The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-09-29

murder. and no one of the number knew OF
he murderer. The community was :,
,erribly shocked at the commission OF II
This horrible crime, and coming just
after what had occurred, as above &c U
tailed, no one knew what to think. =
The Republican sheriff, G.. B. Hamlet, t
found a number of members of the
Monroe Rifles ready to act as a posse TO
pursue and capture the murderer; ana
pursuit was accordingly made, until
Hamlet expressed himself eatisfied that
further pursuit was unnecessary.
Dinkgravc was foully murdered; ms
death was lamented; the outrage was
denounced by all good citizens, ana,
especially by the Democrats, who had
been hard at word to prevent all acts
Of violence.
What followed this terrible tragedy
| the facts of which we have published
and which have not been denied-wiil
be learned from the following state
ment of one of the attorneys of this city
who has patiently Investigated the
, facts and whose position as moderate,
conservative citizen will not be called
in question in this parish where he has
!. been known mainly for his opposition
to extreme Democratic ideas. This
u.,ntlemau il A. l.. Slack, Esq, ana
q we ask attention to mis- statement De-
. low which his able to verify with posi-
: tive proof:
:, A. l.. STACKS STATEMENT.
Il For NV own information, and at the re-
- Quest of several, I paid II visit to the Islane
:, tor tho purpose Of gaining definite INFORM"
ton i'll regard to the cause and origin .
III the late troubles in that quarter A p"oii
u cation of all the evidence i'll my possession
ut would he too voluMinous and therefor
furnish you with tho facts of tho case pre-
uared from the drta on hand and from m
III own observations. This evidence IS III III
,st possession and is at the disposal OF any u
string to see it.
About AZ O'Clock +. NJ. on the day DIM
grave was assassinated, negro riding
SCI ..s,nall flea-bitten pony, softer foane
er- passed Nathan Davis, John Banner III
Peter Brice (nll COLI on the DeSiard road
~ the foot of the McGuire lane. going FRO
Monroe. He rode at II fast gait. no W
sle- halted and asked, what was his hurry. 1
ON replied that he chad papers i'll his
W. which Hamlet had given him to carry
the Island and notify all the colored Pc
on nle To arm themselves and come to Monrt
Of Il lint the man who killed Dinkyrave "
l to in Monroe and the id Democrats WI
out trying to guard him.
After stating this he rode rapidly or.
'fo- passed or met Mr.. Hypolite Brcs, W
hell surprised at his behavior, followed him
lore far Wilson's Store, where ITO .e'fl
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lion tha' ne i'''' i'''' '..s "p o,;,y;n,, the
1ers rroe.. and then crossed the Bayou DeSia
going to the Island. This man Is suppo
the to bt. either VIM. Pratt or Eton l-oEw
,col.). This occurred Wednesday,
ICES he r,,st Where this man went canon!y
never If cOlv"onn subsequent stata'nents.
is own forming lat he went t" Elton Loswoo
re; but be protected sentre, on the e is .",.
mntion( And if the coloree"t ZOE ', ,' ., y,
IONS in tho Radical ticket, II I.orSn, ~
n noliti-\ also. Capt. Philli
Gen. We hope to see no Rogers of
.p,;,t n,;t;c,, meetings in thisto mee
y, was n ~ anv species of intim'd"e, s .
,o.,; .,orea neople Of those o! uarv
mv,.e OF race who purpose going IN ely
Lieu to the Radicals,-because Slated
.na .,rd plan will be certain 10 "o''
GUS trouble. .tradi,
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hri- GOV. MeENERY. Sp
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AN" 'es
Walker, rhe defeat Of John Mcf'herS
inc part Roure for the nomination ioi
~, being does not, in any measure GU
Louisiana c,,imsto the support OF the De
/ followed Int rather augments his s'fe
n generals the people for whose '"te'e :