The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-28
A Bogus INTERVIEW.

[Times-Den1ocrat.]

[Ttmes-Democrat.J
Hon. Felix p. Poche, Associate JUS
tice Of the State Supreme Court, re-
turned home Saturday from an extern
ded trip through the North and Cam
ada. where he went with Mrs. POche |
upon tour of recreation and pleasure. |
The affable Associate Justice appeared
to be In excellent health and spirits, |
and spoke most pleasantly OF his jour
neyings In the colder zones Of the |
North. While In Montreal. Canada,
Judge POche was made acquainted
with one of the Canadian methods Of
which, as the subJotDed
story will show, he has good reasons
to regard with disfavor. On the day |
|of his arrival In Montreal hc went in
company with Q friend to one Of the
higher courts Of justice for the purpose
of observing their methods of legalpr
cedure. He was very courteously re-
ceived by the officlating magistrate,
who, az special mark of distinction,
invited the Louisianian to occupy q
seat beside him on the bench.
This invitation Mr.. Poche declined
with characteristic nodesty, conienting
himself with scat within the bar, es.
peclally set apart for members of the
legal profession. Mr.. Poche was not Q
little surprised to discover that the
pleadings, testimony, minutes Of the
court, and 10 fact the entire proceedings
were carried on, given and recorded In
the French language. After spending
an hour In the courtroom most agreea-
bly,, Mr.. Poche started to return 10 his
hotel, when he was confronted by a
reporter of an evening paper, who
asked to be granted a short Interview.
His. request was acceded to, and good
report Of what was said at the inter-
view, held In the judges private Of
flee, appeared In the evening issue Of
the paper. So far, so good. The next
day Judge PCche, ss Is his daily Gus
tom, took up the morning paper to
learn the drift of current events. He
was very much astonished, on doing
90, TO find that q long interview, cover
Ing wide range of topics, was accreds
tied to him by some very enterprising
but interruptions newspaper reporter,
of whose existence be was ignorant.
The alleged Interview which was
said to have been held with the 'sChiei
JUSTICE" voiced, among other things,
the opinion of Justice POche upon. the
Canadian courts, the Terry killing, etc.
This clever reporter shocked Mr..
Poche's sense of propriety and good
breeding by making him utter as facts
that Canadian courts were far from
"swift" and were conducted upon old
and played-out methods.
Perhaps the browning assertion was
reached in regard TO the Terry killing
. When this subject was broached, the
) Canadian reporter went on 10 say,
Judge Poche Strengthened himself Out
and replied that such an occurrence
could never take place In Louisiana
There the Chief Justice as we'll as the
associate justices always went armed
, both on and Of the bench, with which
remark, the inventive scribe conttn.
ued, Judge Poche slapped his hand te
his pistol pocket to reassure himself
J that his "gun" was within reach.
, In fact, the report tended 10 convey
, tho impression to the unsophisticatet
. that Louisiana judge did not fee
: fully dressed without a pistol in hi
Q pocket.
|, 1t is perhaps we'll TO add that Judg,
Poche lost no time in having the mat
ter corrected aud in disabuslng thu
mind Of the reporter about the class o
people living In Louisiana.