St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-09

court, as follows:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF EVANGEIINE.
criminal apl records dSl Of this court, for the years 1914, 1915 and 1916, C e
date, and find the folo Tap @aT 1gar and 1a, no other;
twenty-five parish jail $4,000
Two pententiary 5000
One life term 1000
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FOR THE YEAR 1916
Thirty four parish Jail $4,000
Fifteen penitentiary 1880
One life term 1000
AM9aAiaA J4kl 4.st.4 ST ~ -
FOR THE YEAR 1916
Two fines $ 1000
One parish jail 1000
500
= Ali Of which appears by reference to the minutes of the said
In testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal of office at vile
Platte, La. this 18th day Of August, A.. D, 1916. o1urro
Clerk Of Court, 10th Judicial District, Evangelne Parish, La.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF EvANGELINE.
hereby certify that from a careful examination Of the criminal
records of this office, dating from the organization Of this parish, to
date, / find the following number Of yearly convictions, many IF
80 = FOR THE YEAR 1911
Twenty-eight parish jail sentences
Eight pententiary sentences, less than lite
One pen1tent1ary s1 ToR qn tor v zs 1919
T~hirtyfour parish jail sentences
fSs psn'sn''Afs 1as4 The Vt YEAR ad1 1913 is
Forty-nine parish Jail sentences
Seven penitentiary sentences, less than life
FOR THE YEAR 1914
twenty-five parish sentences
Two penHentiary sentences for life
One penitentiary sentence for life
FOR THE YEAR 1915
Thmtyfour parish Jail sentences
Fifteen penHentiary sentences, less than life
One penitentiary sentence for life
FOR THE YEAR 1916
One penitentiary sentence for life
Witness my hand and seal at Vile Platte, La, this 23d, day Of
s' o.E. GUILLoRY,
Clerk Of Court, 18th Judicial District, Evangeine Parish, La
Thus, it appears that, not only has there been but meager SER
vices rendered, but that for 1914, under the fee bill, he would have
only received 1905 90; for 1915, only $4,000, and so far for 1916, only
$4,000. A mighty saving to this impoverished and bleeding parish
Of Evangeline!
parish, Mr.. Garland has only tried 152 cases since the parish was
organized and that he still has undisposed Of and untried on his
docket there, 100 cases. So that, he has in that court alone, 7 venture
to say, more untried cases o. his docket than any old parish N the
state, with the possible exception of Orleans.
I think I can safely leave this matter in the hands OF the voters
of st. Landry and Evangeline.
I made the charge, in joint debate with Mr.. Garland, to-wit:
That he had collected money from the parishes of ST. Landry and
Evangeline to which he was not entitled. He admitted the fact of
the collections, but claimed his contracts gave him the right to make
them, and I leave it to the people to judge whether he, as a lawyer,
can with any degree of sincerity vindicate his position.
In referring to the last charge, that there are a number u undis
posed cases on the docket, I submit the certificate IT the clerk Oh
court Of this parih, which was exhibited and distributed eight years
ago by Mr.. Peyton r. sandoz, that ne had over looo : sucn un .hma
cases OF his docket, and / venture to say that not one-tnrd OF heM
have been disposed Of in this parish, and ! know that o nave Deen
added in the parish Of Evangelne alone.
r do not charge that Mr.. Garland deliberately coerees the n
fortunate indicted man with such indictments, but ! do charge tnat
the political effect is the same, and that il IS a crime against clvnhza-
tion-that it is unjust and illegal to hold these cases n that ma nm
IF a man is guilty public justice and dencency require that q g
punished; but on the other hand, if he be innocent, the same puDnc
Justice and decency require that cloud be taken from over us neao,
and thatt his standing and respectabiity be restored to him.
Whatever the people decide in this contest I shall accept as hnal
and binding. for I recognize that ssthe voice Of the people is the voice
Of God"
JNO. W. LEWIS.