The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-11-18

This is all contrary to law deccncy
and order, and the authorities
should at once investigate the
matter and instruct the day force
police officers to rigldly enforce
the law and rontine these OutcastS
to the reservation made fol them
and not allow them to scatter then
dens of vice and disgrace IN other
parts Of the town, or to allow
them to frequent the depot, where
ladies' and children are brought
face to face with these moral
Iepers, who in the interest OF dc
cency and law should be given to
| understand they cannot with M
punity font their defiance OF law.
| This IS a matter that should not
be temporized with. bat receive
the prompt action OF the Mayor
and Chief OF Police, whose aten-
ton we call this violation OF the
City's ordinances.
The above article was a surprise
to the city authorities, who fully
recognized the justice OF the
criticisms if founded upon facts,
Mayor Laughin and Chief of
Police Mestayer at once started
Investigations in an effort to learn
when and where the acts We're
committed, and who the guilty
parties were, but no mysterious
professional burglar ever proved
more elusive.
On Tuesday the matter was
taken up again 10y Mayor LaughlIn
i'm an earnest effort to locate the
facts-if such existed. Mr.. Dim
try, agent Of the SO. Pa. Go at
this station, said, when the mater
was referred to him, that he had
noted the article when it first APP
ppared; that lie had investigated
the charges, making dilligent in
quiry of the company's employees.
but that he bad been unable TO
locate single incident upon
which such an article could have
been reasonably based. He felt
confident that none of the charges
could refer to acts committed up
on company property.
With Mr.. Dimitry's permission
the matter was taken up with
Ticket Agent Larouth, who gave
1t as his opinion that the article
was unwarranted in SO far, at
least, as it applied to ''lounging in
and around the Southern Pacific
depot" During the past week
three of the characters in question
appeared at the ticket window and
purchased tickets. One of them
took q seat in the waiting room
while the other two waited for
their train standing just outside.
During the whole time they were
in waiting he neither saw nor
heard any act or word from any
one of them that could have given
offense to anyone.
The Mayor then called attention
to a rumor that had reached him
of certain happenings IN the pass.
enger waiting room. In reply to
this the Ticket Agent stated that
a couple of "Dago' women, &C
companied by their children, had
purchased tickets for point on
the /. Il V. road, that while in
waiting one Of tie chilelren was
taken with spell of nausea,
necessitating the prompt services
Of the depot janitor; that if either
If the women we're of questionable
character it was not made appar
ent by any act of theirs while at
the depot; and that none of the
patty showed the least influence
Of liquor.
Mr.. Edward Nereaux, when
ssen, denied positively that any of
the published charges were
applicable to the White Post
Tavern. That the restaurant next |
to his place Of business and under
his control had been well conduct
ed and had not been the scene of
any questionable incidents.
Mr.. Ozeme jacobs. The night
watchman at the depot, employed
by the So. Pa X. X. Co, denied
any knowledge Of any acts that
could have gwen rise to the pub
lished charges.
Mr.. w. B. Kramer, manager Of !,
The Erath Hardware Co., thinks