The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-10-20
THE LATEST.

yesterday evening:
CLINTON, Oct. IA, 11:3o A. NJ
The posse In charge Of Gair, and con-
Quoting him from Baton Rouge to
Clinton, were overpowered last night
eleven miles from this place, by sew
enty armed and masked men, their
arms taken from them and Gair, the
party who had DR.. J. W. Sanders
poisoned, was shot to death the same
night.
Babe Mathews, the negro woman
who administered the poison for Gair
was taken from the guards by an
armed body and hung to tree in the
courtyard. All is now quiet. The
negroes consider it a just retribution
for the crimes of these dangerous ne
groes. LAMBERT,
Editor Patriot Democrat.
babe Matthews was the sister-in-
law of John Gair. She was sometime
since in the service of Dr.. Sanders
family as wet nurse. Whether she
was lately in the employ Of the fami
ly is not known. They were both
under arrest at the time of the kill
ing, she for an alleged attempt at
poisoning DR.. Sanders, and he on the
charge Of having melted to it. ED.
In connection with the above, we
print the following letter from re-
sponsible and we'll informed cores
pondent in Baton Rouge:
To the Editor of the Picayune:
The notorious John Gair was ar
rested here to-day by a deputy sheriff
and posse from the Parish Of East
Feliciana, on warrant charging him
with being accessory, before and at
ter the fact, to the poisoning Of Dr..
Sanders, of Clinton. It seems that
since his refuge in this city his sister
visited him, to whom he delivered
the poison. She administered it, and
when detected, made a full confession.
DR.. Sanders life was saved.
The following is copy Of dis
patch received by Acting Gov. An
tome yesterday from the Mayor Of
Baton Rouge:
BATON RouGE, Oct. IA, 4:15 P. N.
John Gair, arrested here yesterday
by legal warrant by Deputy Sheriff
Woodward, Of East Feliciana, char
ged as accessory before the fact Of
poisoning DR.. J. w. Sanders, and was
taken from this city at 2 2. NJ, by
deputy sheriff and posse towards
Clinton. Reported shot to death on
the road, anu his sister-in-law hung
in the courthouse yard there. Mrs.
Gair is here and has not been dis
turbed. HENRY ScHoRTEN,
Mayor.
| COLUMBUS, Oct. 14.-George G..
Thompson, Chairman Democratic
Central Committee, says that he has
returns from 66 counties and esti-
mates of the other %. This includes
returns of 5000 Republican majority
in Cuyahoga and 1000 in Hamilton.
He regards both these returns as too
large; but taking them for granted
to be true, he says it can not give
Hayes more than $500 majority.
Wikof, Of the Republican Commit
tee, says he has yet to hear from
fourteen counties considered Repub-
lican and ten Democratic, and is un-
able to give ultimate figures. Re-
turns from fifty-seven counties now
in show a net Republican gain Of
|775S.
| CLEVELAND, Oct. l4.-Cuyahoga
county full returns give Hayes ms
joriiy of 1854, a net gain of 1868.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 81. The following
explains itself: To Hon. Hendric b.
Wright, Chairman State Democratic
Committee, Philadelphia: The State
has gone for Hayes by small ma
Ijority.
The returns indicate that the De-
mocracy polled vote $4,000 larger
than was ever cast for any man cleo
ted Governor Of Ohio. Our defeat
was the result Of the most lavish ex-
penditure Of money which ever par
ticularized a political contest, coloni-
cation Of fraudulent votes and the
introduction of the false issue on the
public schools, which excited preju.
dice, bigotry and religious hate.
i JOHN G. THOMPSON,
For the Democratic Executive Com.
4 mittee.
j CoLyMBUs, Oct. 13.-To Chairman
republican Central G Committee, Phila