The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-09
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Your committee, believing this in
formation to be inspired, awaited de-
yelosements.
On Friday, April 18th, 1908, Rudolf
Hanf returned to the Parish and sur
| rendered to the Sheriff He then APP
piled for and obtained his release on
bond.
In view of certain statements. which
! were communicated to your committee,
| we believed that the interest OF justice
| demanded that the said Hanf should be
given a speedy trial. and, with that
end in view. addressed petition to
the Hon A. e. Allen. Judge of the
BIRD judicial District Court in and
for st. Mary Parish, asking him to
summons special jury and to try
| Rudolf Hanf on the indictments re-
| turned against him by the Grand jury
at the earliest practicable day A
copy of this petition is hereto annexed
and made part of this, our report.
| This petition was granted by the
Hon. A. G. Allen, Judge. who order
| ed the Jury Commissioners to draw d
special venire of thirty jurors to serve
| for the week beuinning April 18th,
1905
| Your committee believing that the
public interests would be best sub
served by the employment OF counsel
to assist the District Attorney IN the
prosecution Of Rudolf Hanf, and hav-
inc been informed by Mr.. Kramer. The
attorney whom we employed to rep
resent us in the civil proceeding. that
he did not practice criminal law ana
did not care to accept such employ
lnent. EMPLOYED the law firm OF Mil
| ling & BOatner.
On Saturday. April 18th, 1908. the
District ATTORNEY. upon being inform
Ell or the action of your committee
informed US that he did not desire the
assistance rendered him. On Monday.
April goth. 1908, the District Attorney
| informed your committee that he had
reconsidered his refusal in this mat
ter and that he would accept whatever
assistance your committee desired 10
offer. We then took the matter up
with the firm of Milling & BOatner,
through their Mr.. z. M. Milling. who
informed your committee that, on ac-
count of the action OF the District At
torney, of April 18th, 1908. his firm
declined the employment and had mail
ed to the police Jury check for 500 90,
the retainer fee previously paid them.
Rudolf Hanf was called up for
arraignment on April 18th. 1905, and
requested that he be given until We'd
nesday. April 22nd., 1908, to plead to
the indictments, which request was
granted. When called up for arraign-
ment on April 22nd, 1908, Hanf stated
that his counsel was in attendance at
a session Of the United States Senate
and could not be here until the latter
part of May. and requested that he
be not required to plead until such
time as his counsel could be present.
which request was consented to by the
| District Attorney and granted by the
Court.
Your committee feeling that it has
done all in its power to carry out the
wishes of your Honorable Body, under
the resolution appointing said com
mittee, and feeling that there is moth
ing more that we could do during our
short tenure of Office, respectfully refer
this Honorable Body to the record in
the case of James A. Peterman. Presi-
dent of the Police Jury of ST.
| Mary Parish. VS.. Rudolf Hanf, No.
II, LII Of the Docket of the BIRD. Judicial
| District Court of this Parish. which
| shows in detail how Rudolf Hanf rob-
bed the Parish of St. Mary out of over
$4,000. 90 in the last two years. and
| leaves it to this Honorable Body to
| decide what further steps should be
taken in this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
] A. PETERMAN,
w. N. GOOCH,
+. c. MARSH,
To the Hon. A. G. Allen, Judge of
the 23rd Judicial District Court
of Louisiana. in and for the Par
| ish of st. Mary:
The petition of the Police Jury of
the Parish of ST. Mary, herein APP
pearing and acting through Com
mittee composed of James A. Peter
man, President; w. N. GoOch and +.
&. Marsh. duly authorized by a reso-
luton of said Body, with respect rep
reSents
That the above named committee
was appointed for the purpose of pro-
tecting the interest of the Parish of
St. Mary and to secure the return and
prosecution of one Rudolf Hanf; late
" Secretary of the Police Jury Of said
Parish.
That your committee is informed
that the said Rudolf Hanf has been
arrested and committed to the Parish
Jail on three indictments returned
by the Grand Jury of this Parish, at
its last sitting: and that the said Ru-
dolf Hanf has applied for and obtain
ed his liberty on bond.
That the criminal term Of this Hon.
Court will end on Saturday. April the
18th, 1908, and that there will not be
another term of criminal Court until
some time in September of the present
year.
That twill be-impossible to try the
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