St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11
WHISKEY SELLSATA
BIG PRICE IN EUNICE
PRISONER BEFORE MAYORS
COURT ADMITS HAVING PAID
$3.50 FOR ONE PINT

While Mayor Berwick has accom-
plished many good things it appear
that he will have hard time tamin,
down the hard-liquor appetites of th,
citizens of Eunice, at least those who
are willing to pay the handsome sun
sum of $3.50 per pint, as was brought
out in recent trial held before His
Honor in that thriving town.
The mayors report to the council
in full:
Gentlemen my last report /
had the pleasure of stating to your
body that there had not been single
arrest made during the month and
that no one had appeared before the
mayor court.
am again able to make splendid
report along these. During the past
month there has been only one ar
rest, making one arrest and trial for
two months. ! am particularly sorry
to be compelled to report that this
one arrest was the result of a viola
tion of the dry law.
The party was arrested for disturb
ing the peace and the officer making
the arrest found that he was under
the Influence of liquor, and found on
his person the largest part of pint
of Murray HILL" which this office
at once confiscated.
During the trial it developed that
the party had purchased the liquor
in Eunice, from negro paying $3.50
for same. We kept him in Jail two
days trying to get information justify
ing us in making charge against the
guilty person selling the liquor. Fail
ing in this we dismissed the charge
of disturbing the peace and gave the
party one hour in which to get out of
town
We made the serious mistake of
leaving the evidence in drawer in
the mayors desk, and after the trial |
when we looked for it we found that
It had disappeared. Within the week
have had the misfortune of convers-
ng with one of our citizen on one
# our most prominent street who
vas decidedly under the influence of
iquor
With the above Information at hand
have, after serious thought arrived
It the conclusion that liquor is being
lnlawfully sold in Eunice.
will ask that the officers be parti-
ularly alert along these lines and
ndeavor to get the evidence that will
Justify US in turning the offenders
yer to the U. S. authorities. Secret
ervice men were with us last week.
ut | have received no report from
hem, SO Judge they did not get any
hing.
I am sorry to report that the hog
aw is not being properly enforced (
nd as stated in a previous report / {
ave had prepared an ordinance plac-
lg the penalty at $1.OO per head with /
cents per day additional for their {
pkeep. | hope this will be an in.
entive for parties to at least try to E.
keep their hogs off the street, and I
II the officers to impound same
hen they are found running at large.
The bonds for street improvement
ave been signed by the mayor. town
ERIK, and secretary of state and are
ow ready to forward proper bank
hen the money will be subject to
If pleasure. 7
It is my intention to at once call a
inference of the council and the citi-
ms committee and agree upon plan
asking for bids for graveling Sec
I'd Street and parts of other streets
Herewith, taking in the t
tire business part of town. o
BY attending to this now we can ;,
asonably expect to have the work
der headway by the end of the
ar u
The question of opening First street Il
r traffic at the Northern end of =
wn will come up again tonight and =
hope the council will take some de- >,
lite action on same. :,
There will also be presented an ordi- lie
nee defining certain fire limits and et
oviding penalties for the violation
same. :,
have read this carefully and hope fiji
: council will see fit to adopt same la
its present form. ed
Most respectfully, To
DUDLEY BERWICK, Mayor. -
tober Z, 1919.
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