The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-06-19
lYNCIiED.
The Last Act of the Jones and Hill
Tragedy.

The Last Act of the Jones and Hill
| Tragedy.
| Last evening Mr.. William Robson,
Jr., came to our Office and gave us the
following information: He has been
for several days staying on his fathers
plantation some thirty miles below
here on the river, and known rs the
Goodwin place. Wednesday morning
woman who had been down the river
bank, came running to the house very
much alarmed and crying murder.
Upon inquiry, he learned from her that
when on the bank of the river she saw
a villa or bottle lying on the ground,
when a black man called to her to put
| it down. The sudden and unexpected
appearance of the man alarmed her and
she ran. MIR. Robson went to the
house, got his siX-shooter and went
down to the river where he soon found
the tracks of the man. Accompanied
by another gentleman, he followed
them down the river some distance, and
then lost the trace. His companion
rode further down and again discovered
the negro having evidently gone some
fifty yards upon the branches Of trees,
which were growing thiclSly at that
point. Following on rapidly, they
found that the tracks led into the water.
, Mr.. Robson remained on the bank
| while his comprnion went for skiff. He
thinks he remained fully half an hour
before the boat came, and just as it was
approaching him he observed a move
ment in the water among some over
: hanging vines not more than ten feet
, from him. Calling to his companion
n to stop the boat, they investigated
more closely and discovered the top of
a mans head in the water. Both level
ed their pistols and ordered him to
i come ashore, which he did. The
young man, upon examination, tliscoV-
= cred that he had BACKED his face Che
# was q muiatto) with some substance.
They asked him where he came from
, and what he was doing there. His
!. reply was that he had got into trouble
+ in Bossier parish and had left there on
@ that accent. His story was badly put
q together and contradictory. It sud-
denly occurred to one of the young men
: that he might be Ed. Scott, or Ed. Lucas,
l. whose connection with the murder OF
/ young Elliott he read in the Times, and
turning to Mr.. Robson he asked chow
will this man do for Ed. Scott? The
, effect upon the negro was SO evident
; that both We're satisfied it was he.
Z They questioned him more closely and
+ made him roll up his sleeve, probably
10 see TX nc WIS Il fiHitttt. va TIE arm
they discovered the name, ed. Lucas,
= prickcd i'll with India ink.
4 This discovery, of course, settled the
c question dcyonu doubt. His capture
5 soon spread through the ncighborhood
9 and several persons came to the house.
The prisoner was safely guarded that
u night. lie was Questioned by several
it Of the party in regard to the killing OF
II elliot. 70 one he stated that Jones
:, shot him, but to others he said he
didn't know anything about it.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Robson and
two other gentlemen whose names We
If cannot now recall, tied the prisoner
, placed him ON u mule, and started t.
Shreveport. When near the convent
- some three miles from town, sixteen OF
H. eighteen men, masked ana we under
30 stool Mr.. Robson to say with theil
.c horses painted, rode up to them Stidicn
- ~ from the thickrt or woods, lcvctcd
their pistols and ordered them to sur
n render the negro. The masked party
% then took the prisoner some little dis
q tancc, hung him to 4 tree, and rode of
! This, We nope, and doubt not, is the
last act of tn" drama. That the negro
" was equally guilty of the murder o
young Elliott with Jones and Hill
who have already paid the penalty o
- their crimes, there is no question, ant
- while W" do not app, owe of lynch law, il
:, seems that the people of Louisian;
u have arrived ut the conviction that
"a there is 10 other law in the State foI
# the punishment of criminals, however
~. much innocent men may be pcrSrcut
- eel for political effect.
At ten O'Clock last night the coroner'S
;, jury returned Il verdict that deceased
came to- his death by the strangttl;ttioil
" with :, r0pc.-.Nrcr,3,o1I Times, 12h.
LOUISIANA IN CONGRESS-.