The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-04-12
Assassination Of Mr.. Mcdonald.

Assassination Of Mr.. Mcdonald. +
Nothing has been developed Mt
Vernon to satisfy the inquiry rs to the
cause of Mr.. McDonald's assassination,
or the individual who did it. Mr.. John
Barnard, whom Mr.. McDonald appears
to have suspected as the guilty party,
proved an uti6i before the Coroner's in
quest, and now demands an investiga-
ton by the courts. The Vernon Stan
dard commenting on the horrible affair
in well-written article, is unable to
furnish any clue to q solution Of the
bloody mystery. It notices the fact
that the deceased had strong personal
enemies, and was at times bitter in ex-
pressing his views Of politics, and says,
as we know was true, that his family
were apprehensive that, at some time,
he would be killed. The Standard con-
dennis the horrible deed in language
not to be mistaken, and in this reflects
the sentiments of the good people OF
Jackson.
We do not believe that politics had
|anytlling to do with this affair. The
deceased WAS our preceptor long years
ago, and we would do him full justice,
as he then did us; but the reputation of
a whole parish is something of surpass-
ing value. Mr.. John Ray has entered
the list of letter-wrlters, and, in the Re-
publican, has Il letter written to his
colored friend and recent travelling
| companion, Mr.. DeS. Tucker, from
| which We extract the following:
You know Mr.. Mcdonald was one Of
| the most prominent and worthy citizens
of North Louisiana, and thus far have
not heard that he had had any personal
difficulty with any one. It is suspected
that the fact that he had earnestly
cspoused the Republican party-his son
having been appointed tax collector Of
Jackson parish-and he being an out
spoken and earnest friend of Colonel
Green and his sons, was the offence
| which caused his assassination. I most
sincerely hope that some other solution
| of the matter will be had for this most
| foul deed.
If Mr.. Ray really hoped that some
other solution than being the father Of
kellogg's tax collector, the outspokcn
friend of Col. Green and his sons, and
Il Republican, could be found for Mr..
McDonald's assassination, why did he
not suggest all the solutions which
| might be given? Is he of opinion that
| when q Republican is assassinate,l, that
the best reason to be given is that he
u RnnnhlinonS L hot ~
reason in Mr.. Rays opinion? If not,
why should he offer that alone as the
prime and only cause in this sad case :?
| Mr.. Ray, while we'll posted in much
| of the lamented deccased's history, is
| altogether ignorant, it appears, that he
| WAS man of very strong prejudices
! and bitter animositics. The intimacy
| which existed between the two and the
wcll-known strong personal hatrets of
| Mr.. Mcdonald (Which, as We know, in
some instances, s,t least, wcrcjttst) utterly
rcfutc the idea that Mr.. Ray, rs dcceas-
eds friend and otherwise wcll-informcd
rs to his life, did not know that there
were other solutions which might be
given for the assassination. Why did
not Mr.. Ray, give, frankly, as VIC did,
all the points in the deccnscd's charac-
ter, when one as likely as the other
might have afforded Il solution for the
,assassin's act" The motive is too clear
not to be called in question.
We have convcrscd with the brother
in-law of MIR. Mcdonald, DR.. McCrcight,
of Bnstrop, who had just visited the
afflicted family, and that gentleman
has assured lis that the family are left in
doubt us to the person who committed
the horrible deed, or the ctusc which led
to 1T. They arc, OF course, stricken
with the deepest grief, u feeling whicl,
all must appreciate and respect.
kclfOgism Working.