The Opelousas courier., 1886-04-03
Report of Grand .BuVv
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Parish of ST. Landry {

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
In the name aud by the outbori+r
State of Louisiana, your GranS u Tie
would respectfully submit the Juror
port us ts
PARISH JAIL.
The Parish Jail is in as good co,d;.;.
the prisoners treated as we'll as copld + aee
pected. 70 eI
COURT HOUSE.
Inasmuch as the repairs recommou
the preceding Grand Jurors have naa b.
made. this Jury recommends the aaon. oesa
the former reports and suggests that HI q
be carried out. 'ne sana
PUBLIC ROADS.
Only one complaint has been mad
any one for violating the road laws asanat
evidence being insufficient the hin @au tae
nored. Many cases have come mn hagom.as lgs
Grand Jury, many of which were of . tas
nature and unsupported by any eyidsr lining
were consequently thrown ouut-b;Iiae and
found iii all cases where your Grand IOelng
considered the evidence sufficient fo ;ra satots
conviction before the Petit jury, 10s'hg I
Your Grand Jurors, would recomma,d
members of the Legislature to intrnSn oaf
bill in the next Legislature to pay witna.s :
before the Grand jury, as we. regard II 4osses
great nardshlp tnat these witnesses sboplS l.
Compelled to attend the s~essions of the Gp.s V
Juries without receiving anv nav tba0nssaa
Your Grand Jurors would SsnsteIOr
suitable apartment be set aside and avr r.as :
for the Grand Jurles Of this parish @1ssa
That during this session they have n.a
room OF the Clerk of the Supreme Conrt. wv uas
having been able to procure apv otbs, uot
III which they could comfortably worE 'oom
Your Grand Jurors would also recomm.
that our members of the Legislatnrs H. :
questAd to introduce an act at tba naxt r I y
!ature in order to reach parties who oS,sss
money ana goods upon promises to he fnlSn4ss
III the future, winch they are Informed, % II.
lay, now stands, If not an indictable ofenas
Your Grand Jurors have given their ~,
ton to that part Of your Houuris charas J
which yen called their attention IN ! sSa /
communication of Mr.. Dimmick. ana % NJ \
pleasure III SAYING that we consider thai III. !
the officers "f oar parish are and bara ~
faithfully performing their duties, and NJ.
the laws al" property administered and -
approve thu iuanDer In which Your Hancs -,
and denied the unjust reflections thai ~.
attempted 10 be cast upon good and fsithSla
officers.
AS to lawyers praeticing in the Gram
jury room, we can truthfuliy say that II
such practice has been conducted hefora :,
and we do not believe that any such praetias
has ever been conducted before any AZ an.
predecessors, as we have too much rsssss
both for the Grand Jurors who hare prees5ss
lis, and Tor the lawyers who are ~praetiras%
before this bar 10 believe that such a prsrlSs
would be tolerated
Yonr Grand Jurors however, do not coai
or that because a man happens to be 4 An
yer, that this fact should render him i
competent TO attend as a witness before il.
sessions al the Grand Jury in order to discs
facts peculiarly within his own knowlgdr
even though Mr.. Dimmick might be of 4 h
fcreut opinion In conclusion your JqnaM.
tender their sincere thanks TO Your Ho5s
aud the other officers for your kind and Goa
teuus conduct. and as they have no oAg
business To TRANSFER they now beg to be III
charged. e
L. SUMTER TAYLlR,
Foreman of the Grand JurI y
Filed March 18th, 1885.
C. MAYO, Dy, CE
A true copy;
B. MARTEL, Dr. Clst