Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-06-10
New Orleans Bulle,in, Jua- II.
THE IBEREIiLE HORROR.
Further Particulars Of This
COiI..slO0icd Murder.
Recovery Of the Bodies Of the Victims,

It Is hardly necessary for IA 10 recall 10 the
mcnory OF oar rea!cr, the heud.,L murder
committed On Thursday. tie 21th u,' in Her
vile parish, a fall account OF which Wa
published .u Ihe BG!lclir, for the feeling Of
horror the deed excited left an impresson
rha' vii! tahc = long lapse Of time 10 ". ar
away. Orr readers viii remember that lie
deed vas committed hy a negro named Renza
Jackson. who i the ni-l, attacked and kii!cd
hi. employers, Frank McCard!c aud Murray
Gra!a.7, and dangerously wounded Dumon-
vile Drvcllin
Since the frs, publication Of Tie affair W.
have received further PARTICULARS of the decd.
-ud ~ they come from rclia'le sour we
are satisfied that this heIIish crime has sci
dom b, en- cqualed before here.
Tie murder was committed in iAe Dcs
Gia;zes swa'. p. in the northwestern portion Of
Ibcrviie parish. 1t appears that Mr. Frank
NcCarilc Lad engaged the negro TO assist BIN,
and on the lath ull. went out 20 the lumber
camp ii, tie negro. On ihc night of the
2-rh. wien the deed was done, the following
persons we've in tire camp. r. McCaTd!c VI.
Graham, Duuonv!lc Dcycliiu AMI luc negro
Jackson
After the la!pors of tie day were over ac-
cording TO their habit the evening meal wa>
discussed. aud tired olrr. the whole parry re-
tired to thrir beds in The small cabin, or. as
they call it, camp Sleep CONES to the
eyelids Of the forester easily, and Ia few
moments the silence o. tue swamps settle /
upon the scene. disturbed only now aud then
by the dismal cry # the srreech owl There
was one person there, however. who bar;ed
4. 4 1,.l 4,
,ha, the night closin. in over The expresses
was the ri-h, for his deed, and 50. fei,,u,n-
sleep, he watched one after another Of The
party diff Of iuto dreams from which two Of
them never awakened.
Sica.'li'y stealing ont or tne cabin, and ~
the light Of the fire loosin. for his aX. he At
length discovered il, and with glazing eye be
settled down TO The hulchcry he had ahead Of
him. Approaching Murray Graham'> b.d he
drew asIIr the bar, exposing the head Of the
SLEEPER, tLCn raising alcit his heavy AK. 1t
deSceuds with sirkcniug IhuE into the skull
of his victim, aud a. he wihdraws it, the
gaping wound throws ont ghasliy lur len Of
brain. aud blood. Knowing that hi. wor; to
be safe must be quickly done, he Inrns to
McCarle : bed. :.r>r with the buit. and then
with the sharp edge: lie strikes 50 hard and
80 often, that their companion (DmonviIie)
hears the blows, and in the start from hi,
, second scer. cxclaims: Boys! boys! tie
comp Is falling.
The negro hcarl lbs, anil dashing al Da
MOI. VILE, made blow al h.m wiki his CORY
weapop through The moSquiIn bar. The blov
iapreue,I 10 lie with The Hat of the axe aud
took Dunno 9yil.e fuil in the breast. The Iai.
ter realizing he demon he lad to deal with
and being mr.. rmed, crcpt under The bed
where he received another blow, and another
which an,cked him INTO tie water. Attached
20 the ratt on which the calm or ca mp wa:
bniir. there was a SKI! which DamUnviiit
seized hold Of lay the si~rn but the negro
discovered hin and rushed into the boat
raised III, AZ and Drmonvile recei"ed Sc
T vere cash in the neck, causing hirI to LEI g
his ho.d.
The negro supposed his victim was drown
ed. and turned toward the cabin. but Dumon
vile had strength cn"ngh ieii 20 clog to sOmt
bnshc. about twenty feet oil and watch III,
movements e tie murierouS negro. As th'
brute rurnc1 away hc h!-s"d hctwec" li
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