American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
TIE MARTHUR MYSTERY.

/ McArtnur, Magistrate VI luc Ht'SU
Municipal Court, New Orleans. sud
denly disappeared from his friends
and business, and nothing positive
has siuce been heard of him. Owing
to the exciting sta'e of political
affairs in the Crescent Ci'y at that
time, this gentleman's mysterious
disappearance, which at another
time would have been a nine days
wonder, was but little Thought Of,
though his prolonged absence and
silence lead to no ordinary conclu-
sions, and now the affar begins TO
SAVIOR o. a little romance or sensa>
ton. The New Orleans Bulletin OF
the 18th inst says:
About two weeks ago it came to
the ears of Il LULL''. I reporter
that il Il can was made 10 II ce.,.'n
lady living OnCa 'al ST. ee,, some
sta, ling i*c,s .eia,ivr TO .Ie courses
OF Nj. Aithur's di~";'pea ance could
be asce, aimed. GA learning .iis
visit was at once pa ii to this lsGv
and ). ON be: We gle:sed the follow
ing .:u:,S:
| Macarthur. for some time past,
had been living with a cOioreG
v omaL named Lon sd W iI'-;-oS ON
RamuarU street. III cODcu Ii.'a2".
They had never disa3I eed- b.C iOr
some reason me woman became ex
ceed 'n.iy jealous OF the Judge. Ee
ing "A firm believer i'll tue efficacy
of VOudOu charms Aid fe' ish spells
she had recourse 20 those Ole negro
uueans who make Il ltaGe OF This
catering to TIE superStt. OuS or the
Ignorant.
Strange looking objec's began 10
I've iOuud about the Judges room.
Little black collins, old tec,h- baiIy
shaDes aud other like oruame.is of
the trade wee found in his ni''ow>
and on lie window sill. He Trough
liliIe OF tnis for lOIS time, i'ut he
frequent .epet ZION OF, lese p:esen.s
at last had tho desi- ell effect, aud
the Judge became moody, despon-
dent and mOrOse. From tue com
mencemenI of this, which was about
six months ago, up to the zine OF
bis disappearance, the Judge lad
become 80 sin::ularly bewiidered 10y
these tricks chat he believed ip'iy
that he was under some smell. His
health berOme poorer ami hss mud
was to . noticeable degree unset
It'd.
When the reporter learned this
old story of VoudOuism, he bad 1T
once set to work 10 gel, it possible.
at the bottom of tue matter, and
next interviewed an old cO!ored
woman who occupies little s!'an:y
Oh Rampant st: sect, just below Crs-
iomhouse who is All int mate rr:end
of the woman Lou Williams.
Aner being invited into neatly
furnished room, with q chee,;"l
coal fire burning in the crate and ii
brisk little clock ticking away on
tue mantle, ih3 reporter thought
that be must have gotten into the
wrong place, hut the coloted woman
soon made her appearance AID
seemed ready to answer aiy ques-
lions.
She had known Lou for a long
time, aud that she was All indus
tIious Woodworking woman. Sine
was exceedingly fond o! Judge
Macarthur, and would work night
and d ~ for him. When the dodge
was first missed Lou Williams was
very much excited, but in less iiat
eight hours she waS very lively, and
appeared to have received good
news.
Upon beirg questioned, Lou
stated to this old woman that Tue
Judge was all light, and tIdt SIZE
received a letter from hin. s I.e
that lime she has stated i. equehllH
that size receives regularly noes
from him and that he is well.
Making an appointment with
The wOm1a 20 have Lon at her bO.'se
last night, the reporter Withdrew
On the following evening an utter
view was had with Lou Williams
aud she seemed entirely willing 20
tell all she knew about the matter.
Judge Macarthur she said WAS
not dead. He was at no g eat dis
lance from where she was sitting,
ami heard from him almost eve.y
day. you'll see, said she, ''ile'l'
come ont coon aud you'll See bin
70, yourself. Why he is STAYING
away SO il his business but he amt
cray She de1ied that she ever
aGm nisteied any vegetable dIra>
10 him, and smiled when Tie suDiec.
of VOudOuism was brought un.--I
She asserted positively that she hal
seen him since his disappearance
and t.,lked with him ami hat he
looked we'll although i.er a ethical
cross examination tiis wOndn
herself in some mnOr
=, in the main she eped,e',
mer s,0rv several times w't.i5at
material variation. OF cOu se 1t -
to say how much cred {;
gllt to be placed in all these ST., e.
ments, tor It NAV be that the womTn
Williams is PLAYING some "ole OF her
ow q, but it is enough to raise 6 ave
Doubts as to Judge McArthUr's
death.
No unknown body has been found
in the basin, river or swamps s',r'e !
his mysterious absence that has not
been iden' fled, anu it would seem
that if he had come to an unt:me:y I
md, some Iidings OF his body wUu'u
lle learned