The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-15
THE MYERS CASE.
Some of the Inside.
What it Takes to Make a Sheriff Do
His Duty.
The Prisoner or a Fine !

"'se ""h PC't'S "es, now N't dN~t
of what honest Judges and faithful
District Attorneys have to c"ntent
against in these days when embez
element of public funds, forging cleo.
ton returns, and retaining books OF
the Auditors Office, are cIassed a,
"political offences" and come within
the scope of the "asreement," and the
"shaddow" of Hayes Southern policy
to violate which the "labor of the
country wonld be destroyed and its
very peace imperiled--we will cite
a few incidents in the "Myers trial
illustrative thereof.
Myers is not only the political as
sociate and friend of the present
Sheriff (BoulIt) Of this parish, but
erst while his boon, social companion
for be it known that Myers is now a
convivial cuss, as he was at all times
festively inclined; given to punning
and playing on the guitar. Myers
was under indictment when Boullt
came in Office, and no effort was
made by that limb Of the law to ar
rest him. David is a sly fellow, and
he would answer when questioned by
some citizen, who imagined that jus.
tice was being little strained by this
whilom Sheriff, that, che couldn't
find Myers
Our Judge is a ide-awake man
aud an old soldier who knows just
how much to believe of those sort of
stories, and he kept his eye on David.
He had seen, no doubt as every body
else, that David could dig into the
bowels Of Texas and pull out "poor
white trash"-who didn't have q
friend, political or otherwise, or a
dollar; and that David was merry
blazes at snatching up hog thief in
some distant parish whose crime had
been committed 40 long ago that eve
~ body had forgotten it. But, not
witbstanding David's deficiency" in
this degree-and We might remark
e" PEASANT, his polite and overpowel-
ing regularity in drawing pay for
capturing the "Texas Lost" aud the
"hog thief'-still he "conldn't catch
Myers, d-n him." az he more than
once expressed it. The Judge, with
eyes and ears open, was suddenly ia
ken alt aback when he was reliably
informed that David himself, and his
deputies, when visiting New Orleans
between Court times, were in the
habit of having a high old time with
their "friend Henry" They'd thea
ire, aud dine and d,ink together, and
yet che couldn't tnd' him at Cont
time, and was not happy in conse-
quence.
Now, the Judge wanted to give
David a chance, no doubt, and
thought him young and innocent
David, of course, never dreaming bnt
what the only time a man was to te
on warrant placed in his
hands by the Court was-when ever
he got ready to do so, aud that was
'',just before Court" and just after
he had teiegraphed Myers he was
coming after him, no doubt.-and he
gave David a fatherly lecture.
He explained to David the facts,
that he, David, was not constituted
Judge in the Myers case; that he
knew of him and his deputies, or
some one Of them at least possibly
sweet Wi'liam-having a high old
line with Myers in New Orleans, and
hat this story of his not being liable
20 catch Myers, d--n him." had been
worn a "litt|e too thin.' "Now, Da-
lid, Myers must come; if lie don't, it |
will cost "a Sheriff about your size !
$1,000" David looked blank, We
'uppose, but he brought Myers. lie
:aught him that time, "d-n him."
md that is how they got him here.
Myers, then, is a sort of "bond
umper;" that is, he'll give a bond,
md if you let him unt on it, the
Sheriff, and he with District Judge
'ehind him, is the only person that
an persuade" him to return.
Well, the District Attorney has
lard time Of it too. Myers vigorous
y pleads the agreement" and tells
'ow the Governor is going to pardon
'im-and it is a hard matter to get
Il ythng out of our officials. Mr..
usher says, that he has no papers
elating to Myers, and refers the Dis.
riot Attorney to Dubuclet, who was
efeated in 1874 for State Treasurer
nd counted in by the Returning
Ioard but held on under Hayes
southern policy, aud Dubuclet don't