St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1906-12-01
ADRIEN ROY
IS CONVICTED.
The Jury Recommends Him to the Extreme
Mercy Of the Court.
WILL ASH FOR A NEW TRIAL.
Prominent Men, Including Sheriff, Clerk Of
Court and Assessor Of 81. Martin Parish,
Attend Trial In His Behalf.

Attend Trial n His Behalf.
The trial of Adrien Roy, charge
with attempt to criminally assaul
Mrs. Tonne Nezat, created more tina
usual interest.
The case was called up Friday ey
ening, and verdict of Guilty a
charged; recommended to the es
!. treme mercy Of the Court" wa
rendered Saturday night at 7:20.
Roy is Well-known in this and ad
joining parishes, and in his hour 0
need demonstrated that he had man,
loyal friends. The Arnaudvi1le sec
tion Of the parish, the home of Roy
furnished many of its most prominen
and influential men, including officers
of the law, who remained during thu
trial, and testified on the stand to tht
good reputation Of the accused.
Sheriff Pellerin, Clerk of Court Dom.
engeaux and Assessor Guidry, all Of
st. Martin parish, were here during
| the two days of the trial, and Messrs
| Pellerin and Guidry gave Roy a good
reputation on the witness stand. st.
Martin parish adjoins this parish, and
ArnaudFille, Roy's home, is just across
the parish line Roy lived in st. Mar
tin parish, where, the officers men,
TONED say, he bears good reputation
for truth and veracity and for being
respectful to ladies.
The trial began Friday evening,
and eight jurors were empanelled
from the regular yenire that evening.
The sheriff summoned tails Jurors for
the next morning, and without much
trouble jury was secured.
The first witness to take the stand
was Mrs. Nezat, the complainant.
She recited exactly the same story
she told the Clarion the day after the
occurrence. She told it in a straight
forward, frank manner, and it was
easily diseernable during her recital
that she was bringing conviction to
the minds Of the jury
Tonnie Nezat and his family, con-
sisting Of his wife (the eomplainant)
and two small children, lived near
Port Barre. A short distance from
their home lived Adrien Roy, who
kept a grocery store. Roy and Nezat
were good friends, but Mrs. Nezat only
knew Roy casually, the latter never
visiting the Nezat home. He had met
her at church few times, and
spoken to her only a few words. In
: +
September Nezat and family moved to
Opelousas. A few days after Roy and
a Mr.. Moreau came TO town in the
latter gentleman's buggy. Nezat had
not completed the moving of his
household effects, and seeing an OPP
portunity Of going to Port Barre with
Mr.. Moreau if Roy would remain in
town until his return, he made the
proposition, which was accepted byl
Roy. Nezat asked Roy to stay at his
home during his absence TO take care
of his wife and children, as they were
strangers in a strange town.
Nezat left for Port Barre at about
2 o'clock in the evening, and Roy
went to the Nezat home at about sun
down, as per arrangement, and was
received by Mrs. Nezat, who had been
told by her husband that Roy would
act as protector to the family during
bis stay in Port Barre.
Roy's conduct from his arrival at
5he little home until his arrest that
night is familiar to the public, and
need not be detailed. Mrs. Meats
story was eorroborated by strong cir
evidence, given by Officer
soodloe, and Mr. Leopold Simon. The
after gentleman boarded at the
house Of Mrs. Ogden, where
hrs. Nezat applied for help. He testi- E
led that she came there in her stock
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