The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-25


day night about 8 O'Clock, Mr.. Eugene
Tircuit, manager of Burnside's Assem-
sion plantation, in the first ward of
this parish, was fred at while stand
ing in the door of the sugar-house,
by some person outside the building,
and received two buckshot in the
body, one entering the right hip and
the other the right leg a short distance
below. A third ball passed near his
head, lodging in tue steps leading up
to the boiling room. The wounded
man WAS attended by DR.. Legare,
who extracted the balls aud left his
patient comparatively easy and doing
we'll. Next day cololed man named
Wilson Jessie was arrested on sus-
picion of having done the shooting.
This man was employed on the As
cension place up to last spring. when
some canse of difference arose be-
tween himself and Mr.. Tirciut, and
Wilson was discharged. He procured
employment at the neighboring plan
tation, owned by Gen. Allen Thomas,
but continued to live with his father
on the Ascension place until ordered
by Mr.. Tircuit To keep off ithe premi-
SEES. Wilson was much inceDsed at
this treatment, and has been heard
upon several occasions to threaten that
he would . get even with the mana
ger. When arrested and brought be-
fore Justice Buford, he declared he
had not been on the Burnside place
the night of the shooting, but this
statement was controverted by other
witnesses who swore to seeing him
there. His double barreled shotgun,
which was taken possession of by
Constable White, by whom the arrest
was made, had in one barrel ioad of
bucks!lot corresponding precisely with
the ball found in the sugar house
steps, aud wadding similar to a piece
picked up near the spot where the
other barrel of the gun had the APP
pearance of having been recently dis
cha! ged. Wilson pretended nor to
know whether his gun was loaded a.
not, stating that he had loaned it to Il
fellow lab0rer some time befure and
had never used it since. The man
who had borrowed the gun, however,
testified that he had used 0uly small
birdshot aud with this the weapon
was loaded when he returned it tn
it's owner. Thus it will be seen that
the evidence against Wilson, though
purely circumstantial, is certainly
such as to warrant the suppoSition
that he is the party who did the shoot
ing. Justice Buford sent accused be-
fore the Parish Court, aud Judge Ma
her held an examination of the case
Thursday. Thirteen witnesses were
summoned for the prosecution and five
for the defense After hearing the
testimony, the Judge remanded ac-
cused ia prison to await trial at the
next term of the District Court, au-
thorizing the Sheriff to accept a bond
in the SAM of 5000 if the prisoner
could furnish the same.
Having received several inquiries
relative to the compensation allowed
by law to deputy United States
Marsllals who served on the day of
election, we addressed letter t.
Marshal Pitkin asking for information
upon the subject. The following res
onse was elected:
OFFICE OF Z. S. MARSHAL
District of Louisiana,
New Orleans, November y. 1876. }
L. E Bentley, Esq, Donaldsonvile, La:
Dedr Sir.--Your communication of the
2lst inst. at hand have to state i'll reply,
that the U. 5. statutes only provide for the
payment of especial deputies" i,a cities of
%, 900 inhabitants and upward.
Very respectfully,
j. R. G. PITKIN.
Z. 5. Marslal.
From this it will Ice apparent to
those Wac served as deputy marshals
in Ascension aud other countr, par
ishes that they are not entitled to
compensation.