New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-25


Assault and battery-Willian Doyle.
vERDicrs.
Petty lareeny-Dan Robinsoo. william
Williams, Joseph Maurice, guilty; William
Shower, mistrial. go.
second District Court.
Successions of Frances Ann Kenner, wife
of George C0rrie Duncan, and Mrs.. Joseph
inc Schneider opened.
ParssiaG a Sc. Landry Crimi1iaG.
The Opelousas Journal of the twentieth
instant says:
Oa hast Sunday, fifteenth instant. G. C.
DueOn, the sheriff of our parish, returned
hOane after an absence often days, bringing
with him Louis Rousseau, charged with the
murder of Cyriaque Brignac, at Vile Platte
in this parish, sou the twenty. third OF last
February, whom he had arrested by virtue
Of reputation from The Governor Of Louis
lana upon the Governor OF theIndian Terri
tory for said Rousseau, who was going
under the name Of John Rowe. The circum.
stances a tending his capture and the man
ner in which he was trVed, are as follows,
tC-wit:
Immediately after committing the mnr-
der, from information received, Sheriff Du-
son was satisfied ne had left the neighbor
hood in which he Eved, but was uncertain
ia what direction he had gone A few
weeks after his escape Sheriff DusUn was
led to believe that ne had gone to !Terre.
bonnie parish, which caused him to imme-
'distety repair to that parish and institute q
thorough search. He was unrewarded by
getting any trace OF the fugitive. About
the frst OF July, from Information received,
he was ma lie oware of the fact that Martin
Rousseau, the brother Of the murderer, " as
on the eve o. taking o Journey. A man
with whom the said Martin Rousseau
was unacaueiuted was put to watch
his movements, After patient watch.
ing. of several days the night of. the
ffteenth Of July arrived, ard in
if. was made acquainted with the fact that
Martin had set out for parts unknown. The
rest of the work was easy. He was follow
ed to Red river where he embarxed on q
boat going to Shreveport, having sold his
horse for tribe. 1t was SOME t;me after
he began his journey, before the detective,
who was. ON his tracks, could tscd out his
destination. AS sobn as he (Martin) felt &C.
cure, he began making inquiries for Chau.
teau station, Indian Territory, Ills best
route, etc: From other conversation over
heard by the man, who was following him, he
1.-THE detecrive) felt certain there was where
he Martini was going. Ass0oc'as possible
Sheriff Dason was informed of tho suspect
ed designation of Martin, and immediately
began telsgrsphing to the different points
through which be would pasc on his way.
% the man whom he had employed had
abandoned the chase, feeling certain Chat
teat Station was MARITIME aestiuatien, aud
not feeling authorized to iaearany addi-
further, after he felt satisfied ss to the
place where he was bound. On the four
teenth Of this month, from O dispatch di.
rect from Chautsau Station, Sheriff DusQn
was informed of the fact, that Martin had
Joined his brother at that place.
On the next day he procured the neces-
cary papers from the clerks office and left
that evening for New Orleans, for the pur.
pose of getting q requisition from the Gov
ernor Of this State on the Governor of the
Indian Territory. Having procured the
he in company swith c. L.
Hayes, one Of his deputies, whom he had
taken along to assist him in guarding his
prisoner when on the route back. started
from New Orleans. via st. Louie. Missouri,
for the Indian Territory, on Sunday the
eighth Instant.
On the eleventh instant he arrived at
Gibson Station in the .Iadian Territory,
where he got Off the cars tor the purpose Of
having his reauisition endorsed by the au-
Chaute Al Station abo1t twenty or twenty
five miles from Gibson. HRvipg failed to
End any authorized person who would issue
. warrant. the chief of tho tribe not hav.
ing the power to cause the arreet of a white
rau. and the United States Marshal being
absent, he determined upon proceeding to
Chateau aud making the arrest ri ct arms.
While sitting at The depot visiting for the
ears, two mon passed through the building,
who afterwards proved to be. Louis and
Martin Rousseau, the. first Of whom re-
1eticed BY him. A controversy having
arisen between the brothers as to the
IDENTIFY of the sheriff, Louis Eonsseau &C.
,reted himself in an adjoining corn field
md sent his hrether back to the depot to
De doubly certain. On Martins return,
Sheriff Duson recognized and arrested him,
md immediately began making inquiries
or the man who had accompanied Martin
% the depot. He learned the~companion
rad been. last seen getting into a corn field
lear by. He had it surrounded by the
natives who displayed very ,comnaendable
ln1iety to assisS him. and then went into
he Geld IA small one); and on calling upon
4ouio Rousseau to surrender, he.calne for
yard and did so.
1t las never been our province to COM
mend an officer fer merely doing his duty,
or we believe thse when a man is elected
o an office by the voice of the people it
hen devolves upon him to.discharge those
Iutiest faithfully and impartially. He takes
he office knowing its responsibilities, and
aving.d done SO, he should neither look to
he right nor left; hut go straight forward |
q that path which he knows to be the. |
light one.
But in this case we can not refrain fron-
Sheriff Duson upon tie able,
Barless and Jealous manner in. which he |
az cendccted it. The crime was committed
lmost Immediately upon his taking posses
ON of the Office, and during Q Temporary |
bsence frcm the parish. Immediately upon |
Is return he began the search for the erimf
81. He never ceased for s.cay. He drew |
.eely upon his small means to aid him in 1
is search, Eeyer hesitsting for p msUent |
, spend hie money where he saw any /
hanoa Of getting clue. in all his failures
, get the criminal he spent his o&n |
.oney, and eaa-ed for no return fer his OK,
enEtures from the parish,' although in /
very case he acted upon reliable infdrma-
on, and in discharge. OF. What he consii-
red his duty. No reward has ever bees
fered for Rousseau, and the parish 10 des.
tute Of cash, yet when he knew exactly
here the murderer was hiding, although
,e distance was over 1900 miles by rail-
,ad, he eever hesitated for a'moment, but
proved money, and before any one Tex
ut two az three OF his friendsj knew that
! had left the p0ri0h q Telegram arrived