St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-06
MORE TIGERS CONTRIB
Ute TO SCHOOL FUND
All Bat I've Plead GulIiy During ihe Past uesk
30. Robin and Fred Voarhles Discharged.
GAME LAW VIOLATOR FINED
BAD sold Hoedcocks, Bat Judge Is LaaIen,
aad Fines Hin ST.. District Attorney FlIss
Bill Of Information Ii Liquor Case.

District Attorney Garland Tuesda,
last filed bill of information against
Charlie Duckworth and Charlie Nc.
Daniel, charging them with violating
the prohibition law. They live ID the
Waxia section Of this parish. Il is
not known whether this indicates
that the District Attorney win hence
forth file bills against prohibition Of,
| tenders, on his own initiative.
Many violators of the prohibition
law entered pleas of guilty the past
week, and in every instance were fined
5000 or four months in Jail.
7 am told that yon are a good
citizen, and a law abiding one except
in this case" commented Judge
| EO'Neill, in sentencing Mr.. ]. Adam
Budd, for violating the prohibition
law. He fined Mr.. Budd, like the
others, 5000.
The others who plead guilty and
received the usual fine were: Louis
Young, DR.. Ira Pierce, A. Fontenot,
Louis Andrew, Paul Castenado, Benny
| Green.
Mesars. Oscar Robin and Fred
VOORHEES, stood trial before the Judge,
for violating the liquor law, and were
discharged. Their cases were similar
to those of DR.. Clopton and Mr.. Olibe
Manuel mentioned last week. They
had ordered liquor for private use
through their firms name.
Frank Carey was arraigned Tues
day for selling woodcocks, in viola
tion Of the game law, and en-
TERED d plea Of guilty. He had
bis hunting license, and explained
to His Honor that be did net know
the killing 0f Wnodcocks was q viola
tion the gafne law. Carey is d
negro, a statement to the court
Was ssra farward and frank, and
eFifentIg dressed the Judge, as he
only imposed fine Of ST. or one day
IN Jail
TIE tine Bf the court was occupied
The entire week with the trial Of the
Palmetto nagoes. and very little
other business was transacted.
There Nas considerable surprise,
and some indignation. expressed at
the mistrial III the case Of the Pal
metto SYrians, charged with infanti-
eide. The evidence was conclusive
as to two Of the accused-Mary
Joseph and Abram Joseph-a and how
there could be disagreement is a
marvel TO those who heard the testi-
mony- the testimony Of DR.. Z. G.
Hawkins, a reputable physician from
that section, and President of the st.
Landry Medical Society. He attend
ed the encouchment, saw when the
infant. illigitimate, was forcibly taken
from him and brought to an adjourn
ing room, the unnatural mother Civ
ing it a parting blow from her fist as
it was being carried to its death. It
was admitted that the child was
buried in the garden, and that the
next day Abram Joseph, an ignorant
hireling, and Mary Joseph, sister Of
Chas Joseph, the husband Of the
woman, disinterred it, and while
Abram Joseph was on his way to bury
it in the woods, he was apprehended.
The helpless infant was murdered,
had it's neck broken. That is the
story Of the crime, one+of the most
horrible ever happening in the parish
Of st. Landry. Yet there were seven
Of the twelve men on the jury will
ing to acquit these barbarians. The
old hag-Silfy JosephWho broke
the child's neck, according to the
testimony, has not been tried. A
severance has been granted her on
account Of i'll health. Il
Those on trial were Chas. Joseph, |
Mary Joseph and Abram Joseph. The
testimony would have justified the
acquittal Of Charley Joseph, the
husband. There was nothing conclu- |
aive against him. But we are in
Termed that the jury used Charley
as a basis of compromise, and that
when the two contending forces
could not agree on a verdict IS to |
Mary and Abram, there was no way
OF returning q verdict acquitting
Charley, whom the jury considered
an innocent man.
The verdict is clearly a miscarriage
Of justice.
Charley Joseph came here from
Syria some years ago. he accunu-
lated considerable property at PaI-E
metto-w q merchant OF some /
standing there.
4 few months ago be sent for his
wife and mother in far Syria. Four
months after their arrival his wife
gave birth 10 a child. The child was
destroyed on the night of lis birth,
and buried IN the garden. Next daY
it was disinterred by hireliBg, Abram
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