New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-29

ORLEANS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1871

''The killing Of Recerser Whfte-Neers
Ka.Khx-A Myseerisas AAair.''
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EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
Such is the caption Of letter printed in
the Natchitoches Times, bearing date of the
first instant. and purporting to emanate
from citizen Of this parish by the name Of
Justice. 1+ +" 1f-4-'.-
do not know that the author lives here,
nor do think l. hsve IN acquaintance
whose moral turpitude of mind could frame
such mistatements Of Ill the facts regard
ing the affair. From beginning to end it is
. tissue Of falsehoods, and shall only no
tice few Of the many vulnerable points in
the letter, and the editorial of the paper in
reference to the same. IT, f'f d
Whites life was not insured, nor was any
portion of my property, but my life was
insured in the American Life Insurance
Office for 5000 to secure Q creditor The
policy was made out to r. T. Buckner, New
Orleans.
No colored man, either directly or indi-
rectly, had anything to do with it. None
Of them are educated up to the chivalry of
those people who murder and burn houses
1t night. Any honest and sensible man to
| trace the map of national misfortune, study
the past and present condition Of these
| people, and note the provocstions they
have had to commit crime, must credit
them with being the most forgiving and
peaceable Of al the different nationalities
or races Of people on earth. i.lI
White killed McElroy last spring. They
were both friends of mine; and no one save
his family relatives soErowed over the un-
fortunate affair more than 1. knew there
was q grudge, growing out Of = moneyed
transaction, between them, but never
dreamed it would terminate the life Of
either. pr
White was brought before me land the
only truth in the letter referred to, is a. to
the amount Of the bond fixed by mel. After
examination l fixed his appearance bond 1T
one thousand dollars. After the rendition
of this Judgment, and the adjournment of
the court, the case eassing entirely out of
my Jurisdiction. volunteered as his bonds
man for the amount, knowing his Inherent
pride, and that he was one of those pecu-
liar and rare characters to be found in this
locality that 10, man always ready and
willing to answer to the laws Of his country
for his crimes, and to God for his sins.
The writer of that letter is desirous We
should saddle the friends Of McElroy with
this murder and arson. Il would sooner
think the editor Of the Natchitoches
Times, or the author Of the letter ap-
pearing in the columns of the Times.
conceived, planned and directed the
movements Of the bloody mprderers, than
to think that McElroy's friends or relatives
had anything to do with it, for, from what / |
know Of poor Mac, and know Of his friends, !
men; and, no matter bow much aggrieved |
by insult and abuse, would not cOndescend |
to take the advantage that an assassin takes |
of his adversary.
White surrendered himself to the proper |
authorities when the district court con. |
vened, and his case being continued, his |
bond was fixed at five hundred dOliare, |
when he himself requested the judge to
make it one thousand. was not his bonds
man when he was murdered.
The editorial suggests . rigid investiga.
ton. From any and all ISLANDERS and mis-
statements Of venal, vulgar and vile have
always demanded an Investigation, and
want NO surer stepping stone to preferment
The Louisiana Democrat publishes the
letter, and editorially says: The Grant
radicals are hard to be Outd0ne in Origi-
mating first class sensations" Allow me
to say, if we were a. successful in creating
eensations as the two papers referred to are
in melting the lower order of people to
citizens, and keeping up . hostile feeling
toward the government, We would claim We
had reached the acme of perfection as sen.
The letter, in the Natchitoches Times,
bears evidence ON its face Of it's Democratic
origin, speaking OF White as they do Of all
Northern Republicans, ~ tricky Yam
IN this parish must be allied to the Demo
cratic party, as their organs have volun-
teered for their defense.
While it may probably require more
moral turpitude to execute than tU conceive
and plan crimes, such a. murder and arson,
yet hold him no less guilty than the Pro-
methian rObber, and as murderOus as the
murderer himself. who would, from party
principle, volunteer for their defense.
am forced to the conclusion that the
author Of the letter is by nature, instinct
md inheritance, q malicious and bad man, |
md if his cOuntenance does not represent
'uch to be the inherent principle of his I
,eart, a brand as durable as that of Gains
'hould mark his brow, that good men might
ZnOw him as the willful and most malicious
# all Liars. ,
w. B. PHILLIPS.
1ndorsed by the undersigned citizens:
Tom johnson, Brentley H. Freizeir, H. C.
Cox, II. G. Regestor, j. H. Grant, William I
0odds, B. NJ. Bullitt, j. Vinett Prieda,
}. w. Shaw, g. NJ. Shaw, A. j. Whittier, I
lanes Bradford, William Ward, captain ! !
company A, State militia. Lieutenant James
Johnson. T. N. Wells, w. r. Rutland, G. !
J.. Brantly, Albert Hawthorne, X. j. Harvey,
:. b. Shackleford. H. N. Hyams, Jr., Daniel I
Tames Herney, w. F. Calhoun.
CoIored Men HuDg.
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