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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

Get your supply of coal from }. Is.
SandOz. Best assortment and lowest
prices, novel
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

For Sale-A secondhand carriage IN
good order; will be sold very cheap,
Apply at this Office.
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!. w. w. Duson, Esq, of Crowley, was
attending to business in Opelousas last
Wednesday.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

Capt. Sam Haas, Of Bayou Chlcot; was
on flying visit to OpelousA Wednes-
day.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

That staunch old organizations, Hope
Hook and Ladder Co. No. l., which has
been Ready for Duty" for the last 26
years, held its annual election this week
and chose the following officers t" serve
for the ensuing year: NJ. Nilaseca,
Pres; A. Delarue, Foreman Dave Ja-
cobs, 1st Asst; c. Chandezon, 81 Asst +;
Isadore Isaacs, Sec; Fritz Deitieln,
Treas. The installation will take place
Feb. 20. The company was organized ln
1871 with the following officers: Z.
Mayo, Pres; Nj. Vilaseca, Foreman }:
Il. Healy. 1st Asst; Cha's Petfel korn, Cd
Asst; E. P. Veazie, Sec; Sol Bloch
Treas; E. PefferkorD, Stewrrd. Long
may this popular organization flourish
and prosper, is the wish OF the COURIER.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

Comic and sentimental vale, ,tines in
endless variety at Jacobs newsstand.
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See the advertisement of town lot for
sale. in another column.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

Safety deposit boxes for rent at the
ST. Landry State Bank.
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See Skiles for cheap fencing, four
ears just received.
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VNTANTED.- FAITHFUL MEN
w or women to travel for responsible, es
tablshcd house in Louisiana. Salary $3.50 pay
able SIS weekly and expenses. Position per
manent. Reference. Enclose sef-addreSsed
stamped envelope. The National Star Build
nS, Chicago.
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FOR SALE.

A town property, consisting of one town lot.
good frame residence, rooms: small corner
store building and other outbuildiDgs, situated
i'll a good neighborhood oniMain s5rcct aud will
be sold cheap either for cash or part credit.
For particulars apply tu Marie Lesassier or
to Felix Lcsassier, Opelonsas. i0ct-10
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Valentines Valentines ut Jacobs
news stand.
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STOVES RENOVATED.

e The undersigned is prepared TO make repairs
and replace worn parts Of cooking and heating
stoves and ranges, and will make your old
stove do as good service as a new one, at small
expense. Orders left at V. Last rapes' black
smith shop, or at this office, will be promptly
attended to. j. l.. SP1CER.
uec52m
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

The Phunny Phriskie phellows are to
the New Iberia Carnival what the Forty
Fanny Fellows ar" to the New Orleans
paradcs, thev keep up the fun and
comic end of he professions.
The Phriskes propose to come ont
this year "phunnlrr' than ever in the
New Iberia parade on March 2nd, which
will be Mard Gras day. They have
more men. hers, more money, more re-
sources than they had in the 1896 pa
rade.
They will crown their king and queen
at their own ball, where they will gladly
entertain " hoover wishes to attend.
AS an adjunct to the Iberia Carnival
they are decidedly "A success.
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WANIED-AN IDEA " %se soms esn s'mPls tniab

thing to patent7 Protect your ideas they may
bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDER-
BURN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington,
D. c., for their S1,60O prize offer.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

Dr.F. J. Mayer was on the sick list
last week.
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The District Court.

III lis tribunal began its work two
weeks ago and, as usual in all courts of
criminal jurisdiction, there has been
quite variety in the entertainments.
The docket iA long and the catalogue
of accusation includes nearly every Of
Tense, from simple assault to diabolical
homicide. The parties accused present
every variety of complexion, ranging
from milky white, crimson red, bright
orange and dnsky hue to ebony pure.
The attorneys crowd round the altar
on tile arralgnment of one of the innO-
cents, like zea'ons exiorters about
alarmed sinners at the anXlous seat.
The Judge eudeavn,s bv special atten-
tiun to hear the responses of the parties
when answering to the clerks pertinent
question, what say you, guilty "r not
guilty?" and he tries to look as if he
really believes they mi ght not answer
mot guilty"
The jurors sit behind the railing Will,
an air of s'oid Indifference rs to what
the accused may say in answer to the
question:, whilst every really di>inleI
ested by-stander has his individual
opinion.
The grand jury came iii r; Saturday
last with :. batch of forty OF more true
bills aud about twenty rot true bills.
I
fee of twenty dolla,s, our young and
eager attorneys might p,u,per salts
factolily. hut alas. for the rarity of any
fe" at all.
The grand jury worried all the week
aud the attendance of witnesses was
large. Judge DunrG is industrious aud
keeps the machine at work but. not
wilhstanhiny all, it seems Impossible I"
clear the criminal docket. The action
Of the nnrd"nny board. supersedeS the
necessity of convicting PERSONS charged
with homicide and. were it constitutions
ally feasabt, we would SAY SPARE the
parish the expense of trials i'll such
eases, and leave the question Of guilt to
that remarkable body. The verdicts of
juries and the affirming opinions OF onl
supreme court were formerly considered
final, but now-a days nothing is easier
than their clrcHmVentlJn.
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Now is the time to subscribe.
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l.
Ape|ousas 4(,ourier.
NOTICE.

The firm of Leonce Il l.. A sand"z is dissolv
h, ll. dnv Inv mutual consent l.. A. SandOZ
rs the ssss a he s"r raps s
pfini,i, ~ o,ontinued by Leonce SauaoZ for his own
VIII SaaUut All bills against the late concern VIII
fcoatld M cs"ttled on presentation al the COURIER OF
o. sss and all parties indebted to same are re-
nuested noes to call and settle without delay:
quoS'' I,EaECE SANDOZ.
J.. A. SANDoZ.
opelousas, May D. 1896.
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JUDICIAL AnVEKTaSEME
DUBI.EC SALE.

ESTATE Of ALPHONSE LEVY.
No. $500
PROBATE COURF-PARISH OF ST. Ian
DRY, LA.
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Rpautiful! Those valentines at Mason
McBrides.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

Tomorrow will he St Valentines day
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

william Lima is quite sick with pneu-
moDia.
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Read your home ewspaptr and-pay
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Latest Designs IN fancy cards, envel
opes, etc, just received at this office.
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BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish OF st. Lam
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned or
any other duly qualified auctionecr. at the
front door of the court house in the town OF
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-02-13

A certain tract of land the west bank of
Cocodrie Lake, being the sws of nw4 and nw4
of sw1 OF section 2s. and the sea of nel and net
Of sea of section %, L l $ II l w, containing
l6l 5G-lOO acres. Acquired by Alphunse Levy
from the State of Louisiana as per Patent No.
tod InN
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A certain tract Of land on west side of Bayou
Cocodrle. being lots Nos one o., two C2). three
g., four "a and six (6), of section "a, Il 3 S r 2
E, containing "a acres. Acquired by Alphonse
Levy from the State of Louisiana on May 25,
1893, as per Patent No. 1920
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
WAS DOING DOUBLE DUTY
The Driver OF a Bakery Wag n
Arrested for Cruelty to
Animals.
Surreptitiously Us,d HIS Neigl b,r',
Horse at Night While 1t Was
Supposed 10 Be Resting.

Gustave Vehse, driver of a bakery
wagon, was arrested yesterday morning on
warrants charging him with cruelty to an
imals and driving off with a horse with
out the consent of the owner. He was re-
leased on 500 bonds in each case
The complaining witness is Z. NJ. Com
pagno, game and poultry dealer, 1920 Polk
street, who has a stable adjoining that of
Vehse's employer.
Campagno in stating his case to As
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Hogan of
Judge Conlan's court said that he had
noticed for some days that his black horse,
more than usually spirited animal, was
always in low spirits. veterinary sur
geon was called in AMI made a careful ex-
animation of the animal but could find
nothing wrong. Tnen Campagno put the
horse in his light wagon, but to his sur
prise il seemed unfit even for light work
Finally Compaeno, thinking that some
one was tampering with the horse. en-
pioyed two men 10 watch his stable. The
men went on duty at 6 clock at night.
but nothing occurred, About M id night
they went 10 a restaurant for a cup of cof-
fee and were away about three-quarters
of an hour
When they returned 20 the sta BILE thew
found TO their surprise that the black
horse had disappeared. They remained
on watch and between 3 and 6 o'clock in
the morning the black horse, hitched to i
bakery wagon IT ven by Vehse. made its
appearance covered with pers spisation, as
If 1t had been driven al rattliag pace.
Compagno alleges that Vehse had been
Systematically using his black horse in
stead Of his employers horse, and it had
been doing double work. being used by
Compagno during the day and the bakers
driver during the night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04

Did you accommodate him with that
information or did you declneP
Il think declined"
"Why?"
"Because was instructed to do so.''
by whom?''
Il think by Captain Lees and Mr..
Lloyd"
Then you had your orders to give our
side no Information whateverP'
II don't think 1 had orders; they just
| told me not to say anything about the
matter"
DR.. Arthur L. Sobey was called to the
stand after Mr. Crocker had finished. In
answer to Mr.. McEnerney he tesiihed that
| he knew Mrs. Nettie X. Craven and re-
| mem bered having been called to attend
her professionally in April, 1896. He
further recolecteu having had conyer-
sation with her regarding deeds she said
she possessed and which had been given
TO her by Senator Fair.
''I asked Mrs. Craven if she was not
mentally worried, said the doctor, and
she smiled and replied that she was not"
At this juncture Mr.. Delmas arose and
offered formal objection. He said it
was obvious that the doctor was going TO
confess that he had prled into the secrets
of Mrs. CraYen's mimi under the garb of
q physician prescribing for her physical
ailments, This was clearly privileged
com ton, and under the law the
doctor could not dIyulge il.
Judge Curtis supported his associate :
argument with the declaration that moth
ing could be more despIcabie nor con-
temptible than the act of a physician go-
ing 10 q sick bed, and in the course of his
professional inquiries obtain information
from the patient which information be
afterward divuIges. Counsel said he
feared not the DOCTORS evidence, but was
simply contending for sacred principle.
Attorney McEnerney ad mitted that the
law was pain Ola the subject but be
thought that In order to determine
whether or not the conversation between
physician and patient was necessary to
ala the former in prescribing for the lat
ter that conversation should be given in
court.
Judge Slack turned to the witness and
asked nim if Mrs. CraVen's statement TO
him was RESPONSIVE 10 his inquiry as %
her ailment. DR.. Sobey replied that such
was the case, and the court thereupon
ruled that the evidence sought TO be in
troduced by the Plaintiffs was inadmis-
sible.
NJ ssrs McEnerney ard Wheeler tried
hard 10 get Judge S ack to alter his ruling
and argued long and loud 10 that end.
The argument lasted until the hour TOR
adjournment, and at that time Judge
Slack said he would not give his final de-
cision OH the point until this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
HERE'S ANOTHER HEIR.
This One Is Alleged to Be a Grand
child of Senator Fair.

child of Senator Fair.
A new claimant for a slice of the Juicy
Fair estate threatens to materialize
shortly or else not at all.
This time it comes in the form of an
alleged seven-year-old grandchid OF the
late millionaire, James G. Fair-or, to ap-
proach more definitely the point, an al
legged son of the late James G.. Fair Jr.
Miss Mary Green of Alameda saws she
is the mother of young Fairs child, and
she has permitted the story to go forth
that she has taken the preliminary steps
toward asking the courts to award the
child that portion of the Fair estate which
would have gone to James q. Fair Jr. had
he lived.
1t is said that she has retained Attorney
Harry Morehouse of San Jose and two
other lawyers to press the proposed suit.
According TO Miss Green's story she was
disowned bv her parents because she re-
fused to divulge the name of the father of
her child. The little one, she says, was
born in February, 1890, two years after
she first became acquainted with young
Fair. She declares that he promised TO
care Tor her and their offs pring, and did
so until he died.
The attorneys who are looking after the
interests OF the Fair heirs are inclined to
pooh pooh MISS Green's story. They say
they have heard the same thing-or,
rather, similar stories-too often be lore to
take any Stock in one cropping IN at this
late day. At the law office of Knight g.
Heggerty i: was said last night that even
Miss Green's story is old.
Why, We heard OF that two years ago, !"
said Mr.. Heggerty. IF there was apv-
thing in the story something would have
developed long before this, l am quite
sure it Is all canard or will prove to be
such eventually.
"Why, this is the sixth or seventh al
legged chlld of Jim Fair the younger that
has turned up since the Senator died. We
| nave grown to get used 10 them. Bur. 10
be serious, you will find that. unless am
greatly mistaken, nothing will come of
Miss Green's alleged claim. There are
! more PEOPLE than Miss -een who wouId
like to get a whack AT the Fair estate.n
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04

Mr.. Campbell referred sarcasticalIy to the
strenuous efforts on the part of the prose-
cuion to secure a conviction and declared
that there was not deputy in the office
Of the District Attorney who had not at
some time been engaged in trying TO send
his Client Won Tiede mann, across tho
bay.
Deputy District Attorney Black met this
assertion with statement that the office
OF the public prosecutor regarded Won
1Iedemann as dangerous character, and
declared that the record of his transactions
IN this City justified the untiring ENERGY
on the part of the District Attorneys office
In conducting the case.
Judge Wallace delivered an elaborate
charge to the jury. He reviewed the facts
brought out in the trial and clearly ex-
planned the law pertaining to the crime of
perjury, letting them understand that no
conviction could be had unless they were
convinced that the accused had wiIlfully
sworn falsely; that if he was honestly
mistaken when be identified the photo
graph of Mrs. Spencer as the picture of
the woman who impersonated Mrs
Christy, then he was entitled to an ac-
quittal.
After deliberating for twenty-five min
utes the jury returned verdict of guilty
as charged"
II would rather have a verdict of con-
Viction recorded against me than to have
a disagreement of the jury" he said, ''for
| am sure that the prosecution would
never let up on me. Now there will be a
chance to test the validity of these pro-
ceedings by appeal to the Supreme Court
of the State"
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04

ploved by the HarbOr Commissioners, was
derelict in his duty yesterday and was
reprimanded by ex-senator Kane. who
has CHARGE OF that department. Delury
esented kane's remarks and free tight
followed. The matter was reported 10 the
Com missioners yesterday and Delury was
promptly dismissed from the service.
The American ship Challenger and the
steamer City of Panama both had rous h
passages. The steamer caught it off the
Farallones, but the ship had a hard time
OF 1t all The way from New York.
The following information has been re-
ceived from Isaac Robinson, United States
Consular Agent at Norfolk Island, South
Pacific, by the branch photographic OF.
fice:
The island was visited by terrific storm on
the % h of January, beginning in the early
morning from east-sou thesst and east, ac-
companied with rain. II blew with violence
until midday, when The wind yeered TO the
northeast and north, blowing If anything
with increased force. Just before dusk II
went more TO the westward and Gained down,
the barometer still falling, reaching its lowest
point al 8, remaining stationary al that point
until Just before IL 80, when terrific squall
from the southwest landed, sending the in
strument down ID of an Inch, and from that
time unit! 4 30 A NJ the squalls were continu-
Gus and with hurricane force, the barometer
rising all the time From the time last men
tioued the squalls began TO take off a little
but for several hours afterward il blew a
strong gale from the southwest, when IL
cAlmed down.
There was a good deal OF damage done at the
Cascade (noTth sidel landing place, immense
powders being apparently carried about like
corks. the whaling station there was utterly
demolished. All the whaling compsnv's
sheds, cutting gear and good many tanks
were carried away, together with one boat
which happened TO be there. Indeed the No.
4 company lost 1rybouse works and every
Thing. In town ('outh sideft two houses were
unToofed, and there was good deal OF damage
dcne TO the bananas and growing crops The
lowest reading OF the barometer was 2S.55 at
P. NJ. on January %.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
VON TIEDEMdNN
NOW A CONVICT
Declared Guilty Of Perjury
in a Deed Forgery
Case.
Outcome of a Remarkab e Strug-
gle Against the Laws
Penalties.
Five Times He Was on Trial for
Felony and Each Hearing OCcu.
pied a Month.

Carl W. Won Tiedemann was convicted
of perjury by Il jury in Judge Wallace S
cour yesterday morning.
Won Tied emann has become familiar
figure about the criminal courts of this
City on account of the many charges OF
felony that have been brought against
him. HIS first trouble grew out CT a
fraudulent deed transaction, in which an
attempt was made 10 sell some real estate
belonging to Mrs. Harriet Christy of this
City. Won Tiedemann was a real estate
agent and negotiated the sale of the prop
eriy. The purchaser soon found out that
he had been victimized and that the per
son who signed the deed was not Mrs.
Christy.
When Won Tiedemann was placed on
trial for completely in The forgery OF Mrs.
ChrIsly's name be offered as q defense
that he had been i'm posed on by some
woman who had impersonated Mrs.
Christy, and a photograph was shown
him which he said he thought was pic
ture o. the woman who represented her
self to be Mrs. Christy, the owner Of the
property. This picture was at once lden-
tilted as q portrait of Mrs. Sarah Owen
Spencer. As Mrs. Spencer had previously
been implicated in some questionable
real estate transactions the Jury believed
that Won Tiedemann was another OF her
victims and returned verdict of acquitta!.
Then Mrs Spencer had her say in the
case. 1t happened that Mrs. Spencer was
net in this State al the time OF the alleged
transaction, and it followed as a matter oil
course that she could not have been the
guilty party in the transaction When
she heard of the testimony that had been
given by Won Tedemann she fastened
back 10 California and for nearly four
years has devoted all her energies To
esta abljshing her innocence, and as neces-
sary corollary she has deemed it a logical
requisite that she should prove Won Tisde-
mann TO be the guilty one in uttering the
forged document.
As Won Tiedemann had been acquitted
OF the charge of forgery he could not be
tired again on that indictment, and so he
was accused of perjury Tor falsely swear
ing tnat the woman who acknowledged
the deed looked like Mrs. Spencer.
Thereupon followed one OF the most re-
markable legal srrugg es ever known in
the annals or the Superior Court of this
County. For three and a half years Won
1ledemann fought for his liberty, and by
the assistance OF Alexander Campbell, his
attorney, be succeeded in keeping out of
the State prison. Five times he was tried,
and each time month or more was occu-
pied in the taking of the testimony. In
his argument to the jury on Wednesday
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
HAVE NO REDRESS.
Why tho Meherin Eros. Ars Outside the
Produce Exchange.

Produce Exchange.
The decision of the Superior Court of
San Francisco in the case of Meherin
Bros. against the San Franc SEQ Prod uce
Exchange was sustained by the Supreme
Court yesterday. On Novemb Der II, 1884.
the defendants, by unanimous vote OF
the governing body of the exchange, were
suspended from the mem bership priv
iIeges until certain conditions imposed
by the arbitration committee of the board
should be compiled with. On June A.,
1892, the plaintiffs brought an action in
tie Superior Court TO mpel the exchange
10 permit them to exercise all the rights
of mem Der IL ereof and for $40, 600 am.
ages for the exclusion thereirom. The
Plaintiffs lost their case and appealed to
the higher tribuna.
Justice Mcfarland agrees with the find
ing of the lower court, which ruled that
the plaintiffs and each of them for more
tnaa seven and q half years after the pas
sage of the resolution OF their sus; ension
as mem bers acquie- -ced in such suspen-
SION and took no steps to have the resolu-
tion of su pension set aside. Therefore
they are in equity barred from any relief.
There was no cause for such a delay. snd
the judgment and order of the lower court
was affirmed. Justices Temple and Hen
shaw concurrea IN the opinion
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
j. R. WALKER Is BACK.
The millionaire of Salt Lake Much In

The Millionaire of Salt Lake Much I'm
proved by a Cruise o the South Seas.
Joseph r. Walker. the millionaire banker
and real estate owner of Salt Lake, who
has been quite unweIl for over year, re-
turned here on the Mariposa yesterday,
after several months in Hawaii New Zea.
land ana Aus ralia. Mr. Walker is con.
sderably improved in health, and feels
that the trip has done nim much good.
He was accompanied on his travels bv
Mrs. Walker and G. A. and H. E. Walker
and by his physician, DR.. .. .. l. Potter.
Mr.. Walker and his family are at the Oc.
cidental.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
.PRIOKED By CONSCIENCE.
A Man Who Stole City Blankets Year
Ago Pays for Them

A Man Who Stole City Blankets Years
Ago PAYS for Them
Pricked by his cousc ence an individual
who prefers to remain unknown by name
has made restitution tor theft com mitteo
at one OF the CiIy's institutions MANY
years ago. Mayor Phelan received an
anonymous letter yesterday. in winch the
writer ine.osed a well-worn $40 greenbacx.
He stated that "during the war; he had
been an Inmate OF the City and County
Hospital and that when he was discharged
as cured pair of City blankets went with
I'm. "In fact, stole them" SAYS the
writer. Then lie goe. on 10 state tnat he
is row in position 10 repay the City and
desires to do so. The letter concludes
with "God bless YOU" and there is poth-
ing in the m issive to identity the writer.