New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-01-15

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hampcrcd in SO doing oy those
who were IN a position tn assist
me m getting down to the bottom
Of the rumors and under ouvpr
, charges being circulated in this
! section with reference to the vio-
, latiou of the Game and Fish Jaws
Iu' Iberia Parish.
The head ot the Conservation
Department has flied the New Or
leans pres, with. statements with
reference to the Grand jury ~
vcstjgdnou Of the VIOLATIONS Of
4he Game and Fish laws being
held at New Iberia, all Of which
he terms as bunk, this Of itself
shows how much respect this State
, official has fort law. if appears
to me that rather than to make Is
appcar as Dunk. were he a faith
ful servant of the people, he be-
ing. paid to enforce the Conserve
ton laws. at least as head of the
/ Conservation Department shmllG
have given me all the aid and rs
ESistance at his command, with his
army of inspectors. conServationy
agents. etc, etc, etc, boats, auto.
mobiles, launches, yachts, and ex-
pcrts and detectives to run down
the violators Of the laws of his
Department, which violations had
been reported to me only in the
month Of June 1920, the head of
the Conservation department. is
making a defense for the sup
posed law .violators, rather than
try to bring them to .Justicel
The head of the Conservation
Department charges that there .ex-
lists petty spite in the charges aud
prosecution, if that be true then
the, Grand Jurors who have made
the foregoing report are not hon
orable, mek nor, & an they be
trusted, and the Judge who pre-
sides over the Nineteenth Ju-
dicial District Court is part and
parcel of the petty spite alleged
by the Conservation Commissio-
ner. by permitting to he filed
without protest or comment, in
the records Of his Court the fore
going final report Of Grand
Jury, according to the Conserva-
ton Commissioner, the Grand
Jury. the Judge Of the District
Court, the District Attorney are
not fair and honorable citizens, or
they have very little intelligence
to permit such petty spite to be
used by minor official.
The Conservation Commissioner
again shows how much respect he
has for the law, when he delib-
erately permits himself to issuc
statements as to the proceedings
and occurrences before the Grand
Jury. however. if an officer can
not enforce the laws of his depart.
ment efficiently how can he be ex-
pected to obey the laws Of the
State Of who employ him, what is
the law to the Conservation Com
missioner7??7
4 want to ask you to answer
these questions, for I know you
will answer them correctly, ! do
not believe you would attempt to
evade any Of them, unless it be
deliberately to withhold informa-
ton you have in your possession,
and as a State official /, know You
will answer them:
1st. Who made the charges,
when and where, that McIlhenny
had been charged with shooting
wild game on the State Game
Preserve7
I'd. If these charges were made
to you, why did you not advise
me that these charges were being
made, and why did you not have
an investigation made, either
yourself or by one of your mum
erous Inspectors, Conservation
Agents, Detectives or other eH
perts connected with your De-
partmentf
Sd. Were you afraid that I
might investigate as i have had
the Grand Jury dof
4th. II it was to your knowb-
edge that the wardens Of the Con-
servation Department were
charged to have been lax in the
enforcement Of the laws, did yoa
not make an Investigation. again
were You affaidf
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