The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-03-22
WITHIN THE BARS.
]. r. HOrnsby's Petition for Reduc.
ton OF Bail-He Tells the Court How
He Squandered His Wealth on
Deputies-He Considers his
Incarceration Illegal
He Uses Article TX
A q abreast.
work,

Last Wednesday Mr. Hornsby filed bis
petition on ''reduction%f BAIL" His hon
or give him hearing on the s'me day,
After the examination of witnesses, Mr..
Hornsby informed the court that he had
used all dil;gences to give bond had
paid out all his funds dispatching depu-
ties to have his friends get him out of
the SCOOTER" but that the plea they all
put in was that his bond was too high.
He also stated in his argument hat he
had been driven away from home and
that be had sacrificed all his means on
account of divers diseases he contracted
while in prison and hoped his honor
would reduce his bond to 500 His
honor replied, that he had placed his
bond at the very lowest figures, and that
r. he yielded to reduction Of bonds that
that would be making the question Of
bond a farce, and therefore could not
grant him his request, and ordered the
Sheriff to take charge Of the prisoner.
Mr.. Hornsby no doubt thinks that bic
failure Of giving bond is hollow.mock.
cry on American freedom, at least We
should infer SO, from the following petit
ton he makes to the court:
Your petitioner J. R. Hornsby wishes
to inform your honor that he was arrest.
ed in New Orleans illegally and contrary
to law and justice by one McDonnal
special officer, by virtue Of warrant di.
rected to y. II. Boullt, jr., sheriff Of Nat.
chiroches, which said McDonnal had no
right to execute under the law, and
your petitioner claims that he has been
illegally arrested aud illegally pcrsecu'
ted under the laws of this State in the
Parish of Orleans from the 10th Decem.
Der, 1879, to February, 1879, and you'
petitioner did petition to you for the re-
moval to Natchitoches prison where he
might give bond and thereby get hit
liberty according to law and justice. And
your petitioner was ready to give thu
amount Of bond required by your honor
and owing to the minutes of your cOur,
being out Of place by the neglect Of some
parties not known TO your petitioner Il
forward any warrant back to this parish
as should have been done. Your peti
toner did spend several dollars by dis
patchine TO your honor to ascertain thu
charge against him through MIR. W. W
Breazeale, and you referred him to thu
m iDutes Of the court which cOul0 not bs
found at tho time, nor any warrant. Mr.
W. W. Breazeale acting ~ sheriff ut thu
time Of my transfer from New Orleans Il
this place forwarded blank boud to my
friends for their signature which teey ~
fused to sign on account Of said bond not
being filled out which cost your petition
or to spend several dollars moro for th.
service Of a deputy and your petitionel
requested tho bond TO be filled out which
was done with the charge Of "assaul'
with intent to KILL" and as I had writ
ten to my friends the charge va.
IAN assault with the intent to commit
MURDER" and as there was no particular
term Of court for my appearance, my
friends have returned the bond aud re-
fused to sign it. Your petitioner having
exscted all his means in trying 10 Civ,
the large amount Of bond required, and
having seen parties released from thia
prison on much smaller bond with gravel
charges than is preferred against me, asl
your honor to reduce my bond from $3.50
to 500 a. have friends to sign tho last
amount; and your petitioner wishes t
to inform your honor that he is law
abiding citizen and . native Of Louis
lana, prays that your honor give tb'
above petition your earliest attention,
and grant your petitioner hearing.