The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-27
ABOUT A DEPUTY CONSTABLE.
ur ENTERS 4 WINDOW TO EXECUTE
A WRIT,
Ana Then Mas Matte with a woman.

Ana Tben mas a hattie with . woman.
Cnmplaints against the constables and
,ipnpties attached TO justices courts are as old
nd these tribunals themselves, and hardly
Apscite the attention which sometimes they
observe. Coming In contact with poor people
srnl,,4 for as a rule these minor courts adjudi-
rate uuon minor cases only-uie deputy con-
utabje and his action never arouse the indig-
nation ofitliose who can afford TO command
iustice. and hence many outrages they have
committed hive never seen the light Of day.
There are,good constables, men OF Judgment
and forethought, but from the statements
given below 1t il pretty sure that all OF them
do not belong In that category The iirst
statement Is from al, attorney who ye''ehes
FOR It's truth:
THE AFFAIR
On last Friday Constable Caylat @ the
Seventh Justices Court repaired TO the
house Of a Mr.. CHASER, on Pension streeS, De-
tween Constance and Laurel for the purpose
Of executing writ OF seizure obtained ON q
Indictment rendered In the above court against
Mr. alaser for the sum Of ten dollars. The
zealous rnyrmidon Of the law boldly marched
into the back yard Of the premises, and after
aacert aiming that Mr.. and Mrs. CHASER were
both cut having left their little children
aged respectively two and nine years, in
charge OF the house, tried to effect an Ell
trance into the premises from the back way;
hut finding the door locked he proceeded to
The street and by whistling summoned q
negro whom IL seems, he had brought along.
He ther, induced a boy of about eight years of
s.tt ~ atsH In IA ETa IL
osity, to climb
INFO ONE or THE WINDOWS
Of the front room and unlock the front door
and admit him. The pair then moved part
of the furniture and other articles contained
in the rooms to the sidewalk, where they
piled them In promscuous heap, and In SO
doing broke handsome marble cross valued
at s25. tore mosquito bar from the bed and
otherwise injured and defaced the furniture
by their rough usage.
After Oaylat had almost finished ransaok-
ing the house, Mr.. CHASER and his wife ap-
peared upon the scene, and were cooliy told
by Caylat that he had committed this act for
the purpose of satisfying said judgment Of
$40, no demand having previously been made
Leaving his wife In charge Mr. CHASER, ac
companied by Caylat, went to the Seventh
Justice of the Peace Court and paid the iudg
inert On returning home he discovered that
Caylat had
UNLOCKED HIS ABMoIR,
the key having been left by CHASER on a
table In his bedroom, and that everything
contained therein had been turn upside down,
and, what was worse, that 1901 80, the hard
earned savings of himself and wife for many
years, were missing. On discovering his loss
Mr.. CHASER again proceeded TO the Seventh
Justice Court and charged Caylat and his
negro assistant with breaking and entering
his house with intent TO steal and with com
hitting grand larceny; awarrant being issued
they were both arrested. On Monday Caylat
who It seems had been released on bail, again
put in an appearance and attempted TO exc
cute another Judgment for a like sum Of $40
from the above mentioned court, without
making any previous demand.
Mr.. Gaser was out. and the valiant consta-
BILE seeing no one about except Mrs. Chaser,
thought to repeat his performance of last
Friday, but met with resistance from that
lady. Becoming enI'aged at her tenerity in
thus resisting one who was clothed with the
majesty of the law, Gaylat struck Mrs.
CHASER i'm the face with something which he
held In MS hanu, causing
THE BLOOD no FLOW
freely over the face and clothes of the unfor-
tunate woman. Alarmed at the fact that the
neighborB, attracted by the cries of Mrs.
CHASER, were Fastening TO the scene and fear
ing for his personal safety, Caylat fled, and
was pursued by several OF Mrs. Glaser's
,ne,iighbors, and not relshng the idea Is. Of
car, and inducing the driver "a friend of hisl
TO drive at great speed, escaped and returned |
TO the court from whence he came.
Not long after the above had traDspired,
Mrs. Chaser wcnded her way to the court for |
the purpose of making a charge of assault |
and battery against Caylat, |
BUT THAT WORTHY
was on the lookout, and before she could &C.
complish her purpose he caused Mrs. CHASER |
TO be locked up under the charge of resisting |
an officer in the discharge OF his duty.
On Thursday Caylat and his negro assist |
ant appeared before Judge ORourl1e, of the |
Seventh Justice Of the Peace Court to answer |
the charge preferred against them by MIR. |
Glaser OF breaking and entering with intent |
to steal and committing grand larceny The |
evidence OF the witnesses for the prosecution |
was very full; the manner In which Caylat |
and his accomplish entered the house: the |
fact that Caylat unlocked the armoir where |
the money was kept, and also that the money
was In the armoir at the time Mr. and Mrs
CHASER |
LEFT THE HOUSE
and went out being sworn to.
The prisoners were discharged, the Judge
holding that under article 762, Code of Prac--
tice, Caylat and his accomplish had acted
under the law so far as their entering the
house was concerned. As TO tho missing
$2ol 80. the Judge held that as it had not
been proven that the money was seen In the
hands of either Caylat or the negro, he could
not do anything but release them.
The above occurrence ought to be investi- |
gated by the Grand Jury.
In order that no injustice might be done. the
following statement by the Deputy, Caylat,
was taken by q DEMOCRAT reporter:
''On Saturday, May 10, had little judg-
ment OF lawyer Harris to execute. called
on CHASER repeatedly to advise him to pay it,
and he never would come down TO settle. He
always avoided me and secreted himself.
When the constable ordered me to seize,
went there and found the gate opened and
some children in the yard. l asked them
where their father was, and they said he was
in the neighborhood. saw a little boy there, |
and asked him to take q step-ladder and get
in the window. and he did so and got in and
unlocked the door for maand enfnrfd With