St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1906-11-17
GRAND JURY'S
PARTIAL REPORT.
Grand inqulsitoFs Fall TO Complete Their
Labors In One Week.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT INDICTMENTS.
Two White Men Indicted For Attempt At
Criminal Assauli..-The HOra.Doucet
Affair Ignored.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT INDICTMENTS.

i
! The Grand Jury Of the parish Of
st. Landry made a partial report last
Saturday at | o'clock, after week
of hard and faithful work. Having
been unable to complete the work
before it, adjournment was taken un-
til Monday.
TRUE BILLS.
Sam Bernstein, petty larceny, j. e.,
stealing $1.75 from Emile Elias last
August.
Cleophas Breaux, violating labor
contract
Arnold Veillon, white, burglary.
The crime charged against Veillon
was committed in August, 1906. He
| is alleged to have 'feloniously and
burglariously entered the dwelling
house of Martin Pormier" and there
attempted violently and against her
will to ravish" Mrs. Pormier. The
scene of the alleged crime is Chatai-
gneir.
Adrien Roy, assault with intent to
commit rape. This is the case in
which Mrs. Tonne Nezat, who had
recently moved to Opelousas, was
committed to the protection of Adrien
Roy by her husband, who had gone
on trip, until his return. Roy is
charged with having attemped Grim
inal assault upon her.
William Morris, assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Robert Gatson, shooting with in
tent to murder Francis A. streetman
on August %, 1906.
Jos. Patterson, rape. Both the
accused and the victim (Marguerite
Joseph are colored.
Edward Smith, for The murder Of
Henderson Green on August 8. Both
colored.
| Julien ]. Fontenot, petty larceny.
Defendent "On the 9Th day of Sep
tember, 1906, did feloniously steal
and take away one rooster, value
forty cents, Of the goods and chattel
of Eugene Durio.
Lin Ray, assault and battery and
disturbing a peaceable assembly.
Cappel Norton, carrying con-
cealed weapon.
Maurice Biagas, having carnal
knowledge Of an unmarried female
under Is years Of age.
Butler Smith and Eddie Smith,
stealing an ak and saw and steel
wedges from J. F. Milburn.
James Ventress, petty larceny.
NOT A TRUE BILL.
Thelbere Burleigh, slander.
Dede Billeaudeau, shooting with
intent to murder.
Jos. Hill, violating act 81 of 1886,
]. G.. West, assault with q danger
Gus weapon.
Jack Seal, carrying concealed
weapon.
Geo. Key, cutting trees on land Of
another.
Garfield Hockless.
! Plais Horn, carrying concealed
weapon. Horn is a police officer o1
lOpelousas. Last June he arrested
ILueius Doucet and charged him witt
carrying concealed weapon. Doucet
claimed and proved that he had beer
given the weapon to bring to his
brother. Frank Doucet, in Crane
Prairie, by Mr.. Ike Stagg, deputy taa
collector. Frank Doucet (who is al
officer having forgotten his weapo1
lin the tax collectors Office. Luciu'
tDoucet carried the pistol about town
| the officer saw it, and arrested him
He was fined by the Mayors Court
He then made affidavit before a jus
| tice of the Peace against Office
Horn for carrying concealed wea
pom. Horn made a similar charg'
before justice Of the peace agains
i Doueet. The Grand Jury failed t
find bill against either Horn o
/ Doucet.
Berteme McCauley, murder. Nc
Cauley killed Prosper Fontenot, j
Mamou, last September.
Geo. Nealey, petty larceny.
Turf Vresides, assault and battery