The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-07-19

IlmeS; lie Threw tNcm III TIC siic''' 50"
then walked in and stoodLup by the
side of the wall; he whipped him ana
took Kim into mothers rocsl; l never
saw him more; don't know what was
done with him; father tol, me not to
say anything about it OF he would
punish me; loved my broher; father
whipped me sometimes with whip.
SARAH MERA
is a very modest-appearhg girl, OF
about fourteen years of age. She
swore always lived at hone; father
treated me we'll at timesand some.
times not; he has punished me two or
three times; the last timcin Deem
Der last; he did threate. me four
weeks ago; I did work round the
stable helping father; did lousework;
about year and half agehe wliIpp-
ed me very hard with a lorsewhip;
not the same whip he used N brother;
he whipped me very lard n Decem-
Der because had been at aneighbor's
and staid an hour; he oftcnthreatened
to whip me if did not do tie chores;
on Tuesday-two weeks astruesday--
he brought brother in and sid he had
not worked and whippedhim, and
knocked him down twice; fther con-
tinued to whip him until hecould not
stand up; she would whip tie life out
of him y two or three times he would
say this, and brother would lead with
father, "Father, don't Will me any
more - He was good Ivy, and l
liked him; brother went to led about
10 o'clock; he said he did 1ot know
why father whipped him so he never
told stories only when fater made
him; father would threaten hat If he
did not own that he did so md so he
would whip him, and to- avoid it he
would own to things he neve did.
THE FATAL MORNING
On Wednesday morning got up
and got breakfast ready; faher rose
when breakfast was ready; brother
got mp, but felt so badly tina, he went
to bed again father made hm get ur
l and go out and feed the sock, and
, when he came back father whipped
him and sent him to the ield; be
went for him and brought him in
l made him take off his clothing and
D then commenced whipping lim; he
then picked him up and lai,, him OF
the stove; the stove was no enough
y to heat an iron; l was baking biscuit
father put him ON the stow twice
brother pleading all the while, "Fathel
don't burn me, don't burn nc!' III
e screamed very loud and the skin stucl
;. to the stove; his skin CAME off from
his back and his feet and it stuck t
J the stove it smelled so l opmed tn
door, and father Immediately shut it
while brother was pleading faher SAT-
II he would burn him until he woul
l. work he has whipped me ve'y hare
l. and has said he would punish me ii
II 1 could not sit up; l have a mark o
L. nv arm where he struck me last Dc
e cember with horsewhip; it CT
IS through the flesh and was sore tw
I. weeks; l have seen him strife motht
~ with his fist and blacken Ter face
10 saw him strike her a number of times
don't know how many; mother tol
IL, me always to do.what father liked, an
l we always>Aied; he whipped broth'
y a number of times with the butt er
y of horsewhip on the head +;
w knocked him down three or four times
ne the flesh from his back and feet stut
W to the stove; he whipped him afte
Il. ward. l never saw my brother sin
lo he went into the bedroom; I did tt
~ a lady that | never expected to see n
u brother again; that he had not r
~ away, because he could not; 1 W
ny not going to tell, because father Ii
whipped me very hard, and l W
10 afraid of him; mother was going
l leave one time; l do not know wi
J. the trouble was; she shows maj
va where father whipped her; he to
l, brother in his arms and put him on
me stove, and held him there two or tn
II, minutes.
The jury, on these facts, brought
Tue verdict that. Martin Mera, ST., |
er' feloniously, Intentionally, and W
m malice aforethought, murdered h
D. son Martin Mera, Jr., on the l4th
of June, and committed him to app
lin at the Circuit Court on Wednesd
OF the 5th.
he The excitement grew, until on J
he terday morning, body of men, he
the ed by DR.. 8. J. Daniels, of Gilm
: is proceeded to Watseka, burst open
!; Jail, disarmed the Sheriff, took NJ
ing to grove outside the city, and h
as him to tree until he was dead.
sh, mob was orderly and quiet, and G
he sisted of about 1000 people. A
not minutes before being hung, N
the called upon the Masons to help L
ped AS none came forward, he said bit
IN a ly, 81 forswear all Masons." He
called upon the Catholics. A V
an; said, 7Call on God alone; no one
,ck, can help you'' He then said, g.
anne the Lord Jesus Christ have mere.