The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-06
j.

To the Editor OF the Courier:
grR-The 0pe1ousas journal of the 9Th June
gives notice Of the killing of Willis Jackson, and
Croehe. I can inform the Editor OF the journal
that Jackson was not killed In Conlee Eroche,
I cannot inform him who did XII him, orr would
do so with pleasure. Twill take occasion to re-
mark that this Is not the first time the Editor of
the Journal has misEepresentBd GDTlee Cr0ehe
in his paper. think that hereafter he had bet
ter waltz I'LL be can hear the truth before ne tires
some Il years since the Lake Charles Echo
said: esy0u may take 81 fine tooth comb and rake
stock there as lives on Cenlee Croehe:8 Who
was the editor OF the Echo at that time IT he
isthe aanffIia { am Informed I consider him as
disreputable a character as ever met on Gotlee
AZ 10 the Editor of the journal, we would adj
wise him til stick to the truth, the Whole truth,
regard to CoIlee Groelie: We may have black
sheeIin nPfi0ek, but with the Assistance Of the
District Attorney CIV. Hudspefh, We none IN g
short time to rid ourselves of their unWeIc0lne
society. Very Respectfully, .P.S
If he was not killed I'M Coulee Croche,
and j. P. s. had informed us 50, we
would have made the correction in this
paper on June 10Th, as the article he al
ludes To appeared on june 8th.
We take the Hbertyof informing j. i.
S. that we have never willfully misrep-
resented Cou1ee Croehe nor any other
s. section OF place, and our colamnsare al
ways open for thecorrection ofall errors
we may make of this nature.
IF we were to wait until we can hear
the truth before we fire our gun, there
would be 40 use Of firing it at all if we
could not get the truth until j. p. s.
spoke for the crime IN this case was
committed, we believe, about May 30th,
and =. p. SIS communication is dated
June 20th, and was published two days
after. NoWare we to infer that j. =.
S., though right on the ground, was
all this time tryingtofnd out the TRUTH
Did lie survey the ground, and find out
lust exactly where tho deed was eom-
nfttedR He must admit that We could
NOT do these things nor wait SO long be-
fore ne oEened our mouth To speak. As
newspaper has to speak right of, and
from the best information it can obtain
atthe moment. Therefore, il m1stnec-
essarily fall into errors, but It has the
right to expect the better part of the
community I'd correct these errors, when
unintentionaIly committed, in q friendly
and not III d hostile spirit,
It'd regard TO the murder Wills Jack
d the JouRNAh spoke from the best
information We could obtain. TheDis-
triet Attorney himself toldus fhath was
committed "near Mr.. Solomon john
sons on Corlee Groehe,' just as stated
inthea article which appearedin thispaper
on June sth. lie no doubt got hieinfor-
nation from parties direct from thataec-
ton: and be certainly had no cause or
desirn TO misrepresenf Conlee Uroehe.
He spoke from the best information be
could obtain. Why did not Up s, OF
some other good, truthful citizen from
that section come and tel Us better
one oftheWitnesses On the preliminary
examination said she knew that Gus
tave DeIaho1ssaye, before whom the
coroner's inauesbWasheld, was Justice
of Tie PEACE i know NIr. Pierre Woods
TO be s constable III gopIee Croehe.f
New IL hedesd Waa not committed u
Coalee Groehe, Why did the Cotlee
nrocIle M~agistrate hold an inquest oyel
HllodYa
Anol1e witness says aIhyeatJnnak
Smith III GBalee EroeIle was d Of.
Tlleomile Prejean's place The nightWl.
lis jackson was killed. Would not
such testimony is this Lead the ignorani
people OF Onelonsas Ii belieYehe crime
was committed IN GouIee groehe
Daean Dugas, another Witness ana
csrtainy aafnteligentone forhe writes
and SIGNS I'LL oWnnamet 70 his testimony
says. T Ire at gonlee groehe "a St
Landry, about three Or three and hall
miles from TheonliIe puean'a And
would not such testimony Il this lead
The editor Of The journal ID say 0lal
che cria vas committed at Gonles
Crnehe md relieve him from theehargt
of V Misrepresentation
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