The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-27
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Correspondence of the Herald

Correspondence OF the Herald
AUSTIN. April 10th, 1SS2.-The attorney
general, in his recent report to the COVER
nor, calls attention again to the recon-
mendations which he made last season for
the more cfliectuai enforcement of the
penal laws of the state. Among those are
| nrominently first, the enactment OF
| n law presuming the correctness OF
all proceedings in the trial courts,
unless the contrary appear by Dill oil ex'
ceptions, so that cases may be promptly
| tried on their merits. Second, that proVls-
ion be ut once made for the payment by
the state of reasonable fees to justices OF
the peace and other officers for services
rendered in preliminary examinations for
| felonies. Third that the state should have
reasonable number of peremptory chal-
| lengers on the formation OF every grand
| Jury. Fourth, that one anu the same
Especial venire" should be considered am
ply sufficient for all the capital cases called
for trial at any one term OF court, rlit W
that there.should be appointed clerk for
each grand Jury, whose duty IL should be
10 reduce to writing, in book kept for the
purpose the evidence of each witness testi-
wing before the grand jury, TINS evidence
10 be signed by the witnesses, and en-
trusted 10 the care Of the district or county
attorney.
during the year past there were taken cases
of Ielonies, 271; of misdemeanors, l55i OF
scire facias, 30. And of these Tyler repre-
sents 1856: Galveston, %; Austin, ZIG. The
business done within the same time was as
follows: Cases affirmed, 2l3; reversed, l23;
/ dismissed, 63; transferred or pending, ". IL
also affirmed the death penalty IN cases.
In the
there have been convicted down TO the list
~ January 1sS2, and actually placed inside
the walls OF the penitentiIlry Is OF this class
81 offenders. In the Jail in this city
there are now two other criminals
therein who have been convicted
and sentenced, though their cases are nov
on appeal these are Rogers ana TANKS;
Tho total number Of these fellows indicted
is5s. on the number indicted, have for
feited their bonds and are at large died
pending their prosecutions have been
scnnitted: have never been arrested 3
a-e now at large ON bond; the remaining
y have had their cases dismissed Of these
men being used A. witnesses, and the 9TH
ers being without sufficient evidence against
them 10 wfrrant prosecution.
In the matter Of
RAILROAD COMPANIES,
Tie encouragement says tnat ourlhg
lie lagt wear, be attached bis certih-
cate OF approval 10 - in all and
that there nov appears 70 be some y
abroad companies IN the state. He further
avs that as many as 10 OF these had JAILED
fo make the reports required BY Law under
lie statute 42f1, under the 81, 90 forfeiture
clause. aud lie thinks that q special depart
ment % state government should Be re-
guiref 20 transact the business with them,
and that the supervision u such immense
interests should not be scattered through
he different departments, vita no special
resulting responsibility.
THE ku5JraEI-eErEEAif DrfAErNEz1.
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