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Five Indictments BroughtIn By Hancock Grand JuryA Hancock County grand jury live jurors on a county-wide level* returned live indictments in a re- TEXT OF REPORTport made to Circuit Judge Leslie Text of the grand jurv report,B. Grant and indicated general as submitted by Malvin Ladner, satisfaction with law enforcement jury foreman, follows: and conduct of public offices in We, the grand jury of Hancock the county. County, Miss., having been dulyIndictments were returned empaneled, sworn and charged at against the following: Frank Car- the term aforesaid by your honor, ver Jr., assault and battery: Rob- beg leave to submit this our final ert M. Parker, burglary and lar- report.ceny; Albert H. (Docm Woods, bur-’ We have been in session for two glary and larceny: Mrs. Oswald L. days during which time we havt Villery, false pretenses; and Os-,examined 18 witnesses, have in*wald L. Villerv. false pretenses, jvestigated five cases, and have re-Hancock County Sheriff Sylvan [turned five indictments Ladner said all but Parker had: tind, generally, that law en-posted appearance bonds and had f°rcernent conditions in Hancockbeen released from county jail cou,nty arein goodconaition, and,pending arraignment hearings fa^fas ^ able ascertain, •Monday, March 18. i he officers of the county are con-„ , ’ . . ducting their oxfices in a fit andJudge Grant adjourned circuit ;prODcr mannercourt for the week Wednesday foi-1 We have inspected the court-lowing hearings in a civil case. house and jail and we find thatMORRIS TRIAL SET the main courtroom is in need ofCourt will convene again next painting and we strongly urge the Monday for arraignments and pre- board of supervisors to take im-liminaries to the third trial of Dale mediate steps for the restoration Morris, 32, ex-Montana cowboy : and preserv ation of our main court-charged with murder in the No- room.vember 1955 slaying of Charles! We have investigated the plans Flink Sr., prominent Bay St. Louis for the building of a new county : resident. home and we find that the con*Two previous trial* of Morris, in tract is to be let in the near fu* September and March of 1956, end- ture, and we find that those plans ed in deadlocked juries with mis-.wiil provide Hancock County with trials ordered by Judge Grant. !a modern, up-to-date place toHancock County Clerk A. C. Mil- house the indigent, sick and needy, chell said 165 subpoenas were be- And now, having concluded oup ,ing served this week for a special labors we respectfully beg to stand ; venire for the Morris trial and finally discharged. Respectfully .Sheriff Ladner has been directed Submitted, (Signed) Malvin Lad-to select an additional 200 orosoec- ner. foreman.
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Biloxi Daily Herald
Biloxi, Mississippi, US
Thu, Mar 14, 1957
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