The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-12-20
GRAND JURY REPORT.

To tho Hon. Il. Pi,rson, Judge Of the 18th
judicial District, STAT, Ut Louisiana.
sitting in AMI :,W H.. parish ~. Match.
itDchc..
We the members OF the Grand Jury
duly sworn and impaneltei and
chargei A. such for the Decs'nber
Term. 1879. for 'he pallsh 9! Match.
itOcte.. have, through our Foreman.
the honor TO submit the following
report:
We can but express our gratii1ca.
tiOu at the rapid decrease wltht0 the
last elk months OF those grave crimes
which have heretofore burt heued our
criminal records and more particu"
'arly those grand and petty Larceny
casrs which have 50 often caused our
ari.h tto furnish more than It's
quota ~ criminals to the State pri.
IN. TIL. decrease OF crime Is un.
Ion belly uue to the New Jury Law
sn,ch uud-r u Jury Commission,
l.ccs from among the quail tied
IL .lOrs or the parish only those
'l,z ns who are chs q Tor taelr de-
elimination to carry out the letter
md spirit Of our criminal statutes, It
il xls due to the prompt punishment
+ I'll. ga who have been found guilty
| of attractions Of existing criminal
! statutes.
Tue statutes to which your Honor
called our special attention In your
most excellent charge which has mo =
particularly employed our time Ia n
my other subj c, that IL IN" almost
,,niv r-al practice Of carrying con
Ca l..t wa i,On- Z lder the sancft,v Of
~ oa,h- rs ti'a,i Jut ors. VT hav,'
naie d-iigant Inquiry aud without
| .ar or fnv r. pre-. u'rd four bills Of
Indictment against cit!zsns VINO b we
inf,,rs-,i IN. law. We have alsnrx.
~n'.,.i ~ inv-s, igasl"n iu.o hi mat
'-ta nr ugh, 10 ,ur Il t,n'ion, an I ~
| 10 iu,> bound, We hrv * +'nine'i the
u.ltc hull iug-. We find tho Parish
pr,son 10 hn 60 di'i,u II. ~ safety to
sep prisoners co umttt-d Within tho
val 3, bur Mud 'he prisoners In
xomi health. and frOm inquiry from
! hcm. find that they are we'll Garrett
sor, una that they are b,uutiiu,!y
fed With good ard Wholesome ''oOd.
Aud now that We are about to sever
ur T,,u,. ,Gs with nur very worthy
Di-trict Attorney. W. P. Hall, Esq ,
xno hrs served our parish and pso.
| pie in that capacity since his election
~ 1876 we beg to testify our apprO.
oia,lon IL h,s official ss'v,ces, and
,he ability, lu..grity, efficiency, aud
uofl:ntEiDK devotion to duty. With
which he has al all times and under
Ill circumstances discharged his Of
Rcin! duties. uis Bnecesa rs q pub
lie prosecutor ia at,e3'ed By ti.t
records az this Court, whilst III, judi
cial .irhesa. high sense OF justice,
and personal, exalted character and
upright Conduct. arc matters Of pub
NO notoriety. We but expresa the
! seose OF our whole community, when
We say, that we regret the change
made by the new constitution, IN
this Judicial District, va will lose
bis services as an officer. but, at the
same time, We are grati6ed to know
that bis public services have been 40
much appreciated by the good peO'
plo OF Red River and DeSoto par
ishes that they have recently elected
tim, without opposition. to the same
position. We trust that his career,
Of usefulness. so full Of promise. may
ex'end through many succeeding
years, and We predict for him
Il bright and honorable future. Ia
conclusion allow us to report to y0ul
Honor, that our labors are completed
for the December Term Of the Court
We have the honor to submit oul
export
Your Obd't. Serv Is,
The Membera OF the Grand Jury.
Il. II. HATHORN,
| Foreman.