The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-09-26
Final Report Of Grand Jury,
September 24tb, 1914.


sians; in and for the Parish Of
St. Mary:
We, the Foremsu and membeRs
of the Grand Jury, duly empen'
relied and sworn, in and for che
Honorable, the Twenty.Third
Judicial District Court OF Louiei"
ana, holding sessions in the Par.
ish OF St. Mary, beg leave to sub.
NIT this our final report:
In addition to no true bills re.
turned in our partial report OF
yesterday, the twenty. third, being
fourteen in all, we beg leave to
return no true bills in the follow.
ing additional cases:
No. 4767. State of Louisiana vs..
Elizabeth Foote, charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon.
No. 47SS. State of Louisiana vs..
Martha Francois, charge assault
with a dangerous weapon.
No. 4769. State of Louisiana vs..
Sarah Henry, charge using OBJ.
scene language.
We further beg leave to report
| our finding of true bills in add.
| ton to the number returned Sept.
23rd, as is evidenced, by our par
tial report, being seven in all, the
following true bills:
No. 4745. () State of Louisi-
ana vs. Jack Sullivan, charge,
forgery.
No. 4745. (2) State of Louisi-
ana vs.. Jack Sullivan, charge,
forgery.
No. 4745. 81 State of Louisi-
ana vs.. Jack Sullivan, charge,
No. 4745. az State of Louisi-
ana vs.. Jack Sullivan, charge.
forgery.
No. 4759. State of Louisiana vs.
Fred Mitchell, charge, murder.
The above findings concludes
the results of our investigation
into all criminal matters sub
mitted to us, except one or two
cases, which we passed over for
further investigation by the Dis.
trict Attorney for reasons which
we deemed good and sufficient.
PUBLIC RoADs-From informa-
ton which VIC obtained we UNDER
stand that the public roads of the
Parish are in q fairly good con-
dition. Owing, however, to
weather conditions and the pre-
sent method of working roads,
they are not in as good condition
as the financial condition and
progressive spirit of this Parish
warrants. We condemn only the
failure of the Parish authorities in
not using a surface material which
would insure US permanent model
roads. After heavy rains the
money and work expended and
|, performed upon the public roads
are partially destroyed and wasted
and no comfortable or speedy
traffic can be enjoyed over them
for some time. In view of these
! facts and conditions, we deem il
in keeping with the spirit and
. wishes of the tax payers of this
! Parish that the proper Parish Off.
cials abandon the old method Of
dirt roads and take up the matter
of devising ways and means Of
; issuing bonds, from which. sufd-
! cient money can and will be re.
allied to place upon the roads Of
the Parish a permanent gravel OIL
other approved surfacing.
PUBLIC BUILDINGs-We have
, made an inspection of the Cour,
t House and some other buildinge
! in the Town of Franklin, and find
9 them all we'll kept and in a neal
: and sanitary condition.
OFFICERS-We find the prisoners
2 well fed and cared for by the
Sheriff, and find no reason fol-
complaint against the manner in
which all of the officers of this
Parish conduct the affairs of their
Offices.
SCHOOL FUNDING have made
; an examination OF the books and
funds of the Public Schools of the
Parish and find same apparently
correct.
PARISH TREAsURER-We have
examined the books of the Parish
Treasurer and checked same with
the funds which he has depo sited
with the fiscal agency and find
same apparently correct.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE-We have
examined the books and accounts
of the Sheriff and checked same
with his bank deposits, as tax
collector, and find same correct.
4 There being no further business
before US, We beg to submit this,
our final report, and respectfully
ask to be excused until such fur
ther time as Your Honor may see