New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-07
The Mystery Of Hog Thief Point.

. | nesday, a trial was gong on before Juds
4 LoOney, which we were unable to publis
a az that time, and consequently delayed
g full and impartial report until this issu
a To preface our report we will be compele
to 90 somewhat into kind Of historic;
a sketch regarding the locality.
Caddo parish, Louisiana, is situated
! the northwestern portion Of the State, an
! is bounded on the north by portion ,
! | Arkansas; east by Bossier parish; south
Red River and De Soto parishes, and ives
by a portion of the great State Of 1exa
Shreveport, the second city in the State i
population, business and commerce, is tn
parish seat, while the villages of Greer
!. wood, MOriugspOrt and Spring Ridge aspir
to become places of some note in the grea
future.
About twelve miles southeast of Shreve
port lies "IIOg Thief Point" 1t is genel
ally low and swampy country and border
on Wallace lake. The point is settled prin
cipally by cOlOred people. who have acquired
the land under the United States homestead
laws, and there are also quite number %
whites living in and around the locality.
was in this locality that Emanuel Nune 2
| the Spaniard, met with his untimely end il
July last, under peculiar circumstances, anC
where Isaac FriersOn, a cOlOred man aged
seventy years, was murdered and his dead
body thrown in the swamp, where it was
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tirely devoured by the hogs. So much for
the description of the locality which bears
the euphonious title Of '.Hog Thief Point, u
| and has added another chapter to the
already huge record of crime.
1t will be remembered that Mardi Gras in
Shreveport attracted many visitors TO our
city to witness the grand entry of Rex and
his pageant Among these visitors was one
Forbin, who keeps a small store in the
| hor rct.. tn
"dong" Shreveport and pay ing his respects
| to the king, Forbin returned home and
soon reported that his store had been robbed
| during his absence. Two colored men,
Henry Turner and bud Allen. brothers-in
| law, We believe, were snspicioned by FoIbin
of having committed the robi,ery. Turner
was questioned by Forbin regarding it, and
emphatcally denied knowing anything
about it, and expressed himself wiling to
60 before the courts and prove his limo
cence if necessary. But Forbin insis ed
that he and Allen did commit the robbery,
and told Turner that he didn't intend tn 90
to any law, but would put the matter III
the hands of parties who would settle it.
Things rocked along until Tuesday, the
sixteenth, at midnight, when three whi,e
men rode up to Aliens cabin, which is on
the opposite side of the road from Forhin's
house, and knocked at the door. Allen
arose and asked what was wanted. One OF
the parties asked for coal OF fire to light
his pipe. Allen then opened the door and
was Immediately seized by tho men, who
remarked, ''Now, you d-n thief, we've got
YOU" This naturally brought Aliens wife
to the door, aud che was gently informed
by the party that if she didn't get in and
shut that door quick, they would kill her.
They then started down the road with AL
len, and his wife, who cooks for F0rbin, ran
over TO his house to inform him what had
happened. shortly after she get there
the three white men returned with her hus-
band and woke Forbin up.
The whole party then went into Forbin's
store, where Allen was bound hand ana
foot, and Forbin left to guard him with
doublebarreled shotgun. The other three
then moved on Henry Turner's use,
which is d short distance above. Arriving
there they stationed themselves around tho
house and called for some fictitious person.
and were informed by Turner that the party
called for didn't live there; that Henry
Turner lived there. They then informed
him that he was the man they wanted, and |
he must come out, which he refused to do, |
and they Immediately fired into his cabin,
wonnding one of his children. Henry, |
with the instinct Of humanity. immedi. |
ately seized his gun to protect all that Was |
dear to him, This home," ana fired on the |
attacking party, severely wounding one of |
them and horse, which he brought into |
Shreveport the next day. and reported the
case. During this time Forbin was stand
ing guard over Allen, and informing him
what a bad fix he had got intu.' When
Turner made the noble defense of his CASTLE
the attacking party reireated TO Forbin'-
store, aud commenced preparations to send
Allen into eternity, when Forbn interviewed
and asked them fer Gods sake mot tn kin
the man while he was tied but give him Il
chance. Furbin then ran out and went to-
" ard his house, which is a short distance !
from the store. The two parties then nm
tied Allen and shot and badly wounded him
while he was trying to make his escape.
The white man who was wounded by Tnr-
,er went to Forbin's house. where he got
Aliens wife to pull his boots OFT and other
y ise attend to him. DIR. Patterson was
hen sent for, and came about two O'clock
n the morning and dressed his wound.
Early on the following morning Henry
Turner came into town, bringing the
Wounded horse, ard reported The facts TO
District Attorney Wise. That gentleman
notified the sheriff of the
Iffair, and instructed him to proceed i'm
nediattly without delay to arrest the par
les. After some difficulty IN procuring
lorses. the deputies managed to get of on
Thursday. Arriving on the ground they
ound the guilty parties had flown, except
'orbin, whom they arrested and brought |
o town, and whose preliminary cxam,na-
ion brought to light the facts we have |
tated in this article. District Attorney
Wise managed the case in an able manutr
or the State, and L. A. Flanagan, E.G.,
lade as strong q defense rs was in his |
over. Judge Looney became convinced
rom the overw heiming evidence and argn-
lent produced by Mr.. Wise, that Forbin
as a party to the case, and consequently |
nmpelled him TO give bond in the sum OF
800 to appear at the next term OF the
criminal court.
Ii TRANSFERRED on the trial that after the |
Mr.. Forbn stated that he didn't |
now who the parties We're, as they W-ra
lsguised, but other par les testified that ,
ley were the Stevens boys. We feel Coui- ,
rnt that District Attorney Wise will
ave nothing unGone toward having the ,
tlliy parties brought to justice.
A nay or two later District Attorney Wise | ,
armed where some OF the guilty parties I
ere, and early on Monday morning mott !
ed the sheriff verbally. and atlerward /
iote INN note urging upon hiM me n<Ai |
ssity OF having them INN ediately ar I
sted, but IL was not until MIR. Wise fur | a
shed them with his own buggy horse, and | i
emit security for other horses at NJ Cald. Il
ellis stables. that they got off. Qnlte a !
I'd state Of affairs, that our sheriff should | y
without the necessary horses to serve | .
Tits promptly. but nevertheless true. b
The parties who are suspicioued and for | ID
horn warrants have been iesued are Ben | =
evens, Robert Stevens and Cicero 81. i
ns fhras hrnfharS I'm IN uOipy tn nr,,,s | n