The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-30
THE COURTS.


Judge Doarman has been dispatchinl
business the pest week. both criminal and
civil. One among the many interesting
ciys cases disposed Of was that OF J. d
Alexander. & Co., Of New York against G.
A. Singer of this city. The suit was brought
on two notes Of tho late Bank Of Monroe
Of which Singer was cashier, aggregatine
$s, 900, which were endorsed by Singer n
cashier aud discounted by Alexander q
Co. Judgment for defendant. The case
will be appealed to the United States
Supreme Court. Ludsling & Stitiman 70,
PLANTING; Boatner 4 Roatner for defendant,
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Richardson has disposed OF about
sixty cases. half Of the civil docket. up to
this writing. Tho criminal business has
been light and of little interest. The grand
jury made its Anal report Wednesday and
was discharged. The report is interesting
and We append 1t In full.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
To the Honorable Judge Of the 5th Judicial
District Court, Parish OF Ouachita, State
of Louisiana:
The Grand Jury empanneled at the pres
ent term Of your Honorable Court through
their foreman beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report:
charge of the Court we have labored indus
triously for more than week In the tnves-
tigation Of all violations OF the criminal
cows es aos hss. I al
investigated before the different maxis-
trates throughout the parish and enquired
into every crime which In any manner
true bills a. the result Of our labors.
We find the public roads In average good
condition aud all have been worked.
vIY H. t%fk
of the parish and ind all in safe sound CON-
dition except the clerks Office and Jail.
The former we find, although recently re-
paired, in q miserably delapidated condi-
cessitate wooden props from without, badly
infested with bats in the roof causing q
bad odor SO as to render it almost uninlab-
table: We consider It not only unsafe Tor
Jail il unsafe and SO badly delapidated that
it cannot be repaired. It is impossible to
make prisoners confined therein comforta-
at such times Is positively
injurious to the health and life OF its in
mates. We also find that many escapes are
effected from said Jail by prisoners confined
charged with misdemeanors and the lesser
grade felonies. Our predecessors have SO
often made reports similar In substance to
jail, which reports by order Of your Honor
nave uniformly been furnished the Police
Jury of the Parish who ignore same and
refuse to adopt our suggestions In relation
thereto, that we feel Constrained to advise
that your Honor order and direct the sheriff
OF the parish of Ouachita to either employ
guards to attend the prisoners confined in
said jail for crimes amounting to felonies
or to carry such prisoners to an adjoining
parish for safe keeping, this being the only
to insure the presence of such
prisoners at court. This to be done until
The Honorable Police Jury Of said parish
builds new Jail.
Respectfully Submitted,
q. w. MILLER,
Foreman Grand Jury.
The petit jury was discharged yesterday,
only one prisoner remaining in Jail untried.
He will probably be released on bond to-
day. The Court adjourned yesterday until
Monday morning. It will remain in session
about ten days longer and ii the same
amount of business IL transacted i'll that
lime as has been disposed OF the past
week the civil docket will be cleared.