The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-19
DENOUNCE UNLAWFUL ACTS
Whereby The Lives and The Property
of The People are Threateues.
A Demand for the Resigation of Judge
c. D. Hicks Was Adopted Unanl-
mously by Many Citizens.

The citizens of Shreveport were
moved yesterday to the highest degree OF
resentment, and it was resentment ar1s-
ing from the realization Of the danger
they had escaped from the unlawful acts
of miscreants which threatened their
property and their lives.
Until Saturday morning few citizens
knew that the initial step to anarchy had
been inaugurated in their city. and when
citizens belated at their Offices or their
clubs Friday night related their expert
ence with tangled wires this resentment
was intensified. 1t was such an outrage
as had never been experienced in the his
tory of this city. One gentleman, an ED
erly friend Of the Caucasian, stated that
he reached his horle in the nick of time
and believed that if he had been later
his home would have caught fire from
wire which had become charged with
deadly electricity. When this oulawry
was made known citizens were called to
the Board of Trade at noon where this
dastardly work was denounced in I'M
measured terms The Board of Trade
room was crowded and from there it
was adjourned to the opera house at 5
pm. 1t should be stated that at this
meeting of the Board of Trade there was
introduced resolution, unanimously
carried, demanding the resignation of
Judge c. D. Hicks, and at the same
meeting there was presented list of the
names OF men who are alleged to have
aided and abetted in this outawry The
citizens in a body. numbering hundred
or. more, headed by Captain Peter You
rec, president of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank, followed by leading bust
ness men, marched to the headquarters
OF the Cumber land Telephone Company,
from the porch of which Captain Youree
read a list of men who were ordered out
OF town. 1t may be said that the excite
nent increased at every step. Nor did it
|allay until late in the afternoon.
The meeting at the opera house, with
Peter Youree chairman, was demon
stration for law and order against dis
order and anarchy. Hon, E. Fl. Randolph
and Hon. ]. Fl. Shepherd made telling
speeches becoming the occasion The
president of the Electrical Workers
Union desired to speak and explained
that his men have had no connection
with the outlawry, but when questioned
he admitted that he had no interest in
the Cumberland Telephone Company or
in the city but was interested in the
unions welfare. He may not have meant
it in the spirit in which he spoke his
words but he left an impression OH many
of his hearers which was not favorable
The meeting at the opera house warmed
up to the adoption Of resolution pro-
siding for the immediate organization OF
"A Law and Order League and there
was distributed number of badges in
dealing the spirit and the purpose for
which they are to be worn Such is the
gist of what occurred yesterday as al
demonstration by citizens aroused to
action.
But how was the plot to deal destruc-
ton discovered?
Fortunately, Mr. Queries. in his ca
pacity as mayor, was. advised through a
mysterious medium of what was design
cd. At first he was incredulous, but he
started on an investigation and when he
reached West Shreveport he was con-
fronted with the eowardly, the dastardly
work OF destruction. It should be said
that as soon as he was advised by the
mysterious medium of this scheme of de
struetion, he communicated with Chief
OF Police Jones who was ready for eff
fcctiFe work in a few minutes, and hav-