The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-31

The following remarkable narrative
is from the Shreveport Times of the
twelfth instant. 1t is merely a cold
blooded apology for a cold FLOODED
crime. The Times, as the organ of the
White League, is disciplining itself to
this sort of thing, and we shall look
throughout the coming campaign, to
much more OF the same sort from the
same source. But for the coloring given
by the Times, which makes it apparent
y the work of the newly organized Ku-
be the work OF three robbers, who killed
the %Spaniard for interfering with them
while Ia~nsacking his house for plum
der;-[N. 0. Republican.
The report reached town yesterday
that a Spaniard by the name of Eman-
nel-WhO has been living for three
months past at what is known as tho
Carroll place, about thirteen miles from
town on the Bayou Pierre ferry road
was killed by unknown parties on Thurs
day evening at eight O'clock. The par
%ticulars of the killing we. subsequently
learned through a gentleman named
witness of the affair.
His statement is that he was at Eman~
uels hqRse on the evening in question.
About eightO'clOck in the evening, while
he and Emanuel were sitting on the
gallery; three young men, who were un-
known to him, rode up and asked for
water. They ~dismOunted and won't in.
After drinking, Il of the three asked
him (Sayers) if his name was Emanuel.
He replied that it was not. Emanuel
remarked that that vas his name. The
spokesman of the party thereup0n in
formed an that 1t was reported in the
aOIInfI1XF ttnf hn had csNA,y,-1I .a a.
last trip Of the Texas o supply of six
shooters IN trunks, which he secretly
distributed to tho negroes. He added
that they did not wish to injure him.,
but they intended to search for the
weapons. Emanuel Immediately ran
his hand in his pocket, when one Of the,
young men drew his pistol and warned
him not to draw a weapon, again as
Surfing him that they did not wish to
hurt him. He commenced talking to
his wife in Spanish, but was warned not
to do so: He then apparently acquies-
ced in the search. One or two trunks
were opened in the first room thew ID
tered, though no weapons were found.
Emanuel and one of the young men
then went into an adjoining room. The
latter held the candle while the former
unlocked the trunk. Lifting the lid he
suddenly drew out a pistol, observing
which another of the young men ran in
andtlleIlght was instantly extinguisbed,
MIR. Sayers almost at the same moment
heard a shot in the room, which was
rapidly followed by twoor three others.
Very shortly the two young men came
out from the room, pursued by Emanuel,
with an Enfield rifle in his hand. Fol-
lowing them INTO the yard he fired at
them. They Immediately turned and
fired at him. He wheeled and ran
through the yard toward the horse lot
and fell. The three men again entered
the house, apparently only for the pur-
pose of telling the woman that thef
would not have shot her husband But,
that he first fired ON them, and after
ward forced them to kill him. They
then mounted their horses aud rode off.
Mi. Sayers then took Emanuel into
the house, after which he lived some
two hours, during which time he occa-
sl0nalfy spoke to his wife in Spanish.
Since the occurrence, facts have conl0
to light which leave little room to doubt
but Emanuel was a very bad and deE-
perate character. During his residellIIctt,
III 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 Il,
small negro school taught by his wife
The day after his death a farmer who
lives q few miles off, remarked to -
negroman in his employmentthatE EMAIL
uel was killed the night before. whele
the negro instantly replied: "Well {
guess he won't try to arm the ,eolorcrl
people any more or something to that
effect. Upon being questioned further,
he professed to know nothing about II.
From all the circumstances, the infer
renee is clear, that the belief became
current that Emanuel was secretly srtD-
plying arms to the negroes in his neiy1t~
bOrllOOd. The young men thereuDoll
determined to ascertain the facts. and
if he had been engaged in this infamous
business, to take measures to, put q stop
to it. The fact that Emanuel forced d
desperate and fatal fight rather than
reveal the contents of all the trunks,
and too after the young men had assured
him they did not intend to injure him,
indicates his guilt beyond any reason
able doubt. Taking Mr.. Sayers' ac-
cOunt-Who knew neither OF the bar
ties, was not unfriendiy to EmanuUf.
and hence an u%prejudiced witness-it is
clearly evident that the killing was lOno
in self-defense. +. ~
This isanother bloody episode in tho
history of Radicalism in Louisiana, ami
of the attempt of Kellogg and his min
ions to arm the negroes against tho
whites, and it should, moreover, servo
as a warning 30 all who propose to enc
gage III such damnahle practices.