The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-07-03

many years u surgeon III inc EieHS'A -
w, and that he was son Of +" Citizen
Genet" All this however was doubtful
if not improbable, and there are many
who think they have reason for suPPo-
sing that he was a surgeon in the band oil
the celebrated LATTE. The truth in re-
lation TO this singularly unfortunate
mans early history, will in all probabiI-
ity never be developed, as it is understood
that his family, if indeed they know any
thing about it, are avcrse to making any
disclosures upon the subject
The story of his death as confessed by
the negro, is, that about the 20lh Of De
cember, 1899, the negro, Bowman, at the
request of Mr. Clark and Mrs. Genet,
the wife Of the deceased, and for the con
sideration of four dollars 10 be paid by
Clark, went to the house of Genet, and
solicited him to 20 out " fire hunting" on
that night. Genet at first declined going,
it being Sabbath night. The negro final
ly prevailed upon him to 90, the negro
accompanying him, Genet carrying the
fire, and the negro walking behind with
the gun. 1t had previously been agreed
between the negro and Clark, that Genet
should be induced by the representations
that many deer had been lately seen IN
certain direction, TO 60 along we'll
known path, upon which Clark was sta
toned, behind tree, for the purpose Of
shooting him. When Genet approached
Clark's place ef concealment, the negro
was so near HIM that Clark could not
shoot without endangering the life ofthe
negro, and therefore Genet was permit
ted to pass the place few yards, when
Clark shot him in the back. Genet ran
some eight or ten steps, exclaimed "Bow-
man you have shot me" and fell, when
Clark ran up and shot him a second time
in the head. Clark afterwards turned
him over and searched his pockets, but
found nothing Of much value. The ne
| gro and Clark then buried him upon the
bank of a small stream in a lonely and
unfrequented spot, before selected with
much care by Clark. The negro then
| returned to the house of Genet, carrying
his hat, shoes and gun. 1t was in proof
also, by the daughter Of the deceased,
that the negro came TO the house and
that her father went hunting with him,
and the negro returned bringing the hat
&c. as stated by the negro. The daugh-
ter further stated that u short time after
the departure ofthe deceased and the ne
gro, her mother remarked to her that II
her father was killed that night, nothing
must be said upon the subject, as his mar
der would hang them all. That short
time afterwards she heard a gun fire ana
her father halo; and that upon the sue
ceeding morning Clark came to the h0usC
and told her if she ever said any thing
upon the subject he would Kill her, sc
The girl was deferred from making any
disclosures the report was circulated II
the neighborhood that the deceased hat
gone to South Carolina for the purpost
of receiving a legacy, and the dark dec
slumbered for about fifteen months be
fore suspicion was awakened. But ~mur
der will out" and upon the arrest Of th'
negro who was supposed to know some
thing about the matter, from the fact tina
he spent most Of his time about the hOus,
of Genet; he confessed, as before stated
and conducted several persons 10 thc
grave of Genet, where bones, clothing
teeth, hair, &c. were found, believed t
be those of the deceased. The coat an.
teeth were positively identified.
The negro was convicted Of murder
; but obtained new trial upon the ground
J chiefly, that the jury had a bottle Of irti,
key in their room from which they dre'
: inspiration, consolation and strengt
while considering of their verdict. Thu
; has public justice been defeated and III
t jury room disgraced by the damning II
! duence of the love of ardent spirits
Clark, the man who in all probabilii
] is primarily guilty of this outrageou
: murder, and Mrs Genet, whose infidelit
r to her husband is we'll known By most {
her acquaintance, and whose Particip.
ton in this bloody catastrophe is stron:
: ly suspected, have changed the venue i
! their cases to Kinds county, where the
are now on trial. The result shall /