The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-04-15
Report Of the Grand jury.


Judge of the 23rd Judicial Dis
trict, in and for the Parish of St.
Mary:
Your Grand Jurors, selected to
serve for a term of five months
beginning April 10th, 1911, beg
leave to submit the following re.
port:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
We have diligently examined
into all matters of a criminal ma
ture brought before US, and have
returned into Court sixteen true
bills, which have been filed.
We have also examined the fol.
lowing cases and in these cases
we beg to return "not true BILL"
as follows:
3943. State of Louisiana versus
Alberta johnson. charged with MUIR
der.
1888. State of Louisiana versus
Junus Robertson, charged with an
assault with a dangerous weapon
with intent to murdeN
1896. State of Louisiana versus
Anthony Holland, charged with an
assault with a dangerous weapon
with intent to murder.
1892. State of Louisiana versus
Sylvester Moore, charged with an
assault with dangerous weapon
with intent to murder.
1886. State of Louisiana versus
Charles Baptiste, charged with an as
sault with a dangerous weapon with
intent to murder.
1. 3848. State of Louisiana. versus
Ben Laws, charged with murder.
1914. State of Louisiana versus
John Williams, charged with assault
a11fbattery.
2k3. State of Louisiana versus
MOrAn Smith, charged with an as
s1nlt with dangerous weapon with
-intodt to murder.
! -. State of Louisiana versus |
No Dv Martin, charged with shoot
ing with intent to kill and murder.
1887. State of Louisiana versus
Profit Taylor and Andrew Johnson.
charged with larceny.
1890. State of Louisiana versus
Alexander Achille, Jr., charged with
arson.
1858. State of Louisiana versus
Akron Silliman, charged with MUIR
der.
1856. State of Louisiana versus
Arthur Isaacs, charged with shooting
with intent to kill.
1869. State of Louisiana versus
Prince Wilson, charged with an as
sAult with n dangerous weapon with
intent to kill and murder.
1916. State of Louisiana versus
MALTA Martin, charged with shooting
with intent to kill.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We have visited the Jail and in.
spected the court house and find
both we'll kept and in excellent
We observe in some places that
The Public Drinking Cups have
not been abolished as the State
law requires. We sug-
zest the matter be remedied.
I'VE find the lawn around the
Court House in excellent condi-
ion and the new fence adds ma
to the appearance of the {
grounds. {
n FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL.
We visited the Franklin High I
Ichool during the School hours I
md found the building and pre- i
Misses we'll kept and cared for, and 9
from the location and t
lumber of exits the building could b
re quickly cleared in case of fire. Z
It has been brought to curl q
ttention that there is a fund to q
he credit Of the Berwick School a
q the 9Th. Ward amounting to o
1277.OO and it has also been b
rought to our attention that this q
chool needs painting, renovatine q
nd the sanitary conditions re. t,
ledied and we recommend that K
,ese conditions be looked into at p
nee. Ia
PARISH OFFICERS. 1ir
A committee appointed from curl
ody consisting OF Messrs. Jolley.
cement and Nordyke have ex.
mined the books of the Secretary
the Police Jury, the Parish
treasurer, the Superintendent of !,
lblic Education and the Sheriff tn
I'd report that it finds all of these 10
,oks in good condition. Each az
t of books was verified with the sc
Ink.books and found to be cor ~
1t. u
We have visited the Clerks of. =.
es and find the records we'll ou
pit and in excellent condition.
We find the work of the Sheriff rel
d his corps of deputies efficient st,
i satisfactory.
We find the duties Of the District
torney to have been we'll per-
med and WE wish To III q nl him 4,