The Lake Charles echo., 1893-09-01
10 THE oOMING GR1TD
JURY.

At this writing We presume that al
tie simmons 10 attend the canning ses.
don or court have been ssrved and The.
citizens Of Galcasisu. scattered ali over
he broad face Of the parish arr
tuare Of the names ont Of which wall
- selected the grand inquest Then.
70 every man whose name appears o.
ihe veniFs for the first week, we sa,
these words: We do not know Of .
mure important position 10 held than
that Of graad juror. In bis hands
are plaood the lives, liberty aud prop.
erty Of his fellow men. Upon ibs
proper conception ne places on his duties
hangs the wsll-bsiBg Of the parish
Raised from the tanks Of honorable
citizenship By the fat Ef the law, be
beegmsg for the time, member of th,
most important bUdy knows to our
instisuiioas. No man is too high for
ms criticism TO reach, and no man
may sink 90 low that contempt can
sbield him from justice. The Judge on
the bench, and the sheriff aud the de
triCt attorney in their t.fFiees must slike
AID him, TO the exclusion of all other
duties if necessary, that he may be-
enabied 10 protect the interests of the
; people and MAINTAIN the majesty Of the
law.
I To this coming powerful body.
ne drsiFa 10 say a Few wofds il
references toa snbircs which aiil M
doabiedly be ablY banded in the
charge his honor viii submit, and thai
~ the condition. the general e1ndiilOB
of onr parish Jail The present edifice
is totally unfit end misernbiy nnssf-.
Ooly few highs ago, the prisoners
smashed the hinges from the door Of
the cell, sDd then rried the iron door If
the entrance open. nearly escaping. sbd
turning loose a b"dy of desperate men
10 prey upon society. This caismHy
Ras barely ayertsd, but it eumes IN tiuIs
10 impress upon thr minds of all. that
putting nan 10 jail dos~ not aigHys
pms bin in q place Of safe keeping.
The ii Gust originally go 800, aud
repairs siuce. have Gust 81 500 mors 81
least. it is q matter Of pubbG BoloTiely
that iR-WAs BeEsr completed according
to the plans and specifications OF tue
contract controlling those plans. 1t was
rlgtdIy lain daRn 10 the contract that
fne COy5e cage, knOEn all over tLe
United States IS being the strongest
aud best made. was 10 be pai in our
jail. The contractor did not Zee fit TO
go 10 the expense necessary to pat IN
the COyle cage, so securing IaWyer be
humbugged the police jnry into allow
ing him 10 use the Suved csge, which
Can hold d, operate man about as well
as e piece Of old cheese can retard the
progress Of q rat.
We feel safe in saying the parish Jail
of Calcasien is called upon to secure
some Of the most desperate men in the
south. Oar country rs rapidly coming
into public notsee aud where immigra-
tion rs pouring an nDceasiug tide, it is
natural that many bad characters
should hnd their way into our midst,
aud to these men, acquainted as many
Of them are with the manner of forcibIe
egFess from place they don't fancy,
she Old brick shell on the court house
square is q rrgRlar picnic.
/ To this old Jail, with al its defOrm
tiles and wsakuesses, we call the atten
4 tion Of the graud jury, aud We Wouit
nag, that till suon time as they order il
to be made suitable TO the purpose fol
which it was created, that they oEdsl
the sheriff b hire a iaiier ut the parisl
expense, to keep his prisoners after b,
has caught them. Almost every parist
ia the state provides a jaIler, bat Csiea
Sien nnder it's present administration
refuses absolutely to make the a
secure or to employ a man TO guard it.
This policy may be grarIfying to I
little cnterie uf hate-cDnsumed iDdi
yidnals. but it is a policy which j.
doing the general community positigs
injury. When law breaker is piaeer
in onr prison the honest cItiz+n want
! 10 feel that be is IN safe keeping. ant
10 the case of the 'Caleasieu Jail b,
knows that hr is not. AT this time
there ara 10 prisoners in jail aud o
these nineteen, four are to be put OF
trial for their lives. They have nearll
rueceedsd in escaping once. and th,
public would not be surprised 30 heal
Of jail delivery at Ruy time. IL hal
happened more than oBee in the past
and nnless speedily remedied Is certain
10 occur again. We therefore ask you,
gentlemen Of the grand jury. 10 Civ,
this matter your especial attention.
Order the Jail to be made Absolutely
\ safe. spd until such time, order Tie
police jury to provide the means for the
hiring Of a competent iailor.
The Mnraerer's caught,
Reiuse him bail
30 tue sheriff lUeks
n Him up Ia jai.
An iron spike
Aud half minute
There slaudsthe jail, ~
Bat be's NOT IN Ill
/ DOwE in tbs eastern poEtions Of The
state, the people are saying: III yonr
property was assessed last yesr at 8l0O
and the government got along on SIX
mill tax, aud this year that same piece
Of property, worth not cent more to
Won. is assessed at 5000. don't you
sort O. feel aA though yon were paying
a l2 mill tax
\ To.DAg, the Times Deaa0ordt, tie