The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-14

un~staAuirl~, 50 !" c,p me
tYSned) "ROBEET K. COOKE"
| Sworn TO and subscribed before me
! this 9Th day oil March, ,oot.
tSignedD ~. {. ALLEN.
| Judge TNHenty-Third judicial District
| Court"
Franklin, La, Noy. Il. 1907.
| CLERKS Office.
"A true copy Of the original.
Attest. y! WOOD CHADWICK.
], Deputy Clerk Of Court
Shown. That sheriff sanders. Having
Been Reflected sheriff in 1907.
Immediately Upon QUALIFYING.
Hcap;ninted CHIEF Deputy
! Robert Il. Cooke
! state of Louisiana, Parish Of St.
Mary, Shcr4ff's Office.
! Il John Il. sanders, sheriff of the
parish Of 81 Mary, state OF Louisiana
! do hereby appoint Z. X. Cooke. chct
/ deputy sheriff III and for Tho parish
| (signcd) John r. SANDERS,
| ''Sherlff'
! Il, T. z. Cooke, do :solcninly swear
| that l VIII support the constitution
and laws OF the United States, and
that l will faithfully and imparjally
/ discharge and perform all the duties
/
! sheriff in and for the parish oI 81
| Mary, according to the best Of my
| ability and understanding, 50 help me
! God.
/ (Sisrcd) ''H. T.. COCK T."
Sworn to and subscribed before me
| this 18TH day Of June. 1901.
/ (Signed) "WILELE II. kRAMF.R.
CLERK Of Court"
"F'ranklin, La, Nov. Il, 1901.
I &c lie rkS OFFICE
"A true copy of the original.
attest: J. WOOD CHADWICK,
Deputy Clerk of Court
The above appointment 'one-nali
! month after the conference, corrobo-
| rates the statement OF Sheriff Sun
ders that al the date of the confer
ence. May 81, 1904, held with Or. II
j. Sandls. he had every intention &c
| retain Chief Deputy Cooke.
Accompanying Photographic copies
/; OF checks show that the bank account
of the sherlffs Office WAS kept in the
name of Il. l.. Cooke, Chief deputy;
| and the checks show that he made the
/ settlements with the parish with him
/ self, and that Sheriff }. i. Sanders hac
| to get is money from him.
An Analysis of tho Two Balance
Sheets.
The balance sheets Of the sheriff:
Deputy Cooke to Mr.. -. Gallery. ant
by him used to Substaniate his charges
/ against Lieutenant Governor sanders
have been examined and dnaiNzed, anC
the analysis now placed before ths
/ public, solely from the motive Gre
] luctantIy arrived att that the time ha:
| come when this family trouble tto The
/ whispering of which Mr.. d. CATER,
has lent a willing earl must be PLACED
| squareiy upon the shoulders of INN L
whom il belonged.
T, Lieutenant Governor Sanders is re
lated to Mr.. Robert K. Cooke, and ;
friendship of many years standing
has existed between them. and Thu
whole trouble has been TO him
source of much sorrow, but beyond hi
I, control.
From what was told to me he fol
that he could not ask Sheriff J. Il
Sanders to reinstate Mr.. Robert K
Cooke Il sheriff's office after h
had been discharged and his rcfusa
to do SO has made Robert L. Cock
his enemy and Il willing witness to tn
attack upon Lieutenant Governor san
ders' character.
Chief Deputy Cooke is W. Va. u ya,s4t
II SaTders, being mnFse .tllesed by Mr.
ing witness to laa 4tFary's charge
Cooke. Mr.. y. IN ss.e public mine
must stand or fall gwen to SIR. Cooke
upon the credence s.. in this retuta-
From time to TIRED to these bal
ton, we have relieve discussed them
ance sheets. and ha only in 50 far n!
but at those times in to cOrrohorat'
they were brought Mr.. y. Catfcry
statements made BY