The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-06

opposite wall. Judging from the number an
s character of the discharges there were probabl
f two or more persons concealed with the desig
of basely assassnating DIR. Burke Suspicio
. we learn, rests upon a man named Briant will
whom dr.. Burke had difficulty just previously
5 This suspicion is confirmed by the fact tba
t Briant has left since the occurrence of tn
above event. His accessories still remain IN
discovered. Mrs Burke, we are happy to lear,
is pronounced out Of danger.
Claiborne Advocate.
A man by the name of Green was recently
convicted of murder at Holly Springs, in this
State and sentenced to be hung. That he com
united the atrocious crime, there was no doubt
and that he richly deserved hanging the courts
and The criminal code of Mississippi had solemn
ly declared. But 10! ere the righteous decision
of the courts could be exccuted-before the day
arrived for the guilty man to pay the forfeit for
his great crime-a pardon, under the broad seal
Of the State Of Mississippi, signed by his excel
| ]ency "John J. McRae, governor was presen-
ted to the sheriff Of the county OF Marshal, land
forthwith the prison doors were unbarred, the
chains were removed, and the guilty man, with
! hands covered with human blood, set at liberty
turned out upon the world, again to outrage
socicty-again to butcher human beings in cold
blood! But how was this free pardon obtained?
The ''HolIy Springs Tines informs us
Green promised two gentlemen in Holly Springs
prominent democratic lawyers--to give them
three negroes, valued at IS, COO, if they would
obtain for him the governors pardon! Therefore
afidavts were gotten up entirely ex parte in
their nature-wlthout notice to the district at
tornev, going to show that Green was not guilty.
These were taken to Jackson, by the gentlemen
thus interested in getting the pardon, were laid
before the governor, and pardon thereupon
obtained. The ''Tmes, " in it's comments on the
transaction, censures the governor very much
and we think very justly, for not sitting the
misunderstanding, if necessary, the prisoner,
and submitting the afidavits to the district at
torney, to be looked into, and giving an oppor-
tunity for rebutting evidence to be put in.
Our jails might as we'll be torn down-our
court house turned into groceries-our crmi
nal code consigned to the fames When three
negroes (worth $4,000 will procure full par
don for the highest crime known to the law, to
talk Of justice or law, is babblng nonsense.
Flag Of the Union
The SUPPOSED MURDERER OF Mr.. YOUNG
A letter from Little River reached here by ex-
press last evening, for a perusal of which we are
indebted to O. n. Ogden, esq. It states that
the murderer of Mr. Young was Joshua Haw-
thorn, a young man known to many of our citi-
zenS. and who is believed to have borne here
tofore good character
1t appears tchave been asccrtained that an
individual whose description of the person,
dress and equipments corresponded with that
Of the supposed murderer, was known to have
got of the Steamboat Amanda, two days before
the murder, at Jones' plantation on Little river.
This person had embarked below the mouth of
Red River at Morgan's landing, taking passage
or Trinity, under the name of "Hawthorn.'
He was suspected at once of being the murderer,
rom the circumstance already alluded to, of
lis resembling so strongly the person seen in
ambush at the point where the murder was
and who had possessed himself of
Mr.. Ioung's horse, Immediately after the MUIR
Ter. While the friends of Mr. Young, were
2ndeavoring to discover who this man Haw-
horn was, and what had become Of him, be-
levlng that he was uestionably the murderer
although doubling that this was his real name,
| man named VIM. Witzell, who lives about 5
niles below Trinity, came up to that place and
taed that this person was and had been for ,
everal days, lurking about his negro quarter
nd applied for a warrant to arrest him. For
ONE reason, which does not appear, no warrant
vas issued, and no steps were taken to arrest
he man, or even to enquire into the matter. On
Wednesday, the day after WHEEL was at Trini- ,
y, &. A. Hooper, esq, hearing Of his state
nents, thought that something should be done :
owards ascertaining the truth, and started down
With neighbor, Mr. B. Paul, to investigate ,,
he matter, and to arrest the suspected ndivid- {
al if circumstances should Justify it. On their c
'ay to Witzells, they met him within three t
niles of his house He stopped them, and told Y
hem be knew their business, they replied eve s
re after that man. to which he rejoined II
ave killed him about two hours ago"
The letter from which these particulars are :
erved, does not give any of the details, doubt r
sss furnished by Witzell, of the circumstances
nder which he killed Hawthorn, the writer Q
romising to give them hereafter. It would u
ppear from the tenor of the letter, that he was t
llIed because he could not be taken alive One d
the nelghbors on being informed by WitZell =
his having killed Hawthorn, took from the y
ody, lest it should be riHed by the negroes, Y
'e money and papers found thereon, which are P
eight bills Of 500 each, La State Bank, one IL
10, Citizens Bank, one $40 gold piece, and h
'me small change" In the pocket book of u
re deceased were two receipts, identifying him IL
5 Joshua Hawthorn. r,
A portion Of a daily Picayune of Nov Cd .
as found in his pockets supposed to CORES c,
otd with the fragments of the gun wadding
und near Mr.. loung's body. I"
LAlexandria Rep, VI
Stick Pm THEaE.-The anti slavery men Z (
New York, who are represented by the New ii
ork Post, after reviewing the position Of the ci
hlg party in that State, express their conclu- tt
ons thus:
3'From this it will appear that the wings are a a
erely making the most of the present state of OF