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Probability that the Deed was Not Pre-
msdttated.
the MYSTERY DISBELIEF.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill.,. Feb. 1.-The mystery
by which the brutal assassination OF ten
Murray Mcconnell was at first sLEOuded,
has at last been dispeIed aud the assassinls
arrested and confined in prison to await his
trial
TIL MURDERER.
The name Of the prisoner is William 4. !
Robinson, q young man, formerly clerk in |
the Mansion house, but, at the time Of the /
murder, the proprietor Of a small family
grocery store his stock Of goods, IN which,
was purcha sed with money borrowed from
the murdered man in June last. lie IS but
: years Of age, well educated, Of pleasing
manners, Of correct habits 10 every particu.
lar, genta social man, esteemed aut re-
spected by every one, and possessing ~
many warm personal friends As any person
Ia jacksonville; IN short Just about the last
man In the world TO whom, under ordinary
circumstances, any suspicion would have
attached. But after three days Of patient
investigation by coroncrs Jury composed |
~, or- mos, ;n,.IIi,spt ci,izaus in which !
,.r,ar, hat could haar r,,,,n ,be
900 .r. 49,. M co,,,r,,.,.cr Ls. hon |
,..rs,4sr.i IA csr.C,rly .;r,s3 a rnncln.ion
49,. - - a;,a,,i. ;,,,,J;aa,aa
-, IVA - s,,y,,;artI, ay,rsssed Ia III.
Ia,,,,r,,,a &c ,L,;r verdict which ia a. FOL
lows
yERDlpt OF THE coNoSEHs jury.
" we '"A'' 'sn'ti S'"to.'"s 49,, ~.
J Ca5y,.n I' s,J ye,li,, ir,t the .aii Nur
,av Mcdonnell came 10 I'M. ir,,h. ar tho morning
of'Fcb. y. 1868. a, his residence, iu tho city OF
Jacksonville from and by reason of blows wi.
fully aud feloniousIy inflicted WIN '"M' ln't'ut
nsht unknown to mo j'''I',," rue MINUS u
no" the A''ASs'' VA, M '"'
wli now proceed TO reiHte 'HG manner
IN which the assassin was detected, snu the
circumstances winch indicate ms CUNT
ting r,.rppr,r.n,ov Avn ,rur .rryrr.
.,.,,..l
- ps9S.ou' AS r'O.gS " n'1 ','T ,oi,,,, .
NM ~, zen ~ NJ y 49,
'a.,u'u'."s ."'s''s' was jug DF,' 49, 'I
PaE' "''o" o'''''''''' va ~ we
III Co prs.1S '',I,'s g'- go, Iu
o'n'I' Oh F'OD I'a' PeISo'' ~ 'lS1o, an ,
my interest "o"'u n"'u,""y I'M uU" L . ','T
. I ''o'" ~, ''P' - l"I H., ~, ~,
the correct point was reached put on inns
book was a Penc1.mhrt made by Pehch
travelling up the page from the bottom to
the top: that this penclImmIs commenced
very abruptly, broad and heoyy, and made
such an indeuture in the paper that 1t could
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house. The note was produceu' "Hul p,
caedipg 70 seulrment, some difference may
have arisen between them. Cen "o'ou'
nell WAS ~ years Of age, ana away peen very
decided and arbitrary, lie haa, Oh late
ycars crown somewhat PctuIaut, especially |
yban ceiling unwell and, when a little az.
,ered. he was one Of tho most bitter aud |
sssrcastie men TO be found anywhere and,
In bushes. matters he was disposed 20 hold |
men 20 t1lcrably close observance of their |
agreements. lie had IN his office three
bars Of inchsquare iron, about nine inches .
in length, which he used as paperwe.shtH /
and one Of them Is now missing. lts Prob,, /
able that, during the settlement Mcdonnell |
said something which eyaspora'cd Robinson |
beyond control, and that, sulzng one oi |
these bars Of iron from the table, Robinson |
dealt him blow which ic.lei MN 10 The
floor. Approaching then, when TOO late, !
what be had done and tina, 10 the inAfm
condition aud great age Of Mcdonnell, his
recovery from thu effects Of that blow wef"
scarcely probable; and that a7 far G' lcEa.
RESPONSIBILITIES ,or murder we're concerned, |
| be had gone TOO far to relrace his steps
md the belief that be had entered the house |
unobserved, aud might leave It a5 success
! fully, flashing across his mind,-he I'ah''
over him aud dealt him blow aI'ei h''",
sufficient to prevent even the recovery -. %
that momeutary consciousness II WIG" 'l '
victim might give the name OIL NJ a''a''.
ant. And, 70 render the work compete he
must have delivered il. least dozen h'"'!
blows upon the head, crushing 10 lN' ''".
ples. and the skull behind both ears, ana on
| The back Of the head and then departed
taking with him the instrument OF H'
| crime
THE EXCITEMENT AND SUSPENSE At JACK
sDNFILLE.
our city has been held, during this long
investigation, in the most breatL.ess sus
pense. Now this straw would be caught al,
and now another There were hurried wins
pcrs and wild rumors sudden collecting Of
crowds Of excited men, and their quick dis
persion. A new theory has been suggested
to every one as another fact would appear
and ten thousand statements, that had no
foundation. have run ike wiIdHrr about our
city. But vat the people have waited and
watched with remarkable patience, knowing
the matter was in the best hands. aud would
bo siftcl to the bottom. Relief has at
last been found, and the expectation re,
allied.
The result in this case demonstrates that
there are skllfui experts out OF the number |
Of your city police and Metropolitan detec.
tive corps. Quietly and earnestly has this !
thing been worked up. y, the start they
were totally without n clue, and followed, all
the time, one Of the bltnicst trails, until,
almost at once, the whole case was deyei
oped.
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THE firm Of Underwood 4 Bogue was dis
L solved by mutual consent, on the 1st Of
January, 1869. All notes and accounts due the
late firm will be paid to the uHdersi gned at the
old stand where he will continue tho old bust
ness, and also sottle the debts Of the late frm.
PETER BOGUE.
feblOdw2w.
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very morning, aud 10 tie very time, he had,
on some crrrand passed down in front OF
Gen. McCOuuclls house, and what was far
more important, that he had seen Mrs. Ma.
honey on the opposite side Of the street
He said, however, that be had on light
Oyercoat. Other witnesses, however, exam
iued aferwari, declare that this oYercoat
had been hanging up 10 the store al the
morning. when questioned about the note
due Mcconnell he admitted the existence OF
such note. lie declared be had paid It on
Dee. 10, I-Gs, and destroyed the note. Gen,
! Mcdonnell kept no books; but il was his
! inarabIg custom, on receiving money, 20
! deposit at once and his bank account shows
no deposit Of this or any similar sum at or |
near Dec. 10. The schedule Of notes aIIu. |
dci 20 near the commencement Of this DIS |
patch, was made out previous to Dec. 10.
rIE rRsuylE's BOOKS.
Robinson was then asked if be kept a set
Of books aud replied ia the Affirmative, aud
that the payment appeared ON the books |
which were then sent for, and it was found |
that hc kept two Ieigers one an old one, !
and Il new one, The u,N one, hr said, he
made mp By copying from the old one and,
on examination, It was found that they we're
duplicates Of each other, with the exception
| Of The cn,ric. Of one weeks trausactionsand
that week includes the 10Th Of December,
/ when he claimed be paid Mcconnell this
/ note. OF that week, the new book contain.
| Cd entries, on the debit side. Of the dates Of
zee, T. "' - 's &c. ~ "' 9''''' zee,
! 81 IA m,c ~ ne Ss1n- , ny "a IA ~"
SOD IN orJ C., a.. ,.-,d;, sd. -. an ,
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NOT "PP'", VIA ". ss''' 'i'"' ',,' '"''''
u" ''e "'O'' '''g vi S'' '''" "IJ '"' '"'"'
as The entries Of credit on the Old book save
r tn"', IN '4e Iens pace, ne mas aaugu lh'
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,'I', ..al', IN y. ,., ,.,.' ,raoa and ~,
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iI VIII" WI T,'T F G',,',T were I1"'' Oh ln
, .yug'I, va ! co. - I'' any o' ''e '""''g''
I'e'e was " nan '' ,"' CIV! VINO 'e'e"'o'v'
,[o',5o' ',' e.o',Ja "'p G'' V.I p's Wg
Ine s"'"g E'"' Oh a coat "h'cn "rs' M""o
} hey de51"Des' ana ,Dl' man was Nno"n "
be IN the vicinity OF ven. Mc,onn'' resi-
, d"nce somewhere It, = about ina, uIe IN u,
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From the Chicago Times, 18th
The Mcconnell Murder !!
The Mystery at last Dis
PEELED,
-----------==-----=----
The Murderer, Vim. A. Robin
son, Under Arrest,
S--
Verdict Of the COrOner's Jury Charg-
Ing Him with the Crime.
-------
HOW THE ASSASSIN WAS DE-
TECTED,
The banning Evidence of His
Books.
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-----I IrI0 tIn vnrd and found Ma bongo
ne w .a'D ors,.rd The bouse and AID no,
, SG ~ BE- csme after; went into the priyv
nNG % T'a' tocg oat At the gate, and up The
anu yum ,' D'1 ".o.s;pr 4 THE railroad.cros
saui' 49, ,son, m Tia, street on the opposite
S.Is, =, ~ observation-disclosures While going
sue =, ~ .,r.a, Graf he did not see any one
uo|h 'n .,., ',,' o,ceo, Mrs, Mahony, who was
on , ,L S a,,,,,o sde of the street Just north
On Wv, Wv 'IroI'rr,,- rasidoore. Note the fact
% NG>'''''.. 10 sow Mr.. Nahoav at Just
'hA' A' 'rl' nv s6a ba5 reached going up
lhe t..A-. '.I .a' .to sow him, coming out Of
al, ". S. 49,. yarJ. and the meeting Of an
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The Testimony at the Inquest.
STATEMENT BY THE PRISONER

Probability that the Deed was Not Pre-
medttated.
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rHE NYsrERY nIsrrLLEp.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill.,, Feb. 1.-The mystery
by which the brutal assassination OF Gen.
Murray Mcconnell was at first sLrouded,
has at last been dispeIled, aud the assassinis
arrested and confined in prison to await his
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inns us.kuan was then brought before
the inquest and testified that, as he went
out, ne met man, coming in, whom be
described giving as fair description as
could be expected from one of bis intelli.
gence, of the suspected man, Robinson and
being sent TO Robinsons store on the nre.
text Of making some trihing purchase. he
came back and expressed his hehef tina, this
was the man,
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TENUTIE u NIB IUNI|LIt JIM.
I've the undersigned. composing thccorouor''
jury Of inquest upon the body uf Murray Nc.
Council, 10 fud as our verdict, that the said Muir
ray Mcconnell came g. hIs death, 90 tho morning
Of Feb. ., 1869. AZ his residence, iu tho city OF
Jacksonville, from and by reason Of blows vii
fully aud fcluniously inflicted with some instru-
msnt unknown to the jurors ia the hands Of
William A lexaIier Robinson.
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w. Thankful to the publ, for their past lib
eral patronage, l respectfully solict q con'iuu-
RHne Of the same, asi ask careful inspection Of
my goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere.
A. BLOCK.
octl4dGm.
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rEsrrNoNY OF MRS. MAnoNEY.

Mrs, Mahoney had just before, sent
word to the coroner that she had something
20 tell and, being brought before the Jury,
she testified that, on passing up the street
past Gen. McConnelps residence, about 9
o'clock, on the morning Of the murder, she
saw a man coming out that his name was
William A. Robinson, she knowing him
well, he having, up to a short time before,
occupied one half Of the same house IN
which she resides, which is further down on
the opposite side Of the street. that be
wore a short, brown sack coat this answer.
ed the description Of the coat then worn by
Robmson,) that Robinson, on the evening
Of the murder came to her house at a late
hour, and desired aimit,ancc to talk over
the case, but that her husband, at her in.
stance, refused to admit him that she was
afraid Of him, and, at first did not wish to
say anything about it, for fear it would cause
her trouble,
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Notice to Taxpayers!
Parish Of Jeffeson, Louisiana.
United State Internal Rerenue Collectors
Office, First District, La.

3 Il '# A' New Orleans, April 27tl, 1869
Notice is hereby given that | have received
from the Assessor Of This District The Lis, Of
Special Taxes Q%ormerly assessed as Licenses)
for, The year beginning May J., 1869, and
ending ApriI 80, 1870, together with the Li>'
Of Taxes assessed and now due upon incomes,
for The year ending December 81, 1853, and
that Deputy Collector w. B.. Cn,nmins will
be at Cour, Ilunse, Parish Of st. James. from
the l7th day of May 10 the 22d day Of May,
for the purpose Of receiving from persons
residing OF doing business in said Parish H.
amount Of Taxes assessed against them npon
The above lists.
Unless The same are promptly paid, penalties
imposed BY law will be rigidIy 81 orced.
s. A. 81 OCKDALE,
Collector.
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1902 AN {

10 to amend an act to provide for supplying
the loss Of The Public Records aud other
papers consumed by the burning Of I'll.
cont house, in the parish of Rapids,
during the month Of May, 1864 eighteen
hundred ani sixty (on1, AMI 10 ra,,fy the
appointment by Governor Wells OF a
commissions for tina, purpmse.
SECTION l. BE il enacted by he Senate and
House Of Representatives. # The Sac # Loui-
s'nna in General Assembly concerned, THAI,
The appointment, by Governor Wells uf A, N.
Ogden, Jr, as a commissions TO restore The
lost records of R,pdes parish, and The acts
done by the said A. N, Ogden, Jr, under the
authority co"f RED by the Governor, are
hereby ratified and approved.
SEC. .. Be il further enacted. ETC., Tha,
ths functions Of the SAID commissioner shall
cease from and after The passage Of hi. act.
and 'ha, hereafter any person de,i,ing To
establish any deed, bond, mn'igage, Judgment.
or any wiring whai.orver which was Of record
or deposited in any office in said parish. and
destroyed by the burning Of the count l,on.e
in My, eighteen hnn red and sixty lonr
(1s64), may have the same established nv
applying To The jnl.e Of the d,>,ric, by pei,
ton, setting forth the contents and description
Of III" deed, bond, mortgage. jndymen, ar any
writing whatsoever which he, >he or they may
wish 10 establish, with as much specific Ger
tai"ly as possible; viii h p,tltinn must be
served o" l., . IN k r.yor other party or parties
IN interest Of the said maker, or other party
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AVIS AU PUBLlC!!

La Socitte eXistant en- cct,e pnroisse sous
IA rai>on sociaie AuBEnT 81 TEIs~IER Atan,
d'Ssontr par limitation de ,crme, N. J. TEis-
SER rrs'e senl Charge de Ia liquidation e,
assume iuule Ia reSp"n-abi'i,e.
u ronl'"nera, Ell sou non ct ror,r son proprc
r"mp'e, lie mem" genre d'aT,i,rs dams les Aeux
m,gn>lis ben cohnns III pubic.
il profile de loccasion ronr remercier Ia
population Ne St,Jacqnes Lu bicnveillan,
patronage qn'eiIe hi a acco,de, ct il espers
qu'etle vn'i.ita birn lui continmpr lea meme,
laVe"Fs, car Al ie1a 'ous ses. Jcfur,sIponr sen
tcr,dre di.ne.
Son Sock de Nnrchanlises siches. rons,an.
mrn' renon'et', est b,en a%ssof,i, frais, yari4,
ne reniermnn. que tes marchanui,ey do
premiere q"alitt,
Les 4rir sonf rfduitS anr d1,n.eres I.mie.
da bon marchf.
lND1ENN.S bon ,einl a 10, lOl. IS. ia
cents.
BAREGEs, Grenadines, jacvna,s De Is d 30
BATlsIE> imprimtcs, han,e nourrou.f, a so
Cents Ia yatLe.
MOusSELlNE sni-sr, .Mul. MIL, Psrca!ea.
NAnsous, Bnllau'ts.
COTTON ba'is'e, Ia'lalanss, ioilss bIanches e,
cnnleur, hinge de- table.
BRlN, Muusselines Z, Robine,s 4 Mon.,i.
qhalre.
COTONs bsancs rs de l24 . Is.
" = IA Tres fi"s IA, 20, Is
Grand Assortment de coionnadss d res b., mir.
HABILl.EMENTS confec,lnnss, choix vs,i4
de 'A'n's"s pour hommes ct e%nfan,t, Dc 80
cents a 81 so a ya,de.
lINGE rontrr,'onne, Articles pour dsuii.
grand- vaiiele.
CHAPEAuA te"tie f~ranc,is pour hommss q
rnt''ls, q DIES ptis -xcrpiinunels,
BONHETEElE. MERCERlES CAeu..uy..
pour homnes, garcons, danes e, ~fl!e,,es,
'es me'Ileufcs qualities settlement, ., dan,
DIES pix 'ein,is d Ia porl9e do tous.
QUlNcAlI.l.ERlE, %SEi.LERlE, PARFU.
MERE, PHARMACIE, vAlSSELLE,
GROCERIES, WINS, ct liqueu,s, etc.
(. ri une efande q"an'i.a d'an,tes article,
"o'' enumeration serall lrop longue.
JL' tout a"r pr,r les plus muifrf,.
NJ. j. lEissiER, pour satisfaItIe e.. aupmso.
Ter 81 nombFeune clientele, he nagligem r.sn
de &c quI prn' e,fe agreeable et u.ils az publio.
B"n, et Ban marcAf!. l.. Telis es, "a devise.
une Gabrielle, lie. ben assoriie ct duiRks
par "n je""e h"mme tecosrmandatie, voyage
dams la parolsse.
Les relations cemmerciaIes qu'il cnireIisst
avee les prcmie,es maisows ID, In ;N,uvelle.
81 sa l"ng"e experience daas G. esnrs
Il af1a'res lui Pe'msuent do vsndse iou,ss .ssa
""'ch."d'ses q un prix qui de6s lou,e con.
cnrteice.
'r"ez, examiner, et vons serez con "a inc n,
Ter MAJ. J. TEiSSlER.
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No 1903. AN ACT


To aurhoriz" the chasing Of Bonoil's Bayou, in
the parish of Bossier.
SECTION /. Be- il ennc,ed by the Ssuue and
House # Representatives II the .Stats of Lou,
siana in General A>ssmbiy cnprensd, Tha,
whenever Frank ]. Smith, W. l.. Hilton, Isaac
A billiard. Robert T.. Slinson, William +
Himilton, William c. Naples, Thomas NJ.
Giimet, Rnfns Y. Graves. Richard w. Turner
and John N. Howell. or any five Of them, or
snrh Other persons a hey may associate with
them. shall have formed Themselves iuro a
corporalion, under AN ac, entitled A act for
tie organization Of corporations for wo Ks OF
pnblic utility and imprcvrmen,," proved
March fourteen (l4), eighteen hundred and
fifty five lls35), said corporation when so
formed shall have the rights aud privileges
hereinafter specified, said grant Of privileges
Hereinafter made leirg condi,ioned aud
dependant npon the previous formation of sad
corporatinn under the provisinn> of said act.
Sec . Be il further enacted, etc, That
sal corporator> b" aud are hereby aurhmized
aud emp"wrred IN close Beunil's Bayou, in
the parish Of Bos,i"r, iy The erection Of a
leyer, dam or olh-r n-rrs ,aty work. ut any
p ace within flu hundred ya,ls Of he point nf
which said hay"n flows fom r. River s.
SEC 8. Be it fnrlher enacted, etc This,
said corporn,ots are hereby fur'hstmote an-
thorized and empowered. 10 uso the EARTH, sand
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+. State Of Louisiana.
PARIS COURT
Parish of Saint James.
Estate Of the late S~cholastique Breaur
Widou Eh;enne Part.

The Stale and Coutt aforesaid
To Thereuce Leblanc, administrator Of the
Estate Of the late Etienne Part, residing in the
Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana.
And 10 the Creditors and all parties herein
concerned.
Whereas Pierre Breanx of the Parish Of
Lafonrche Adminis,raior IF the above Estate.
has flied in this Court his final Account, of Adj
mini>,rAtion Of the Succession, praying for
the homologaiion of the. same.
You are notified, and public notice is here.
by given to all and each OF yon, 10 show
cause in writing, within ten days from date
hereof, in the Office Of the Clerk Of this Conri,
at the Conf. House Of said Parish, why the
prayer Of said petitioner should moi he granted
(~~l Witness, the Hon N. UNDER
lL.S., WOOD, Judge Of our said CoHr,, this
~~ s,h day Of May 1869.
N. s. LANDRY, Cle,k.
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or Othar necessary materials convenient to the
point they may >rt.r, AS hrreiutef,re provided
for tic. erection OF said lev.e or other naccs
sary works for closing said bayou, BY making
counpenssiion therefor 10 the ripa,ian owners
or rrorri~tnrs, according 10 The provisions
hereinafter enacted.
SIC. \. Be il, fur.hsr enacted, etc, That
il said cotpnra,ors, q Il ,imtian owners or pro
prie,ors, shaft b. unable 10 agree upon The
compensation to be made for the use Of ra,ih,
sand OF other necessary materials convenient,
10 the point They, The said corPora'orS, shall
other work. necessity for closing said bayon,
hen AMI in that case said corporations shall
petition The pari-h Judge Of The parish Of Bos.
sier, whirh said judge shall Immediately order
a jury Of rwrlvc disin,ete.t'd citizens Of said
parish TO be. summoned according 10 law, 10
asses the damages occasioncd ty such use "t
earth, sand OF olIer necessary materials antho
rized 10 be used ly said cotpnIa,ots under The
provisions Of his act, aud upon tender by said
corporato,S /" The owners or p'"pfie,ors Of said
earth, sand or other necessary materials Of tho
amount assessed by said jnty as Aforesaid, as
damages or as the value Of ,nid earth, sand or
other necessary materials, said corporaiors are
hereby authorized to use the same for the
purposes contemplated by His act.
SEC. 5. Be il, further enacted, etc, That
etll.er the said coIp"ra,ots or said riparian
proprteloIs shall have the right 10 appeal from
The decision Of the jury provided for in the
four'h section uf this ac, 10 the cout, having
Jurisdiction Of HE amount in controversy pro.
yilad, however, said appeal shall no, delay The
construction Of said I~evee, dam or other
works.
SIC. s. Be i, further enacted, etc, That
this act SHAH lake effect from aud after its
passage.
Signed CHAS. w. LOWELL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
Sicncd OSCAR }. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of tho
Senate.
Approved September IS. 1868.
Signed c WAKMOTH,
Governor Of he State oi Louisiana.
A tue c"ny
CSC. T. RogFE,
Secretary ot State.
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administer his property, and the law and the
evidence being in favor OF plaintiff and against
the defendant;
1t is therefore ordered. adjrdgeh a~ndxcepeuad
that there be Judgment in favo.e Of I'atnliR.
decrering The Introduction of Ne d, lsndaht
Phitosene Bourgeois, to be placed under the
guardianship OF II curator 10 be appointed MS
the law directs; 'hat The costs Of this suit be
paid ont Of The E>ta,e8oI lie defendant.
Eradelel, read and signed il. open court. at
the Parish Of St. James, This the l7lh OF April
1869.
}11s: '''E'''. y '' r.s;.S Judge.
-Lhe1ehy certify The above and foregoing TO
be a true and correct cory Of The Judgment,
rendered in The above entitled and numbered
case.
Witness, the Hon. UNDERWOOD, Judge
OF ou1 said Court,
1 -a@..vr MS. LANDRY,
"" "r Clerk.
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A.N .ACT'

No. l0l AN ACT
For The relief Of Augustus Bowers. a patien,
J" the lnsaue Asylum, u, JAt ksoi., Lon
sIana. a.-.
UAeteas, Ausn>tus Bowers was admitted as
a paying patient in HE Insane A.ylnn at
jackson, LOUISIANA, Oh The eighth day If JAY.
1887, aud his board and expenses ha,inu been
pad MP 10 the iihI OF September 1879 and
Whereas, Stnce said fin Srpremt er. 1861.
said patient nor his i,ienis have been alte IA
pay any part OF SAID expenses, leaving the
amonnt Of atou, fifteen iInnI,ed del ar due hy
sad Bowers 10 this charitable Sl4lc ,n>lllu-
ton; and
Whereas, Mrs, Mary l.. Wardell, SISTER L.
>"I' bowers, p'oie>se> and desires 10 remove
SAID pattenI from lie Asylum aud provide tur
hun al hrr owF eAprns. hereafter.
SEcTfos l., BE Il e'ac,ed by The Sauate
and House 1T Representative, nf III" Sat, Of
Louisiana IN General Assembly convened, Tuu
tn" amount due hy Augustus Bowers To III.
lf-ai,e Asylum at jackson, Louisiana, be ami
i herrby reunited SAID amour, no, to EXCEED
The sum oil fifteen hundred ,Iuiars.
SEC. ?. Be il further enacted, etc, Tho,
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Signed CHAS. W. LOWELL,
Speaker OF The House of Representatives.
Signed OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of tho
Senate.
Approved September 25, 1868.
tSigaed) ii. c, WARMOTH,
Governor Of the Slate of Louisiana.
a true copy
GEO. f. BovEE,
Secretary of State.