The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-23
MISCEGENATION.
The Morals Of the Southern Com.
IL munity" Shocked.
Two White Girls of Baton
Rouge ElOpe with Two
Negroes.

one. The features by which it is sur
rounded, we are happy to know, are
naturally calculated to shock the
morals of the Southern community.
It has been rarely before, if ever, the
duty of reporter to give the details
of matter so extremely, repugnant
to the community; but war has entail
ed upon us many misfortunes and we
feel satisfied that this is but one of
them. - To attribute it to any other
cause would be doing injustice even
| to the frailty of human nature.
p Col. Adams, chief of police, had
both of the young girls brought be-
fore him yesterday evening In his
private Office, and closely cross -ex-
anined them. From intimatien given,
he was inclined to- think that the
youngest of the two had been Undue
ed BY an undue influence to follow
innocently in the footsteps Of the
other but, we are sorry to say, by the
confessions made in privacy, that this
was not the case, and that both were
equally depraved. 20 = - ..5' siei5 -
There is very little difference be-
tween the ages of the two. Martha
Long is nineteen years of age, and
Mary Glover eighteen. Martha was
the daughter of Mr.. Benjamin Long,
whowas a respe Bile and hard work
ing farmer, who resided one or two
miles from Baton Rouge The other,
Mary Glover, was taken from the
orphans asylum in Baton Rouge
when she was but Child by DIR.
Glover, who resided mile or two
from Mr.. Long, and was raised as one
of the family. Both have intelligent
and refined features, and even in the
rough masculine clothing which they
wear showed nothing of the bestial
appetency that must have governed
them in their conduct. Martha has
broader features !, than Mary, and
black hair. Mary is more delicate,
and has auburn hair. Each clipped
their hair before leaving their homes
Rugged. in their male attire, with
scarcely any baggage. they visited
Baton Rouge, as previously under
stood, and With their sable lovers
took deck passage on a steamboat up
the river, 4 On reaching Pointe Ceu-
pee they concluded to reverse their
course, and landing, awaited steamer
coming to this city, When the Rob-
ert E. Lee landed, they took passage
on her, reached the city, and went to
Whites boarding house, near the cor
/ ner of Old Levee and Customhouse
The only baggage they had in their
possession was valise and a bundle
of clothing. IN 1ae ~ Ih.
| Previous to the investigation, and
afterwards, the Chief Of Police studi-
lousy prevented any one but author
lied officials from even having glance
at the two feminines. Their extreme
'modesty" made them solicit that no
one be allowed to scrutinize their
contour while in mail attire. He, we
suppose, with equal modesty, granted
/ the request. sWe-no matter how
| obtained glim pse. .i.afia
I The two negroes in their cell, in
their conversation, did not seem to
attach much romance to the affair
In which they were so prominent par
Elephants. Ben. Lyons is likely
young mulatto negro, about thirty,
Peter Eds is slim black boy, about
the same age. They asserted that
circumstances encouraged them, and,
as'men, they awaited themselves OF
the surroundings, and were willing to
marry Immediately. Ben. said he had
about 81 so in ready cash and his
wardrobe-nething more. 81 p u &.
The following is the statement made
before the Chief of Police. Welmod-
ify, of course, the language as far as
possible to admit of print. Neither
| inals AaAa1 at.7 ii4.'i5 ~ sASs1Ac 'Dig
j Martha Long stated that she was
born in East Baton Rouge parish, and
/ will be twenty years old on the 18th
of December next; has father, but
no mother, and was an only child
that her father was poor farmer on
| the Camite road, and his name. is
Benz. Long; that she had been tolera-
bly, well educated; the colored man
4 named Benz. Lyons she had known
for four or FIVE years; he was hired
at her fathers as a laborer; she had
been familiar with him for two years
i had child on the 24th of August,
! 1866; that her father knew nothing OF
/ the intimacy existing until the child
+ was born; that her father made Ben
leave and take the child away, which
he did and remained in Baton Rouge
4 since August last; that she had al.
ways intended to marry Ben wher
4 opportunity offered. She ran away
from hersfather's last Thursday night
and came to New Orleans on the
Robert e. Lee. She stated that
: Mary Glover or Bennifeld lived
about 4 mile and half from her
Mary was an adopted daughter of DIR
: Glover, and had been taken from the
orphans asylum in Baton Rouge
when very young; that both had
7 agreed to run away together.
She stated that she fullyunderstood