The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
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The Courts-Both District NJ
Parish-Damooratl tic Decencv
ContrasteI with ReDub.:-
can Rasc.lirv-rhe Jail
and its InnateS.

| OUr CONrt House has M longer thu
sombre appearance it possessed fol
eight years, or nearly. In those drear,
days it was the resort Of crowds o
idle negroes and worthless whit,
scamps. Courts were gala days fol
profes sional jnrymen, and the gan!
waxed fat on parish paper, while de
cent people, VII" payed the piper
groaned in anguish Of spirit.
Our district judiciary has, since tn,
retirement Of Myers of notoriou.
fame, been purged Of imbecility ant
corruption. Judge C. Chaplin brought
to the bench, in 1875, purity Of char
acter and judicial learning ; he wal
succeeded by Judge D. Pierson o
equal character'and ability. Our par
ish court fingered in the lap of igno
ance until Judge j. NJ. B. Tucke,
was triumphantly elected by the
white and colored democrats of the
parish. This places our ermino on q
line, as to purity and capacity. May
it so remain. Clerk Tunnard, elected
upon the Republican ticket in 1876
has made 50 far most excellent Of
fetal. He has, from bench, bar and
lobby, met encomium and good will
Sheriff Deblieux and his chief deputy
Col. W. W. Breazeale, have re.enstat.
ed the sheriff's office to its old standard
and you enter now to find business
men, intent on public business. Mr..
Kearney, the Recorder, and every one
knows George, is in clover, for he is
surrounded, in his public hour, by
gentlemen who are fit associates. The
old "gang' is gone and with them
goes the hope their like may never
return to darken our peace and pros
peIity. Sheriff Breazeale has changed
the diet Of the prisoners 10 Jail from
"neck and corn bread' to a diversi-
fled bill Of fare. He gives them vege.
tables, such as beans, turnips and po-
tatoes, with flour bread alternate days
and good wholesome soup. This is
rs it should be. Prisoners are not
brutes and their health aud misfor.
tunes demand care and kindness.
On last Monday quite a crowd gather
ed on Front street to witness q set.tO
between gentleman oftape and weights
and a we'll known knight Of tho last and
hammer. Owing to the absence Of the
sporting fraternity pools were not open
ed. The sidewalk was the place selected
for the battle ground. Gen. Benzine, who
il we'll known in this vicinity for his
true grip oflove for the boys, was select
ed as referee by tho knight. Time was
called, and the valiant knight after the
first round WAS sent into the gutter in
seven beautiful tableaus with pano-
ramic curtain drawn over his left optic.
giving beautiful picture of the effect of q
mud bath. This last round ended tho fun
for tho boys, and the knight was seen
vending his way to his mansion, some
thought to retire beneath the shades of q
leather bench, but not 90 with the
thermometer up in the hundreds and q
hammer within his reach, how could he :
An idea struck him being scarce of pegs
he would hammer that clerks knowl-
edge box into hash pie but, before
our knight could fulfill his ideas he was
kindly taken in by Chief Police Hutson.
who gave him fatherly advice, and if
he didn't heed it he would be compelled
to give him quarters in the cooler. Our
knight accepted the advice.