The Lake Charles echo., 1893-08-25

ENh8 LHdEB Z AG9h uA1EBNEEFH aAAAb
appointed body. Mr.. Reid was sRaIu
selected as sheriff by handsome mHinr-
ity and for o while all trRe lowers of the
parish's welfare hoped thnt the FidioU-
Ions war Was at an end, aud that out
step-Tather's RUuid be able to read the
haBti.vrite on the wall, and as the b,ys
say take tumble to themselves But
ne! they rush to the governor wh"
made them, aud nsing the exscutlVr
department of the great state OF Lonlsl
anR for their Cats-paw, they withhold
thwsSherlff commission for something
IilARissions n onths. How Murphy Foster
black ewes would fash If he ctuld see
the truth of these lines as thousands OF
others see it ! Mr.. Reid went to Baton
Rouge, exhibited to the governor his
qnletus, satisfied his excelleRcy that
20 legal impediment existed 10 the
issuing of his commission, aud received
il, bearing date of July, 1892. Iut
sheriff returned home and knowing
only too well the aRimus Of the police jury
towards him, prepared bond for the f&iIhlU.
discharge OF hts duties, which he thought
WoaId be beyond cagll, carrying as it dlI
! the signatures Of we'll known citiZeus here
whose wealth aggegated over half a miliiO,
! dollsn. This bond was presented Ia the
/ clerk of the court, the iamsnBsd ID Welsh.
/ aud Was by him i1sbaatly approved, bat II
/ did Rot come up to the standard as laid down
! by our faslidiuus step-papas, and was there
! fore refused by their president, J. W. BrTan,
notwithstanding the fact that the law makes
J IL his imperative duty TO examine the bond
land q fUuBd sOiYeut TO approve the same.
tMOhe worry you perceive, no especial advan-
! Eage TO the boy war OF spite they we're Wag
4 ing, bat still il was worry, and that Was seine
fEhiDg Besides be bad EU hire lzWyrrssaDd
that cost sUmttBiHg, while they were able 10
plunge shoulder deep 10 the puspie'- m0n-y
I Mr. Reid employed cOHhsel, and went luIU
/ president OF tbe police jury 70 show cause
/ WHY the b nd should not be approved The
day WAS fixed for the hearing of the rule
! by Judge E,suFnet and a copy OF the order
Was served on Capt Bryan. He Immediately
called a special meeting of the police jury
10 assemble Oh the dHy fixed by the judgr
/ People thought IL was Tor the gFeal legal
contest, but lhe truth Is that ARotner pungr
/ laIO the treasury bad become Necessary .
fIThey met, and brfOT- the bearing Of toe
rule, appropriated 500 for the payment OF
UOpnseilur -. B. GOFh tm 10 offend Iht. police
jury before Ihs court 1t bOOkJHdgs F0arneJ
! about LWenty-ngne IhiTJi-ths Of secUud 10
make tbe rule psremptUTy, aud Capt. BRYAN
. was ordered To approve th- bond. and "
6urhsm made SlOJ for writing Ub.- approval
u and scceptauer OF she sheriff S official bond
7 As Crd red by the judge. Ne are H,N IaiuHsd
with a great many people WHO Wuufd' by TIL,
time have taken The hint and quieIrd duWu,
but VIZ must coufsss oil th1sr people pay fur
tb-ir Owl lawsuits, and bere The secret / Out
1t was not costing the police Jury anything
| II was tue pOUr uufDrluHaL . ri Treasury
which was the victim of their Lust iU
revenge, 50 no Cns Was surprised tU lrarl
! that another raid had been made o. i' b.
IN
counsel 10 institute sut against ID j. ksIl
as an intruder in Office. aud such varIuu
other sius Rud OfIenar Hs - hA-ty glance OVe
be Dictionary brought TO light We do 4iO
believe this resolution cost the parish any
Jhiug As We have bten told 1t was WTi ten "a
Mr.. Gorham as laguiaPPsfor the $40 sic
they bad just gwen him, and beeId"a Ia
had Hn anchor csst to the WIudwand, aud a
eager eye on al coming job. Of cOursr "
Il d2R't Aud fault with the lawyers for swooE
ing down Oh a lee they are not supposed |
D kuUW from whose tree the acOrns are fslIln
=, Is they gObble them up, but We do object !
- a listirss dIshearbened way against tbe pl
r lice Jury Civ Rg the parish checks for the
private circus. In fact If the en- ire sff .
had cost them as much as twenty five Ceul
II individually. we suspee this suit would Bev,
- have been instituted or this article WriiBsl
The president OF the police jury informs b
! partners that be has employed D b G0rha
IL, and p O'Brysn, Z E-quIres, as counsel
- prosecute the case which was institute
" under the npOsin- title Of State OF Lou,
! auA eI re! E D. Miller. District AtIorur
Wm. V uceut, President Of the Police ,Jul
T. eIc. VS. ID. Reid, Sheriff and Tax Z,
lrctOr." 1t was q dandy name. sspeeial
'' that my -teriOus eE. Tel, aud our par
10 fathers fully brlieged iJ stood for eLGsleata
reliable The case was called, the peop
~ st''od up in solemn procession, 6Fslye M
were selected, the lawyers exhausted The
libraries aud themselves, the Jury list
II patiently for twelve days, 3 day for es
~ juror, tn judge pTimed them for they We
90 full he couldn't charge them. they Fetir
u to their room and came back In tpy
as minutes with a Verdict in Reid'B favor FL
- thousand dollars Uf your money, tax payer
7 Don't lose sight for Que mOmsat Of the IA
to that all this trouble was being had at yo
expense fOn were not Invited 10 the par
uI didn't want to dance, bnt Nevertheless y
paid for the mRsse Il well this is the e
nf It any how, thank goodRess - you ii
e. but hold on, yOusdonft know our police iu1
Z" Like the Bourbons lof Erance theY nei
lrarned anEIhiRg, aud as 70 Is impossible {
N' them TO fuTget,sthat they hate Reid, th
ed peeped iutO the treasury, saw a lew doll
left. aud forthwith they appealed to {
r. supreme court. Mr. f. D. Miller. fhs4llstf
q attorney, declined to 60 any further 10 /
flair, bat they found willing eo-adjutor-
- the Two attorney g-nerais, NJ. j .Cuuningh
hs aud son, and the matter was pressed gbrfi
that august tribunal with Increased epite a
Ut venom, with this result, the supreme COZ
n "A decided In favor of Reid q
:, aniInAdreTted in stern language on the act
lie Of the police jury declaring them to
ed unwaTranted by law aud unjust iR th
uRture
lei Does this stop them? No Not cont
a. with the verdict Of the jur,, not OY-rBheln
with shame al the singing nebuke Of
! supreme court, aaot stricken in their c
Iet -eience at the tquandeFiug Of mOHsy o
(which they had bseR PLACED as gaaFdia
att they have instituted another suit for
H.. removal ffom Office, which wilt be tried
4 the coming term of court Patience, e.
~ GaJeasisui Mr.. R. N GeoFen the neRiy
pOiBted member from the sth ward, hay
tit had 20 part or parcel in theh Ugh jiBky jil
"a sf his colleagues. -r
y Mr. Thad Mayo has kindly Of red
ug assistance to the e3nspirators aud has ecu
- the signatnres of eitlZrns to the petit
baltoD-h0ling thrm on the streets. int
lat viewing Them In their homes, never disco
~ agsd by rsbuffs, never diverted from
~ one object Of par, uing The man he hat
"a RI1a that man BITS own partner, tool
nj Bat signatures 70 a paper like that are
very easily procured, sometimes these aft
ed turn out bad y and it q ght cost sOmebt
something Realizing this fact Mr. M
secures paper fTouI the police Jury pron
I'm iag everyone who sigued the petition absol
immunity from money damage u the q
~ went against then. thus agsin slamming
not doors OF the parish treasury wide open,
inviting every enemy Of the sheriff 10 b
9Ee Loot ii. Think Of IT, These are facts, "
and Ten IN good humur. The police Jury, I
parish legislature, men presumably 0f hD
5As and Integrity, using their high, II ID Is al
Nv. dental position and power 10 promise
afivanoe SECURITY from loss 70 all who Ws
ore lend the assistance Of their names 70 fuFt
rAw their Outrageous schewe of dssdly hate,
one Of the members Of this deieetable b
on fearing thst names sufficient would not
uas secured, 10 RdYaaee tAeir common cause
gone hnstling through bic ward, aFgui
nlp expostalating, entFeating and begging
.rt signatures IS atEamp bggs for bread.
We regret 70 aay that al these FACTS
cN within the E0YcFnoris kneWledge he
tsr EaiHnteiy acquainted with all the paFtleul
be Is c0gnizant Of the result Qf pHeyl
SOY tials, he knnKs that this police iagy
,ay e4uandeTigE monsy 10 which thay have
the shadow Of right that the war thFy
ap- eanyiag on 80 FeieRtlesGly at the peop
,ar expense Is bOnud sooner or later to work
Tie deifimsnt Of he parish, bF allowing
nd element 81 doubt 10 creep iato the nj
al. ef 8bG people atd fheFehg cheek imgsigFai
and ilapEaveHeati and yet n the face