The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-08-09

I told her / could not carry it alone
and should have nothing to do with it.
then went right to the river and
threw the gun into the river and came
back to the house, where / found Mrs.
Scales scrubbing the floor and wiping
up the blood. She was talking with
the little girl when l came in and said
to me, ~ was just telling Ellen that
the Indians killed the old man." Here
Mr.. Ford stated that the testimony of
the little girl concerning the conversa-
ton that passed between them was
true.) Then 1 started right out to
raise the alarm, and ran across the
road to the first house, ami told the
people that the Indians had killed the
old man, and | asked them if they
would 60 over to tile house while l
went to town to tell the boys, Jake
and Anderson. They said they would,
and l went on.
In five minutes after / had killed
him was sorry for it, and was so
troubled that took no thought of the
blood on my clothes and hands, and
took no pains to wash it off scarcely
knowing what l did.
Here asked Mr.. Ford If he thought
tue sentence of the court was just
one. He replied, ain one sense do,
but in another sense l do not The
sentence of the court was just, because
I did the deed, but it was not my own
heart that did it. This woman has
had me under her control ever since ]
was ten years old, and she has had me
| with her just as her own husband
, whenever she pleased. Since her mar.
riage, and became of age, she has
made her love to me desperately, anG
has frequently said that she was sorry
that she ever married the old man.
have been with her just whenever she
, wished me up to the very day of the
! murder. She had always taught M
from child that there was no harm ii
: such things. 1t was by her teaching
f and entreaties of love that have beer
t controlled by her, and she bad fo
more than year previous to the muir
, der plead with me to kill him. =.
, would always say no, and would rea,
] the bible to her and tell her what
Q terrible sin we were committing, whel
! she would say, "if God will forgive on
: thing lie will ANOTHER" 1 tried to &c
: married three times that l might sc
e rid of her influence, but she has broker
V it up each time, and when Mr.. Scale
: accused me of such conduct, it SCENE
that the veiy devil few into me t!lroug
: her whole past teaching, and kille
g him. / had no thought of doing
IS when got up, but went about makiu
: the fire, perfectly calm. When kille
: him consider that l killed q FRIEND
, He had been such to me from child
hood, and loved him. 1t was passio
l. that did it.
i do not ask The court to commit
. the sentence. 1t is as it should b
1t Neither do expect that this confessio
will change it; but owe this stat,
a ment of my act to God, myself, an
= my fellow men. Ibelieve I am PR
~ pared to die. l have made my pea,
Is with God, and I trust he has forgive
ID me my great sin. My only desire
live is that may prove myself be
ter man and serve my God. l ask ii
forgiveness of the court for having d
re MED the charge of murder, and l d
"a sire to earnestly warn other young MT
against the evil influence of bad W
~ men. If it had not been for this W
I'd man, should never have been her
May God forgive both her and me.
-, believe the above confession W
20 made honestly and sincerely. If n
rs experience among penitant men is
ii any use to me, should regard Lew
bt Ford truly repentant man, and
such is worthy the sympathy of all.
By request of Mrs. Scales, I al
@. visited her at her cell. She had l
ct confession to make of facts, which we
d. elected during the trial, or otherwis
1s but boldly denied every charge
- completely in the death of her llusban
9 and said that she knew nothing of h
"a death until the officers came to NAL
II an examination. She aeknewledg
y. y. that there was no possible hope f
~ her, and claims that the charges pr
ID 'ferred against her were sustained
ee false witnesses. She manifested ]
,r sign of penltence, and seemed as cor
=, posed, even after the sentence "
III pronounced, as though nothing hi
c. happened. 4a.s Is Z