St. Landry democrat., 1889-12-07
JUSTICE INDICATED.
The Court Officials of st. Landry
Parish Repel With Indigna-
lion SlnnderouS
1nputations.

OrELOuSAs Nov 2G, 1852
| New Orleans Picayunc: The Times Democrat
Of the 22d inst. publishes 4 letter from c. c. Drl
| son. dated ut this place Nov 10, 1889, which
contains solhc charges against the officers OF
| this parish and judicial district, OF so eXtraor
| dinary character that they would be passed
! by in coRtemptuous silence or as the malignant
| rawlings OF q lunatlc, were it not for the fact
| that his position as a Senator, and that only,
| gives to his utteranccs I; certain degree of
| credence with those who do not know him per-
| sonally, and were ii not for the further fact
| that the Times Democrat has given currency
| and Endorsement to DusOn's falsehoods in the
| leading editorial of the issue in which they
| appeared
and charges III relation to the prosecution
then pending here against What are termed
the Coulec Croche regulators:
and still, as in the matter OF the murder
Of the prisoners above mentioned, none Of
those parties will go to the penitcntary for
this crime doubt if a conviction will be had
at all, but as to their going to the pententiary,
mark my words, they Will never go a yer
diet even is doubtful. All this Is deplOrabe, and
the voice of a strong executive could have
done much good in this section. In an inter
view last December | urged upon the governor
the necessity OF visiting this section and in per
son denOuncing these organized bands. Had
he listened favorably to that request much
terrorism and many crimes might have been
prevented. 1t has not been heard and III con-
sequence this element do not fear the local
authoities, who, in many instances, are barter
while they pretend to do, do nothing"
The charge then is that the court officers
here, meaning no other than the undersigned,
are in collusion with organized bands of mid
night marauders and murderers, anl that
while a pretense of prosecuting these criminals
is made the officers are in reality bartcring
with them "fOr future POLITICAL favors and
further, that the governor, who had been made
to understand the condition of affairs here and
advised by the said Duson what to do in the
premises and who could have prevented these
lciuous crimes had he needed him, has been
unconcernedly looking on, and is therefore res
pGnsible for 'mNch terrorism and many crimes
in this section.
It is not the purpose Of this communication
10 dignity these false and Sanderous utterances
by entering upon any defense. A brief state.
lnent of a few facts will sufficiently indicate
that the letter in question was not prompted
by the writer's proesScd desire TO bring to
bear moral influence at least, in the absence
of the legal influence that should he brought
to bear"
IN the first place, then, c. c. Duson is opposed
politically 10 all the court officers here, all of
whom were the Nominees of the Democratic
party, while he upon his part has turned his
back upon it and at the laat election sought
aud Obtained the ndOr ement and support Of
the Republican organization. TO which he is
chiefly indebted for the position he now holds,
and lie has no hope of future preferueEt unless
he can crush those whom he tii.Gs to he obsta-
cles to his advancement
gecOndly-C. c. DuSOn'S WcIl-eStahlisled and
reputation in this district and III a
parish as a corrlpter of primary |
and his published declaration of his |
own successful attempt to blibc a member Of
the house of representatives upon 4 local bill |
10 disclosure made by him to defeat that mem |
ber. vhp as candidate then stood in the way !
OF his election 70 the senatel, ought to |
make him hesitate i'll setting himself ZIP as !
moral cXemplar or public censor.
But one need not go beyond the very letters
now in question for proof that this MAN is to- .
tally unconscious OF the moral Obligation, and |
especially the sanctity OF an cath, because with
)ut hesitation he reveals to the public, through
hat letter, what he himself therein acknOwl-
edges he had jus in part, learned i'll the grand |
uryroOIn and as q member OF that body.
Thirdly-The honorable senator f0rgets that
he end OF his incumbency of the office OF shcr-
II OF this parish was signalized by settlement
With the auditor OF deficit Of about SIT 0OO-a
without which he could not have
,ntered the senate, and "a settlement not based
lpon the payment OF money or other legal re-
luirement. but a settlement and quetus effect
ID by and based upon his unsupported affidavit
Here, it may be remarked that 90 per cent
II the taxes are now being collected and paid
nto the treasury by the present officials.
FoErthly-Therc is We regret to say, much
lifficulty and delay in disposng of the crim-
lal business before the courts hEre, and es
where the parties are enabled to command
money and do not hesitate to use it. Certain
x-depnty sheritfs of G. c. Duson, now in no
way connected with the court and who are
veil known adopts in the art Of jury tixing,
nay now be seen frequenting the courthouse
yhcnever any important jury case is on trial.
,
ow the blind partisans of G. c. Duson, and
his efficiency as jury tixers coupled with the
act that some Of them were enlisted in aid of
he coulee Creche Regulates is what We be-
eve prompted him to prophesy with so much
that their trial would be failure
Fifthly-Thc following statement insinuates
wO falsehOOds:
1.-The crime was ono of the most outrageous {
vcr committed in this parish, excepting the {
old blooded murder of prisoners committed )
ere last year. when drunken deputy sherifs
Tho were in their custody, and then threw
hem on the court house square to die, and who
re free to commit the same crimes to-day" c
The allEsion is to the case of the State vs. {
ohm Sealey ct als tried here last winter. Sea-
" was one of Dusons ex-deputies retained by
be present sheriff. He was tried for murder,
onvlcted, sentenced and granted a new trial =,
II appeal by the supreme court. 1t may be V
dded that the present sheriff immediately ar
ssted sealey and Cancelled his commission
-ithin forty-eight hours after the homicide.
This will suffice, we think, to show what S
eight should be given to the elandeps of this
efaner of the state and local administration
ere. Respectfully,
e. L. LEWIS, Judge.
G. NJ. THOMPSON, Clerk.
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