The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-09-17
ANSW Erred.

We ask the indulgence Of our read
,ers, for a brief rejoinder to what the
editor Of The Dunn .LeuQsr calls " In
formation Light" That sheet after
INDUCING in personalities which can
receive no reply at our hands, all
swers in an indirect way, the ques~
tons we propounded to it, in our is
sue Of the 10th inst. 1t quotes the
death, or rather we should say, the
mysterious disappearance Of John
Walton, and, puts it down as one of
the murders committed, Gas it charg-
ed by orr citizens. Now, We're the
editor OF The Leade,' unacqnainted
with that particular case, we should
refrain from abiding to the circnm-
stances connected with it. But, as
The Leader has brought this case on
the Ml,ls, we are willing that the rays
Of light should illumine The .Lea1e,'
| and its d;lrk-visaged reporter. Nay,
we go further, we even ask that. tue
whole subject. case utter case, be
taken up and investigated and to
that end we begin with.
JOHN WALTON.
Some two or three years since,
John Walton, who was q desperate
character, and so known by the ma
jority of our citizens, white and col
ored, had a difficulty with q young
gentleman, a personal friend Of the
editor of The Leader. Walton threat
ened the life of that gentleman. One
dark and stormy night, Walton lay
ed in ambush for this young man,
ut, or near Deckler's Bar-room in
Bayou Sara. This was discovered
by some of the young mans friends,
and he was made acquainted with
the situation. Nothing happened
that night until about II o'clock,
when, with several friends, the young
man was going aboard Of a steamer,
lying at the landing, when he was
fired at by Walton. The fire was
returned, and from that time to this
day nothing has been seen Of Wal
ton, although it is known that he is
at present living in Texas, in tue flll
enjoyment of life and health.
The very night Walton disappear
ell, the editor of The Leadey, who
was at that time Sheriff of the par
ish, posted sentine]s around lis
house, and gave instructions to his
deputies, to take him alive or dead.
If Walton was dead, OF had he been
murdered that night, what was the
Sheriff hunting him for?
We will now proceed to consider
the case of
! KING COATS,
who was found dead, on the public
highway, about four years ago. This
man when found dead, had near him
several bags of cotton i'll the seed,
and the presumption is that it was
stolen. II Coats had honestly be
come the proprietor Of that cotton,
why did he at that hour Of midnight
attempt to convey it to market p
Was it the legitimate hour for trad
ing? We ask this to The Leader
and we ask it to file an information
with the public prosecutor, if it pos.
sesses any knowledge concerning the
person or persons who shot Coats
This is the duty which deyolyes on a
good citizen.
| As to the killing of
GEORGE THOMPSON,
| the editor Of Tie Leader was Sheriff
when the deed was committed, anl
if be knew who was tho perpetrator
he was direlect in his duty if he die
not arrest him.
We now come to the case of
JOE RILEY,
who was wounded about one mortl
since, on W. G. Connell's plantation
about twelve miles from Bayou Sara
1t appears from the evidence ad
duced, that Rely, had some words
with a man named Edwards, who
fired at him, wounding him in thu
thigh. As soon 1.-TWO DAYS after ~.