The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-12
Police Jury Proceedings.
OPELoUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LAM

LOU PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
September LIST, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present.: John Roy, President; I'll. DuriO, T. s.
Iontenot, Theodule Fontenot andT C. Chachere.
III minutes OF thelast meeting were read and
% THE HON. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE
POLICE JURY:
We, your committee, appointed to lay out a
Dad from the swayzee plantation to Mrs A.:
Rutledge's lower line, will respectfully report
Is follows, tO-wit: We find that a road leading
rom the Swayzee plantation to Mrs. A.. j. Rut-
edges lower line, mtersecting the State road,
leading from the Atchafalaya to Bayou BGut,
Tile only feasible and practicable route.
We recommend to your Hon. body the pay
ment of one hundred dollars to Mrs. O. FL. VIC
this being the amount assessed by, Ills, as
damages done her i'll the passage OF said road
through her land. And we lind that all the
places below are benefited rather than injured
by the said road, and would not
further remuneration.
We do solemnly swear, that we have laid ont
the road directed to be laid out by the Police
jury of the parish of st: Landry, to the greatest
ease and advantage of the inhabitants, and with
as little prejudice to enclosures as may be, with
out favor or affection, malice or hatred, and the |
best of our skill and ability, SO help us God.
E. A. Cal1nouChe,
A. David,
T.. H. Lester,
+. W. Sylvester.
T. A. Hicks,
r. +. MCCaulley,
Louis T. FOntenOt.
On motion of MI. TheOdule FOntenOt, resolved,
that the above report be received and adopted,
and the committee discharged.
The petition of J. A. Tayl0Ea and A. C.. Simns,
were read relative to the public ferries known
as Faulkner's ferry over Bayou Rouge and the
Waxia ferry over Bayou C0urtableau, whercup-
on motion Of Mr.. Theodule FOntcnot, resolved,
that the right to keep said ferries be sold i'll ac-
cOrdance to law, tsec Sec. 1901 and Sec. 1902, Di-
gest of Revised Statutes of La.) for the term of
five years, with the following rates Of f~erriage,
Q rthe Waxia ferry, over Bayou Courtableau:
FOOtman 5 cents.
Man and 10 "
One horse and 20
Two horse vehicle %
Four horse vehicle. SO
For Faulkner's ferry, over Bayou Rouge:
footllan ~ cents.
Man and horse 25
Two horse vehicle IS
Vehicle drawn by four animals -..--.- 100 "
Leu 10
Be it further resolved, that the above ferries
shall be entitled to charge so percent. additional
for night crossing.
To the Hon. President and members of the Po-
lice jury, OF the Parish of st. Landry:
The petition Of Henderson Humble, of the
Parish of st. Landry, Oyerseer of the road lead
ing from Kings bridge to Bayou Techc, respect
fully represents that it becomes necessary to
change that portion OF the public road over
which he preSideS, that lies between Alexandra
MEATS place and Jos. D. GOnOr's place, as fol
lows, tO-Wit To move the road out the width OF
the rOad-the whole distance being Oh DR.. r. H.
L1ClclIS Ia1lU, VINO also signs THIS petition ana
who claims no damages for said removal.
WhereupOn he prays that said change may be
granted by your honorable body.
H. HUMBLE.
have no objection to the above change of
road. r. H. LTTTELL.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, resolved that the
above petition be granted, and the road over
seer be instructed to lay out said road.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow, at 10 O'Clock, A.. NJ.
TUESDAY, Sept. I'd, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment:
Present: John Roy, President; TheOdule FOnte-
not, FL. DuriO, 7. s. FOntenOt andT. C. Chachere.
A circular from the Trustees of Louisiana In
stitutiOn for the Deaf and Dumb was read, also
the applications of Andre AndrepOnt, Alexan-
DIRE Deville, Jr, anc Lastie ROZat, Jr., who are
deaf and dumb, and are in INDECENT circum-
stances, and wish to receive the benefits of said
Institution, whereupOn motion of Mr.. DuriO,
resolved, that the President Of the Police Jury
be authorized to give the said applicants the
necessary certificate to the Trustees OF the said
Institution.
On motion of Mr.. Theodule Fontenot, resolved
that I. S. Andrus, r. S. wilkins, J. NJ. Lalanne,
| Joseph Beers, L. D. Prescott, E. CAN'T and
Wills Prescott, be appointed as Commissioners
| to locate the road on Bayou Courtableau, oppo-
site Washington, from the bridge 10 opposite
| Main street, in accordance to Sec. 8 Of the road
ordinance. .-
To the Hon. the President and members of the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
The petition Of the undersigned respectfully
| REPRESENT budG accompanied ny MGSSFS. u y.
DelafOsSe, Aristide Ortego, and Benz. FontenOt,
and armed with the necessary Bench Warrants
from the 8th District Court, st. Landry, they
left the parish of St. Landry on Thursday Au-
gust 18th, 1873, to arrest Benjamin Guillory and
Cyriaque GuilOry, f~ugitives from justice from
this parish, indicted for larceny and murder,
and for the arrest Of whom your honorable body
had offered rewards amounting to eighthundred
dollars.
That on the 18th of August they reached the
residence of the GlillOry's on Little River, par
ish of CatahOula, and the next morning attempt
ed to arrest them, that they resisted, that one
of them, Benjamin GuillOry, fired Upon the posse
twice, that the other, Cyriaque Guillory. was
shot down i'll endeavOring to reach his wife whC
was coming towards him with adOuble barrele(
shot gun, that after Cyriaque GRillory fell, Ben
Guill0ry ran through the house with his rife il
his hand, that as he reached the rear of the
house he was halted by Deputy Sheriff w. c
Lewis, that he Immediately raised his rifle tt
shoot Lewis, who fired upon him killing him in
stanteF.
Your petitioners aver that they desired above
| all things to arrest said parties and deliverthen
alive into the hands of the Sheriff: That they
made every effort to do so, that they only free
upon them when compelled to do so, and in or
der to prevent a useless and unnecessary effu
sion of blood, and to save the lives of some O
the posse, that your petitioners had no other al
tentative left, but to kill the said Guill0rys, ant
that your petitioners, under the circumstance
claim the reward offered by your honorable
body. and pray that a warrant for the amour
issue to them for general relief.
W. G. Lewis, Deputy Sheriff,
J. Jackson, Dep. Sheriff,
c. {. Dus0n, for self and
- Ef-t E.. s. Andrus and others.
t..--,,. O~PELOUsAs, September 1st, 1873.
approve the foregoing petition, and reques
your honorable body to grant the prayer of tn
petitioners. The GuillOrys were desperadOe
/ who had boosted that they would never be OIL
, rested. They resisted the officers and posse VIII
were armed with the necessary Bench warrant
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