The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-10
OUR FRIENDS FROM QUEUE TORTUE.

The Picayune gets the names of the
parties and facts Of the case badly mixed,
in regard to the persons recently arrested
in this parish by the U. S. Marshal. As
the Pic publishes them, they would not
know their own names. Louis Allemand
is called Jos. Altman; Andre Meche, An
DIRE Niche; Gerasin Meche, Gerain Niche;
Leon Mire, Leon Min; Apolin Gau-
threaux, Azolin G~authreaux; Gesner
Breaux, Gernon Brieux. In another part
Of the Pics article the Allemands are
given the name of Alum, and in another
Alleman. The Pic says, in the begin
ming Of its article that they "were ar
rested on the charge Of burglary" when
first brought before the magistrate here ;
lower down, in the same article, under
the head of later" we read the arrest
Of eight citizens Of st. Landry parish,
upon the charge Of stealing a COW, and
of bringing them to this city to be tried
before Commissioner Shannon" The
Pic adds: "We cannot understand why
a case Of petty larceny should be trans
ferred from its proper jurisdiction of a
parish judge to the United States Com
missioner"
Now this mixture is ludicrous; but it
is certainly pretty tight on "some of ou1
friends from Queue Tortue, (great coun-
try," who certainly can not be pleased
at the idea of it's being stated that they
were arrested upon the charge of steal.
ing a cow even by their friends, if they
are "goOd Democrats" IF the Picywill
examine our issue of the 26th ult., it will
get the real facts and names. These
eight gentlemen, "who are all honest
citizens, good Democrats, and good Con.
federate soldiers" being "some of oul
friends from Queue Tortue, (great coun,
try,)nF IN the parish of St. Landry, were
not arrested "upon the charge of steal
ing a cow" but upon the affidavit of {
partywhom they arrested, acithouta auar,
rant, for stealing a COW. The actua
eow-thieves have already been tried AMI
convicted, upon the testimony of "ou.
friends from Queue Tortue, (great coun
try,v at the present term Of our Distric
Court. The "great country" of Queu'
Tortue seems to have been prolific il
other kinds of friends" than "hones
citizens, good Democrats, and good Con
federate soldiers But none of Kel
logg's appointees here had anything t.
do with it; the Bourbons are in that line
. DR.. Lester, Capt. Violet and - An
, derson were arrested, at their instance
we believe, and taken down at the sam
j time with "our friends from Queue Tor
tue, (great country" but as they wer
not SO peenliarly !" oar friends andma
be not good Democrats ? their case de
served no consideration. "Our friend
from Queue Tortue, (great country
were innocent Of any crime; and tina
: should have been the ground of thei
| defence. What will avail, before a Uni
ted Commissioners, the facts that the
are : good Democrats, and good Confed
crate soldiersqa Their accusers. tn
! e~oH-fhieyes. are probably !" good Demo
Gratis, and good Confederate soldiers
: and also reside in the great country
of Qnele Tortue, and are eow-tiieyes /
! boot. They are now IN the parish pris
! on; and BY the grace Of an honest jur,
{ not from the great country" and by
decree OF orr District Judge, they VII
soon change their residence to Bate
! Rouge. We hope the me- is not far diI
tant wasa the honest citizens Of I'll
great country will be relieved Of q
!, the thieves.