The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
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From Grant Parish.

reproduced IFOlu JHe view OAletho nc
publican the letter referred to in the
following communication to the same
journal of the 10th instant, therefore
we deem it a matter of justice to also
publish the reply:
Editor Republican-In communI-
cation TO the Republican OF the tlf-
teenth, over the signature OF jules
Lameraux, Grant parish surveyor,
there appears such a mass of ingenious
fallacies and gross misrepresentation,
that feel it due to this people that
an exposition of this man and his
probable plans be made to the public.
To take up that pernicious article
and expose it properly in detail, would
require more space than | could con-
sistently ask in your columns. shall
therefore only ask your permission to
allude briefly to some assertions made
by him, which, to my personal knowl-
edge, are false, and tend to reflect
discredit upon people who never did
him harm, but who have sustained
him in his adversely and shown him
more special courtesies than he could
reasonably claim.
Mr.. Lameraux (for as such | shall
call him at presently, like myself, is
Northern man. He came to this vii
lage about two and half years ago.
The object of his coming to this place,
like that of his previous history, is not
easily understood, as he evidently
possessed unusual business qualitica-
tons, especially as a penman and ac-
countant. While Montgomery, as a
place of business, offered but poor IN
ducements III the way of remuneration
for such qualifications, nevertheless he
anchored" here, and very readily
got employment-frst as a bookkeep-
er in the house of Messrs. Dunn d
Mccain, which position he held about
eight months; next, he got a similar
situation in the house of Watson u
Craig, which he held until last spring,
at which time he left here, went to Red
River parish, but finding no employ
ment there suitable to his genius, he
soon returned to this place, where he
=. remained in idleness up to the time OF
his mysterious departure, about the
ghth Of the present month.
|<H Dir. Lameraux, during the time he
Remained here, conducted himself, in
IL general way, ina manner that seem
ed to meet the approval of the citi-
zens, and / do not think he had an
enemy, or, at least, | am certain L
never heard any one express anything
but friendship toward him. But after
his return from Red River parish he
seemed to hold himself aloof appear
ed to desire no business, and, conse-
quently, as | before remarked, re-
manned in idleness. On the morning
of the twenty fourth of October, he
! walked into town and exhibited To a
few of his friends the letter which he
alludes to as purporting to be from
the Grant parish safety committee or
dering him to leave the parish. Those
to whom he showed this note advised
him to pay bat little attention to it,
as there certainly was no danger in
the person that wrote it, and as to it's
coming from a parish safety commit
tee, there was not such an Organiza-
ton in existence.
l believe he said but little at the
time of the letter himself. Yet it soon
became pretty generally known that
he had shown.sue a document, not
withstanding but few had seen it. On
the morning of the second of Novem-
Der, Mr.. Lameraux reported in town,
that at about two o'clock that morn
ing he saw in front of Mrs. Rogers
residence, where he was staying, two
men, one of whom snapped gun at
him.
| will here state that every one who
had seen the note ordering him away,
knew it to be in his own handwriting,
although he had endeavored to dis
guise it; but the parties to whom he
showed the note were too well ac-
quainted with both his composition
and handwriting to be deceived, as
they were the gentlemen with whom
he had formerly done business, and
when he made his report of having
been assaulted at night, his fraudulent
scheme became evident to all, and the
citizens then saw the trick too plainly.
Ills description of the circumstances
connected with his attempted murder
was so inconsistent that no one, even
those who knew nothing of the decep-
ton he had practiced with the letter,
could have believed him.
The citizens, after hearing his state
ment in the morning, now being con-
tident that he intended practicing a
political fraud upon them, consulted
together, and decided to hold mass
meeting, hearing the statements of
Mr.. Lameraux in the council, and take
some measure, if possible, to induce
him to abandon his scheme.
A meeting was therefore held that
evening at the Masonic Hall, at which
believe every adult male citizen was
represented; and after hearing Mr..
Lameraux's statements, adopted reso-
buttons disappearing the exercise of
any unlawful proceeding against any
citizen, pledging their efforts in bring
ing to justice any person found par
ticipating in any such unlawful ac-