St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-28

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! Fontenot, of state counsel.
| Zenon Dugas had a fixed opinion
and was excused by consent. Dud-
| ley Willis of Sunset was opposed te
| capital punishment. Martin An
drepont, Jr., of Mallet, knew the ac-
eused, had formed strong opinlol
| and was excused.
/ A. Landry had conscientious
seruples and was passed. DR.. Lam
| dry of Sunset, had a strong opin-
| ion. which he thought would yield
to proper evidence, but the state
apparently thought it would be dit-
| ficult. as they used their third per-
emptory challenge on him. Arthur
Meche was excused for cause
Cleophas Guldry was rendered by
the state. The defense challenge
for cause was overruled, e1cep-
tions filed and then the defense
/ used its seventh challenge. A fred
Jones and Theo Smith both had
fixed opinions and excused for
| cause.
Edgar II. uDpre of llaisanee,
farmer, and Paul Euselier, saloen
! keeper OF Eunice, We're rendered by
/ the state. Defense challenged Du-
pre- after a long examination for
/ cause and was overruied by cnart.
An exception was taken. Attorney
/ Perrin, however, was understood to
accept both Mr.. Dupre and Mr.. tu-
seller. They were told to stand up
and be sworn and every one breath
ed a sigh of relief as this would
have completed the jury. Before
they could be sworn, however, Mr..
Perrin stated. tAat he had meant to
reject them. which exhausted nine
of the defenses twelve challenges.
| Theo Fuselier of Eunice and Dud-
| ley Castillo of Sunset were excused
for cause. Judge Smith, Sunset,
was opposed to capital punishment.
| theogene Savoie of Prairie Basse,
Leo Guilbeau and Luke Darby ali
shared the same fate for having
fixed opinion.
This exhausted the tales jurors
who were present or who had not
made excuse.
The court by agreement with
counsel. ordered an additional
hundred and fifty jurors summoned
from the Fourth and Fifth wards
and adjourned until 10 a. m, Thurs
day.
Thursday the trial was begun
promptly at 10 a. m. Carrio~e ap-
.feafed much the same except that
ne wore a gray flannel shirt in
stead of a brown one. The weather
was cool and fair and the Jury ap-
peared cheerful. Both DR.. Merrick
Swords and Alex Swords, sons of
the slain sheriff, were inside the
railing.
The court room was filled and a
q number of new talesmen were
eesent.
To obtain this result Sheriff Fon-
tenot and his deputies had been
securing the Fourth and Fifth
wards of the parish until o'clock
IN the morning. AT the opening of
trt eight were excused for sick
ness or for being over the age linn
it. Ten jurors were in the box. the
defense had used nine of it's twelve
Deremptory challenges and the
oeulI It's y,
Attornef Perrin, for the defense.
cred a further peremptory chal-
lenge against one of the jurors al
ready in the box on the ground that
they had heard report, late yester-
day, of alleged expressions of opin-
ion by this Juror before being ae-
5cepted. District Attorney Garland
objected to the challenge and was
sustained. An exception was taken.
George Soileau had fixed opia-
ION and was excused. w. A. Duck
worth, aged So, a farmer, said he
was a WidoWer with ten children.
He had not always been a political
friend of the dead sheriff. After
cursory examination by the state
and long serching examinatiin by
Attorney Perrin. he was accepted
as the eleventh juror. Roland
Clark, Mayor of Palmetto, and
merchant there, was both person.
al and political friend of Swords,
and some years ago had been his
deputy. However, he stated he
would not allow those facts to af-
feet his verdict. The defense. ex-
ercised its tenth peremptory chal-
ICIISO. years
old. married. a farmer from Grand
Prairie. when asked if he was
friend of Swords, said everybody
was friend of Swords" He quail
flied legally. but the defense used
its eleventh challenge.
l.. B. Baldridge of Barbreek, had
a fixed and deliberate opinion. Bar
.breck gave i8 votes for Swords and
against. He was excused
Antoine st. Cyr was mixed in his
ideas as to capital punishment and
the laws of God and man and was
excused by the court.
Attorney Garland obiaeted 70 Dis
rict Attorney Garland's interroga-
ton of F. Gornlier Of Port Barre.
A heated argument ensued, in
which Attorney Fentenot for the
state. read a Supreme Court de-
eision. Attorney Perrin did not
want to hear amp law read and