The New York herald., 1868-04-13
HORRIBLE sAssAasm OF THE SOUTHERN NEGRO.

We find in the Feliclana (.a.) Ledger a report OF
for the murder Of white boy named Eddie Smith,
aged eleven years, just concluded before the Dis
rct Court for that parish The facts in the case are
Of peculiarly aggravated character and the confess
sion OF his accessory. which we publish below
makes the blood run cold when we think OF tender
child hot down as II IL had been mad dog, rather
than an inoifenslve infant in revenge for some act
done fancied to be done by his grandmother TO the
%e s s Wa Doy was W
an innocent smile towards his devilish murderers.
A., CONFESSION ION OF JOHN COOK, F. M. 9. .,
years old; was born and raised on the plan.
patton adjoining that Of Mrs: West. where
West one year. Uncle Edmund Harrison, three
weeks before Eddie was killed, came TO me
g Nest had taken awsy avn his mare, and % he % nte5dei
having vengeance on her for 1t. He offered me
twenty five dollars TO kill Eddie Mrs. Vests grand
told him would not do IL; he kept on at me TO
do IL, telling me that the boy was In our way and
had better Kill him. Uncle Edmund came TO me six
times to Kill Eddie within the three weeks before
would agree to do it-aiways Offering me money to
do it. On the morning that Eddie was killed uncle
Edmund came TO my iather's house before daylight
mile from quarter). He called me oat and Kept
on persuading me TO Kill Eddie, and said | must
do II that morning. refused 20 do IT, After While
uncle Edmund said that Eddie had come out and
started hunting; uncle Edmund told me, Snow is a
good chance, go do it," stil Offering me money TO
do So / at last agreed TO do IT, and went into my
fathers house and got his gun. l went to my
brothers house and got about half load of powder
and one ball and loaded my gun. using a tow wad.
| Uncle Edmund and then started OF together. !
| didn't know which way he was going, but followed
uncle Edmund. We overlook Eddie about one hun
dred yards outside Of the gate, and about two hun
dred yards nom the house. When we first got near
| MIN uncle Edmund told me TO step up and shoot %
| had a light load. Eddie looking at me and
| laughed. tlen shot Eddie. lie fell on his
| Knees aud Kept grunting. Uncle Edmund then
| leyehed his gun on him TO shoot him.
| to,d him not 10 shoot Eddie any more, but he
| snd he would, and he would be glad II all the
| damned rehs were killed. lie then put his gun
| close 10 Eddie's head and shot hole through his
| htad. hddie was not killed by my shot, and felt
sorry Tor ma ing shot him, as had nothing against
nm, ana tod UNCLE Edmund that | was going 20
| I5n MT smith, Edde's mother He told me not TO
90 ~ ~ uid they would hang me. Uncle Edmund
| ulen tGok Eddie and threw him on my Shoulders
anu tolu ine 10 take him into the woods and cover
MN up ia lhe leaves, and that he would stay there
anu cover up tue blood Uncle Edmund had an axe
WIN n'll ~ We!i a. his gun. Uncle Edmund would
no, ~ WIN me 70 hide tue body but said he would
,nee, me OUT on the road. went and hid the body,
| put When came out 10 the road uncle Edmund was
| gone; then went 20 my fathers house and changed
my clolhes ana went over 10 uncle Edmunds to pct
| SOME SAT- LOT my father. Uncle Edmund was at
| nome. he asked me n ] had told ANYBODY and told
| me II did they would hang me lie said ne did not
| nave any money TO pay me, but when he drew his
| money ne and would leave the country together
| told him did not want to 20 away never "a w
| uncle Edmund after this until was Arrested.