New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-04
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Company c, Third United States In
fantry, left this place last Tuesday ON the
steamer Bart Able, having bean txansferred
to the military post ct Pineville, in Rapides
perish. Tits company has beon stationed
here for over year and . half, and have
made numerous friends among our citisens
BY their good department..
Company II Of the Third United States
Infantry reached this CITY last Tuesday
morning to take the place Of Company G OF
the Same regiment.
On Tuesday last, . white citizen named
William Mann, shot and MORALLY wounded
George Fowler, and also wounded Jim
HadSox, on Mr.. T. Clark's place, about four
miles east of this city. It seems that Mann
and the other men went into the woods for
the purpose Of getting load Of wood. As
soon - Fowler and Haddox descended from
the wagon, Mann drew revolver and COM
menced shooting ct them from behind, with
the result stated. A warrant was procured,
and Sheriff Baron and Deputy Sheriff Col
lier, accompanied by several citizens, i'm
mediately started in pursuit of the muir
derer. 1t was stated that no difficulty had
occurred among the parties previous to the
shooting. Every effort is being made to
apprehend the would be murderer
It will be remembered that notorious
character, known - Anderson Douglass.
was arrested early last February by Sheriff
Paul, Of Rspides parish. He was brought
here on the fifth Of February, having been
badly wounded when arrested. Since the
time of his incarceration he had recovered
from his wounds. He was suspected Of be.
ing concerned in the heavy robberies of
stores in this place last year, and was known
- one of band Of desperadoes and horse
thieves, who piled their nefarious business
between this section and Texas.
Last Tuesday night about eleven O'Clock;
Deputy Sheriff j. T. Boullt were quietly
seated and talking on the doorsteps OF the
courthouse, on Second street, between st.
Denis and Church streets, they were sud-
denly surrounded BY BODY OF armed ana
disguised men. One OF the party demanded
of Deputy Boullt the Keys 81 the JAIL. On
his assuring them that ne dld not nave
them they searched him, both OF the gen.
shooters. Not finding the keys, they held
consultation and finally compelled MI.
Barlow, under specific instructions ande
companied by . guard, to 20 TO- sheriff Bar
ron's house and ask his wife foe the Keys.
and stating that they were wanted 20 put
. prisoner from the country IN the jail.
With pistol presented to his heard by one
of his guards, Mr.. barlow delivered the
message and procured the Keys.
A number of the party unlocked the jail
keepers house doors ana the ]eil doors, ana
proceeding to the cells asked fOs douglass,
first opening and re-locking the cell oppo-
site to him. They next proceeded to the
cell opposite, and - Douglass came TO the
door, and without any questioning or talk,
ono of the disguised men put plst0i 10 ais
head and shot him through the bralne,
afterward unlocking the cell and looking
in. There was confined in the cell with
him another prisoner named Neville Low.
They did not attempt to inJure or modest
any ono else, and locked up everything
safe and fast, and delivered the Keys 20
Deputy Sheriff Boullt. Inc night was
dark and cloudy and no light was per-
mittsd, and not . person was recognized BY
either Mr.. B0ullt or Mr.. Barlow. In thIs
connection it 10 necessary to state that
Sheriff V. A. Barron was absent. being In
pursuit Of an alleged murderer with posse
Of citizens.
1t il we'll known that this parish has been
infested with organized bands Of horse and
cattle thieves, who have Piled their nefarl-
GUS calling with impunity. either escaping
detection or, if arrested, released by means
of legal bubbles and technlcalltlee, or else
not found guilty. So constant have been
these depredatiOns that they have become
unbearsble, and probably a. . last resort
to stay this evil, the citizens may nave APP
pealed to lynch law. This "a terrible AFTER
native, and may be carried 10 excess. put
in the present instance the whole proceed
ings were marked with calm dennefau0n
which admitted Of no alternative save tne
consummation of the fixed resolve OF the
participatOrs in the tragedy. Inc part,s