The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-03-11
REPORT OF THE GRAND
JURY.
To tie Honorable Judge of the 18th
Judicial District Court.

To tie Honorable Judge of the 18th
judicial District Court.
Your Grand Jury, duly empanelled
aud sworn for the March term of
Court for the year 1893, respectfully
beg leave to present the enclosed in
~dIctments, and this their final .epor
and beg 70 be discharged. Your
Grand Jury has listened with great
interest to the able charge of your
liono", and have tried to perform all
the duties incumbent upon US. We
regret however. the reluctance with
which mauy witnesses failed on points
which we have investigated. We
have examined the Public Buildings
of the Parish. fonnd the Jail in good
condition with the exception of the
lock on the front door of tile Jail
which is cracked and which we fear
conld be easily priced open. We find
also no complaints from the prisoners,
but on tie contrary, they speak high
~ OF the kindness of the Sheriff to
them ard say that they are well fed.
We find the Clerks Office IN need of
extra shelves, facilitating in the des-
trIbutlOE of the proper papers of his
office, and we therefore recommend
that the Police Jury make the proDer
appropriations 10 cover the necessary
expenses to these needed repairs and
wants. We append hereto the report
of the Parish Treasurer, showing ID
balance OH hand on the 9th of March.
1898, Of s22. 290, 93!. We have exam
ined the books of the Parish T~reasnr-
er, and found the report Il be correct, !
all his accounts accurately kept, aud
his hooks neat and clean. We have
been Informed that there is a bridge
at about one mile and a half above
tile Town of Thibodaux, on the left
ascending bank of the Bayou Lafour-
che, which is in great need of repairs.
We call the attention of the road
Inspector to this fact. Before closing
our labors, two OF three parties came
before us and complained that there
we're a number of cuts or culverts
made i'll the levees of this Parish, ill.,
clnding the ferry cuts, but that many
of them had been closed. We respect
call on the President of the Po-
lice Jury or any member thereof or
the Road Inspectors to see if the fol-
parties did violate the law,
and if they did: to make report to the
Attorney so that he can take
proper acton in these cases, to-wit:
Here comes in the names of parties re-
ported to have made cuts in the levees OF
the Bayou LafOurche in the Parish of La
fourche since the Assembly of the last Leg
too lengthy for us to insert in this
Issue.)
We have found that the sentiment
Of the people of this parish is in favor
)f obedience To the law and its en-
but in our investigation of
cases thar cOlne before us. we regret
say that where only two or three
that were brought up for violation of
any law. it was exceedingly difficult
% get sufficient evidence IT, warrant
| O nyiction before the petty Jury,
out where al! Of the same class who
we're suspected, could be brought be-
ore us OF Were brought before US, the
evidence and proof flowed ont very
naturally, thus showing that any I'm
popular law a be enforced in this
if all or a majority Of that
lass could be brought before the
court. Tie sessions Of the Grand
Jury being only for few days, and
he length of the Parish SO great, we
egret "a inability to throw out d
net and catch them all. If not
consistent with our duties. we res
'ectfully suggest that your Honor is
ne IA circular letter to all the Justices
nd CoHstab!es of the Pa:ish through
he Clerk of tie Court, calling on all