New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
HORRIBLE ASSASSINATION
ChRTER'S CREATURES EEGIN THEIR
BLOODY WORK.
HON, WALTER WHEYLAND MURDERED
Governor WarInOth Prevents
Further BlOOGShed.
FULL DETAILS Of THE ATROC0US CRIME
The Coroners Verdict and the Accused

| lie community was profoundly agItated
| last evening by the dastarlly ana cowardly
assassination of Hon. Walter Il. WheyIand,
! Representative from Sabine parrish, by So
| called sargeants-atarms OF the Garter
| House, IN session at the Gem. For week
past these rUtians, under the guise of ap
thority. have broken into houses. nsulted
| women, and in q variety of ways outraged
the families of members (abstnt from their
| homes) who could not be induced to take
| part i'll the attempted revolution. Now
| murder has been added 20 their list of
| crimes.
Mr.. Wheyland, with two other members,
| were coming out ot Eictors, where they had
been escorted by police force 10 obtain
their dinner, when he was set upon By four
| armed men, and deliberately shot down
| from behind by one while held in front by
another. The details are given in the ap
pended evidence.
It must be borne in mind that Mr.. Whey
land, during the time Governor Warinoth
and number of the legislators were in
arrest by the United States marshal, was
elected by the Garter minority Of the
House, and Democratic contestant sworn
into his scat. So that there was no iusti-
| tication whatever for these men to lay
hands upon him. and, taken in connection
with the declaration OF one of the muir
derers that they were ordered by Carter
20 bring MIN TO the Gem bar-rOo;n. dead OK
alive, these facts have created the belief
that the killing was planned. and intended
blt as the prelude tp a general riot.
Three of tie murdercrs were taken on
the spot, and conveyed, with the wounded
man, to the State House, where they We're
temporarily confined to save them from the
excited members and other friends OF the
deceased. The Indignation and excitement
were intense. and threats of summary ven
geance were uttered in torres that evidenced
the earnest intentions Of the speakers. IN
fact, it was only by the determination.
coolness, aud. in one or two cases. the cIrr-
else of physical force, by Governor War
moth AMI General Heron, that the rris-
oners were prevented from being hanged or
shot His Excellency's appeals to let the
law take us course finally calmed the cX-
cited gathering.
Mr., Wheyland perfectly conscious that
! end was nigh. was conveyed 10 thc Gov
ernor's private pallor and laid upon a sofa.
Surrounded by svmpathizing friends. with
whom he exchanged a last farewell. he soon
expired. Poor Walter was particularly az
fecteG when bidding the Governor gQodby,
but did not appear 20 suffer much physl-
cally. He died in about twenty minutes
after the shooting. and the body was given
into the care of Mr. T. w, Bothcf.. who
Will make arrangements for the interment.
What aggrayates this atrocous crime is
the fact that a few weeks ago the deceased
had the misfortune to break his leg and
was still crippled. When attacked. he al
first smiled at his assailants, thinking that
they could not he in earnest in their
threats, knowing that the body they repre-
sented did not consider him longer a mem
ber.
To lessen the guilt of the accused. a arulnor
was started on It. Charles street last night
that Mr Wheyland was intoxicated aud
violent This il gross talSeEo0d Since
the lng,sIativn excitement lcoan. lnowinr
t,- I.',.,, ,..,,,,,..I III, ,,...i..,,. .,.a J.,
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stroyed his Judgment, the deceased had re
fused t. taste strong drinks OF ANY kind.
pn,,oro ,rara ols, ,,u+ i, ,irrrlatin-, that
'iie Fh'"''hH "''@ H"i7 - l''''sin'-l'' ou'
this j. ~ absurd as it is untrue, IN face "f
The evidence and confession Of the ,.,r,4p-