New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-01-21
WIFE BEATING.

New Iberia, Jan. 18th, 'O5.
TO the Editor Of the Enterprise:
Dear Sir--The pleasure of reading
the last issue of your valuable paper
was denied me until the present writ
ing. Therein I noticed among many
other items of interest, your comment
on Mr.. E. Germier's damage suit
against our City. which believe
though unintended-wiil be produc-
tive of much i'll will towards this
poor unfortunate, but honest man,
unless contradicted by the cold facts.
Owing to the fact That am the At
torney of Plaintiff in this case, |
would have given much that this OPP
portunity of doing kind turn to an
injured brother fallen to some one
else but here is one of the rare in
stances where the public, under pre-
vailing circumstances, is entitled to
know at least some of the facts in
order that they may remedy any un-
Just impression that might have been
engendered by erroneous statements;
and .inasmuch as writer does not know
of any one else qualified for the task,
it follows that he is called upon to do
SO. in SO far as the article referred to
above is concerned, and no further.
Therefore: .sGive unto Caesar the
things that are Caesars, and unto
God the things that are Gods. =
You say that Mr.. Germier was
arrested on complaint of his wife,
who alleged brutal beating ETC.. - Now
Mr.. Editor, you referred to the suit,
and not to the Thousand and one
things that'may have been said on
the outside; if You examine the rec
ords of that suit, you will not find q
single mention of Mrs. Germier ther-
in. In other words, the right OF &C.
ton is not predicated upon what his
wife may not have said, but upon
something else of much more i'm
portant character.
For argument sake, let us admit
that your statement is true, What are
Won going to do with the emphatic
deni al of Mr.. Germier that he never
has beaten hts wife, and OF Mrs.
Germier who swore under oath that
her husband did not beat her? There
! fore, you see that admitting all you
have said, the thrusting into prison
! of this white haired, honest and
peaceful man, was indeed uncalled
| for.
As to all that erroneous talk of wife
beater, it is simply piling iniquity
upon injustice and intended solely fol
the purpose of mourning upon Mr.
Germier the enmity of some women
and the bolstering anger of some
men who has nothing else to do, OF
else. does not know better.
/ Still referring to the above, let Vi
go further by admitting that Mr.
Germier did. beat his wife. That
no ones funeral but the wife and W,
have yet to learn Of the authority OF
Gods earth authorizing policeman
or any one else for that mattar; Il
dominate the sacred relations of maj
and wife. and especially $50. in tn
sanctuary of their own home.
| LASTLY. Mr.. Editor, in such cases
there is but one person in this worl'
who has right to complain If sh,
sees fit and that is the wife, the ag
Igrieved party. The laws extends he
ample relief if she SO desires 1t ha
always been thus all over the land
Our sentiments are in concord there
with, the past history Of mankin'
has confirmed it.
| While have no authority to speal
for others. dare say that there ism
la wife worthy Of the name the
would have it otherwise.
w. J. DURAND.s