The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-07-20

o&SsON VA1Vs Au0IIl68 &Dfnok y
tied down, and now he was blAstine 81 Il
the cellar Of a house which he pur1s..s Y Y
to build. As he pounded awavvifHssss y
tamping iron he cheerfully saho 80 n
most beautiful of native ballads. ssrsss J.
Suwanee River somewhat obsfSts;..s -.
many Of the words and syllables. IN II !
keeping rhythmic time with tie b]oSss 1
"a" s ao.n t az s;sm sns ja@-wss
Jam where my jan Is jan. ing 80. - s 'as3s
Jam where the ja--r = ~ to! ~ Z
1.-TWO weeks later, Col. Horace Feaa
erstock, the veteran editor Of TIE Ensa...'
vile Iri- Weekly T0mahaack ana l6iss..s ! y !
sat in his sanctum calmly snokin0 - - s !,
gala cabbage disinfectoro- nna1nrn - Z. I
in the. intervals when the cI0nS -
smoke lifted he scanned ia s4bIaa,
umns of his exchanges. BE M n.
surprised, more than that, pai1od n 1.
note the startling story Of mnrd h n II
dis6gured every paper. Their coli 81.
seemed to reek with gore, and wkan Il
closed his eyes he found it easy ,to;n.; -
agine that they were printed with b|m5 y
No man more than the Colonel 81 /.
commended the promptness 81 r. r.. q J,
low-citizens in resenting afffonts ~
self had contributed no mean shepe -,
the mortuary statistics Of th6aS1ins. =
but brutal murder for base plund5rs1i
any other ignoble purpose shockea hisilHs
In every instance the victim Seed6Sa g. i
have been cut to pieces; and ID FL M
wide experience the Colonel had nlsey,ai
known any of his friends. hoxsVsf Il
skilled in the use OF the bowie, Ksoa =
completely carve up an opponent In
fact, many of the murders would nevnr -, Y
have been discovered but for, The ~.
parent carelessness OF the muullre1ra. !.
who had left here and there ~ ~
woods, the roads, and the swamuei 81
hand, or foot, piece Of . leg, 6rsuna
arm, which they seemed to have beers.l
too reckless to secrete with the ri eli
the body. asssissa lsaa
"Another two weeks later, the cisst
zens of all the counties for many uilIGl
around were in an uproar over Vg
Coroners' bills. All over the ooanitly y
the Coroners were suddenly grow IlI1S !,
rich, and the vigilance committees fks
were hunting the mysterious asaaaaiues
were, as the charges for the inquests M
ed up, almost moved toturnt heirMraahIl
from the murderers to the Coonnvs..s
At last the outcry grew too strongtebea
quieted, and investigation was reso1yoda
upon. By common consent Eael6yill1
was the place appointed, and one d15
in the month Of July great thfo4i = |
the inhabitants and all the COronefatk
sembled there. Each Coroner bttdtt;
with him as proof of the Legality u III
action, the remains upon which ~ 1.s
quests had been held, and therp nm
some remarkable exhibits. Ono orr
prising man had held an inqneet ~ .as
foot, and another, whose cEimsuQ DIR
on proclaimed his bibulous ptopead i
had put in . big bin for sittingsAaaAu.
"Not many Of the COroners had o.
tributed to the collection when The -
g6on in charge noticed that1soIn5 ~
pieces seemed to be- counterpaTts e
others; and as more C0romls
laid down their fragmentRx ~
ther similarities served to- desfeo,
what in his mind promiqe ia,
be an even more startling and W01d
full mystery than the murders thel
selves. When the last piece had CO.
in, and all hands had repaired TO ~
taverns to refresh preparatory to tng1ls
vestigation, the surgeon, with n H.
fined motive, set to work to matlA m
odds and ends, and as he progreleetsA
was impressed upon him that the mn.
dered men must have borne q strikfk
resemblance to each other, for
parts seemed Interchangeable. A. Il
kept on matching and matchinG -
body grew, and the pile Of sraqnefD
diminished, until at last, when mllb
great toe was lacking to complies g.
reconstructed body, there was Id q
the Coroners' offerings Just one 1l1t
toe and nothing more; and h1yl1f
stuck this on, the surgeon, with 49,
feeling Of pride in his skin, but IL
knowing that unconsciously hsnl14
cleared up the mystery, placdly -
ed the return OF the investigators -
they soon came, with Col. Fssthe1tpef
marching gravely at their head. nl
ing solemnly in through the open doe,
the Colonel took one square look q IL
body, and then, with that pr61h
which in periods Of excitement ssue
times married his otherwise classical ~
terance, he burst out: John Jnnkle1s
by -!' ~,
81 It was indeed he. Sitting hepry
on stene in the suburbs Of EAe1aylM
q month before, tamping blasting po'
der into hole in the rock beneath ms
feet, he had pounded too hards ue
charge had exploded. and u. Nd -