The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-12

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also be kept for sale. Opelousas has for
a long time felt the need of some place
of the kind, and we feel certain that
with so polite and e~nterprising a gentle
man atsthe head that it viii meet with
the success it deserves.
A Coon CITIZEN GoNE.-One of
best citizens, Mr.. X. FL. BodemIller, died
suddenly of congestion, at his residence
in Opelousas, last Thursday morning.
He had been sick since Monday, buthis
case was not considered very dangerous
until death was upon him. He wa a
native of Baden, Germany, and nObquite
forty-one years age. He had resided
here many years, and was one Of the
best citizens of the place. He was thor
oughly honest and straightforward in
everything. His word was as good as
his bond. In all the relations OF Fife, as
citizen, friend, neighboT, husband and
father, he was perfect. His family, his
friends and the community have sus-
tanned a great loss in his death.
He was a member of all the Masonic
bodies at this place, Humble Cottage
Lodge No. 10, Gordy r. A. Chapter No.
81, Eureka Council No. 10, Girard Com
mandery Knights Templar No. 4, and
filled the position of secretary, recorder,
ETC., in all of them. 81
II --n. I,,usa5 a. 4ha 6a4bo1ia aaYaa-
terry in this place, to-day, at ten o'clock.
JUSTICE KNox's CoURT.-The only
caselo Of any importance that has ON
u % before this court is the case of the
Stateof Louisianay VS.. Willie Richardson,
Albert Burleigh, Strait Watson and
VIM, Griffin. These four young men
were charged, by the affidavit of n
VIM. jenkins, {. m. c., living On Sol.
Loebfs plantation in this parish, with
having, on Monday night the 18th Au-
gust, 1878, about the hour of 10 o'clock
iii the night OF the said same day, armed
with dangerous weapons, torWit: rifles
and pistols, then and there charged with
gunDowdef and leaden bullets, unlaW-
fully and feloniOusly surrounded the
dwelling house of afhant and then and
there nnlaWfnllT shot at, against and
into said house, affiant then and there
being lawfully therein,
The case was fixed for trial on Satur-
day last, the 9th inst, the accused par
ties were represented by Judge B. Al.
MaTtel and John N. Ogden, ESQ. The
complainant, VIM. Jenkins, i. m. G., (Who
had been duly cited according to law,
and who was iii town at the time1 was
called upon by the deputy Sheriff to
come forward and prosecute his case,
which he perempt0rily refused to do
when, ON motion of counsel for the de-
fence, the case Wassdismissed.
Wehayebeen furnished withthe above
from Justice Knox court. There is some
difference Of opinion III regard to the
manner iii which this case has been con-
Quoted but as we were sick at the time
and could not intern ourself of the par
t~iculars, we cannot, In the absence of
judicial testimony, lay the facts before
the public. Rutone ffact is not disputed,
the house was riddIed with shot and
haliefs, and ii is d wonder the man was
NC killed. Now, somebody did this
shooting. and shooting into a dwelling
house is ii great crime and highly penal
under the law. One man was sent to
the ~penitenfiary last court for this same
offence. All kinds OF assassination are
crfminal and outrageous, but this mode
is the worst of all.
One gentleman informs us that two oil
the parties accused are innocent, fo1
they were at his house that night, and
d Of them was sick. Lett begranted
that all the accused are innocent, and
still the fact remains that somebody
committed the crime. Bellevue oWesii
10 herself That the criminal or criminals
In this case should be found and brouglfi
10 justice. Hthere Wasa private quarrel
at tho rootof the matter, assassinatings
manfn his dwelling IN the night time, il
not the proper way to settle il II the III,
tended victim III this case is d rascal
assassination Of shooting into his dwell
ing. is 40 legal punishment and not fht
legitimate Wayto reform him.
Such Il crime AZ this will hardly bt
overlooked by the higher Judicial al.
horitfes here. The District Attorney
says he viii resort to all means, ordinary
and extraordinary, to bring offenders b
justice. We all know that he Is no
short-Winded. He never gives up TIL
search after the perpetrators Of crime
Itvonla DC well for the perpetrators Ii
consider this fact, before they pltng'
headlong into such foolish and hghl!
criminal acts rs shooting into q man
dwelling house.