The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-26
BUCKLES GUILTY.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM WAS
+: - DIRECT AND POSITIVE. L,
He Is Sentenced to One Years Impri-
ssonment in the Parish Jail-Failed
to. Confuse Officer Hull.

.. The wire cutter, J. Huckles. had trial
before Hon. A D. Land, judge Of the
district court, yesterday afternoon. The
charge under the law is trespass, tor
which he was tried His offense was cut
ting guy wires of the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company pole at the intersection
of Common, Sprague and Texas streets
on the night, February 49,. The evidence
against him was positive and conclusive.
Officer Hull recognized and identified
him beyond doubt as the man who cut
the wires ~Huck1es attempted to escape
and ran in the direction of the hall, and
then Sprague street, but was headed off,
when he turned and ran down Texas
street with the officer in close pursuit.
While being pursued Huck1es threw
away his clippers which were afterwards
recovered by Officers Hull and Roscoe.
The best efforts OF the defendants attor-
neys failed to move Officer Hull i'll his
testimony, and they also failed in an at
tempt to weaken his evidence by one of
their witnesses who was contradicted.
This effort TO disprove Officer Hull was
a dismal failure. Subjected to a most
rigid cross examination, Officer Hull
never faltered and his statements were
most forcef,tl because they were true and
could not. be contradicted. "
Defendants counsel then called Huck-
les to testify. He related that he with
others were at the Labor Union hall on
the night of the wire cutting with men
who would prove his innocence In this
they failed. He denied most solemnly
LAYING G ut the wire and alleged that
some other man who had escaped while
he fell the innocent victim to the watch
flness and the activity of a fearless and
He admitted he was. Union
man. of the Electrical Workers. and had
discussed and taken an active part in the
strike and been on a committee of griev-
ance. He insisted that he was not the
man who had cut the wire.
Z Lon Irvine was heard in behalf of the
defendant. He said that on the night of
the wire cutting he and Huekles and
others were at the Labor Union hall,
which he left at about 9 40. In his state
ment Huckles admitted that it was 10 20
when he left the. hall, little. after r.
vine had gone out. This discrepancy is
due perhaps to the difference in their
time keepers. It was about 10 40 when
Huckles was in the police station under
arrest.
The defendant, HucE1es, had for coun-
sci l. R. Smith, Esq, and Mr.. ]. F..
Wells. who did all they could for their
client, but, although they brought to bear
all their talent and ingenuity and all the
techniealities Of law, it was manifest that
they had hopeless case.
District sAttorney Land represented
the State most creditably
The Judge having relieved the case
and the law, sentenced Huekles to one
years Imprisonment in the parish jail.
The limit is two years, but he tempered
justice with mercy.
In the court room there was a large
number Of representative citizens, men
x,4t,r f,~,d 4,,a,r1 ar+eJ eta,- b,..:.ao. - ~
tend the trial OF the case. Their pres
ence was dictated by a spirit in response
to moral support Of the law.
HuclIes received his sentence without
emotion and expressed regrets
over his act. He. is a young man in his
first years of manhood His face is
smooth. and when studied closely would
leave favorable impression. We mean
that he has not vicious face, which is
50 striking IN some men. Being young in
years and over-zealous, he has been in
describably criminal; be has committed
an act which threatened the property and
the lives Of innocent people who had no
concern in the strike, who could have no
direct interest in the telephone company,
who were in no manner responsible for
his and the grievances of the men he rep
resented. II he could recall his act If
he would speak But he has been con-
Victed, law and order have tritnphed
over laWlessness. and justice prevails in
q community Of civilized citizens.
s SUNDAY Law VIOLATIONS.