The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-30

of them. though they were known 70
be within forty miles of the court-
house" This statement is false in
part and altogether malicious. never
have had warrants for Jim Stephens or
/ Mcfarland. Besides, two different
sheriffs have served their term of Office
in this parish since these two men
with others, transgressed the law, and
if either of those officers made any
efforts for their arrest, ] have never
heard of it, (whcre was j. L. w. at
that tiine2) neither have ] heard of
those murders in the parish, or ont of
it, since they committed those crimes
but this keen-eyed, law-abiding debt
paving ]. /. w. seems to know exactly
where they are. Come, ]. L. Williams.
tell me where those nurdcrers are, and
| will have no trouble in arrcstiDg
them. With such keen. hawk-eyed
champion as You are, along either in
front or rear, permit me here TO saw
that there has been about fourteen
MdEidilIG lSsuCu lOI Ctilbt fttifffHlIIEn
since | was elected sheriff of Vernon
parish, and all but two of them have been
served. -to-wit: Jones, for petty larceny.
and Vim. Sanders, for shooting. The
former forfeited his bond and left the
State; the latter left the State soon
after the warrant was issued, and vet
Mr.. j. /. W. says: ''How can VIC ex-
pect the enforcement of the law with
such deficient officer"
J. J.. W. further states ''that he is
truly proud TO know that the parish of
Calcasieu has sheriff of capacity.
who knows his duty, and has the nerve
and pride TO execute all writs in behalf
of the commonwealth, and when it
becomes necessary to travel in TO this
parish, for said purpose, and especially
to give the protection we are entitled
to, under the law, which we have failed
to receive from our own sheriff, etc
! will say in reply to this, that
wish to be understood that don't en-
dorse the conduct of I. w. Stephens
in the least, but in every instance op-
posed such. Perhaps if 7. W. Ste
phens and others had received the pro-
lection that they were entitled To under
the law, when their houses were fired
into under the cover Of night several
Years ago, which was contrary TO law
and justice. Sheriff Lyons and his gal
liant posse might have been saved the
trouble of coming to protect the peo-
pie of Vernon on the aforesaid occa-
sion, and probably after troubles in
his own parrish. Where was J. L. W.
then that he did not let his voice ring
ont, ''protection
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, if this
patriotic J. L. w. would have the laws
enforced, would it not be well for him
to look little above the office of
sheriff, which is only ministerial. Not
less thar dozen murders have been
committed in the parish OF Vernon
prior TO my being sheriff, and not one
has ever been punished in this parish
FOR any high crime, and only about
seven or eight have been punished for
petty offenses. Come up. }. L. W.. to
the next term of orr Ais'irict court
and let your patriotic voice be heard
among our jurors. both grand and
petit, and don't forget while Won are
here TO post the sheriff in regard to-
the whereabouts of those crsminals
about whom You seem to know So
much. ] would like TO make yom ac-
qnaintance, and ] know Uncle Abb
would be pleased TO meet yon here.
/ hope yon, Mr.. Editor, will pardon
me for writing so much, but Justice 10
myself and friends, who put me in
office, would not admit of less.
G. f. CoNERLY, Sheriff.