St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-10-23
III OPELOUsAs LA. SATURDAY OCTOBER %. 1897.

are passing through it is quite
natural that the authorities. upor
whom devolve the duty of guard.
ing the public health should have
to submit to more or less criticism
+ and full share of it have been
!. meted out TO those of our town
We must say for them, however
that they have been vigilant and,
in the main, have exercised good
Judgment in the performance OF
their responsible duties, OF which
the best proof of it is that our
town and parish is up to the pres
ent time free of yellow fever.
AS was announced in Yesterdays
Clarion, the people of Palmetto
have forbidden the putting off at
that point of mail matter for OPP
e1ousas. 3# 5lz -#4
DR.. Shute had just arranged to
have the mail brought here every
other day, and the first installmenf,
consisting of fifteen, pouches of
mail, was received Sunday:
But DR.. Shute tells us that he
does not propose to be outdone In
this matter by the action of the
Palmetto people. He will try to
arrange to have the mail put off at
Richard, or Rosa, or Morrow, or at
a blind siding a few miles from
Palmetto. ass
DIR. Guiteras, the Government
expert, says that first-class mail
matter, whether fumigated or not,
can not carry Infection; neither
will dry matter, such as letters or
newspapers. at is only matter
that is damp that carries the dis
ease."
Ii the above is correct, viz: that
damp mail matter will carry the
infection, we would caution our
health authorities to be extra care
ful In fnmigating newspapers from
infected points. No matter what |
DIR. Guiteras or anybody else may
say, we know that wetting the pa
Per is necessary process before it
is put to press, and often the paper
is yet damp when it reaches here.
Of course all mail matter is thor
fumigated by the Marine
Service, but a second fu-
migation would not be out OF place.
Yesterday wound up the crimin-
al term here, and when court OPEN
ed woeful and conglomerate mass
stood up before the bar of justice
TO hear their sentences read. There
vas a touch OF the pathetic in cer-
,ain parts OF the proceedings, and
t did not take the practiced eye to
discern q merciful heart clothed i'm
he judicial ermine.
Grimstead, the man who was
convicted OF burglarizing the store
II Mr.. j. b. Sandoz and who had {
previously borne such a good repu-
alton, completely broke down
yhen, his sentence was read out.
There was no stimulation of grief
n this mans case.
The following is the record of
which we unhesitat-
ngly pronounce as a brilliant one
or the court officials:
Calvin Barfield, manslaughter,
0 years; Hilaire Gaubert, forgery,
years; Mack Lee, shooting with
ntent to kill, 2 years; Felix James,
r., striking with intent to kill, 5
ears; Louis Mack, shooting, 2
ears; Baptiste Martin, horse steal
ng, 2 years; Henry McGaffey,
orse stealing, year; Adam Will
ANS, larceny, ! year; Rodolphe
,eger, stabbing, 2 years; Mat Go
Or, burglary. 3 years; Alex Grim
tead, burglary, 8 years; John
tewart, manslaughter, 7 years
os. Thomas, petty larceny, l year; i
oe Williams, stabbing, 3 years.
Vm. James, larceny, / year; Ri Il
hard Hawkins, shooting with In
mt to kill, 3 years; Harry Clos J
IN. larceny, | year; Leon Pierre
tevens, murder, life; Chas. Frail,
city larceny, year; Jules Kauf- Ii
ian, shooting with intent to kill,
years; David Jones, murder, life; II
larence Lemelle, assault with In q
INT to rape, 10 years; Marius Au- :
Din, larceny, | year; Manuel John "
IN, larceny, | year; Gustave Mo-
sau, larceny, ! year; Cleophas q
Ioreau, larceny, IS months; Leo q,
ldas Prewitt, manslaughter, 10
ears. b
Of the above the following have
Dplied to the Supreme Court:
Marius Aucoin, Leonidas Prew-
{, Mack Lee, Gustave Moreau,
Ieophas Moreau, Hilaire Gaubert,
alvin Barfield and Louis Mack.