The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
PARISH ROAD CAMP
ELEVEN OF THE CONVICTED Be
GIN THEIR SENTENCE.
"NEAR BEER" VIOLATIONS
Lead to Trouble, Vexations and Vain
Regrets-Cats-p paws for the Brewery.
No Partially Shown to Any of the
Prisoners by Judge Murff.

AZ lIc ScSSlOH vi tIIS DISlINt Aoui !,
criminal division, Judge A. ]. Murff, at
noon Monday, ten of the convicted vio-
lators of the prohibition law were SEN
fenced as follows
Vic Campisi, West End.
T. J. Holland, Employment Bureau.
c. L. Worsham and Henry Sartini,
Corner saloon, two cases.
Amedee Gras, head of Milan street.
Charles Ferris, Louisiana street near
Union Depot, two cases.
William Brown and Charles Avenger,
St. Paul bottom, two cases.
Jack Taylor, negro, St. Paul bottom.
John Rozetti, Phoenix saloon.
Jack Robbins, Phoenix saloon.
On each of the prisoners there was as
sessed 80 days on the parish roads and
$Ioo convicted in one case, and an add
tional $loo fine for the second convic
tion, and in default of the payment of
the fine 90 days additional on the public
road
Before sentencing the convicted, Judge
Murff had them seatedsin the chairs as
signed to the jury and addressed them
feelingly on the law. the duty of the
good citizen and the result which i'll
variably follows the transgressor. He
announced that he would treat all alike
He could make no distinction i'll favor
of the man having money and friends.
The law was plain. He had a disagree
able duty to perform as a Judge, which
was in accordance with law and Justice.
Some Of the prisoners when asked the
usual question, if they had anything to
say before sentence was passed upon
them, replied in the negative, while 9TH
ers entered into some explanations in
attempted justification of their violation
of the law, but i'll every instance Judge
Murff met their protestations kindly
yet forcefully and demonstrated to each
the futility of any attempt at the viola
ton of the law
In the court room there was crowd
of people who watched with keen in
terest the proceedings in the convictions.
Soon after being sentenced, the men
were transferred to the parish Jail, and
at about go o'clock were called for by
Superintendent McCutchen and con-
veyed under guard to the train in wait
ing and from there were transported to
the Good Roads camp which is located
about two miles from Belcher
At the Jail there were several car
riages which the friends of the pris
oners had provided, but Superintendent
McCutchen insisted on the prisoners
being conveyed in the usual way, and
the carriages were not used. Most of
the crowd congregated at the Jail fol-
lowed the prisoners to the train, the
route being via St. Paul bottom to the
depot.
1t may be said that it was no picnic
excursion as several of the friends of
the prisoners had fancied The stern
reality was soon forced upon them when
they realized that each prisoner will be
required to conform to the discipliQe of
the camp irrespective of his social and
financial standing At the camp the pris-
oners will have to work. Being aroused
at an early hour they are given good
breakfast and soon thereafter are
marched to the road being improved.
There each man is assigned to the task
he can best do. At noon the prisoners
are marched to camp, under guard, and
are given their dinner The food is
good and wholesome, the kind which
is needed. There follows an interval
of an hours rest after dinner, and the
march under guard is resumed. At six
o'clock or thereabout the work of the
day is ended, and when the camp is
reached there is an interval for rest
then supper, then another rest and ther
bedtime, when the prisoners are assigned
to a tent and held safe by chain fixed
to the ankle In this brief outline is
given a faint idea of some of the rules
of discipline which have been enforced
against all prisoners in the camp.