The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-05-20
A $1,000 MURDER.

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THOMAS BEAN ALLEGED TO BE THE
ASSASSIN OF TWITCHELL AND KING AT
CoUsHATTA.
From an officer Of the steamer c.
II. Dnrfcc which, reached here from
Red River on Tuesday, it is learned
that Senator Twitchell, who, with
one King was shot at Coushatta few
days ago, charges the commission of
the crime upon Thomas Bean, who,
it will he rccollectel, was connected
in the sp;riting away of the election
returns of one of the polls If DeSoto
parish in 1874, when Twitchell and
ELAN, were contestants for the State
Senatorsiip from that district.
The Times informant states that,
according to Twitchell's story, the
latter Promised Bean = thousand
dollars 10Y the service Of suppressing
the returns, but that this money DO
subsequently refused t" pay, OH the
ground that Bean had failed to per-
form the task according to the strict
letter of tho contract. Twitcl'ell
says that, failing to obtain the money,
Bean threatened t" kill him, and this
threat-although not sought to he ef-
fected during Il lapse of three years
-culminated in the shooting of him
self and King.
1t is said that the assassin used a
Henry riAe--a sixteen sl'"ter-and
not only emptied it at his victims, but
also emptird his revolver, firing
twenty-five shots in all.
Directly after the shooting, and es-
cape of the shooter, the sheriff organ
lied a posse and started in pursuit,
but after proceeding about three
miles abandoned the chase, on the
plea that To take the man would be
certain death for somebody, and lie
did't think it would pay. At last
accounts the assassin was still ut large.
The above is taken from the New
Orleans Times Of the 10Th inst:
And now after our people have
been abused and villifed, all the Rad
ical papers throughout the United
States detailing in the most outrage
Gus manner the killing of King and
the wounding of Twitchell, setting
forth how they were the victims of
Southern malice and proscriptive
hate, arousing all the bitter feelings
possible against us; the New Orleans
Republican, bowling as if mad, over
the White League assassination in
Coushatta, the Chicago Inter- Ocea"
catching up, and re-echoing the cry,
and all tie other lesser lights follow
ing in tho train, it turns out that the
man who did the work was one of
his own gang of thieves, from whom
Twitchell had withheld promised re-
ward for some dirty work performed
two years ago to insure his (Twitchcll)
seat in the State Senate. We all re-
memember the DcSot0 election re-
turns difficulty. and how tie waman
having them in possession wanted one
thousand dollars before she wOntl
give them up. This is the price
Twitclel agreed to pay Bean for
Withholding them, but after he found
ont the Returning Board could man.
age his case regardless Of returns, he
turns his back on his "pal" and re.
Eases to pay him the sum agreed upon
for his raseality. Whereupon the
said Bean swears eternal vengeance
against Twitchell and waits his op
portunity>
What a tale Of dark deeds and blooly
acts Twitchell could unfold before thu
Congressional Investigating Commit
tee if lie was put on the witness stand
and made to tell all be knows abon
his transactions in and around Cou
sl,atta for the last five or six years
And since tie demand has been made
by q Republican member Of Congress
McDougall, Of New York, that a full
Investigation of the outrage should b,
had, and the Hon. VIM. NJ. Levy OF
behalf Of the people Of this section
insisted that it should bo done, ".
hope for the good name of our people
that the Committee will spare NJ
pains in getting to the "bottom facts
in the case, and if they do not uneartl
things that will astouish every ont
having any respect for decency ani
propriety then We are nightly mista
ken in regard to the misdeeds Of thi'
man Twitchell and his co.adjutors il
Red River parish.
The people Of the United State
will not remain ignorant of thes'
things this year, for all parties will b
m thu olort RI hcar the news from I'll,
South, and light must shine on these
dark corners, which have been 8.
long shaded By protested rogues
and accomplished thieves. They must
know and understand how We have
been plundered by men who were al
the time sending forth word of ou1
! disloy aity and exciting the bitteres'
feelings Of animosity against us, thai
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