The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-05
Large Audience Attends the
Brief Term of Government
Tribunal
LIQUOR CASES ARE
MAIN ATTRACTION
Several Pleaded Guilty and
Receive Sentences; but
Other Cases Continued


ision, convened Monday morning, His
Honor Judge G.. ". Jack on the bench
and District Attorney JOS. w Moore
present. The clerk, marshal, assistant
prosecutor and other court attaches
were also in attendance.
It was expected that the session
would last several days as numerous
liquor cases were supposed to be
brought to trial Anticipating the
hearing of these cases, a large crowd
was in attendance. However, as there
was no term of the grand jury only
Ssuch cases where indictments had al
ready been returned were brought up,
cases yet to receive consideration by
the grand jury being put off until the
jury, in session at Alexandria the lat
ter part of the month, investigated the
same.
| A number of foreigners who had ap-
piled for naturalization, appeared and
were examined and all accepted as cit
yizens of the United States.
Trial Results in AcquittaI
/ In the list Of liquor cases, several
were arraigned in indictments pre-
viously obtained and pleaded guilty
and received sentence, some being
fined others sentenced to periods in
jail. One case was tried by jury, that
of Charles Durbridge of Eunice. It
was a shor taffair and the defendant
was PROMPTLY acquitted by the trial
jury. A case on the civil docket was
also brought up and judgment render
ed. Court adjourned in the evening,
to convene here again in June.
The following officers and court at
taches were in attendance:
! George Whitefield Jack, judge; Jos.
w. Moore, United States attorney ;
Yanden Boatner, assistant United
States attorney; j. D. Mcclure, depu
ty clerk; and Deputy Marshals Kirk.
patrick, Page and Hughie. Federal
Prohibition Agents James NJ Bush
and Edgar Crisp were also in attend
ance as witnesses.
Sentences are Light
Mrs. Anna Oteri of Lafayette, La.
pleaded guilty to having moonshine Ii
quor in her possession and was fined
l$25. Mr.. Elmo Pefferkorn, formerl!
of Opelousas now of Eunice, pleaded
guilty to the same offense and was as
sessed fine of $50.
Two negroes from Lafayette parish
Edmond Babineaux and Robert Liv
ings, charged with selling moonshint
: liquor in violation of the national pre-
hibition act also pleaded guilty an
we're given each three months in tn
! st. Landry parish jail. The sam
sentence was handed to Messrs. Jos
2 A. Domengeaux and Sam Plonsky, fol
mer police officers OF the city of La
fayette, who pleaded guilty TO sellin
liquor in violation of the Volstead ae'
0 The Judge, in awarding this sentence
2 stated that the oftense was augmen
: ed by the fact that the defendants ha
2 formerly been officers of the law, an
by the further fact that they admitte
making sales to minors.
70 The United STATES marshal ha
Is brought two negro defendants owe
= from Lake Charles, as these partie
Is wante dto enter pleas Of guilty and
commence serving their terms wit
Aout waiting for the Lake Charles terri
70 They we're Win jackson and Hem
Pardue, and each was given thr'
20 months in jail They also we're char
= ed with selling liquor in violation
20 the prohibition act.
New Citizens
The following parties, aliens
birth, were admitted to full citize
10 ship. after an examination by Unite
so States attorney Jos. W. Moore. actil
20 for Hon. ]. E. Jackson, United Stat
20 naturalization examiner: Rev. Ale
30 ander Charles, born in France now t
so Catholic priest at LeonviIle; Re
10 Emile A. Diebold, S. j.. native Of I
10 SAGE, formerly president Of st. Charl
college, now teaching at the Cole
90 Of the Immaculate Conception, corn
of Baronne and Common streets, NJ
~ Orleans; Giachino Graffagnino, bo
in Italy, for many years mercha
on Landry street, Opelousas; and
Jaseph Castet, born in France, "
'zo has lived in what is now Eyangeli
-oU parish since 1869.
''s Other Cases Go Over
'oV A large number of cases includi
AZ those arising out of the record raidi
,Oo ,Oo of stills in St. Landry and Lafaye
,oo ,oo parishes, went over to the June te
30 of court, as the federal grand jury
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