The New Orleans bulletin., 1874-05-17
Trouble in the Parish Prison.
An Alleged Outrage.

Some time ago, it will be remembered, a
Mrs Kate Shannon was sentenced 10 elgnt
months imprisonment in the Parish Prison
on conviction Of charge OF larceny o'
$500.
After her incarceration, Capt. Fremaux
the keeper of the Parish Prison, put her III
charge of the washrOOm Of the prison, and
in addition to this it was her duty to keep
his room in order.
YESTERDAY morning Mrs. Shannon appear
ed before Judge Staes, in charge Of an officer,
and made four separate affidavits against
Capt Fremaux, charging him in each with,
by force,
Her statement Of the matter as related by
her counsel NJ. j. Brown, is in substance as
follows:
That on Wednesday, the 9th inst, she
went into Capt. Frcmaux's room to put II
in order, when Fremanx entered and grasp
ing her by the throat forced her upon the
bed, and said that he wished to keep her as
his wife, and if she would agree to his
prOposition he would have her sentence
iipbtened She refused and told him that
she was a married woman, and though a
prisoner. her husband had been extremely
kind to her, paying her frequent visits and
furnishing her meals daily from his boarding
house Upon her refusal to submit, ne then
by force overpowered her and outraged her
four times.
On the following Monday he made like
DrOpOstiOns to her which she rejected.
Later in the day Frcmaux came to her with
a small vial Of dark liquid, and said as she
was in bad health she had better take the
medicine She suspected that it might be
something to put her to sleep and she re-
fused IL. He then offered her whisky, but
she supposed that he had drugged it and
would not accept 1t.
She further states that he has outraged
her by force every day since Wednesday, IN
spite of her supplications to let her go, but
to all of her entreaties he turned deal ear
and on Friday morning he again did vlo-
lence to her person. Mr.. Brown further
states thaton Friday morning brother OF
Mrs. Shannon, a youth about l3 years OF age,
went to the Parish Prison to see her. He
was told that she was in Capt. Fremaux's
room, and on going there found the door
closed, and heard cries inside.
After hearing the above a reporter of the
BULLETIN
Called en- Capt. F emaux,
at the prison, and asked him for a statement
regarding the affair. He denied the charge
most emphatically, and said that the only
reason he could assign for it was that he
had declined to sign petition for her par
don. ~ have" he said, "not only declined
to sign the petition, but tcld DIR. Schumacher
that, if he gave certificate thatshe was
cacienh, as ground for her pardon, that
he would get himself into trouble with the
papers"
also told Col Badger and DIR. Ames the
same would be the result if they interferred
in the matter. AS for this charge, it is ut
terly false. l never laid hands on the
woman in any manner. 1t was only on ac
casions that was in the room with her.
Our reporter then asked to see some of
The Keepers,
and Capt. Fremaux called in Messrs p.
Brelet l.. Madere and w. Llambias. These
gentlemen stated that on no occasion when
Mrs. Shannon was in Capt. Fremauxs
room have they seen the door closed,
and they never heard cries from there. Mr..
Brelet denies the statement of the boy and
says that on Friday morning when he called
at the prison he was shown Immediately to
his visitor.
From present appearances, the whole mat
ter has look eff
"A Put Up job"
originated for the purpose of exciting SYM
pathy for Mrs. Shannon, and thereby rt-
ceiving her pardon to which end strenuous
efforts have been made.
This view Of the affair would seem
To he COnfrmtd
by the fact that, after leaving the prison,
Neesrs Brown and Shannon proceeded to
Kellogg's office and laid before him the
above. In addition to this, Browns and
Shannon's anxiety to get the matter in the
daily papers before an affidavit was made
looks bad. Mrs. Shannon is woman of
neat appearance, is about twenty years Of
age, and is enciente.
Captain Fremaux was yesterday arraigned
before Judge Staes, and plead
mot Guilty.
and was remanded to the Parish Prison,
without bail, to await trial which will take
place on Friday or Saturday next.