The St. Landry whig., 1845-01-30
NEWS or THE p
FIrNDIsn BAnpARlry ny a sIAvE....

NEWS or TRE WEEK.
FIBNDIsH B~ARBARITY ny a SLAvE..--On
Monday afternoon, his Honor the Mayor, recei-
we'd through the Post Office, an anonymous let
terinformins him, that there was confined in a
house No. 50 Bayou Road, a female the prisoner
III her slave who for some time past had been
treated in a most horrid manner. The Mayor
laecomyanied hy Recorder Genois and some of.
fcers of the Police, immediately repaired to the
SPOT designated in the leiteS where they found
Mrs. Rabeneck, the lady Off house, with three
Of her children, aged !, 4 an9R years, confined
IN a back cabinet, all Of them in a most horrid
condition dressed in rags, covered with dirt, and
SO emaciated, that it appeared astonishing that
they could support life. The body of Mrs r..
was covered with bruises from 4aar head TO her
feet, and in many places, showed marks where
the Instruments Of fagellation " broken the
skin. Both of her eyes were ened and her
hair was matted with blood. Sx-a,ss-~4ee chill
dren presented nearly the SAM S6acking condi.
ton, the two eldest in partixsaf. Upon being
questioned by the Mayor. as to the cause of her
condition, Mrs R.. seeing that her slave Pauline
was resent..-answered that She had been hea.
ten py her husband aad showed MECH agitation
and fear, whe-@terth eyes other servant were
ves Mrs. r. stated thai she was afraid o]ftsIIjng
itne truth IN her presence, for fear thar she would
killer cid her children.
der husband, she stated, had been absent on
a visit TO Missouri for the last six weeks, since
which time, Pauline had taken possession Of her
and bedroom and confined herself and ehil l n
IN her lPauiine'S) room. where theq mad heen
beatenalmost daily by Pauline with a cane or
strop, and had been iurni!s...e with barely stuff.
eient TODD to support life. Medical aid and at.
teh,loh was Immediately furnished by the Mayor,
a''dths hegress Pauline arrested and committed
20 prison to await an examination before Recor-
der Genois. rs
The penalty of the charges preferred against
her, if found guilty, under the Black Code, is
death.
1t is stated that the husband ofthe woman had
i~nstigated his slave, who was also his paramour,
to the commission ofthis horrid outrage. If so
we hope he will not go unwhipt of Justice--.Bce
Of The 18Th.
The ANTI-RENr TRouBLEs.---Atth the last aa.
vices from the theatre ofthe Anti Rent distnr.
Dances, troops were concentrating in :he CITY y
Hudson, and strong hopes were entertained that
the rebels would soon be reduced to submission.
Large parties of Indians had been lowering
about Hudson on the LIST Instant, and some ap.
va "h "t1o8 q on the CITY were enter
tanned.
Tbs Hudson Gazctt& of the 3lst ultimo. state,
that the examination 6f Smith A. Bonebtc.,
otherwise called "Big I under 2 and Mortime,
z. Beldln, otherwise csaled e,Little Tt,,ndcrs,
samuel A. Wheeler, ali Essau Craig. hefor.
JUICES Peck and Martin, nd Recc der Mclean
was concluded on the eyl ming ii the 26tb inst
and they were committee and detained ON ,be
following charges:
!. Manslatghter,ip IM.ne first degree.
2. Robbery, in tt4e fs .ssgfee.
.. Assault VIZ deadly weapons in resisting
me executor bf illegal process at Copake.
e Assault with deadly weapons in resisting
me execution Of legal process at Ancram.
D Conspiracy with others for the perversior
ard obstruction o~fjustice and due administrator
ofthe laws at Copake and Ancram.
6. The same at Claverack.
Z. Riot at Copake and Anaram.
8. Riot at Claverack,
RBoughton was also detained on the charge O
an assault with a deadly weapon, with the inten
to kill Henry C.. Miller, sheriff, Thomas Sedg
wick, deputy sheriff, and John S. Anabe.
Beldin was also detained on the charge Of aid
ing and assisting Boughton in attempting to es
) cape.
q Samuel A. Wheeler and Essau Craig. were
[ oHhhhtto oA II CIdISe Oh dlullS ana assisting
Boughton in attempting to escape from arrest.
Andrew Poucher, charged with aiding ant
; abetiing in the robbery ofthe sheriff, in taking
away his papers and also charged with a con
spiracy for the perversion and obstruction ofius
tice, and the due administration ofthe laws wa
bailed, himselfin the sum ofS2, 900, and his bal
in the sum of&2,00O.
TaAetcAL OccURREScE,-ihe Daton, (Ohio
Register states that mr. Elan Stevenson, a res
Pectable farmer Of Dark county, residing abou
nae miles north Of GreenYiIie, Ohio, was muir
dered whilst asleep, with another member ofhi
family, on Friday night last.
He retired to bed as usual, in peace and quiet
!. withhis wife and children. At a late hour 0
the night, as is supposed, when the husband an
children had fallen asleep, the wife arose fron
J her bed, and having adjusted her clothing, salie,
forth, procured an axe, and returning with til,
same, s~tcalthily approached the bedofher sleep
ing companion, and raising the deadly weapon
sunk itdeeply into his skull-cut and mangle,
him horribly, causing immediate death. Sh,
then went to the bed of the slumbering children
la small boy and girl-and renewed her worl
ofdestruction. The head ofthe little by was al
most severed from his body-supposed to hav,
been done with a razor--the little daughter wa
severely though not mortally wounded. trht
wife, now supPosing she had destroyed the Who'll,
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