Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
HORNBECK CITIZENS
REGRET PUBLICITY

The Democrat is in receipt of a
communication from Hornbeck annent
the outrage alleged to have been per-
petrated upon family living in that
section.
The petition is signed by about one
hundred residents of the vicinity of
Hornbeck, and while they regret the
violence done to the victims, they lend
their support to the parties who are en-
deavoring to put down existing evils
and raise the moral standard.
While we publish the petition and
the names, the Democrat takes the
stand emphatically that law and order
is the first essential to civilization. No
community can afford to ignore its
chosen representatives, who are sworn
to uphold the law. Hornbeck has its
officers of the law, and The Democrat
takes the stand that the one hundred
people who desire high moral STAN
dards, as all good citizens do, should
strengthen and uphold those officers
in the enforcing of the law.
! We live in democracy where laws
are made by majority consent. To
take the law into ones own hands,
whether as an individual or as a mob,
is forever opposed to democracy. Mob
law is not law, it is barbarism.
The men alleged to be guilty of the
outrage are under arrest. The Demo-
crat leaves the question of their inno-
cence or otherwise up to the majesty
OF the law, where the true circumstanc-
es of the affair will be used to decide
the case.
Following is the petition:
10 whom it may concerns:
We the undersigned citizens O
tiornbeck and surrounding commun;
ties. note with regret articles publish
ed in Leesville Leader March 10th,
charging and berfting some of ou,
most prominent citizens of an affair
in connection with - and fami-
ly. While we do not know the impG-
Gated parties, We regret that there was
physical violence done any one, but we
lend our hearty support to those good
citizens that are endeavoring to put
down existing evils and raise the NOR
al standards of our community.
0. 0. Koonce, D. Spears, M. NJ
KOonce, J. M. Sanders, Mrs. Emily
Koonce, w. L. Lee, l.. P. Koonce, A.
J. Hall, Edith Hall, P. U. Koonce, J..
W. Conerly, Mrs. N. |. Koonce, W. c.
Conerly, S. R. Bush, N. N. Lee, Mrs.
A. M. Lee, Mrs, R, A. Self, r. A. Self,
Mrs. L. D. Youngblood, l.. D. Young
blood, ]. N. Self. Mrs. S. ]. Self, Mrs.
J. F. Robinson. F. A. Withers, c. M.
Addison, W. E. Videer, J. A. Leach,
John McInnis, 7. ]. Farris, D. ]. Nor
gan, D. c. Morgan, S. E. Ellis, J. J.I
Bakat, E. A. Cryer, J. H. Anderson, W.
D. M. Dowden, |. M. Savell, 7. M. Sa-
veil, Mrs. F. M. SaveIl, W. W. VIII
Hams, M. N Jett, E. H. Leach, T. B.
Thaxton, A. Hilton. J. M. Sirman, ]. L.
Williams, J. M. Stringer. S. B. Camo,
J. 0. Bailey, Floyd Beckcom, ]. M.
DOwden, N. B. Brown. D. ]. Gass, Ed
ma Gass, P. Koonce, ]. F. Koonce.
D. B. Pate, M. ]. Armstrong, Mrs. W.
M. Conerly, Mrs. Alice Hickman, L. F. |
Hale, H. D. BaImsen, N. L. McInnis, |
Geo. E. Beckcom, R. R. Banner, w. H. |
Raburn, N. A. McTnnis, Rev. W. L. !
Stevens, Albert Cavenough, N S. Beck
com, J. DLucius, A. S. McMillon, W. |
B. Hugk s, 7. 0. Robertson. ]. R. Beck
com, Henry Holland. A. Holland, ]. C.
Freeman. S. J. Chance, R. A. McIn-
mis-, o. H. Anderson, L. F. Beckcom,
W. I. Beckcom. Fred Andrew, w. S.
Jones, VIM. A. Koonce, L. F. Boynton,
W. B. Hays, w. R. Hafs, P. K. Smell,
M. N. Smell, James Overs, E. F. Nolan,
Caleman Overs, A. F. Sandell, D. c.
Overs, Ge. Senell. |. W. West, N. B.
Overs.
Personally appeared Jessie Williams
and R. A. Self, who, being duly sworn,
depose and affirm that the above sig |
natures are copy of the original |
signers.
JESSIE WILLIAMS |
R. A. SELF
Subscribed and sworn to this 10Th
day of March, 1922.
S. B. Camp. Notary Public.