paired
All Tho windows with one exffffiHii, mr..
insecure. The door Of Tint t,aft Of the Jai
called the dungeon. intended for criminal.
ahhsr sentence, is insecure, nc tsHlI as the
walls ofthe jail. in fact the Wilrls appsaFs
as u fnaiitii1ent Of The folly Of The parish. in
s1uanderilig money OH The erection Of Il build.
II,g Inadequate Tor The purpose intended
me prisoners, as veil as slaves confined h
ms JAM Gore testimony TO the sgiiud snri
wholesome food provided for them. This the
Jury had a right 10 expect, from The wa1l-
known humanity Of the Jailor. A greater
regard 10 cleanliness ought however tp he Oh.
served IN n place, where a number of human
beings are cotiEregatsd t~ogatter, in surIt i
warn, elit,ats.s The room appropriated 10 The
use OF the keeper being In the Jail, and 1T 4
distance from the gate, II is almost impessi.
bic Tor him TO hear any application for admit.
tahee to The Jail IN The night, Tie Police
jufy ought tbsfefofe 10 ca.sd he b,iidipr IN
'front.' oi the Jail be repaired ~ tebtiilf. The
'eltfe mound The Jail is totally insecure.
II Is 10 he regretted that the Court Ho,tse.
which cost the parish 30 much money, should
be neglected. Several window .%si,Jttafa III
INC upper story hang by otts hinge, tlfeaf.
ming danger and dsaih TO the passer. by, should
they chance "a fall. No f~asteujpps are plseed
10 secure the shutters When 1bar, az that thew
ny 10 and fro with every breeze, 10 Tho mn.
11eyanee Of tho Court, Jury and Bar. Re.
pairs 70 a sinalJ amount, If made in time.
would hereafter save The parish hundreds IF
1doIlarE.
A cruel, *ahfon and affocfot,s murder has
taken place within tho torppratiau Of BATON
Rouge, on The body Of an iu6ffsusiye lpa,yt..
dual, banned Pierre Uebaneens. the ~ rrstrs.
Tors Of which, are still Al largo. Although
s1spirions rest upon soii6 persons az being
E'he authors or absttafs Of ti,ie baftaro,Ir "a.
sassii,atioti. sufficient evidence has not beer,
ahduced TO vibrant any action Oh The part of
me Jury. Ttey degouteFy trust, That the
hiIseethg Providence, frofn whom nothing il
hidden, viii disulgs the guilty, that justice
may be msted out even in this world, and
mat The example may deter otbefs from the
lftIlgenes OF their gully PASSIONS.
ha braud Jury report that according 10
me testimony bad before, them; the Clerk Of
tie Dlsfffct Court for this parish. has not
complied with the law Of 1876, reauiring him
ITO r6cf,fd in d wsll-bound. brpk, the petit
lions, answers, .ofdefs of Gsourt, nter1ofutorv
Judgments, together wifi 10 final Judgment
Of the Court rendered ihereoh.n
ne eonseatienee Of stirl neglect tn a great
number OF tja cliizensofthls parish, might be
rpinolis AMI dtsastfouas as in the event Of \
IRE the original dacuh1en mtg in suits in which
they are iA'erests3t, heleg loosely fled in bun
dies, esvould bs Hf5fs Liable TO be misla,d, lost,
Or burnt, Than . bbufd book would. be, and
such wers the f6asons that act,isted lie LIE.
giBlatufe in framing such q law.
Tie Clerk has ahewn a criminal Jisrsrsrd
TO the laws and 10 common honesty, in the
first Place, BY .negiectfng tho performance Of
o dnty enjoiiea on him, and intended for
the protection of the interests and riphta NJ
those having suits in Court, and in The Sc.
cond place, by swindling the same rarties.
charging for services which have NOT been
perlos NED for, notwithytaudi ne thai sbrb re-.
cordihg has not been made. Ar has. he the
Testimony, charged for it u, all cases. In or.
dsf the better TO conceal this fraud, he has in.
vaYab)y, in rendering his accounts Of Clerks,
feef, made, to use a common phrase, a lump
ing charge, without giving any details. #
appears BY the testimony before tfe Grap nd
jury, that The said CLERK ia in The. basit of
leaving the Clerks office and records in
charge OF a young negro boy, d slave, moi
more ban nine or ten years Of aye, therebY'
inviting tbo deprcdati0fs If evil minded
persons Toy therefore, unhesitatiugIy say,
tffat the saia clerk js an unfit and unsafe de-
positary n the Records Of tie District and
Farish courts for this parish, that he should,
according to the terms ofthe law bssyre in.
yphe1, "be considered IS guilty Of q breach Of
good behavior, and he removed from Office"
and they have accordingly made d present
meft 10 that effect.
10 prevent the testimony taken in relation
TO this Clerk, from being lost, an extract az.
companies this report, and the Jury solicit
that it be put on file in Court.
The Jury are informed that the fees III the
present incumbent as Clerk Of the District
and Parish Courts, amount 10 $4,000 or
1000 per annum. The duties for A number
Of years part have besa mostly peerforroed By
a Deputy, while The prtncipafh has been absent,
spending amongst others,. the sums obtained,
in part by the fraud, from the hard earnings
Of tie people Of this parish.
They therefore recommend the passage nf a
law by the Legislature, TO separate, aid make
diktjnct the Offices Of the Clerk of the District
and Parish Courts for this parish ; as each
Office would afford an ample support to a wor-
thy father Of a family.
The Jurors regret the greet increase Of the
criminal calendar for the present session.
This may ii part be attributed ~ the fact,
that no session Of the court took place at the
last regular term, III consequence Of a consi-
derable part Of the town Of Baton Rouge hay
ing Been destroyed by FIRE.
Several persons have been presented for
selling spirituous liquors to slaves, without
the consent of their owners, which it is hoped
nay have q tendency to put a stop 10 this nefa-
rious p~raetice, ard which frey are sorry to
learn. prevails to d great extent within the
corporation 81 Baton Rouge with iEnpunity, |
because psrsons dislike to give information.
1t has not come to the knowledge of the
Jurors, that any person has been tsmperlng
with the slaves Of this psJish, and they rely
with confidence on the zeal and cooperation |
Of the public magistrates, in aetecttag and
bringing offenders TO justice.
The public reads Throughout the parish are
represented to be IN good state and we'll at |
tended to by the oyersesrs. A pf~esentment
has been made against one ogerseer for neg
lect OF duty.
In compliance wyh the law of 1889 TO sup
press betting on elections, the Grand Jurors
have made diligent enquiry, to discoqer if any |