St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-12
TAYLOR Is INDICTED
FOR EB
Charged vita Embiszzlng Finds ii Els Keep.
ing Belonging to Minor Chin.
Il IS SAD 10 BE ITICS
Under Tatur Of Child Says Taylor Made Ten.
der Of Money. and that ne Vas Advised
to Retain Guslgdy Of Funds.

Shelby Taylor, Railroad Commits
sioner from this District, stands in.
dicted at his home il Crowley with
apprOpriating to his own use $500
belonging To q minor child, of which
he was the attorney.
Mrs Henley,s husband was killed
ii the oil field. Mrs. Henley entered
suit for damages, and employed Shell
BIZ Taylor as her attorney. Taylor
secured q compromise, by which
$1,000 was paid. Mrs. Henley was
paid her portion. but It appears that
after consultation between TAYLOR
and the under tutor Of minor child
Of Mrs. Henley, It was agreed not to
turn the child's money over Ia the
mother because Of the Iatter's ire
sponsihllity The under tutor il q.
published interview states that Mr.
Taylor had made tender of Tie
money, and that It was upon his (the
under tutors advice that Mr. Taylor
still retains possession of the child's
share.
Il Is said that politics Is at the
bottom Of the entire affair. Taylor
has bitter and relentless political
enemies there, who have been trying
10 accomplish his undoing. But
they are strengthening Taylor by
such action as this last one, re-
marked . Crowley gentleman, ID Ope-
lousas last Tuesday. ard this gentle
man frankly admitted that Be was
an anti-Taylor man.
MT Taylor was in Kentucky at tie |
lime of the return of tie Indictment /
Dut hastened home to answer TIE I
sharge
The Crowley Signal, mentioning /
he Indictment, says
IN reference To the Indictment
lgainss Mr. Shelby Taylor for en-
1ezzlement, some of his most inti-
nate friends claim shat as 4 matter
if fact that Mr. TayIor's actions ana
Intentions were FOR the most honest
md high purpose of protecting the
woman against herself and there vas
leEer any intention either directly
Il Indirectly t9 take from This Wo-
nan orle cent that she was entitled
o. They say that he took this case
or her and her minor children when
he was destitute and without any
lope. After hard work and many
rails he succeeded iii effeeting i
ompromise BY first calling i family
leeting at which she was present, 10
ceent said compromise.
Satisfactory arrangements we're
made at once for her share and AID
appointed by the court to
epresent her minor child and this
ndertutor, Mr. Dubard, was offered
he m0ny for this minor child who
efused TO accept it for The reason
hat he would have to turn ii over I'd
he natural tutrix who was irresp0n-
ible and anyone who knows anything
bout the facts would know that Cosl~
itions justified this action. They
lso claim that civil suit was
rought Tor this amount a few days
90, that there was no demand either !
srbal or written made on him Tor
his money and they are confident
hat it snch a demand had been made
lat be Wuuld have been Zoo clad TO
ave paid it to any reliable party
he would have guarded the child's
ItBrest. They claim that ais soon
! Mr. Taylor was informed Of this
Ivestigation, he being ID KentnckY
j vacation at the time, be wired
! was hnrrying home and would
r0bahly be here this evening. They
ave all the assurance in the world
lat he viii ask for speedy trial and
ley have no doubt as to the fnal re- j
lit and they ask The public to sus-
md judgement until the case Is q
led ii open court when both sides
i'll be heard