St. Landry democrat., 1886-01-16
A Lively Police Jury.

The police jury OF the parish OF Jetter-
son seems to be lively body. The
people there have Committee of Pub
lie Order to defend their interests
against their own parochial legislature
appointed for them 10y the Governor.
One OF the police jurors moved ont OF
the ward he resided in, and the jury
extended that ward so as to include
his new home and keep bin in their
body. One Of the jury was not in ac
cord with the others, and they resolved
in general terms that he was guilty of
embezzlement, and asked for his re-
moval by the Governor and the ap-
pointment of another that would suit
them; and the Governor did so forth
with. Whereupon the removed juror
charged with enlightenment, posted the
following card:
"The resolution adopted by the
POLICE JURY
of this Parish. on December 30th 1855,
III substance accusing me of EN- tZziiUS
public funds, is us unjust as it is un-
truthful and is a criminal libel, the
purport and object of which is to get
rid OF the only } Juror who has at heart
the interest of the people, and who hats
said Police Jury from doing the very
identical thing of which | stand ac-
cnsed, and the Object of this Card is to
respectfully ask that every fair minded
and reasonable citizen withhold his
opinion of my character until such
time as the whole inwardness of this
villainous resolution be judicially ex-
posed as evidently it shall and must be.
JOHN PEBECK."
January 5th, 1886.
He also had the jurors voting for the reso-
luton charging him with embezzlement,
arrested on the criminal charge of libel.
Notwithstanding Pebeck was accused
of embezzlement by majority of his
fellow jurors. they took no steps to
prosecute him in the courts the accusa-
ton therefore was simply ruse to
get rid of him. 1t is safe to say that
if the people had had the privilege OF
electing their own police jury, no such
disgraceful proceedings would ever
have occurred. The Gretna Sun of
that parish, makes the following com
ments:
The Police jury of this parish has
long been looked upon with distrust by
on Wednesday, Dec 80, has further in
creased the feeling against them in the
community, and the charges brought
against John Pebeck-the peoples
Juror-are most bitterly condemned.
In this case again, We have another
illustration of the immense power
welded by the present damnable Ring
which controls the affairs of this State
When an attempt was made sometime
ago by the Committee of Public Order
to have the Jury ousted, and Gov. Nc
Emery was petitioned to revoke the
commissions of these lawmakers
(breakers, rather), no attention at all
was paid to the voice of the people:
but Mr.. Pebeck was opposed to the
Ring, and it had long been the object
of the Jury to get rid of him as soon
as they could show some cause or pre-
tend to show some that would (appa-
rently) offer an excuse for their action.
Consequently, when the resolution was
passed declaring him guilty of en-
UNZLICluCuUs WV hSAiCay "dS
diately asked to bounce" Ito use
very appropriate slang phrase) John
Pebeck, and how quickly he acceded to
the demand was shown by telegram
dated January 6 revoking Pebeck's
commission and appointing K. n.
Cochrane to fill the vacancy.
While on this subject we wish to say
that the people will not allow the mem
bers of the Police jury to use the pub
lie funds to defend themselves against
the charge OF libel brought against
them by John Pebeck. Such an act
will be construed as embezzlement, and
will only further accelerate the gather
ing storm of indignation that will sure
" sweep from its path this miserable
body OF legislators(), which has 80
long provokingly toyed with the public
will.
And now, let US impress upon the
people of our parish and State that
such outrages will continue to be per-
petrated so long as they sanction them
by marching to the polls, seemingly not
knowing what they are doing, and vote
STEERS in power. How long will we
tolerate this9
The following is communication in
that paper:
Mr.. EDITOR:
The resolution of the Police Jury of
December 30. 1885, introduced by Will
kinson and Bossy, substantially accuses
Mr.. Pebeck, an extreme Democrat,
who up to the publication of that reso-
luton in the Courier was universally
known as an upright honest citizen," as
having clandestinely violated the
sacred trust imposed upon him as Police
Juror and Syndie nay more, he is ac-
cused of e,nbezzling public funds, and