The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-10-12

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HIS answer was, sClaudius and Henry Co
MAYO made me drunk and urged me di'
tn Kill him. Ise was asked, "Dld they ne
nay Won to do it ?" His answer was, Gil
ono. they persuaded me to do 1t. l DC
hone God may forgive me for the OF
deed" o.;
MR.. ED1ToR:-1t is our request that a,
the above be published III your next
issue. Il
r. H. LITTELL, N
C. C. DUsoN. r
Opelousas, Sept. 6, 1870. ii
The above communication appeared 8
in the Opelousas Courier OF the lOtli T
inst. We had hoped that the excite
meut which has pervaded this commu-
nifty for some weeks past would De al
lowed to subside, after the summary
|execution of T. w. Evans on the 9th =.
inst. Three trasical deaths IN TINS
small town in the short space OF three
weeks, in this era OF law ana oruei;
: are enough, God knows What good
the publishers Of this one among the
. many contradictory statements MADE
by Evans propose to accomplish can
> not be seen. We find it strange that
the Opelousas Courier should nave
consented to publish this one w1tnou.
q giving the other confessions aiso, as
j fhey were referred to in the first ques-
: ton asked. viz: "Have you anything to
p add to what you have already sald ~ II,
l. the way of a confession 7" How will
l. the readers of the Courier know what
had already been confessedq And we
v End it stranger still that that galloWs
s. confession should be signed by Mr. y.
ST G. Duson and it alone published at MS
request, gentleman who, in conJunG
al tion with Messrs. E. o. Hayes, Jas M.
ps White, C. w. Foreman, VIM. Harmon'
= and other gentlemen, acting most NO
IS, Div in uuieting the friends OF captain
~, HAYES. and in attempting to sustain
p law and order in our midst. Those
M gentlemen had assured us that, IN the
event of an armed party coming into
ms town for the purpose of hanging Evans,
Or who would not listen to their entreat-
Ire les for law and order, that no question
should be asked him. For they had al
On nnblicly expressed their entire satisiac
of ton with the confessions which ne mac
ris, made while in prison, when quiet, cain
on and sobel, before witnesses VINO MAJ
lrs, questioned him for hours at time, AM
in reduced his confessions to writing
They also said that they knew "a
cen does all intelligent men) that the mis-
ling cradle vagahona and assassin woul
rgo not hesitate to lie with a rope aroun
sts' his ueck, when he saw around MN
the large body of armed men whom !
knew to be the friends of Captain +.
here Hayes, hoping thereby that the arme
tely narty might leave him in search OF pa
g by ties implicated, and he might nave
possible chance to escape or Proio,i
CUES his DAYS. AS to Evans statement til
Dr. to we made him drunk, we defy any OF
TO saw that they have either seen
lest known of either one ofus drlnkll
fully with him at any time or place, or u
La der any circumstances, and we turin
DEFY any one to say that they have eV
neri- known of his drinking or getting a
the liquor in Mayo's drug store.
war, We hereby, in the presence OF
COM mighty God and before men, most
ID to emily assert our innocence OF that
sassination in any manner, shape
this form. And we have yet to hear OF a
n the ;ntaliioent and unprejudiced pers
Who helieye that we had anything
s fast do with it any way. Neither &c
believe that any such person, after II
. sne- know the facts in the whole matter,
,ieres, believe any such thing.
nving To those who are attempting,
rance political purposes, to send apr
- M. throughout the parish the impress
ns;der that we are implicated in that ma
,rv;ew and that we have left the parish, al
~ and us to say, that as we have done no1,
terri wrong, we fear no danger here anu
onula- do not intend to leave, but TO reii
and pursue our usual avocatlons III
.enorts ture as in the past, and prove &c
at the world that we are and eve! nave
France peaceable, law abiding Gltizens,
tory of that innocence can, ana VIII pIS.a
ns We also want the people OF tins
m has ish to know, that at no time aitel
-, - r ,ntt killing of our brother by CAY
l3, 1865 Hayes, and before ms ass"s antar.ai
rester- encourage any design of personal
Xos"es lence on him or any of his friends
y ss;ons from the first intended to comply 8
efcient " with the dying request OF our o
conflict; er, viz: ''Inat we su o4 ,,io,y tb
'osition, personal ahair VI -, H T,i;na wn,
= F rem snred that a judicial Investigation
fore a competent court, would ha'
before suited in Justice; and would have
far greater satisfaction to us the
=, Paris numbering and assassination OF u
so days Hayes ana an ms ilie n.o,ia sov
in, G. c. Duson, R. H. Littell, orany
at Paris of Captain Hayes relations or |:
ian Guns that if they entertain the least ;;
' guilt in this matter, that they WI
the De- fer "a great favor on us, II tn
~ come forward Immediately. and
ten Gis- fore the parish judge, or either
W. magistrates, make an affidavit
M Paris us, Institute judicial proceeding
The IL CITY cause rigid examination to be
Weighing the foregoing ev y.
, Favre. the confessions and character OF
r;sit from Evans, with the character WI
'''' = have ever borne in this conn
hos been then, reader, "Judge as you
~ wish to be Judged"
,+t;no the Respectfully,
.n o., G. MAYO,
'io iu VIM. II. MA,