St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-08
court HOLDS
JUNE SESSION And
DISPOSES OF CASES
Grand Jury, With !. Diet.eln as
Foreman, innpanelIed and Report
ed Number True Bills
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MOORE
MOL PRossED SEVERAL CASES
Two Young Negro Boys, Charged
With Robbina Lafayette Post
office, Plead Guilty and Get
Three Years IN Reformatory

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| After two days session the United
states district court for the western
district of Louisiana adjourned Tuea
day afternoon. During that brief
time a number OF cases we're disposed
Iof and indictments found in others BY
the grand jury impanelled Monday
morning. Mr.. Frank j. Dietlein of
opelousas was appointed foreman of
i the jury and he and his co-workers ea-
tablished record for the amount OF
work performed.
Several true bills reported were not
made public pending the issuance of
bench warrants fer the accused par
ties. For lack of sufficient evidence
United States District Attorney Jos
enh Moore entered. mol presses In sew
Ieral cases against alleged slackers.
The claim set up by these accused
parties that they were NOT within the
registration age. Among the cases
tof this class dismissed were those
against two prominent young men oE
this community, namely Clarence
Evans and Joseph G, Fadoal.
The prosecution against Robert Az
tigue of Notleyville was also diamiss-
ed on a showing made that the de-
fendant had failed to register through
a mistake In the calculation of his
age and promptly registered for sery-
ice when the error was discovered
Gerand Guillory OF Mamou, La was
tried on enarge Of being a Stacker
and was acquitted BY the jury. The
charge against Paul Mareeaux Of Kap-
Ian, La, was dismissed.
Judge Jack announced that hence
forth he would expect all jurors and
witnesses subpoenaed to be In court
promptly at the hour set and any vio-
lation Of this rule would be strictly
dealt with. This ANNOUNCEMENT from
the Judge arose over the fact that
several jurors called for service were
tardy in reporting, but after these ap-
peared and made their excuses to the
court the Judge overlooked their ne
glect.
1t Is understood that mol pros was
also entered in the prosecution
against Paul w. Bourque and John
w. O'Bryan Of Abbevllle, charged with
advertising a lottery contest through
the United states malls. on showing
that the parties had no wrong intent
In the matter.
Several defendants under bond %
appear on the first day Of the term
failed to show up and Judge Jack or
Gered the bonds forfeited In two pa
these cases, that Of the United States
against Madeline Malcolm and the
United States against Willie Med,
The forfeiture In the Malcolm case
was gubse atly set aside on the ap.
pearance OF the accused, a young no
gro girl from Grand coteau, this par
ish, charged with violation Of the pos
tai laws.
Jean Baptiste Gnillory from Ma
mou, and Arthur Rubite, from couiee
Croche, both colored. we're sem
fenced to thirty days each In the par
isa Jail for violation Of the draft Law.
George Roberts and Anthony john
son, two young negro boys, Of twelve
and fourteen years OF age respective
", pleaded guilty Of robbing the post
office at Lafayette and were SEN
fenced to three years in the federal
reformatory at Washington, p. g.
The bows had been In trouble before
and Judge Jack admonished them and
explained that the court hoped this
| -ntence would giye them the train
ing necessary to make the good ana
useful men.
Judge Jack and District Attorney
Moore left Tuesday afternoon for
Shreveport. accompanied BY Mr. Ne
Clure, deputy clerk. and Mr.. ,, y.
Jackson, assistant attorney With
Messrs. G. II. Green and Hugh Kirk
patrick, deputy Marshals, left fer that
city wednesday morning
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povnoaud Richard of Camp Bean.