New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-03-11

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this City was robbed cut of thrc,
hundred dollars in currency aud
a lot of checks that he had will
HIM at the time. 1T .lcanerctte
whore the robbery was commit
ted. It seems that Mr.. Lemalre
entered the grocery store of Mr.
j. w. Ragen and placed his grip
"a = 20 uJcr winch contained a
! wallet, wherein he carried his
bills and cheeks, and while trans
acting business with one Of the
clerks. a negro entered and bought
a pack of tobacco and passed on
out of the store unOhSerVed. The
grip being opened at the time. it
is presumed the thief simply
reached into it and withdrew the
wallet containing the bills and
checks and made his escape.
When the gentleman was through
taking his orders. he picked up
his Satchel, little thinking that he
had been robbed and made his
way TO some other business house
in that town. and upon again
opening his grip to get his order
book, discovered his loss. Ff-
forts were made to identify the
negro and Sheriff Henderson I'M
medlatclv went to the scene of
the robbery to try and get some
clcw or description Of the negro.
but no one even remembered who
he was and up to now he has not
been apprehcndcd.
Since putting the above into
type, Mr.. Fritz Dictlcin Of the
firm Of Rcnoudct & Dietlein has
recovered the wallet containing
all Of the checks. The package
was found in ditch. where it had
been thrown by the thief as he
made his getaway Utlt of Jeanc-
rctte.
Last Saturday evening about
four o'clock. the frame residence
of Mr.. George Duperier. situated
just outside of the Corporate
Limits on the road leading to Lo-
reauvillc, took fire from defec-
tive fluc and was totally dcs-
troyed. There being no fire plug
near the premises, it was impossi-
bic to use the hose Of the Fire De
partment who went to the scene
of the conhagration upon the blast
OF the whistle. The wind was
blowing so strong that it was
impossible to save Mr.. Duperier s
furniture or other contents in the !
home. The loss was partially
covered by insurance. We I'M
dcrstand Mr. Duperier will re-
build Just as soon as he can get
. settlement with the insurance !
companies. -
On Thursday night last at
about eight o'clock, Messrs.0A. !
i. Barrow, Jules Drcyfus, $. G..
Sumrall and Louis Indest Eek
pcricnccd an auto accident that
they will long remember. as some
Of them will carry sears for sew
nral months to come. 1t seems
they were returning home from
an enjoyable fish fry at the Club
House and when at the property
the place of DR.. IIarri- !
on. the front axle of he ear broke
n some unaccountablc manner,
throwing several Of them com
oletcly ont Of the machine. Mr..
hands were badly cut
~ by the large glass windshield
md Mr.. Dreyfus was pitched
lead-first into a barhcd wire
'ence, fortunately for him, he
wore at the time, an extremely
leavy overcoat which protected
us body from being lacerated
some parts of his coat was literal
v torn into threads and his
boulder was slightly bruised.
lr. lndest received such a shock
hat he had to be taken home.
lr. Barrow who was running the
ar at the time was the only one
hat was not thrown from his seat.
lad the ear been running at full
peed some Of the party would
ave been killed by the accident.
Advertised letters at New
IBERIA, La, for the week ending
larch 18th. 1915: Mr.. w. Allen,
'alerie Alexander, John Bourquc.
'ouis BOurg, A. S. Broussard,
larry Lelaney, JOS. Dugas, Linn
riman, Mrs. Rilza Kemp Handy,
|rs. Margaret Kemp. Miss Mo- {
ola Landry, Miss Anaisc Martin,
lrs. Rose Mitchell, Miss Florence
zenola. Master James Peter. Mr.
cry Romero. Miss Admay Sec
egal, Melinda Smith. Dalton
aylOr. Mr.. Alfred Viator. Mr..