The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-12-30
the room, stained with blood. The
following is brief synopsis of the
testimony elected at the inquest:

Arrieux was alone when | entered and also
when left; told me he had ordered Jack
Wells out of the store for bad conduct.
! Nine. c. Mareel-Went to the store be-
tween 8 and 9 P. NJ. in search of my hus
| band; found five or six col0red men there
and Mr.. Arrieux selling them whiskey and
| tobacco; among them was a man named
Ned. who works on Teller's place, who told
my husband the day before that he ought to
| give him so cents or a bottle of whiskey
| said If he did not get it he would Kill us;
| he repeated the threat to me in the store,
and said he would follow me home told
him had a pistol and if he followed NE
would burn him; Ned was excited.
L. A. Landry-Testifed to discovery Of
the body, as above related.
David Israel-Wilson Childress told me
i'll R0dolph Braud's store, in presence of Mr.,
| Capbern, that himself and Aaron Carter
| went into Arrieux's store, abOnt b! o'clock
Wednesday evening, to take a drink.
| Wilson Childress-Did not go to Arrieux' s
store yesterday.
| Aaron Carter-Was in Arrieux's store yes
| terday evening with Wilson Childress; took
drink with him there.
| Mary Wells-Saw Aaron Carter and Foun-
| tain Banks in ArrieuX's store, about half af-
! ter O'clock yesterday afternoon, taking a
drink; did pot see such a man as Wilson
Childress.
E. f. Landry-Saw Aaron Carter and sew
eral other colored men in the store with Mr..
ArrieuX between 6 and g. O'Clock Wednes-
day evening"; left the crowd in there when
went away.
James Brown-Saw Wilson Chldress 60
ing from Wallis place, through the horse
pasture. in the direction of Arrieux's store,
Wednesday afternoon.
Joseph Arnaud, Jr-Went to Arrieux's
store about 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon ;
saw Aaron Carter, Wilson Childress, John
Billy, little Henry Dugas and many others
IN the store.
After the inquest, Wilson Childress
made voluntary statement to Core
ner Sullivan and J. j. Claverie, ESQ.,,
alleging that he overheard Fountain
Banks, Aaron Carter and Octave
Lauve, in Wallis quarters, making
an agreement to go to Arritux's store
the night of the muI der, and saw or
heard them come home about 10
o'clock. Warrants. were at once plu-
cured for these three men, and to-
gether with Wilson they were arrest
ed and lodged in jail.
Yesterday, in prison, Wilson made
two statements or confessions con-
corning the murder To Judge Maher
he stated that Banks, Carter and
Lauve asked him to so with them to
the store and get IL drink he refused
Il; first, but they insisted and he went
with them they asked Mr.. Arrieux
for whiskey, and when he turned to
get it, Banks hit him on the head
with Il club and Carter struck him
with ii weight, whereupon Wilson re-
monstrated with his companions and
I'll away in fright. Wilson's second
confession of his knowledge of the
crime was made i'll the presence of
Ne ssIs. j. j. Claverie aud Louis Lee
fort, and agrees with that made to
Judge Maher. The statement was re-
dnced to writing by Mr.. Claverie, who
read it over, Wilson prououncing it
correct and attaching his mark, which
is attested by the witnesses. Wilson
specifies that it was Il pound weight
with which Carter struck deceased,
and says that he was accompanied by
Lauve in his flight from the scene of
the attack.
A preliminary examination of the
case took place before Parish Judge
Maher Oday, and the court room was
densels crowded with people. All of
the prisoners made voluntary state
ments, denying knowledge of or COM
plieity i'll the murder. Wilson elm.
repudiated his former con-
fessions, declaring they were made
under the influence of excitement and
fear. There are number of discrep-
ancies and contradictions in the state
ments of accused, beyond the total
denial by Wilson of his confession,
aud circnmstautial evidence raises
strong presumption Of their guilty
knowledge al the crime. We have
taken full notes of all the testimony
adduced, hut our limited space pre-
cludes further reference to the matter
in this issue. Judge Maller consid
cred the evidence sufficient to warrant
sending the accused before the Dis
trict Court without benefit of bail.
Mr.. j. B. Leche advertises for sale
pieces of town property sit
uatel on Lessard street, consisting of