The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-11-25
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18TH.

Wednesday, Nov. IL, at $3.50 a. m.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18th.
District Court met pursuant to
adjournment, His Honor, Judge
Hunter, presiding.
Miss Ida Hardy vs J & Brewer.
Judgment in favor of plaintiff for
the sum of SIS, with 8 per cent in.
terest from Jan. 2, 1893, subject to
following credits: $685. paid Dec.
20, 1893, and like amount Jan. s,
1895, and costs.
TO Barron and sons W E G
Gautier. Answer to inter veution
of Elijah Lee and NJ johnson filled
by plaintiffs:
The Grand Jury cams into Court
and presented the following report:
No true bills in the following
cases, viz: State VS. E Crawford,
larceny; Alex Buckner, assault
with brass knuckles: d G Caspari,
pocket picking; Geo Green, assault
and battery; Robt AcCabe, embez.
element; Mitchell Randolph, false
pretenses; Lewis johnson, assault
aud battery; Denny Epps, obscene
language; Robt Baden, larceny;
George Aoseley, malicious mis-.
chief; Eddy Dyal, murder; Alex
Perkins, false pretenses. The
Grand Jury also reported 10 true
bills. They then presented their
final report as follows:
ALEXANDRIA La,
Nov. Is, 1896.
To the Honorable Judge of the
Tenth Judicial District Court OF
Rapides Parish.
We, the Grand Jury, do present
this as the final report of our de.
alterations. We were given y
docket Of 235 cases, reported by
the Magistrates arranged by our
worthy Clerk of Court, with wit.
nesses summoned for stated days,
which We find great help to
our worthy Sheriff, ~ we'll as the
Jury, and We Recommend that our
Honorable Police Jury pay him for
his several days of extra work.
We have examined 1902 cases and
found 1903 true bills, rs follows:
murder; s; manslaughter, 2; lying
in wait with intent to kill, 1; lar
ceny, IS; assault with dangerous
weapon, IL; assault and battery, 3;
concealed weapons, %; violating
contract, 6; trespass, ]; false pre-
lenses, 3; malicious mischief, 1
; discharging fire arms and using in
decent language, l; abusive langu
age, l; playing craps, 5; permitting
craps, 2; trrspass on public road
1; shooting in public road, 2; sci
ling liquor without q license, A; vi
olating Sunday law Z; threatening
etc, [.
We have examined the Parish
Jail and found 62 prisoners who
are rendered az comfortable as Cir
cumstances will permit. We would
recommend = better arrangement
for heating the Jail in the winter
season. We find the waterwork,
and sinks we'll arranged, but n.
sewerage beyond the center Of tn.
square, which is . cess.pool SURE
to breed serious disease if no.
Immediately remedie,l. We wOul.
:. recommend sewerage system
leading beyond the corporation
limits.
! We visited the public schools
(white), and tiud there is no
enough room for the comfort of tn,
children Of our growing city. WI
, recommend an addition to tn
building, or another building il
another part of the city. Th'
! yard is ovehow-d by heavy rain
, and should be- filed up with sand
! ais; the health and comfort Of tn
children is of vital Importance.
We have examined the court
: honse and find the walls cracked
indicating deficiency in some
parts of the foundation, and thinl
it best that committee Of expert
5 enced workmen DO appointed t
make thorough examination.
We have examined the coloret
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