New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-17
CEddO,s Latest Crime.

TIE following remarkable narrative is
from tie Shreveport Times of the twelfth
instant. It is merely cold-blooded apology
for cold-blooded crime. The Times, as the
organ Of The White League, is disciplining
Itself 70 this sort Of thing, and we shall look
throughout the coming campaign, 10 much
more Of the same sort from the same source.
lat for the coloring given by the Times,
which makes 1t apparently the work of the
newly organized Ku-Klux, one would sup
pose this crime to be the work of three rob-
bers, who killed the Spaniard for, interfer-
ing with them while raIsackirg his house
fer plundel: .-..-..t ..,
The report reached town yesterday that
a Spaniard by the name Of Emanuei-who
has been living for three months past at
what is known as the Carroll place, about
thirteen miles from town on the Bayou
Pierre ferry road-was killed by unknown
parties on Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
The particulars Of the killing we subse-
quentIy learned through a gentleman
named Sayers, who was accidentally an eye
witness Of the affair
His statement is that he was at Eman-
uels house on the evening in question.
About eight O'clock in the evening, while
he and Emanuel were sitting on the gallery,
three young men, who were unknown to
him. rode up and asked for water. They
dismounted and went in. After drinking,
one Of the three asked him lSayers) if his
name was Emanuel. He replied that it was
not. Emanuel remarked that that was his
name. The spokesman of the party there
upon informed him that it was reported in
ire coUatry that he had smuggled on the
last nip Of the Texas a supply of six-shoot-
CTS in trunks, which he secretly distributed
to the negroes He added that they did
not wish 20 ipjure him, but they intended
TO search for the weapons. Emanuel imne-
diately ran his hand in his poczet, when
one Of tie young men drew his pistol and
warned him not to draw weapon, again
assuring him that they did not wish 10 hurt
nin. He commenced talking to his wife in
Spanish, but was warned noe 10 do go. He
then apparently acqniescedi IL tie search.
One or two trunks were opened II the first
were found. Emaunei and one OF
the young meu then went into An
aGi9ining room. The latter held the
candle while the former unlocked the
trunk. Lifting the lid he suddenly drew
ont pistol, observing which another of
the young men ran in, and the light was in
stGDtly extinguished. Mr.. Sayers almost
at the same moment heard shot IN the
room which Was rapidiy followed by two
young men came out from the room, pur-
sued by Emanuel, with an Enfield rifle in
his hand, Following them into the yard he
fred at them. They Immediately turned and
fred at him. He wheeled and ran through
the yard toward the horse lot and fell. The
three men again entered the house, appa-
ren5iy only for the purpose of telling the
womal that they would not have shot her
husband out that he first fired On them, and
af-erwerd forced them to kill him. They
then mounted their horses and rode off.
Mr.. Savers then took Emanuel into the
huuse, after which he lived some two hours.
dullng which time he occasionally spoke to
his wife in Spanish.
Since the occurrence, facts have come to
light which leave little room to doubt but
Emanuel was very bad and desperate
character. During his residence in this
parish he has associated almost exclusively
with negroes. He dressed well and went In
good style, though his only visible means
OF support was small negro school tau ght
by his wife. The day after his death
farmer who lives few miles eff, remarked
to a negro man in his employment that
Emanuel was killed the night before. when
the gro instantly replied: well, guess
be won't try to arm the colored people any
more, or something to that effect. Upon
being questioned further, he professed to
know nothing about it.
From all the circumstances the inference
is clear, that the belief became current that
Emanuel was secretly supplying arms to
the negroes in his neighborhood. The
young men thereupon determined to ascer.
tain the facts. ana if he had been engaged
in this infamous business, to take measures
to put stop to it. The fact that Emanuel
forced desperate and fatal fight rather
than reveal the contents of a., tie trunks,
and too after the young men had assured
him they did not intend 10 injure him, indi-
Gates his guilt beyond any reasonable doubt
Taking Mr.. Sayers' account-who knew
neither of the parties, was not unfriendly
to Emanuel, and hence an unprejudiced
witness-it is clearly evident that the kill
ing was done in selt-defense.
This is another bloody episode in the his
tory OF Radicalism in Louisiana, and of the
attempt of Kellogg and his minions to arm
the negroes against the whites, and it
should, moreover, serve as warning to all
who propose to engage in such damuable
practices.