The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-01-07
GRAND JURY REPORT.

Franklin, st. Mary Parish, La.
We, your Grand Jury. duly
empanelled and sworn, beg to
submit to you our report. showing
the result of our Investigations
After due inquiry, we find the fol-
lowing true bills:
State of Louisiana VS.. Eddie
johnson, larceny. A true bill.
State of Louisiana VS.. John
Hunter, larceny. A true bill.
State of Louisiana vs.. Leonard
Dugas, robbery. A true bill.
State OF Louisiana VS.. Leonard
Dugas, assault and battery. A
true bill.
State of Louisiana VS.. Frank
Ardneaux, shooting with intent to
kill. A true bill.
State of Louisiana VS.. DR.. j. b.
SewalI, assault with dangerous
weapon. A true bill.
State of Louisiana VS.. DR.. j. B.
Sewall, robbery. A true bill.
We find that the following are
not true bills:
State of Louisiana VS.. Frank
Boudreaux, assault with intent to
rape. Not true bill.
State of Louisiana vs.. Gus Mar
tin, murder. Not a true bill.
State of Louisiana vs.. Dudley
Sanders, shooting with intent to
kill. Not a true bill.
State of Louisiana vs.. Aurelia
Schexnayder, larceny. Not true
bill.
State of Louisiana vs., Henry
Robert, list count, burglary, End
count, larceny. Not a true bill.
State of Louisiana VS.. E. B.
Spiller, larceny. Not true bill.
State of Louisiana VS.. w. K.
Overton, shooting with intent to
kill. Not true bill.
We have been furnished by the
Clerk of the Court with a large
list of cases yet remaining for
trial. Owing to the fact that our
successors will be installed before
we could have all the necessary
witnesses summoned, and again
go over these matters, we request
your Honor to call up such cases
as can be tried as soon as posi-
BILE, and as to the others, where
or absence from the State
and other causes, renders a trial
impossible, to cause the District
to enter a Nolle Pross
and remove from the docket any
cases that are liable to be a source
of expenditure to the Parish.
With reference to the special
charge made by your Honor rela-
tive to Slot Machines; we believe
that since it is against the law to
operate slot machines, we request
your Honor to instruct the Sheriff
and his deputies to see that all
slot machines are removed from
each and every place of business
in the Parish, and that the Sheriff
be instructed to notify owners and
lessees to remove them from the
Parish.
In reference to the financial con-
lition of the Parish, there seems
o be difference of opinion as to
what constitutes cash basis. We
nave carefully examined all the
officials of the Parish and have
lad their books before us. We
ind that after paying all the in
lebtedness of 1904 there still re-
mains in the Parish Treasury a |
balance of over Eight Hundred
Dollars (S8OO.0O), in view of the
act that there are still uncollected
,everal thousand dollars of the
axes of 1904, and that the licenses
or 1905 are as yet not collected,
We believe that under the econom-
cal management of the present |
lble Police Jury that enough
unds will be in the hands of the |
Parish Treasurer to meet the cur i
'ent expenses of the Parish up to !
Sept, 1905.
We find the Parish Jail to be in !
rood condition and the prisoners
veil cared for. We think that the |
Sheriff should call the attention of |
lis janitor to the Jail water closet.
We believe that the few number |
# cases called for criminal Of
enses, committed during the Hol- |
day season, can be directly at
to the stand that your |
Honor has taken with reference to |
he enforcement of the Sunday |
law. In another part of our re-
,ort, the special charge that your |
honor has given US in reference to
he slot machine Is touched upon
nd the remedy that we think
most effective provided.
AS the School Board meets next
veek, our successors will touch
pom the questions of school in
crest.
Having looked into all matters
before US, and having con-
luded our labors, thanking your
ionor and the officials of the Parish
or their acts of courtesy extended
Q US, we askto be discharged final
or until such time as your Hon.
r may call US together again.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. FOLsE, Foreman.
Received and filed Jan. 4, 1905.
WILBUR H. KRAMER, Clerk.