The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-30
tADvERTIsEAEST.
A Negro killed by white Man.

weeks ago, short distance above
Campte, we heard that DR.. Hunter, of
Bossier parish, had killed the barber, a
mulatto boy, on the steamer Lecomte,
then on her downward "trip. and had
Jumped into the river and swan ashore!
We at once knew that this report was
atleastin partfalse, and SO pronounced |
it; for all who know DIR. Hunter as we
do; well know that he is not the man to
"take water" no matter what might
be pressing upon him. From the time
we first heard; the report, up to Minden,
we think we heard at. least twenty-four
different versions of it, each one bear
ing fresh-markso Of falsehood. We have
finally been able to gather the main
facts in the case, which are these -
That DIR. Hunter, having taken pas
sage on the steamer Lecomte for New
Orleans, was impudently and most out
rageously insulted by the free-negro
barber OF that craft, and instantly shot
and killed him. This is the very worst
of the story, and we are posted when
we say that all other versions are false
in fact, and contemptibly mean. The
people in this portion Of the State,
many of them, know DIR. Hunter well;
and those who best know him can best
testify that he is incapable of q mean
or ungentlemanly act. That he should
have been brought under circumstan-
ees which made it necessary or duty
to kill free negro, is his misfortune
perhaps, but his fault never; for ne is
not the man who could take the life of
another, either black or white, without
at least a justification upon point OF
honor. Hence we say, that the per-
versions Of this affair, by parties who
evidently know nothing of the facts, or
who are too perverse to speak the truth
much less swear to it, is very mean and
centemptible conduct-fit only forhol-
low heads and corrupt hearts, who
could feed with swine while they would
J fain associate with men. Wenotice in
the Daily Crescent, of the 10th inst,
: fused and confused mass of testimony
taken in the case, on the arrival of the
: Lecomte at New Orleans. The frs
witness sworn is little niger, tbs
next Spaniard whose bungleation o
) contradictions had to be translated
: into English; and one" Smith, claim
ing to be Captain of the boat, and Wit
9 was evidently much more scared thar
: hurt or grieved in the whole transac
u ton, with an oath as the transgressor'
:, path to Heaven, closes the mongrel
: hybrid, er Pdrtc record. Of course h
e aimed to swear the truth; but the friend
l. of DR.. Hunter, who know him as
, brave, high toned, chivalrous gentle
y man, and can properly appreciate hin
- as such, can easily see the defcicnc
le in such swearing. If the Levee
authorities of New Orleans could hay
DIR. Hunter arraigned at their tribuna
Z with plenty of niger witnesses an
:, others who know neither the use of til
- English language nor the moral bint
" ing of an oath, and an Abolition Jun
70 to make up the verdict, he might |
or made to suffer for staying this imp'
nd dent free negro-a class Of the hums
ms species who have became an intolerl
BILE nuisance in this and other State
and deserve to be thinned out muG
nj, more than they are but in this Sc
ry ton, where Law, decency. anda prop
al punishment are observed, it would
I'M more than a Herculean job to get
ne verdict to say that he rendered aug
d. else than a service to both God al
man in doing what he did. And '
notice that two other papers-tl
lat Campte Times and the Caddo Gazet
on have alluded TO this matter in ma
ner to give the whole affair false CT
oring, and do DR.. Hunter gross, u
'ur mitigated and inexcusable injustice.
INST Of course these editors knew not
on whom thew were alluding, and KIN,
Gle absolutely nothing Of the facts in I
de case, and may plead this !" in bars
~. their conduct; but their ignorance
the matter is no excuse for their nnjl
conduct. but really makes their sin
twe-fold character. All the hone,
BE amends that they might render
80 a lifetime could never atone for an
On justice for this kind. Men who so