The Progress., 1895-01-05
THE MAYOR DISCHARGED
SKRFVEP0RT'S BIG SENSA|ION
At AN END.
WHO IS MRS, T. P. MCCARTHY, THE COM
PLAINANT?
II She is the Great Fraud She Was Prove"
To Be, What Was Her Motive?

Since our last issue our town mas
,een treated to one Of the most dis I
,oreeable sensations that We now re- !
all It was of the kind that IS ever
]istasteful to refined people; one {
which leaves a harmful impress upon
} community and the young folks
thereof.
YuE PRoGREss has never dealt III
scandals and will not devlate now.
Fortunately for us our own people as
we'll as those of the surrounding
country and perhaps over much
wider latitude. haye already been
made acquainted with the nature OF
this case wherein Mayor r. 1. |ln-
son, of this city, was charged with IN
decent assault.
When this report became nolsed
about last Saturday, the greatest ex-
element prevailed. 1t was the sub
iect of discussion, queries and gener-
al comment everywhere; on street
corners, barber shops, counting houses
wherever two citizens net, this great
blow on our town was the principal
subject of animated talk. And by
nightfall Indignation among our lead
ing men had almost reached fever
heat "
From that time till the DAY OF the
preliminary trial Wednesday, tins
case was talked over in all It's details,
while various reports became prevail
ent that the accuser was a general
frand. this because it was learned
that gentleman OF nnquestlonaole
reputation had said that she and her
two children had come from Houston,
Texas, while they claim to have come
from Ruston, La. : -.
When 8 o'clock arrived, the b 9aul
rset for the trial, the criminal court
room was well filed, among the SPEC
tators being some of our best citizens q
j Bnt when it became known thai
Judge Taylor would try. the case, il
: caused MUCK disappointment and dis
: satisfaction among some who hae
paid much attention to 1t and wanted
i. the matter sifted to its fullest extent
: and "Let justice be done though tn
; Heavens fall" We think ourselVe
, safe in stating that the best peoplly
wanted Judge Land to sit on II
They had associated him with it, an
n we're satisfied to trustthe matter witt
s. him. Ju 1ge Land should have otfic'
ated as trial Judge; he should Away
, when man is on trial for such crime
After hearing the testimony an
5, arguments Of counsel, Mayor Vinso
l. was discharged. The evidenc
against him YVES strong, powerfu
: uncontradicted except by himsel
10 The evidence as to the character
4. the accuser herself was unlmpeache'
terrible, damaging, ruinous. Und'
~ the testimony as received az
> presented the judge was just
fed in discharging the accuse
In fact, as the Judge said, under tt
at testimony as presented, with all I'll
er light thrown on, no jury would find
~ verdict, he doubted if the. grand jnl
% would find bill.
is We must confess that this case W
vol one of tire most confusing and co
founding that has ever come to o
as knowledge, practically or from rea
use ing. From first to last, Mrs McCa
=. u ty and her two children persisted
u" ~. their declarations that they car
va from Ruston. having reached the
from point in Jackson parish abo
aid 20 or Is miles distant, stayed with
an Door family that night and left
it Shreveport Sunday afternoon
md This they adhered 10 though &C
lax fronted by Mr.. l.. l.. Tomkles W
nd told them he was on the train W
Tue them coming from Houston to Shire
", port. in the same car. Tins they 9
49, despite the direct charge OF MIR.
l~a n Todd of the Times You are
ion inposter and fraud" Yin the presence
Of Messrs Nj. DingIe, l.. Il. Iomk
urt and C. D., Hicks. This desI
IN the fact that Justice Hicks told .
ity that the good people OF ShreVep
to. would uphold her if she was hoL
and told the truth, but could not
ZEN, crate her if she was false and sim