The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-01-14

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bic arrest. Thsomcers acted spol
|the wifc's plss and Germier wa
taken into custody. This tool
place some two or three week
ago. The matter was brought III
before Judge Robt. Brown fol
trial.
Judge Brown can never well bs
accredited with judicial severity
by the unbiased public. Aside
from the testimony Of witnesses
no was In possession If infOrma
ton that the couple INDUCED In
liquor 1T times, aud wishing t0
avoid tho possibility Of severity
in judgment, dismissed Germier.
This judgment gave rise to the
plea "withOut cause in tho suit
Tor damages.
Unfortunately for &c rmier, and
his suit against tho city, he was
again run in by tho policc on
Wednesday night for the same Of
fence.
On Thursday morning, Judge
Robt. Brown being confined at
home by illness. Mayor Jules II
Dupuy presided over the City
Court. 0ermier's case was called.
rhe witnesses for the town were
Geo. Fay, Henry Broussard, Cab.
Leblanc, Jr. and officer Jas. Fin
Fney. All the witnesses agreed
substantially to the following
statement: Wednesday evening
Germier and his wife went home
between 6 and ! o'clock. That af
ter turning from Main street into
Q side street the woman WAS heard
to cry out in distress. The cry
was repeated az they entered their
front gate, and again on the back
gallery. They entered tho house
from the rear. The witnesses fol.
lowed the couple, stopping at the
gate. Blows were heard, followed
by heavy thud, a. il some one
had fallen upon the floor heavily.
The sound Of blows continued
with the weakening Of the wo-
mans voice. Finney proceeded
to the front door and snatched Il
open, discovering the woman prone
upon the floor with her husband
on his knees over her. dealing her
bio We with his open hand and
directing ut her the vllest epithets.
Germier was promptly arrested
and taken to jail. Fay raised the
woman to q sitting posture, but
she was 20 weak and dazed a. not
to be able to sit alone. Water
was brought and her face batbed.
When she revived sufficiently to
help herself she was left.
MIRA. 0ermier was then sworn
and testified that there had been
no trouble between her husband
and herself. She subsequently
grew 10 excited and insistsnt mp
on giving her version Of the affair
that the Mayor ordered and Off
Der to escort her down stairs.
When Germier was asked II be
had anything to say in his defence,
he made substantially tho follow
ing statement: Mrs. Gsrmier had
been suffering with an extreme
nervous attack, bordering on hys
terra. When going homo with
her that night she showed dispo.
s,tion to give way and cry out. AT
ter getting into the house she lost
her self control and fell. When his
front door was forced he WAS on
his knees ct her side. slspping her
hands, rubbing her arms, checks.
sud shoulders in an effort to stim
llate circulation and restore her
70 quietude. The officer and wit.
nesses are under y grave misap.
prehension Of the facts, causing
Them to gressly exsgersts the case.
The Mayoe then read him the
law and administered . singing
rebuts, calling bic attention to the
fact that this was the second time
he had appeared bsfors the city
court under the Same charge. ne
pronounced septspS~Ss0 nne and
10 dsvs !. sail-in dsfaalt of the