St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
BETTER NOT CONE
BEFORE NE A I'd time"
Significant Remark OF Judge 0'HslIl In sen.
fencing BIIngtIgers.. Understood 10 Mean
/" THE ROCKS : NEXT TINE
Nest OF Those Indicted for Illicit Sale Of
Liquor Enter Plea Of Guilty, and
Are UnifOFmIy Fined.

Il am disposed to be lenient with
| you this time, because I believe many
of you, the blacks particularly, are
mere dummies, acting for other peo-
pie, " remarked Judge O'Neill, in SEN
fencing prohibition law violators.
The machinery of the law is so
strong that I do not fear but that I
can break up this practice, and this
light sentence is merely a warning to
you. The law is with the Court, and
the Court is determined that the pro-
hibition law shall be. obeyed, and you
who run up against it in the future
will have yourselves to blame, conti-
ned His Honor. On account of the
unfortunate illness of your worthy
presiding Judge, you have become
bold; but in this course you have in
no wise crippled the strong arm Of
the law, which says that all of its
statutes, whether good or bad, shall
be enforced. While I will be lenient
with you this time and impose a nom
inal fine, / want to tell you that no
yiolator of any law of this State had
better come before me a second time.
To the sellers Of illicit liquor, I will
| say that if they want to sell liquor,
they will have to vote it back, or get
rid of me-"
Judge 0'NeiH was uniformly court
eous and positive to each of the
blindtiger keepers who appeared be-
fore him. He made them understand
that he believed they had made a
mistake in attempting to continue
the sale Of liquor in violation of the
law, but be believed they would stop
| the traffic
He was also plain in telling them
that henceforth he expected them to
be good.
There seems to be a perfect under
standing between Judge 0'NeiH and
the confessed blindtiger keepers, and
His Honor has shown himself to be a
Solomon in wisdom as well as an able
jurist.
Two hundred dollars and costs, or
/ four months in jail" accompanied by
appropriate comment, was the inva-
lriable sentence of Judge 0'Neill, when
| the tigers faced him. While your
business is unlawful, you are contrib
uting to good cause.-The cause Of
education. The Jail is full, / under
stand, and the school treasurer in
need of funds. Pay over your con-
| tribution to the Sheriff"
| The only execution His Honor made
was in the case of John O. Leblanc
of Port Barre. while don't know
you personally, Mr.. Leblanc. have
heard Of you often-your name is
familiar" )" remarked the Judge. you
are il the power Of the Court, and
am reliably informed that the Grand
Jury was lenient in indicting you on
two charges only-that you are an
old offender. But as you have as
sured me that you are through with
the blindtiger business, I will also be
lenient on you, taking you at your
word that you will quit; $500 and
costs, $50 on each charge. Settle
with the Sheriff, and be good
Those who plead guilty during this
week to selling liquor without Ii
cense are Moses Il. Green (0pelousas1,
Jno. O. Leblanc Port Barre), 6. G.
Hawkins port Barre), G. R. Baltic
Washington, John Leer (Washing-
toni, Moses Green (0pelousas), Theo-
phile FusiIier Eunice), Remy WalIior
(Opelousas), Jack Donate (Opelousas),
Willie Ardoin (0pelousas), Emile Bru-
net,EL. Laheur, BENZ. ]. Roy.
Other cases tried this week were:
Cleophas Tate, manslaughter mis-.
trial.
Rufus Blair, shooting with Intent
to kill-guiIty.
Onezime Meehe,. shooting with in
tent to kill guilty.
TRIAL OF CHAS. JOSEPH.
The trial Of Chas. Joseph, with bis
sister, wife and mother, began Thurs
day morning, and from all appear
ances, it will last well into next
week. Friday at II a. m. but three
Jurors had been selected. The attor.
neys are making desperate fight
tsbill Of exceptions" fight-and the
] end is not in sight. The accused arr
charged with infanticide, a most hor.
rible case, if the testimony bears il
out. They are represented BY &. 2
J Veazie and E. Austin Fontenet O
0pelousas, Mr.. Parkerson of Lafa
: yette, and Mr.. Gilmore of Franklin
81 The child killed was that of Mrs. 10
seph, and the old mother IS charged
with taking the leading part in tn
work. The old lady is sick, and is i
court on a cot, groaning and com
planning. They are sYrians from Pal
/ metto, where the crime was commit
ted.
Next week is the last week Q
court.