St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-10-28
SWORDS SAYS HE
EXPECTS KILLING.
Sheriff of St. Landry Makes q Hot
Statement in Contest With Thib-
oGauX-Opelousas Fight Getting
Very Personal.

Opelousas, Oct. 26.-Sheriff M. l..
Swt1 dis adds anoti.cr chai ter to the
fervid political controversy with Mr..
Charles Thibodaux, rival candidate
for sheriff of this parish, by giving
out a signed statement, in which he
makes the gravest charges.
In the concluding paragraphs he
declares that he expects to be killed
but that he will live to serve out
the next term of the office.
The first part of his statement
deals with the past relations and
grievances with the Lewis faction OF
the parish.
"NoW the article l wrote for the
Clarion he says, Stated plainly
that witnesses saith that Charles
Thibodaux did propose to go and kill
Mr. Thos. H. Lewis the following
certificate written by Mr.. H. D. Lit
tell, the present registrar, and writ
ten by his own hand without dicta-
ton. before me and w. D. Lewis.
Hephew of Judge e. T. Lewis and
Mr.. Thos. H. Lewis, speaks for itself.
II hereby certify that l did hear
Chas. Thibodaux propose to go with
d L J..
Lewis in the year 1896.
(signed) H. D. LITTELL.
70 show that this act was contem-
plated, l have the following certifi.
cate from Judge E. s. Kerr, the pres
ent city judge:
81 hereby certify that I, the under
signed, in company with NJ L.
Swords, Carlton N. Ogden, John Ap-
T. lDg and one Arthur Lewis, dead,
did, during the year 1896 during
the regular time) go to the house
Of Hon. Thos. H. Lewis, Sr., of this
city, for the purpose of assisting in
the protection of any violence to him
as such threats had been made.
E. S. KERR.
QUOTES STATEMENT. ;.
TO show positively that there was
a suggested conspiracy to kill Mr..
Thcs. H. Lewis and the then sheriff
Mr.. T. S. Fontenot, l place the fol-
rowing in evidence, written and
brought to rle by the mayor OF Ope.
,ousas, and who is now. superinten-
dent of education for the parish:
II hereby certify that during the
heated political campaign of 1896.
proposition to assassinate T. S.
Fontenot and Thos. H. Lewis was
submitted to me for my sanction and
approval. AS mayor of the town of
Orelousas at that time and the head
OF the constabulary established for
the protection of the citizens of the
town, / answered that we had not
banded ourselves together for this
purpose of committing crime, but
that our purpose was the restoration
OF order and the reign of law; that
would not connive at the violation
OF law in any respect.
~ am not giving this statement
cu. with view t." il, an:wise inn
plicate Mr. Chas. Thibodaux in this
plan of murder, because l do not
know If he was present on that oc-
cas ion, and if lac was ! do not
recall that he made any threat or
expressed any desire to have these
rnen murdered.
(signed) C. J. THOMPSON.
EXPECTS KILLING.
"Mr. Lewis and every one of the
male members of his family as far
as can remember, know of this in
tention to have him and T. S. Fon-
tenot killed, and there is no use at
this late day to try to minimize it
IN order to not injure Mr.. Thibo-
daux's candidacy.
"The public will judge and judge
accurately that my position is main
tanned, and the public have known
that Mr. Thibodaux had done acts
OF violence that / would not do un-
less compelled had much rather
be killed than to kill unless l am
compelled.
II expect to be killed, but unless
/ am shot from behind | will live
to serve out the next term. Events
viii. prove that l will carry every
ward in this parish. The influence
of the court and others notwith-
standing. NJ. L. SWORDS"
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