St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-10

rest of corporal Griffin and deputy
clerk Of court Schellang for the crime.
Kelley, whilst driving his vehicle from
the lake, collided with the buggies oc-
cupied by Griffin and Schellang who in
turn administered terrible castigation
to the drunken driver. Griffin had ar
rested the unfortunate driver and was
therefore bound to protect him whilst
in his custody, but signally failed in
that duty and on the contrary allowed
Schellang to assault Kelly in regular
hoodlum style, causing him to seek
safety in the muddy waters Of the n ew
canal from which he was fished out a
few days afterwards corpse. Griffin
could make better defense. The re-
quest was granted and the result was
that in spite Of his corporalship, his
powerful influence in ward politics, and
his mOneyed friends" Thomas Griffin
was convicted of involuntary man
slaughter after fair and impartial
trial 10y jury composed of his fellow
citizens. The above convictionS-pal-
pable instances of striking endorsements
of the law ought to send terror to the
hearts of the hoodlums and cause them
to seek their dens for safety forever
more.
John Casey a young hoodlum who is
charged with assaulting a fellow man
with dangerous weapon and who was
afterwards released on bond to await
his trial, took fright at the salutary
manner in which Judge Luzenburg is
administering justice to violators Of the
law and jumped the city for Texas.
His bondsman however employed a
detective to show him the way back
to the Crescent city, and the festive
Jimmy is now with us once more, and
his bondsman has once more regained
his equilibrium.
Although Mayor Shakespeare has
issued il proclamation in which he says
tain persons and organizations are using
violence, by which they prevent persons
in the peace of the State from pursuing
their usual respective avocations," no
trouble whatever is anticipated. The
strikers in the cotton labor imbrOglio
have issued a counter proclamation in
which they declare it to be their unal-
terative purpose to use all lawful means
to attain their ends. They discoun-
tenance violence and intimidation and
| will do all in their power to suppress
the same.
Ice is scarce and veritable ice famine
is upon us. The retail dealers refuse to
sell for less than ten cents worth Of the
CONCEALED liquid aud the piece is small
at that price.
1t is said that the baptismal records
of the St. Louis Cathedral have been
stolen. There is clue to the thief and
his object is matter of conjecture.
Owing to the lack Of bullion the
United States mint has suspended work.
The conviction of corporal Griffin to
five years imprisonment at hard labor
in the penitentiary is generally COM
mented upon as just sentence. Peo-
pie outside of New Orleans can form
no idea of the set Of staggering, bull
lying and despotic policemen there are
in New Orleans. Grifin's fate ought
not to be forgotten by the Crescent city
knights of the club and it should be
warming to them that discretion is the
better part of valor.
w. Roach goes to the penitentiary
from N. O. for attempting to ravish
little girl, his step daughter. Williams
Thomas was convicted of a crime
against nature, and goes to the peni-
tentiary for life.
Au revOir, EPSILON MU.