Richland beacon., 1874-11-14
The Arrest of Selye.

MONROE, la, Nov. 6.-The Depu.
" Lheriir of Lincoln Parish came 10
this afternoon with warrants from
Judge Trimble, District Judge. for
The arres, Of Marshal Selye aud Lieut..
Hodg.on for contempt Of Court in re-
.using to obey a writ Of habeas cor
pus issued bv Tlimble in the case OF
the prisoners from Claiborne parish
last week. Lieut.. lIodgson was ar
rested at the Ouchita House. Selve,
who was in tie Hotel, made his es-
cape. The Sher,,'s posse divided aud
pursued in different directions. One
sunad went to the house of Jno. L
Ludeling, Chief Justice Of the SUI
preme Court of the State. One OF the
posse states that Chief Justice LudeI-
ing me: them at the door, and said
Selve was not in the house had been
half an hour before, but had gone of,
he did not know where. The Judge
said Selve came 20 ask for legal advice
and he had advised him to surrender.
The posse insisted on searching the
house. Judge Ludclng showed them
around down stairs. The door lead
i.ig up stairs was found lock, d. The
posse insisted ON going up After
considerable delay Mrs. Ludelng pro-
duced the kew. The posse searched
up stairs and found nothing. They
obtained q candle, and found Selye in
dark garnet. Selye surrendered and
was disarmed aud marched down
stairs, almost fainting, when Judge
Ludeling refreshed him with glass
of brandy. Selye begged for protec-
ton, and when told by young Sholars,
the son of old DR.. Sholars, who was
arrested by Selye last week, "iou
treated my old father like dog, sir"
Selye said it was not me it was Lieu
tenant Hodgson." The posse assur-
I'd Selye that not hair on his head
should be hurt Marshal Selye and
Lieut. Hodgson are en- route to
Vienna TO answer before Judge Trim
bic. 1t is probable that indictments
will be found against both of them for
cutting the telegraph wires. AT the
same time the following affidavit was
made:
State of Louisiana, parish of Lin
coin: Before the undersigned, legal
authority, appeared James McNally,a
private soldier in Company b., I'd
United States infantry. who, after be-
ing by me sw ORR, declared upon earth
that on Sunday. 25th of October, about
3 o'clock p. m, he was sentry guard
ing six prisoners for Lieut.. Hodgson.
upstairs in the Courthouse, in the par.
ish and State aforesaid. when Lit.
Hodgson and Selye came upstairs the
Lieutenant said TO Mr.. Selye. "let US
handcuff this man (referring to one Of
the prisoncrs) Immediately ; we have
some other business to attend to,
which you have ordered me to do"
Hodgson then addressed Corporal,
saying: Corporal, get two of your
men and report to me Immediately.
Mr.. Selye, l will move those troops of
Infantry and put them down at the
Jail, and from there we will 60 down
to the creek and do what is necessary
in about half an hour" After this
conversation the Lieutenant, Mr. Ed
gar Selye,a Corporal and two privat, s,
went out in the direction of the place
where the telegraph wires were cut,
and in about half an hour | saw them
coming back from that direction.
When Lieutenant Hodgson gave him
instructions in regard to guarding the
prisoners, be told him that if any Of
the prisoners offered him money to al
low them to get away. to lake the
money and then knock them down.
HOdgson told him to take all he could
get and he would uphold him in SO
doing.
(Signed) JAMES MCNALLY.
Sworn to aud subscribed before me
this 9th DAY of Oc.ohcr,A D. 1874
(Signed J l.. NJ. GOHAGAN,J. p.