New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-05-10
"A horrible story of at ten

A horrible story of attempted
outrage and condign punishment
comes to us from Loreauville.
Thursday night last, at about Z
O'Clock, the daughter of one of Lo-
reauville's prominent citizens was
attacked by a colored fiend while in
the yard of her fathers residence.
The young lady fought vigorously
and her cries brought relief from
the house Of her brotherln law,
who beat off the brute, who escaped
in the darkness. From the fact
that the man had been trusted
servant in the household for years,
Identification was easy. The alarm
was at once given and four or five
hundred men at once started sys-
tematic search which lasted all
Thursday night and all day Friday.
Late yesterday evening he was cap
tured and hung to the bridge that
spans the bayou at Maria Central
Factory. While these outrages
have been committed in other sec
tons Of the South, our parish has
been singularly free from this
crime, and it is a matter of great
humiliation that our community
should be the next one to furnish
the victim. Whether or not the
recent turning loose of men by the
Jurors charged with this crime has
anything to do with emboldening
brutes is matter that good citizens
are debating in their minds. Mis-
taken clemency on the part of
those whose duty it is to protect,
can return as a curse. This crime
of all others should not have the
slightest mercy shown it.
First communion beads and
books at Pfister Brothers.
The May Festival to be given by
the Unsectarian Society is fixed for
Thursday the 29th inst. The great
success last May is pleasant au-
curry for this years festival. The
voting for the queen will begin on
Tuesday, the Goth, at Lees and
Estorge's drug stores, and will
close on the evening of the 9th in
order to allow the little maid who
is to wear the crown to prepare her
part-so to speak. Last year the
queen reigned alone This year it
is decided to allow the elected
queen to select prince consort.
There will be a flower drill by
twenty little maids under the di-
~ection of Mrs. Peal and Mrs.
Sabatier. The Maypole dance
which was SO much admired at the
Cemetery Association lawn fete
will be repeated under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Julian Ewes. Miss
Thorpe has promised something
delightful by the dear little tots in
her Kindergarten, and the young
girls of Mt. Carmel Convent will
give well selected program; and
last but by no means least, Mr..
Eckart has promised to send his
wonderful graphophOne; so chuck
| full of amusement for all.
WHY NOT OWN
YOUR OWN HOME?
Buy on easy terms through the
Iberia Building Association.
LOsT-At extreme end of Iberia
Cypress Co.'s yards, plain gold
ring. A liberal reward will be paid
for the return of it to this office.
The Jefferson Dramatic Club
of this city will stage Horace c.
Dale's latest fOur-aet drama ga
Man Of Honor" at the Vendome
Opera House on Wednesday, May
2Sth, for the benefit Of the Knights
of Temperance of this city. Judg-
ing from the cast we have reasons
to believe that this reproduction
will equal if not surpass any of
their former attempts to please the
public. The cause being noble
one, our people should give these
young people the proper encour-
agement and help swell the audi
ence by their presence on this oc-
casion. Following is the cast ::
Messrs. Louis Pfister, Albert H.
French, Horace R. Mathews, W.
&c. Coleman, A. G. Schrout and
Mrs. w. H. Mathews, Misses Edna
Maurin, Annie B. Mathews.
Our friend Mr.. A. Il. Widney
is building a nice home on his
"Gilt Edge" dairy farm. We are
pleased to see this, as it evidences
the result of industry, economy
and perseverance, honestly applied.