The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13
The COnspiratOl-s ON the
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PLAoUEMINE, La, Sept. 10th. Il

PLAoUEMINE, La, Sept 10th, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEF-The arrest and imprison-
ment of Hon. Geo. b. Loud at this place had
scarcely been consummated and the villains
who perpetrated this foul and ignoble deed
and the organ of their treachery and mis-
deeds had heralded to the world the glorious
victory of a partisan Judge and perjured
District Attorney pro tenn, than there comes
the startling information to an already
amazed and bewildered community that the
conspirators and co-adjutors in fraud tstill
on the war-path and in search of new victims
to their hellish purposes) had made fresh.
capture, and the Parash Judge was arrested
upon the glaring charge of embezzlement.
One of the most respectable and high toned
citizens OF this parish is Hon. James Crowell,
Parish Judge, and his appointment by His
Excellency Gov. Kellogg, was met with gen
erai smiles of approval on the part of the
citizens of the parish and tho members of
the bar. But the appointment was objec-
tionable to one man only-Chas. E. Merrill;
the cause of his dissatisfaction is easily ex-
planned. The Hon. Parish Judge is looked
upon as gentleman who cannot be bribed
or duped. Such a man for Parish Judge isnot
congenial with the tastes of the pseudo SEN
ator. And in this emergency he calls to his
aid his satellites the District Judge and Par
ish Attorney and issues his ediet. They are
not slow to comprehend, and Judge Crowell
appears before perjured Judge charged
with the ENLIGHTENMENT of 81 during the year
1871 while acting in the capacity of Justice
of the Peace.
All nature stands appalled,. 1t is sufficient
to make the blood curdle in the veins of
every honest citizen to know that while liv-
ing under and obeisant to the orders of such
tribunal their lives, their property, and
their sacred honor are all alike insecure.
The District Court has now adjourned sine
die, and the people, the patient 1aw-abiding
people of Iberville breathe easy. The organ
of the despots grinds out melodious ditty
for each of the unwary dupes, and the Police
Jury by direction of its President, one of the
peoples money to compensate the District
Attorney for his noble action in the aforesaid
prosecutions. The affidavit against the Par
ish Judge was made by the son of District
Judge Cole and without d shadow of reason
Judge Crowell having demanded a prelirn-
mary examination produced his books in
Court, which showed a balance of 1925 in his
favor, and due him by the aceuser. Not
withstanding, the Parish Judge was bound
over to appear before the District Court at
its next session in January. James i. Cole.
Judge of the 5th Judicial District, was ap-
pointed in March last upon the recommend
alton of Senator Merrill, who falsely repre-
sented to tho Governor that Judge Cole was
a practicing attorney in Iberville. Judge
Cole has not practiced as an attorney since
1868, and is therefore ineligible to the Office
of District Judge, the statute of the State
OF Louisiana requiring that any person to be
eligible to the Office of District Judge shall
have praetieed the two years next preceding
his election or appointment Judge Cole
must have committed perjury in taking the
oath of office. But that would astonish
none. He has so disgraced himself and dis
honored the Office of District Judge, that he
has forfeited all claims to respect of the peo-
pie, regardless. of race or color in the parish,
and his last two acts, the persecution of
Messrs. Loud and Crowell, will invoke the
just indignation of an honest Executive, and
the Legislature of the people will hurl him
from the position he has so indignifed.
LIBERTY.