The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-01-29
PRICE-FIVE CENTS.
WAR IN THE THIRD DISTRICT
An Entrenched Camp Under Arms.
The Sheriff Defied.


exercised over what gives promise of being
battle routrance. According to the state
ment given the Sheriff deputies by colored
man, named Henry Wilson, alias Crow, who
is the defendant in case brought by the Sis
ters of the Holy Cross, the facts of the case
are these
When Gov. Warmoth was in the executive
Office this Wilson was something of ward
politician, and had considerable influence with
a number of darkies, which influence he used
to aid the Radical party. He says for this
Gov. Warmoth gave him paper emitting him
to forty acres of land and mule, wherever he
could find them.
The paper shown the deputies reads as fol-
lows
For services rendered the Republican party,
the bearer Is entitled to forty acres and q
mule. H. c. WARMoTH.
Starting out on a search he discovered a
fertile spot of ground in the rear OF the Third
District, about four squares in extent, at the
corner of Desire and Genius streets, upon
which he squatted.
a
with cOmmendable industry, went to work
and put up shanty and planted orange trees
and vegetables, and, like Robinson Crusoe,
dwelt happily in his seclusion from the outer
world He so fortified himself that no one
could enter his domain without his consent,
and like some feudal lord, constructed a
drawbridge across the ditch around his place,
which he raised at sunset
The orange trees grew the cabbages thrived
and nothing disturbed the qui5t of his life for
number of years. The drawbridge was
raised at night, let down in the morning, and
Wilson's domain became more and more fer
tile. At last, however, a change came. The
Sisters of the Holy Cross discovered that this
negro had taken possession Of their land, and
they accordingly filed a suit for the property,
which suit terminated disastrously to the
namesake of the lats Vice President.
After the judgment was rendered, the
sheriff according to law, served Wilson with a
copy of it and notice giving him three days
to vacate. Judge of the surprise Of the Off
Ger when the negro coolly informed him that
he would not leave, that he would die first.
This report was made yesterday in the
Sheriff s office, and further information was
gathered that he had called into his intrench-
ments the darkies of the neighborhood and
had raised the banner OF defiance to the min
ions of the law.
| Increasing his armament and laying in q
stock of provisions the drawbridge was
raised, and now Wilson's camp awaits the
enemy His title, which he says came from
! Gov. Warmoth, he shakes in the face of al
comers and proudly walks the ramparts
lord of hiNcastle.
Saturday, the legal delay expires, when thu
| Sheriff battalions will commence the siege
Whether the experience of Gen. Waggamar
in besieging a citadel will be called into effect
we can not say, but Wilson says he will fgh
to the last.
The latest from the hostile camp is that 81,
more fan lilies have moved in and the force is
increasing.
With the rumors current of war with
| Spain this speck Of fight whets the ardor OF
the patriotic. and we can see Capt. Scott, Of
the sheriffs office, charging the drawbridge,
whilst McNamara and his co-deputiesiwit
scaling ladders, and Barnes, WurZburger,
Golding and Cenas leap the ditch.
Deputy Peyroux, or, as he is better known
charge of the forlorn hope, whilst the ord
nance stores will be placed in charge of the
valiant Guerin. Reconnaissance yesterday
afternoon showed that Wilson's drawbridgt
was still up and the castle halls still untaken
1t appears the person who was to go with thu
Sheriff to represent the Sisters and for then
to be put in possession has concluded not tC
accept this onerous and dangerous position
and Mr.. Wurzberger is compelled to wait fur
her action until Monday. A great man.
thought the whole thing farce, but a visit Il
the place satisfied them that Fort Wilson is
thing of too much r5sii'y for the Sheriff
satisfaction.
Wee la gitere!