The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
New ORLEANS, May 16 1868.

CORRESPONDENCE.
New ORLEANS, May 16 1868.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
On yesterday at 2 o'clock, the case OF
your fellow citizens Capt. Hoe, George
Hickman and young Thornton, came up
for trial, before the immaculate Shannon.
The accused waived an examination, aud
were sent before the q. s. Court, upon
bond of one thousand dollars. The bond
was Immediately given and the gentlemen
turned to leave the august presence of the
aforesaid immaculate, when Shannon said
to Capt. Hooe, that it was better for him
to wait while, as he would be again ar
rested under charge of William Smith
Colhoun. Capt. H. did as requested, or
commanded. and entered into bond of
Five Hundred Dollars, to keep the peace
with your vhite niger representative. The
parties then retired amid the congratula-
tions of their many friends. who had &C.
companied them to the Court Room, to
aid them, as, far as it was in their power
to do SO. Among those of prominent posi-
ton, whom I recognized, were Gov. Wells,
Gen. G. Mason Graham, DR.. s. O. Scruggs,
Hon. w. L. Sanford, Hen. M. Ryan and
many others Of the most respectable and
prominent citizens of Louisiana
On this morning at about 10 o'clock, to
their utter establishment, all three of the
parties were again arrested, and brought
before the Grand Mogul upon the same
charge as on yesterday, the bond already
taken, being regarded by Shannon, ac-
cording to the affidavits of Colhoun and
Phillips, too small, and it was raised to
three thousand in the case of Phillips
against the parties, and for Colhoun in
case Of Capt Hooe, in peace bond, to one
thousand instead Of five hundred, and to
one thousand dollars for Capt Hooe in a
peace bond for the suhite niger, Phillips,
and j. r. Thornton in like bond for w.
S. Colhoun. 9 All these bonds were signed
by that noble and princely gentleman,
Hugh McClosky, not, however, before
Shannon forced him to swear that he was
worth double the bond after all his debts
were paid. He swore he was worth $780,
900.
Thus ended the farce, the two main &C
tors, Messrs. Colhoun and Phillips, retiring
from the stage as if they had been pelted
from it, with rotten eggs-and consequent
ly covered, in addition to their own s,ceet
odor, with that delightful stencil, sulphu-
retted hydrogen.
But must give you few Of the Incl
dents of the trial. which no doubt will
amuse you little. Scarcely had Captain
Hooe presented himself before the imbe-
Gle old tyrant, Shannon, than he drew
from his capacious whiskey pocket copy
of the Louisiana Democrat, and delivered
a speech to Captain Hooe, the length of
which your correspondent did not measure,
but it was quite long. intimating that you
had the temerity Of the d., to dare men,
ton his name in such an offensive manner,
as you did in your issue of the 18th inst,
and that he held Captain Hooe responsible
for it. During the delivery of his Ia.
rangue, Gov. Wells stood with his hat on,
and being perceived by the miserable oil
devil, he said, in very harsh, abrupt and
ungentlemanly tone, take OF yoar hat sir
Gov. Wells lifting his round top castor a
foot or so above his head, bowed to the
floor and replied sarcastically to your
dignity, sir" at the same time advancing
with his fist doubled up in rather menac
ing manner. The "old cuss" wilted, and
adjourned the Court until 2 o'clock. Now
my dear Democrat, let me beg of you, that
when you so far forget yourself as to suffer
the name of this mean and degraded fish
monger, this contemplate, loathsome spec
linen of humanity to befoul your columns
for Gods sake, and the sake Of your out
ragged and insulted people, 60 not spare
him, but dip your pen in lightning and
burn his accursed old back as if it hai
been scared by fiery lard or frozen mercu
ry. IT'S true because he abused you pub
licly is no reason why you should soil YOU
columns by noticing him, but if you d.
came at the old dog, be certain to make
the caudal portion of the old skunk, ach,
for the balance of his life. Now that thu
bodies of the redoubtable Knights, VIM
Smith Colhoun and w. B. Phillips, art
covered by the sacred vestments, aud radi
cal proof Of the sainted and immaculate s.
suppose they will leave this CITY
(and particularly Phillips, will return
to his honorable calling Of appropria
ting his neighbors cows to his own use
and return to their homes, to commence
again their devilish designs against tn
white men and their property, within
the circuit of their range. What Cal
be thought of white men whose only
associates are lousy, dirty, thievin,
negroes7 What can a virtuous commu
nifty think of a creature who, Xix,
Richard III. waspbrought into thi
"breathing world half made up" ant
who leads nightly, Uirtuallyto the nup
tial couch, a dirty, sinking negro
wench, and gives her a seat at his ia
bic when he invites his friends to re
past with him. This is done by Wn
Smith Colhoun, as ever body knows
What can be thought Of man VIII
would lead to the hymenial alter a wo
man. who had lived alone as a strange