The Bossier banner., 1920-09-16


that the officers of both courts were |
the same and many suitors and at
t0rllevs would have business i'll both |
courts at the same time. The next |
term of the Parish Court will begin OH |
the second Monday i'll November. unless
there be called term"
..The Bossier Banner pays graceful
compliment to the editor of this paper.
We could not have expected unkind
words from Billy Scanland. 1t was in
our Office that he learned the art pre-
servative of all arts
by tie way. we see that he is Il
candidate for Representative III the
State Legislature. He would make an
wish him success.-6Hdd0 Gazette.
Endorsement from one who h a :
known us from our boyhood. is indeed
tlattering; and it is with degree of
more than ordinary pride that we thank
our old friend. Col Battle. for this
| earnest expression of friendship. We
hope to ever prove worthy Of the con-
tidence and esteem Of those who know
us best"
| = There has been Il general Jail tleliv-
cry at this term of Court. William
Cooper. charged with murder, was ac-
quilted on ground Of justification.
Lynch and Hamilton. freedmen. were
| discharged hy the nolprosing Of the
case against them These freedmen
were charged with the murder OF Law
renee. boat peddler. several years
ago. Several were tried for the cffense
and from the eyidence aduced. Lynch
would have been acquitted Three We're
found guilty. Hamilton among them.
| \ new trial was granted to him 10y the
Supreme Court. and from what has
heel learned since his trial, it is pretty
sure that he was not guilty. No wit
nesses appeared against them. or could
lie had.
These men had Il chance to have
escaped from the Shreveport Jail when
SO nany prisoners broke out, hut they
did not take advantage Of it. believing.
we suppose. that their innocence could
he proven
Our grand jury system is fast Civ
ing way and will soon lie Il thing of the
PAST. if legislation and court decisions
continue in the future as for few
years past. The Legislature and t,e
courts have been putting continually
additional powers into the hands OF
district attorneys
1t is now their -bounden duty to file
informations in all cases where the
knowledge OF crime Is brought tt
them by affidavits of witnesses. ant
these infornations are to stand iii lie,
!. of indictments OF a grand jury.
:. They have Lcen extremely loath tt
exercise this extensive power. but the,
will have it to do if crime it to lie pun
\ ished at all. A decision of the Suprem,
!, Court last year Is to the effect that an!
grand jury Is made illegal by there be
{ ing one member of it unqualified. ant
this illegaIity can he taken advantage
Of to free il prisoner before or afte
i. conviction. This illegality is quite likel.
). to happen frequently. Added to this ar
illegalities from defects in drawing til
/ jury, in organizing it. in keeping record
. of it and its acts. and perhaps in othe
ways. A prisoner suffers himself to b
d tried; If acquitted, he is free forever
10 if convicted. he arrests tie Judgment
q. quaslles the Indictment and goes free
II Some additional legislation in re
/, gard to grand juries must he had. els
- the institution will die out ard lie SUI
a planted by district attorneys. or NOR
. probably by Judge Lynch
: We have this week to report new
/, from the war of the most startlin
!, character. On the ID day of Septemle
II McMahOn. the Emperor and Primo
- Imperial. with 100000 French soldier
I, surrendered to the prussians.
If The Russians by better genera
n ship and good fortune succeeded i'll I'll
a beginning Of the war in dividing I'll
"a French forces into two armies. Oh
81 under Mcmahon and the other und,
of Bazaine They first overthrew McNI
as hon in a great hattie, then turned {
~ BaZaine. with vastly superior force
~ gained advantage after advantage. al
succeeded in shutting him up in Met
McAlahon recuperates. comes to r
~ z;lineS rescue and is attacked by owe
y whelming forces. shut up in Sedan al
forced to surrender after losing p. ,o'
- killed and wounded.
is Thus ends the second French ei
:! pire, after. life of twenty years.
The rarisii,iis have decreed /
~ public and established i, provision
IA government with Gen. Trocllu at Il
=. head. The Prussialls are marching
!. .e' Paris. b,lt the war is not ended. II
!. " French are using every eAertion
's repulse them. and there is no te,iil
W Wien the fortune Of war may chan:
~ The French have shown splend
~ l,eroism. Overwhelmed hy number
~ they fight like. tigers. They have kill
: and wounded a9n.0W Prussiails, Al
ie have lost themselves 10000. Iesid
y prisoners. All honor to that bra
~ people
- The PrusSians fhreaten-to anliex
~ French territory, Alsace and Lorrail
>.' 10 prevent this. and to prevent t
y total loss of the l;alance Of power