St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-07
TROUBLE BETWEEN DE-
TECTlVES And CITIZENS
Clash At as Race TFack, On Which alleg
Detectives Ire Beaten.
TWO STORIES OF AFFAIR
Citizszs Claim that Bstectlves Wanted Bribe.
and Went there RE agreement. while
tztteF Claim tea we're EaFea AWaE.

Eessrs. E. Z WalEior, J. 4. Bu1d.
Rerai Wallior, u. D. Lewis, Dr.. O. O.
Richardson, Willie Watson, andsome
other persons unknown are nader
bond, on a charge, preferred By Dis
trict Attorney Garland, s oa iBfecma-
tioa received with .feIonioasEsstrik-
ing one Leo Podwell, with certain
dangerous weapons, viz. pistols, on
the night Of Tuesday, August.ssd, with
intent in 50 doing then and there
fa,oEiousIy, Wilfully, and with malice
afsretBougbt, the said Leo BedvelI to
sd.l and murda-n
The charges are the outcome of an
assault upon Geo. Glover ard Leo
PedWell, by the men named in the
affidavit on Tuesday night Last
Glover and Eodwell are the detec-
tires imported here BY the -Anti-Sa-
toea League to ferret out tie liquor
violations in 0Relousas
PodwelI, one.of the detectives, is
dangerously weeaded- bruised about
the head and body, the result of blows
from pistols, so,tke affidavit alleges.
One of the ,croWtI-Dr. ]. %. Rich
ardson-IieSat his5zome. shot through
the shoulder The members Of the
partY claim that Glover shot DR..
Richardson, while Glover CLAIMS that
d member Of the eeroWd shot him, in
irving to shoot him Glover.
Clever left BY the light Of the
moon Wednesday night, while being
guagEed in his hstel, to protest him
from any further violence, if such
waB intended.
fhe members of the crowd are
undeF bond in the sum Of $100 each.
OF course the affair brought feel
ing up to a high pitch. All sorts of
rumors foated abOat the Streets and
it was late iii the day Wednesday
before the people had got anything
tangible about it. 1t was first said
that Podgell had been killed. In fact
bis partmar, Glover, who escaped
practically unhurt, after putting Up
a good fight, and Who reached the
residence of Mr.. Melville McSpadden.
On Camp Hamilton plantation, at l0
o'clock that night. told Mr. McSpad-
den and bis gife that he thought his.
associate had been killed
What really occurred that night is
vet shaded By doubt in the minds Of
the people. Many believe the story
Of TIE men charged with the ofense,
and many believe the story Of the de-
teetives. On account Of the illness
Of PodweH, and the fight of Glover,
no judicial investigation has yet been
held, the names Of the parties having
been procured from the parties them
selves who went to the District At
torneY and Sheriff Wednesday and
gave in their names and asked for
an Immediate trial.
The trial was set for Thursday at
10 o'clock, and there was q perfect
throng at the city court. Il soon
became known, however, that Glover
had skipped ont. and the District At
torney concluded to prefer charges
against the parties that had given
their names. and did 30.
The defendants were present, clam
oring for q Judicial investigation.
But when the District Attorney told
them that be could not get bis Wit
nesses, they consented TO d delay.
The trial will take place as soon - It
is possible.
Mr.. j. Adam Badd. however, made