St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-06-04
EIGHT PRISONERS SEN
fenced BY COURT
Lawrence MsaHz, fer killing His BFOthe.in.IaH
At Palmetto, Gets Full Llmli.
80 DAYS FOh DUCK STEALING
Fellow who stole Ducks Told the Court thai
He had NOT Given the Matter The
Though II Deserved.

the District Court, the prisoners con.
yicted at the term Of Court just ad,
journed coming up for sentence.
There were eight prisoners, six
black and two whites. One Of the
whites, Lawrence Meaux, was up for
manslaughter, having killed his broth
er-in-law in Palmetto. He was charg-
ed with murder and convicted of man
slaughter. He made a pathetic plea
to the Court, calling the attention Of
His Honor to the fact that he was
the only support of q wife and two
children, and of an old mother.
only God and | can help them, and
I don't know what they will do with
out my assistance" he said. Tears
came in bis eyes as he spoke Of his
family, and he assured the Court that
he regretted bis act; that he acted in
self defense, and that if be had not
killed his kinsman, The latter would
have killed him. II pray that YOU
will be mereiful, judge he would
exclaim repeatedly. Meaux is a
young mar, about 27 years old hand
some and glib of tongue. Judge
Pavy said that he regretted that it
was his duty to give him the full pen
atty of the law, but the evidence
justified such a course on his part.
His sentence was twenty years in the
State penitentiary-the full penalty
of the law for manslaughter.
Numa Jaco Fontenot was the other
white sentenced. He was up forI
stealing So worth Of ducks. Sc pas
bien jonglais," he told His Honor.
when asked why d grown man like him
should be tempted to steal ducks
'Je pas bien jonglais1 is supposed to
be French, and means that Jaco's
mind was so concentrated on duck
meat that he did not stop to consider
that the stealing thereof was a sin
and a crime. Jaco's sobriquet is
"Caya," (elabber). The story of the
sobriquet is connected with an adj
venture Of his with a bowl Of clabber
that belonged to another party.
'Caya0 got thirty days in jail.
An interesting subject coming up
sentence was a peg-legged negro
from Melville, John Porter. He was
up for "boot-legging" whiskey. This
Is the second time that he has been
before the court for irrigating the
5hroats Of the citizens Of Melville
the juice" as n Of the Wit
lesses testified. And they'll catch
7ou again remarked His Honor, to
Peg replied with hauteur: mol
BOSS, they jest amt gwine ter catch
ne agin, kase | won't sell de iuice i
10 nor Considering his crippled
condition, Peg was fined 90 DAYS in !
and $3.50 fne. and in default sol
additional I
Edwin Brown hit his cousin in tba
lead, and killed him. He didn't
mean to, but the jury thought he
vas guilty Of manslaughter, and con-
icted him, and His Honor sentenced
i'm TO five years in the pe~nitentiary. !
Robert Nor is, black, convicted of
nanslaughter, had been recommended
Q the extreme mercy Of the Court.
nd was shown mercy to the extent 9
f 10 years in the State p~enitentiary. 2
In the case of Lemuel Scott. conf
icted Of larceny, His Honor, judge T
recused himself, having besnC
ounsel for the accused, and Hon.
L. Gilbeau administered the o
mon to the darkey-I8 months IN Y
State penitentiary. Brown said u
| hadn't did it." but Judge ad hoe p
uilbeau TOOK the word Of the i1rv
lat Lemuel had did it, 81
Anna Wilson is a daughter Of N
ouisa Picayune, alias Macon She 7
no stranger to the dock, and sery- st
a term in the peDitentiary not 90 D
ny ago. She is a victim Of klepto- q
ania-things stick to her fingers
his time she tuck d geumin's watch d
Use he was sleeping, and der watch til
ID drapped on der floor" She got ey
months for taking care If at
9 colored ~gentleman's watch while f.
was sleeping off a jag (she had af
rgot g return the timepiece to him. by
9 admitted.) :
Geo. Thomas got six months IN 7ail
q 500 fine, and in default of nav
ans OF fne, six months additional IN
I He was convicted Of a~ssaulf
tina dangerous weapon; but His 3,
NOR remarked that Thomas had Of
~ lucky, that he should have been tb
avicted Of a grayer crime. Or.
Court adjourned yesterday until sn'
$ morning, on account of COME
rate Memorial Day, If