The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-11
THE STORY
The Versions of An Extraordinary
and Illegal Proceeding. A Waste
of Sentiment MiSdirected.

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since July IA, but which was given
publicity on Friday to the amaze
ment of the citizens of Shreveport,
One version is that Jack HeidO,
somewhat of pugilist, had been
employed by three of the Price
brothers, autOmobilists.
a quarrel ensued between them
and HeidO who had obtained en-
| DlOyment with a firm of automobile
| isis. The quarrel between the men
near the Phoenix Hotel was heard
by several persons. HeidO threatened
to whip the Prices if they would
90 with him beyond the city limits
This was agreed to, and Dan. Mat
and Grady Price and HeidO all to-
gpther in one automobile started for
the proposed scene Of action. In
| the encounter, HeidO. II is claimed
had the best Of the fight when he
was struck over the head with a
pistol. At this stage beliVing his
| life to be in danger he ran. AS he
was fleeing he was shot with a
revolver said to have been fired by
Dan Price.
After a calm had followed this
| melee, HeidO had his wound dress
ed. 1t was slight wound. The
following morning when standing at
| the corner of the Phoenix Hotel,
HeidO was arrested and taken to the
police station and there he was
placed in the cooler. After a con-
ference had been held between the
Prices and Judge Fullilove, Heido
was transferred to the parish Jail
for safe keeping. A little later he
was placed in a carriage. conveyed
to the railway and ordered to leave
town.
If this version be true, the police
authority. through Commissioner
Fullilove, who is the legal chief. is
guilty Of a disregard Of law which
| IS 1nQGIenSlDle.
1t is as fragrant as the system
which prevails in Russia where men
are arrested, thrown into Jail and
then made to leave. town, Of they
escape the dungeon or are not killed.
The other version is that Heido
was boarding at the home of Dan
Price and had taken advantage of
girl about i3 years of age, a sister
of the Prices.
If that statement be true, instead
Of going with HeidO to engage in
a fisticuff beyond the city limits,
Heido should have been required to
pay the penalty.
For the crime of seduction the
| unwritten law is the guide which
prevails, but it may be atoned by
marriage. .. - ....
The crime of seduction, especially
of one, whose age is less than the
limit of consent, may. be less aggra-
waited than rape, but it is no less
odious and demands the disregard
Of all sentimental pleas.
| In the case at issue, the version is
that Heido was rather too familiar
with the girl, but he did not go be-
yond the limits of discretion.
For such unwarranted familiarity
a merited castigation should have
been sufficient: go S'.s'@ ..F
These versions are submitted to
enable the reader to draw his own
conclusions. F. y
Why was there a suppression of
this offending.
In an explanation to the Caucasian
Judge Fullilove, Commissioner of
Public Safety volunteered the in
formation that he was actuated only
by one motive and that was to pro-
tect the good name of the girl.
To say the least in the exercise
/ of his prerogatives he constituted
himself as judge, jury and excution-
er. .s-<-. ...-.. .-z...-.-' :.
AsNthe head of the police it was
his plain duty to conform to the
law. ..~ .--. .s.-.-..-.--.
AS he is friendly to the pfices
and as he was prompted by the mo-
tive of protecting the girl from pub
hcity, he should have advised the
Prices to go to the District Attorney
and admit that they had committed
an assault on Heido. In such pro-
ceedings the girls name could have
been shielded from publicity but
now it is the talk of the town.
While the Caucasian would never
be, and has never been unfair to
Judge Fullilove, it can not refrain
from the candid expression that he
has been guilty of a transgression
of the law which he should have up
held.
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