The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-06-29

borhoodi who was disposed to be her
friend andproteetor. Witness knew that
Gustave ~Delahoussaye, before whom the
inquest was held, was a Justice Of the
Peace. / know Mr.. Pierre Woods to be
a Constable in Coulee Croche.H
Another witness in the ease, who was
also present at the murder, t~estities that
they came TO her house looking for one
Toussaint, but did not find him; they
then went into another room and found
Willis jackson, whom they took out and
shot, and that the parties then 9g0t on
their horses and rode off, but returned
after going a short distance and shot
him again-the last time they shot him
about four times. The witness told no
one who had been to the cabin, because
she was afraid. This witness also tes-
titles that ION Il previous occasion there
was a crowd of men at her house in
search of Toussaint-there were about
twenty-five, about two months since, Mt
night. The parties were all, or that oc-
c~asion, masked" .~-.s5.-
Another witness says that of the crowd
who committed the murder, "tllree of
them had white handkerchiefs tied
around their mouths, one had a paper
on his head, and one wasin II blue gown
resembling a dress. Some had pistols
and some had guns-double barreled
guns
, Another witness testities: " Iremained
at Mr.. Theomile Preiean's about a week
after the killing, when | left. During
the daytime Iplowed in the field, and
Mt night slept in Mr.. Prejean's house
t was afraid to sleep out of his house, and
finally became afraid to sleep in his
house. On a previous occasion word was
left at my home by a crowd of men UNI
known to me to leave the four parishes
= This was about n and q half months
before the killing of Willis. The only
reason why witness thinks he was Or
dered away was, he supposes, he was
: suspected of having stole Il bale of cot
: ton. mentioned it to no one because
: I did not know whom to trust. There
seems 10 he Il SeneFHl terror" -3s.
I Another witness t~estifies that of the
band of men who came there insearch
of Toussaint, son d previous OCCASION
! none were present at the killing of VIII
! lis Jackson except two, and :" states that
4 he never disclosed this thing sooner be-
: cause II of the parties, apparently the
leader of the band, told him that ii hi
4 ever disclosed it he would kill him
wherever he would find him.
One witness t~estities that he held q
conversation with an individual, since
the killingof Willis jackson, who stated
that he knew all those who had killed
him, and that she stated to witness thai
; this Company was gotten up expressly
for such purposes; ifhe or witness would
} do anything wrong, they would be killed
: by this Company" @
Another witness who was present al
. this conversation, eorroborates this ties.
: timony.
Y Another witness testifies: about {
month before Willis jackson was killed
a body of men came to witnesses house
q searchingforh him. They came in a crowt
of about seven or eight, and made mi
e hold the light while they searched tht
house for Willis Jackson. / was ahead
u with the light, the crowd of men beins
: behind me, on each side Of me, with is
tolls pointedat me. They mademe gointt
every room, looking for Willis jackson
I looked in barrels and everywhere els,
: for him, and not finding him, one OF TIN
crowd suggested that he might be in TIN
arInoir. Whereupon, it was broker
u open, but the man was not in there
Witness states that only seven or eigh
II men entered the house, but there was
= larger crowd outside. They made m,
husband and children and Willis wifi
= leave the house while they made witness
search the house. They left word TO
= Willis to leave there the next morning
and one of them said he had to leayeth
four parishes. They also threatened t
u burn the house i'll order to catch Willis
s r uFfiIeT declares sic HIJE Q cog
7 any of the crowd who were present o
y thatoceasion-is a strangerin tllatneigh
$ borhood. Thosein the house were dis
$ guised. This party remarked to witnes
= and her husband, that Cd d-n then
: fthey found Willis Jackson In the hous
! they Wouldneve tellanother ie.n
A NECESSARY EXPERIMENT. I'll
editor Of the Mobile Register, which
q a straight-out Democratic paper oppose
8 to Greeley o. any other Republican
9 writing to his paper from Washington
under date of June Sd, says:
e The political situation continues III
ee cidedly mixed, though the belief is gel
T. eral III Democratic Congressional circle
that Greeley will be nominated at Ba
tImore. In that event, even Mr.. Woo
&c hees will support him, and so will III
TO colleague, Mr.. Kerr. who wants
- straiglt-eut ticket, but had too niue
3. discretion to act as Voorhees, has actel
= / will not undertake to go over the of
travelled ground 0f Greeley on iii
ii Greeley. 1T is weary work, and has bee
4 overdOne. il we must accept Creole
we must, but VIC Will 90 into the field
that event sllorn of d g0odIY portion {
# our strength and Invested of onr b
battle cries. If Greeley is nominated
Baltimore it viii be because no 9TH
course Is left for us to pursue. AT Il
best it is an experiment. We take Init
gp on trust; and how are we To hold him
If his written Mondn eleeted2 Grant wei
into the White House with the word