The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
DEFIANCE OF LAW.
new Mrs. Marie p. EVANS IL Dispsssessss
Of tho Quansice Plantatien.

n90W MS. MARIO ~ BVoWs - DsSWVSS~0""s
Of the Quantice Plantation.
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In April last the DEMOCRAT published
some interesting extracts from the tes-
ttmony OF Mrs. Marie p. Evans, widow
Of the late Duncan linton, before the
cotton claims commission. In which J.
Madison Wells, whilom Governor OF
the State Of Louisiana by the grace
OF the Radical party and better known
for bis Infamous connection with
tho Returning Board. The evil
denoe given by Mrs. Evans, relating
to the now famous cotton transaction, IN
which the Quantico plantation. the
property Of her late husband, was
deapoiled OF something like 1900 bales
of cotton, was seriously damaging to the
az. Governor II will be remembered
also that the affair originated IN tne
seizure Of the cotton and the plantation
as we'll. Passing over the lengthy ana
intricate legal features OF the case, we
come to the defiance Of law which has
rpa,,lted from the case, as related by
Mrs, Evans in an interview which q
DEMOCRAT reporter had with her yester-
day. Whilst the cotton case. Involving
was slowly progressing In the United
States Court, Mrs. Evans had also insti-
tuted slit In the State courts for the
possession OF the Quantico plantation.
This plantation had, 1t seems, been
seized and sold to satisfy a Judgment on
notes given by the late Duncan Linton
TO w. and ID. Urqubart, OF this city. Tor
about $3.50. 900. secured by privilege on
the cotton and the plantation. The
notes had eventually Found their way
into the possession OF the State National
Bank. The land fell into the possession
of g. l.. Robinson and another person
who purchased 1t for thirty thousand
dollars, paying sixteen thousand dollars
of the sum In cash. The sale mad,
however, been made conditioned. that
should be declared invalid, the bank
should refund the money to the pur-
chasers.
After pending for some time before
the courts. the matter was finally deci-
ded by the Supreme Court OF the State
invalidatipg the seizure and declaring
prescription on the notes, and Mrs.
Evans was ordered to be put In posses
sion Of her property.
MRS. EVANS CLAIMS
that Il Is In evidence, that, although the
bank had refunded the cash portion OF
the purchase money to the purchasers.
r robinson. who Is q brotherin law OF
]. Matt Wells, still retained possession
of the property. She says that in May
or June last she, therefore. started for
Alexandria, tQuantico plantation being
situated In Rapides parish,) and inter
an interview with Sheriff DavidC. Paul,
obtained the assistance. OF Deputy
Sheriff John Barrett, with whom she
proceeded to the plantation to have the
writ OF possession served on Robinson.
When they arrived at Che place,
she found Robinson on the
porch OF the residence, In his
shirt sleeves, who. rs soon as he realized
the situation, swore that no would not
vacate the premises, and after going
into the house, and arming himself with
TWO PISTOLS,
returned and again swore that ne would
not give up possession OF tue pace eA-
cent with his blood, and not until every
living creature on the place was dead
and the improvements laid In ashes.
The deputy sheriff hesitating In per
forming his duty. and Mrs Evans being
fearful lest an attempt to execute tht
writ would result In bloodshed, anc
upon being told by the deputy sheriff
that II was US much as his place and ex
istence were worth II he attempted tt
execute the writ, she concluded to with
draw, not until, however, the deputy
sheriff had had friendly interview will
Robinson, the result being that both re
turned to Alexandria without havint
accomplished anything. Mrs. Evans
now says that she endeavored to secure
the aid OF her own lawyer ut that place
but that he, like others, were either un
willing or unable to assist her. w.
purposely refrain from relating mucl
of what Mrs. Evans related TO our re
porter. because OF its severity agains
some OF the gentlemen she mentioned
) and we do not feel authorized, at pres
ent at least, to involve them IN thl
matter on er pdrte statements. Az
How be 1t, Mrs. Evans continued t
saw that finding that the influence o
the Wells in that section Of the countr
was such that she could obtain
NO REDRESS THERE,
she concluded to return to New VI
| leans. On application to the Unite
) States Court she obtained writ OF III
junction prohibiting the courts an
sheriff Of the Parish OF Rapides to In
. terfere in her taking possessio
r OF her property, and returned to Alel
2 andria, where, in answer to an appllca
t ! ton for an alias writ, she received bel
D self an Injunction from the parish cour
( prohibiting her to interfere with Rooir
Q son. She adds, however. that she wa
!; informed by the court that the writ wa
issued in ignorance Of the existence {
+ the writ issued by the United State
3 Court. Finding herself foiled once moI
q In obtaining justice, she returned
New Orleans, to abide her time until th
q next session OF the United States Cour
D Since, she adds, she has received two
: OFFERS OF COMPROMISE
}, from J. Madison Wells. The last {
= which was within two weeks proposin
) TO put her in possession Of her propert.
on condition that she would pay $4,000
= j. Matt Wells, Jr., for his services an
!, expenses in his capacity of public az
y ministrator" in the matter. Mrs. Evar
q peremptorily refused to enter into an
= such arrangements. More recently 81
. was surprised to learn from frien