The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-09
SAY Would Be
SLAYER TOOK
'MARTYR'SROLE
Believed He Was Acting To
Save Louisiana From
Destruction
FAMILY SPOKESMEN
MAKES STATEMENT

DR.. Carl A. Weiss felt he was q
martyr, saving Louisiana from de-
struction, when he shot Huey P.
Long and was willing to say per,
manent goodbye to his wife and
three-months-old baby and carry
out what he considered his duty
to the people of Louisiana, DR.. +.
O. Pavy, uncle of Weiss wife and
their family spokesman, said to-
day. ~
BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. 9.
(UP).-Dr. Carl A. Weiss, slain
last night in an attempt to assas-
sinate Sen. Huey P. Long, was the
son-in-law of District Judge B. H.
Pavy of Opelousas, La, whom
Long was trying to defeat for re-
election.
Observers believed this might
have been the motive for the as
sault.
Judge Pavy is an outstanding
anti-Long leader in his area.
DR.. Weiss was a Tulane Uni
versity graduate, son of a former
president of the Louisiana State
Medical association. He was re-
garded by his professors as an ex-
ceptionally good student and q
brilliant individual.
81 knew he was opposed to Long
but I.did not think he would ever
do that" Mrs. Weiss said when
informed of her husbands act.
While at Tulane, DR.. Weiss was
secretary-treasurer of his class
and played in the university band.
He was member Of the medical
fraternity and was graduated
from the arts and science school
before entering the medical school
in 1925. "
Persons who knew DR.. Weiss
said he was extremely studious.
His only relaxation was music,
which he studied wher opportun-
ity afforded.
DR.. Weiss was connected with
the pathological department of
Touro Infrmary, New Orleans,
while a student, and was later an
inferno at the infrmary. After
this he worked at the American
hospital at Paris, returning to this
country for postgraduate study in
New York.
Afterward, he went to Baton
Rouge, where his father, DR.. C. A.
Weiss, Sr., who was president of
the State Medical association, was
practicing.
The legislative bill directed at
Judge Pavy was listed No. l
among the AZ bills before the
present special session of the leg
islature.
In effect, the bill changed the
composition of the 18th Louisiana
judicial district, now composed Of
St. Landry and Evangeline par
ishes, by transferring St. Landry
to the 18th judicial district and
making Evangeline parish judi
cial district by itself.
In adding St. Landry to Acadia,
LAFAYETTE and Vermillion parishes,
the hin provides that there shall
be two judges elected in that dis
trict instead of one judge as at
nresent. This requires a two
thirds vote of the legislature to
become effective Immediately but
to insure the bill against possible
disaster, another bill included later
in the list of the AZ measures, pro.
viding for the same changes, but
recurring only majority vote to
hermit It to become effective 20
davs after adjournment OF the
legislature. X, 5th.+
Political Observers agreed that
this was Longs method of defeat
mo- Judge Pavy, who has always
bnen successful in elections owing
~ his strength in st. Landry par
;sb That was Longs customary
nrocedure for dealing with a re-
caIcitrant judge, and the means he
used TO seize control of the judi
ciary of Louisiana. .g.