Iberia County Louisiana Archives News.....Desire Migues shoots and kills Whitney Veazey July 13, 1918
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Source: New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, July 13, 1918, Image 5 July 13, 1918

The criminial term of the District Court has been in session the past two 
weeks with Judge James Simon on the bench and the State represented by 
District Attorney Vuillemot. Numerous petty cases have been tried and 
convictions had.

The case of much interest to come up next week is that of young Desire 
Migues who shot and killed last February in the town of Jeanerette one 
Whitney Veazey. The accused was not given the benefit of bail and 
consequently is still in the Parish prison awaiting trial. The State is 
represented by Mr. E. Vuillemot while accused has chosen as his attorneys 
Messrs. Edwin Broussard and Porteus R. Burke. All of the witnesses hail from 
Jeanerette where the crime was committed. Mr. Migues, though charged with a 
serious crime stood well in that community previous to the trouble which 
brought on the homicide. No doubt this will be one of the hardest fought 
cases in this Court for many years and it will bring here on the day of the 
trial many character witnesses from our sister town.
 

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