The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-03
WHO CALLED IT A MOB?
The True Democrat:

The True Democrat:
/ see in your issue of the 10th inst.
a statement of trouble at the Grange
Hall school; that mass meeting of
citizens was called to demand the
resignation of Mr.. L. T. WEIGH as
principal.
The meeting actually took place, as
| am informed, but nothing in the
nature of a mob" 1t was peaceable
meeting of patrons of the school and
their friends, to demand of Mr. WEIGH
his resignation as principal; but Mr..
Welch did not put in an appearance.
The 9Th ward Constable as conserya-
tor of the peace, was OH hand to pre-
vent any unlawful act and to arrest
any person who raised a disturbance.
After waiting at the school house until
IL o'clock, the citizens quietly .disband-
ed and went home, after which Mr..
Welch repaired to the school house
and organized, they say, with % pupils
when, II there had been a principal
that patrons Of the school approved Of
there would have been at least so. 1t
is said that a two-teacher school can
'nly carry pupils through the 7th
de Several of the % were in the
II grade last session, and | think
orIe were in the 9th-anyway, some
re over u years old and should be
over those grades.
In abiding to the trouble, you stated
that the Sheriff sent out and made
some arrests and that, Judge Golsan
being il Clinton holding court, eighteen
were put under appearance bond when
the case will be called before the dis
trict court at next term-which is a
mistake. Justice of the Peace Leonard
fixed bonds for appearance and to keep
the peace, which was not signed.
Neither did the Sheriff make any ar
rests, but when the word came to
them, those eighteen went to town of
their own free will and refused to give
bond without an investigation, which
was not given them; but Justice
Leonard transferred the case back to
Justice W. R. Campbell of the 5th
ward and transmitted the affidavits
and writs of arrest to the 5th Justice
Court. The affidavit was made by j. H.
Clack, Jr., on information received by
telephone and hearsay. One of the
parties accused was not on the school
grounds and another was passing on
horseback on his way to Jackson and
only stopped few minutes. J. H.
Clack, Jr., the Deputy Sheriff, trans.
mitted letter with the other papers
to the 5th Justice, asking him when
he fixed the time of. trial to please
communicate the time and place to
him, which the 5th Justice did as soon
as he fixed the time. But, strange to
say, Mr.. Clack failed to put in his ap-
lpearance at the 9Th Justice Court. He
also failed to notify the Justice whom
the State witnesses were, so none
were summoned At a little after 8
o'clock, the parties accused began to
come into court and in few minutes
all the 18 were ON hand to answer to
the charge made on information by
j. II. Clack, Jr. Their attorney was
also clamorous for the trial. The Jus
tice recessed until after II o'clock and
rendered judgment discharging the
whole mob" from custody. The pros
ecution could not claim they did not
know the time, for it was the general
talk of the community; besides, word
was only sent to the accused and they
came to a man and brought friends
with them in case they needed bonds
men. 1t plainly is not the Justices
place to summon the State witnesses
without their names being sent to him
suppose the Grange Hall school is
going on, but there are but few pupils
lSeveral started to Poplar Springs;
some have gone to New Hope and sew.
eral have gone to Jackson, viz: L. A
Palmers. That only leaves Mr.. Jas
|P. Bowman, Jr., his own children to
transport by wagon until he gets with.
in a mile and half of the Grange
Hall school, and they are near enough
to walk, as several heretofore from
north of the school had to walk two
and three miles.
Before the teachers were appointed
Parish Superintendent Crump met a
goodly number of the patrons and they
told him not to appoint Mr.. L. T.
WEIGH to Grange Hall school, and he
assured them he would not. And then