The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-08-24
The South aGestern
SHREVEPORT:
LEE KIDNAPPING CAgE-Tbe circumstances attend

WEDNESDAY ...........'.''.'.' Ao'o'i ~ -
The KIDNAPPING CAsE.-The circumstances attend
ing the delivery of the Digby child by Ellen Foi'
nul!attress to Capt Bradwel, led to the CONVICTION
that she was familiar with its abduction This woman
stated that the child had only been with her lie"
DAYS but white woman living with her, asserted lhat
prior to her coming there, she had been boarding III
Mobile with Louisa Murray, sister OF Ellen FoIn' anu
that when she went to the house OF Louisa ION Ihe
18th of Juue) the latter had Just returned from New
Orleans where she had been for several weeks Louisa
.cconnanied her TO Ellen Foln's the 22d OF July,
and when thew went into the house Louisa spoke to
the child in tone and manner which indicated 'HA'
she knew all about her. calling her Corneiia' Two
children of Ellen FoIlin also said that the baby had
been there for some time Upon the strength OF this
evidence policeman was dispatched to Mobile to ar
rest Louisa Murray. She was taken to New Orleans
and it seems, is identified. The kidnapper wore
neat calico dress at the time, and "sea-side, ="
whereas the prisoner was atred in fashionable and
costly dress We extract further particulars from the
reporters column of the Bulletin, of the 18th
She is a remarkable woman such woman as would
attract the attention of those casually passing her
the street She is tail, has a good and very graceful
6gure, and is stately i'll her movements. She is
bright mulattress and stylish to present marked
contrast in her air and bearing to other women OF her
type She gave berege the police station twenty
eight, but she seems to be fully thirty five.
Soon after her arrival Superintendent Of Police
Badger took her to Mr.. Digbys house His son, who
IS about eleven years OF age thought she was the wo
man, but was not certain. The Superintendent then
directed Louisa take her fashionable bonnet off and
10 put on sea side which he had obtained for the
Tn tn no had hoe aolp
aud entirely self possessed but when the change
made in head Dress she became exceedingly nervous
and trembled through her whole person. Miss Cor
and the boy now became assured in their
belief but still neither could identify her positively
4 third witness, however, ia positive she is the
Toman This is young man named Auguste SDdler,
who lives in the neighborhood of Mr.. Digby. He saw
the child with coloTed woman at grocery at the
next to Mr. Dgbys, the day and just about the
hour the abduction was committed. He says that he
looked attentively at the woman several times and
cannot be mistaken as her identity. He visited the
police station yesterday, and the moment he laid eyes
on Louisa, he said positively she the person.
No attempt has yet been made to bail her, but
doubtless her sister, who is wealthy will find persons
willing to become her security. The offence with which
she Is charged is punishable with five years imprison
ment.
The FRENCH OFFICERS. - Halstead," the Paris
following in regard to the organization of the French
army
The French have great advantage. Their Off
GERS are from the ranks. All the corps commanders
who have won their way. They have unuues
tionably great military skill as well as experience
Then the French officers and recognize each other
as human beings. You don't find the efeminate strip
ling of tainted arstocracy in the ranks of the French
army treating the men who carry the guns as AFFECT
Inderlings. Tue French Revolution taught many go-
rious Lessons and Notwithstanding Imperialism there
abundant evidences of good results citizen with
blue blouse and black pipe don't aside in humil
lty here when broadcloth passes. The Emperor is
above ALL to be sure, in authority but there is
Of the equal rights of that constantly has ilustra
tons that are most gratifying. In the churches and
the theatres, the picture galleries and the gardens
about the fountains and in the cafes there is practi
cal recognition of the equal rights of men, without
spect to clothes condition, that is good thing to
and to feel. Thank God for the French Reyolu- |
ton 1t was sharp medicine, but it cured some in,
toerabe diseases.
On the other hand he thus speaks of the Prussan
officers:
The Prussian army is weighed down by hideous
arstocracy OF officers. The real Generals are not &C.
c0rdlng to appearances put in command. parcel of
Princes nomnay the head of the several CORPS
The great Moke has always stupid Prince or two at
bis back, just as the great Bismarck has been COM
PEELED to bear on his broad shoulders the ponderous
and vain old King, who goes along with his army and
thinks he commands it.
How PEOPLE CAN BE MIsTAKEN.-Man knows not
when he is blessed Here, ungrateul people of the
State Of Louisiana have been Iaboring under the de-
fusion that such men as Michael Hahn and Charles
Lowell! are a to the State. How ungrateful we
have BEEN and how ignorant of the true facts of the
case, "tha, never occurred to US until we stumbled
upon the following extract from the Allegheny Penn
Sylvanian) Mirror:
George Alfred Townsend has endeavored to iniure
the leaders of the Republican party in Louisiana by
throwing columns of filthy phraseoIogy at them using
the Chicago Tribune conduit for his nastiness OF
course Mr.. Townsend cannot iniure such men as Mi.
ctael Hahn Mr. Lowell and Mortimer Carr in the es.
tmation of those who know how valianty they stood
up for the of the nation when danger and death
hedged them in, as it were, on all sides