The Bossier banner., 1921-06-23
MOTION TO QUAsH
The Seven Charges Resting Against
j. Perry Filed Last Friday
by His Attorney.
Several Pleas of Guilty Entered.
Calendar for July Sitting
of Court Is Fixed,

At the one-day sitting of Bossier Dis
trict Court held here last Friday there
| We're several cases disposed Of through
pleas of guilty being entered Also
all prisoners held in Jail were ar.
raigned and the calendar for the July
sitting of the court arranged.
+ Pete Rodgers pleaded guilty tC
assault and battery and was fined SIC
and costs.
] J. C. Thomas pleaded guilty to
having trammel net in his possession
Sentence in his case was deferred
Charlie Jones pleaded guilty to two
charges of burglary and larceny. Sen
teIce deferred. There remains one
burglary and larceny charge against
this negro. but he says he had no part
in the plundering Of that night-when
the drug store Of Walker Brothers, of
Plain Dealing, was entered
/ Van McCray pleaded guilty to bur-
glary and larceny, but his sentence was
also deferred Van is one of the
negroes charged with breaking into the
Page 4 Sons store at NillOck. He has
recently been trusty around the Court
House, and Sunday afternoon. so the
reporter was told Monday. attempted
to deliver new file to Charlie Jones,
the negro mentioned in the foregoing
| paragraph.
Cases were fixed for trial at the July
sitting of the court as follows:
En.. F7Iuood0. The
Bob COlly-murder.
Jesse Williams-co COW stealing.
VIM. Wilson-burglary and larceny.
Tom Chatman-larceny
For "Wednesday, the 9th
+ viii Hays-obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Ed Green-murder. This is the
Plain Dealing negro known as e Big
Boy" and sometimes referred to as
Ed Grahaml.
For Friday, the 8th-
Walter Martin carrying concealed
weapons.
Ernest Rurnhanl-assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Three bills of information were filed
by District Attorney Lee two for re-
fusing to dip cattle and one for vio-
lation of the tick quarantine regu-
lations.
Counsel for Jonas Perry, former
cashier Of the Plain Dealing Bank,
made motion before the court that
the seven charges against his client he
annulled, setting forth in the motion
First: Because said Indictment
sets forth no crime known to the law
or the statutes of the State of LOU
isiana.
Second: Because said pretended
law under which said alleged charge
is made. brought and fled is unconsti-
tutfonal, null, void and of no legal
effect.
Third: Because your defendants
while a prisoner incarcerated in a
cell in the BOssier Parish Jail, was
brought before the Honorable Grand
Jury in and for the Parish Of BOs=
sier, Louisiana, by which said Grand
Jury the aforesaid charge was re-
turned. and while before said Grand
Jury was then and there placed
under oath and then and there COM
PEELED to answer the questions of the
District Attorney and Of the various
members of the Grand Jury and to
give testimony against himself, which
said proceeding was Illegal. unconsti-
tutional and highly prejudicial to his
rights as guaranteed him by the con-
stitutions Of the United States OF
America and Of the State Of Louis
lana, particularly Article III of the
lana; that In thus forcing the ac-
cused to testify against himself
the Grand Jury Of Bossier Parish |
and the Honorable District Attorney
granted to the defendant immunity
from all prosecutions. and particu-
larly Immunity from the charge as
numbered and styled above. and |
which said immunity appearer now
pleads as a complete bar to any and
all prosecutions against him growing
out Of his actions as caslier OF the
Plain Dealing Bank, and particularly |
the charge numbered and styled
above.
Your appearer shows that when
sent for by ~the Honorable Grand
Jury he was brought before said body
for the ostensible purpose Of giving
testimony against certain other
parties. but that after he was sworn
by said GtGrand Jury, that he was sub
jected to grilling questioning and
merciless probe by the Honorable
District Attorney and the various
members of the aforesaid R0ssier
Parish Grand Jury affecting his ac-
ttons as cashier of the Plain Dealing
Bank. and particularly this charge.
Petitioner further shows that he
was not at the time represented by
counsel, that his counsel was not pre-
sent and that he had no alternative
save to submit to tile said ilIegial
proceedings Of the said District At
t0rney and the said Grand Jury.
which were in direct violation OF the
constitutional guarantees contained
IN both the federal aud state consti-
tuition, OF which guarantee the ap-
pearer was at the time In total igno-
rance.
Fourth: Your defendant further
represents that the Hon. w. G. Bar
nete. counsel assisting the District
Attorney, was called before the Hon.