THIEVES AT WORK in CHURCH POINT - 1908
News Article from Adadia Parish
Submitted by Winston Boudreaux, 2006

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THIEVES AT WORK in CHURCH POINT - 1908

Thursday night thieves played a pretty good game in our town, breaking in 
Leo Franques’ store and took abut $75. worth of jewelry; into David’s restaurant 
and finding no money in draw, threw it in the center of the floor and helped 
themselves to cigars; into Pierre Guidry’s barber shop and took a pair of 
shoes and other wearing apparel; into Church Point Lumber Co.’s office and 
finding no cash  in draw placed it in the center of floor; and repeated the 
action in other places.  Early the following morning T.O. Guidry was on their 
trail and reached Lewisburg soon, where he learned five negroes had been noticed 
to pass that place in a swift walk from this direction some time before he 
arrived.  Mr. Guidry pursued on toward Opelousas.  It is almost certain a 
capture will be made.