The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-08-03

he was registered that your petition
or having pointed out to said chas. a
Poirson the fact that he WAS rcgistcrC
thercupon the said Chas. A. PoirsoI
threatened him worried aud harrasse'
him saying that if he your petitiOne
voted at said election in which he wa
himself a candidate that he would ge
in tronblc-That thereafter aud 81
several occasions the said Conspita'orl
sent your petitioner messages to th'
eff. Ct that If re voted they wou''
cause hia arrest that all Of these thing
| were done IN violation of law
That on The day &c said election OF
the 9Th OF May. 1877. your peiitlOne
presented himself 1T the polls to excr
else his right of franchise. that upon
arriving there be found that George
Henderson sheriff of Iberia Parish
had appointed several Deputy Sheriff
who were H. attendance upon said
polls in direct contraventton OF law
that he was again warned ttat 1t he
voted, which h. had u right 10 do, that
he would b. arrested that n he pre-
s.nted hi,n-ef to vote he was follow
CT bv several Of these Deputy sheriff
aud Immediately upon voting. Al Il
James !. Schexnnyder. candidate h"r
Mayor urdc,.d saii Deputy sheriff.
Aaatol, !. Gonsoulin. 10 arrest said
petitioner which 10 the said Cons u
IL proceeded to do. though, undrr III
Constitution Ut this State he WAS tx
empt from arrest at that time That
he was in legal Attendance uuor said
felony or brcacl, Of the pcac aud tn II
The commissioners Of sa.l elec,io
nad decided III. right to vote aud 'lIn
none III aid comm, satoners hal or
,icred hrs arrest IT, shows thnt shg
was very distre sing placed him IN tx
&c dinghy bad light before III friends
and nrighh,rs distressed his f,M J,
aud was intentie IT, dcgrnd' hin IN
tho eyes Of the community IN whi II
he lives.
Your petitioner shows that upoo The
Intervention Of some OF his friends
who stood security for him hi WAS
released ny said Deputy sheriff. but
that on the following dav said con
si.irators continuing in their unjus,
aud unfair treatment Of him held u
10 y livery stable in said
Town OF Jeanercttc said stable being
The ~ opcrty Of said jams l.. Schax-
yter, AZ which conference the said
Jas. l.. schaxnay,lcr. the said deputy
Sheriff, Chas. A. Provost, the said
Deputy Sheriff. An.tolc J. Gonsoulin.
the said Deputy sheriff, Arthur
Monret and the said Darmas Morcsi
and other Deputy Sheriffs, and others
in keeping with said conspiracy Mt
which conference Chas. A. Provost
Deputy Sheriff directed and ordc' cd
Arthur Mourct another Deputy sheriff
10 swear out an affidavit against your
which the said Arthur
Mouret Dcpnty Sheriff swore out and
raused Anatole J. Gonsoulin another
Deputy Sheriff TO take your petitioner
In custody your petitioner did
hen and there offer to furnish bond
which said Deputy Sheriff declined to
permit him to do although he had a
cgal right to furnish said bond. and
hat said Deputy Sheriff walked your
under arrest through the
streets Of Jcancrette to the depot to
ais great distress and humiliation and |
brought him on the train to New Ibe- |
IN the Parish seat whore ne was com
relied to employ attorneys to secure
iis release on bond
Your petitioner further shows that
n keeping with said conspiracy to
,umiliate and degrade your petitioner
hat they caused an injunction suit 10
'e filled against your petitioner the
Mayor mud Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of Jeanerctte by one Eugene
'iutrix ON the 3rd- day Of July. 1907.
lleging that three men who had voted
I said election one r. s. Lauve, one
George Sahaxnayder and one stephen
'oche had voted illegally for your
etitioner for alleged reasons given in
heir petition which will more fully
nd particularly appear from n ccrti-
ed copy Of the petition in said suit
,hich Il attached hereto and made q
art hereof
That in said suit interviewed the
aid Charles A. Poirson, the said Oar
mas Moresi. the said Earnest Beaver,
he said Victor j. Poirson, the said
neil Provost the said Henry Scharff
he said J. q. Bcuvier, the said Uly sse
Iutrix. the said Benjamin Trappe and
10 said Armand Provost who adopted
their allegations the allegations Of
be said Eugene Mutrix M more fully
ppears from said petition q copy
hereof has been heretofore attached
this petition which said petition Of
In hereto annexed and
ade part hereof.
Now your petitioner shows that the
aid p. 8. 1.auve, the SAID George
'bsxnayder and the said Stephen
,che all three Of whom voted for
'ur petitioner At said election were
lly qualified anil legal electors en-
led to vote at said election that said
nspirstOrs in violation Of the Con-