The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-07
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
JUDGE TRMuLE AND u1ruu.1, sR1

JUDGE TRMDLR AND MARSHAL sELYE
MONROE, November 6.--The Deputy
sheriit Of Lincoln Parish came In this
afternoon with warrants from Judge Trim.
Die, District Judge, for the arrest oi Mar.
shal selye and Lieut.. Hodgson for con-
Tempt Of court In refusing 10 obey q writ
OF habeas corpus Issued by Judge Trimble
III the case OF tho prisoners from Clai-
bourne Parish last week. Lieut.. Hodgson
was arrested at the Onachita House. Mar.
shal Selye, who was In the hotel, made
his escape. Tho SherilIs possee divided
and went in different directions. Ono
squad went 10 the house OF j. 7. Lude.
ing, Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of the State One Of the posse states that
Chief Justice Ludeling met the posse on
the piazza, and said Selye was not in the
house; that he had been there halt an hour
before, but had gone oil, he did not know
where. Judge LudeliDg said Selye came
10 ask Tor legal advice, and he advised him
10 surrender; and that owing TO his position
in tho State, he did not want anything
to do with it. The posse insisted on
searching the house. Judge Ludeliug
showed them around down stairs. The
door leading up stairs was found to be
locked. The posse insisted on going up
stairs. Alter considerable delay Mrs.
Ludeling produced the key. The posse
searched up stairs, bu; found nothing.
They obtained q candle, and in the garret,
dark as midnight, found Selye, his
clothes being badly soiled by the
plaster. selye surrendered and was dis
armed and marched down stairs almost
lainting, where Judge Ludeling refreshed
him with glass oi brandy. Scyle beg.
ged ior protection, and when told by
young Sholars, the son Of old DR.. sholars,
arrested by selye last week, "you treated
my father like dog SIR" Selye said
"it was not me did 1t, 1t was Lieutenant
HodgSon." The posse assured Seyle that
not a hair ol his head should be hurt.
Marshal selye and Lieut.. Hodgson are en-.
route to Vienna TO answer before Judge
Trimble. II Is probable that IN.
dictments will be found for cutting
telegraph wires and concerning the |
arrest OF citizens in Lincoln parish |
before the election and the cutting
OF telegraph wires at the same time. The |
following affidavit was made:
STATE Of Louisiana, Pdrsh Of Lincoln:
Before the undersigned legal authorities
appeared james McNully, q private sol.
dier in Company b, Sd U. s. Infantry,
who, alter being by me sworn, declared |
upon oath that on Sunday, the 25th
October, at about 3 o'clock IN the aitor
noun, he was sentry, guarding six pris.
oners Tor Lieut.. Hodgson up stairs ;n the |
Court House in the parish and State afore.
said, when Lieut. Hodgson and Mr.. Selye
came up stairs. Hodgson said to Selye |
let US handcuf this man (reFerripg to one |
of the prisoners) Immediately. We have
some other business TO attend 10 which |
you have ordered me 10 do. Hodgson then
addressed the Corporalssying, Corporal,
get two OF your men and report 10 me i'm. |
mediately. Mr.. Selye l will move those
troops OF infantry and put them down at
the jail, and from there we will 20 down
to seek and do what is necessary" In |
about half an hour after this conversation
the Lieutenant, Mr.. Edgar Selye, a cor
porsl and two privates went out, going
In the direction Of the place where the |
telegraph wires we're cut, and in about |
hall an hour l saw them coming back |
from that direction. When Lieut. Hodg.
son gave him instructions in regard 10 |
guarding the prisoners, he told him that
il any 0! the prisoners offered him money |
to get away, totake the money and knock |
him down. uodgson told him 10 take |
all he could get and that he would up
hold him in 60 doing.
(Signcd) JAMES McNo1LY.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me
this 9th day ol October, A. D., 1874
(Sigued) L M. GALAeHAR, J. P.