The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-03-31
Another Political Murder.

Mrs. Sallie Moore of DeSoto parish to
the Shreveport Telegram, giving a
statement of the circumstances under
which her husband, Jno. F. Moore,
recently came to his death-for the
unfortunate man breathed his last a
few hours after the letter was written.
Democratic papers in the vicinity have
published the contradictions usual in
such cases, but we prefer to accept
the version of the victim, who, know
ing himself upon his death bed, had
the greatest possible incentive for
telling the truth, while the parties
who furnished contrary information
to the press are doubtless interested
in having the real nature of the crime
concealed. Mrs. Moore writes as fol-
lows:
DESoTo PARISH, La. March u, 1877.
Mr.. EDITOR I deem it proper and
duty that l owe to my murdered
husband to make plain statement of
facts in regard to the brutal and fiend-
ish attempt to murder my husband,
John F. Moore, by cowardly mob in
Keachi on Saturday, the 10Th inst.
will state at the beginning that what
| say has been told me by my husband
himself Immediately after he was
brought home. He was perfectly IA
tional up to twelve O'Clock Sunday,
and told me the particulars, and what
he told me is corroborated by several
eye witnesses. Mr.. Moore wished to
make his own statement in the form
of an affidavit, and sent for Jus tice
Roach for that purpose, but before
Mr.. Roach arrived Mr.. Moore was put
into a stupor by DR.. Horn, aud has
not spoken since, and is now in IL dy-
ing condition.
| am satisfied that my husbands
murder was concOcted and attempted
by baud of political assassins, who
set snale to draw him to Keachi in
order to murder him. About three
weeks ago Mr.. Moore was sued on
note in favor of j. L. Scales of Mans
field, before Justice Sinclair, who is IA
justice of the peace for ward No. L;
my husband lives in ward No. 2. Hav-
ing been warned repeatedly hy friends
that he wonld be murdered it he went
to Keachi, my husband wrote out an
exception to the jurisdiction of Mr..
Sinclair's court and claimed his own
ward, and sent his exception up by
neighbor. The exception was over
ruled, and the case continued up to
Saturday the 10th inst, when he was
compelled tn go to keachi. After the
trial was over, Giles Warner APP
preached Mr.. Moore and asked him
why he had joined the Republican
party. Mr.. Moore answered him that
the election was over and IL discussion
of that kind could do no good that
he. would rather not have any thing
to say Oh politics but Warner insisted
that he only asked him in friendly
way for his reasons for Icing Re
publican. Mr.. Moore then told him
if he asked the question in il friendly
spirit, that he would give his reasons,
and then went on to give his reasons
for his politics. After Mr.. Moore got
through giving his reasons for being
Il Republican,, Warner called John p.
Fisher, who was standing near looking
Mr.. Moore i'll the face while he was
talking, and asked him what he thought
of man who would desert the Dem
oeratic party and go over to the Rad
icsls. Fisher and Mr.. Moore were not
on speaking terms and Warner knew
it, and Fisher had threatened to kill
Mr.. Moore some time previous. Fisher
answered that us for Long, Roach and
Moore. they were d-n thieving SIS
of BIS before they went into the Rad
zeal party. Mr.. Moore then gave
Fisher the d-n lie, wherenpon Fisher
drew u Deringer pistol. At the same
time Mr.. Moore drew his revolver.
They both fred ut the same time. Mr..
Moore's first shot went into the cell
ing of the house, and the next four
shots went into Fishers body. Fishers
shot hit Mr.. Moore on the collar bone
aud glanced off. When Fisher fell,
Mr.. Moore ran to his horse, which was
tied close by, and succeeded in get
ting on his horse, when IL crowd sur
rounded him and pulled him off his
horse. They then placed him under
arrest and put Silas Mason, Giles
Warner and IL man by the name of
Henley to guard him. He tMr. Moore)
had been under guard but short
time, when George Graves came up
in front of him with double barreled
shotgun i'll his hands and fired both
barrels in his face The gun was
loaded with duck shot. Mr.. Moore
appealed to his guards for protection
from the mob, but the firing soon be-
came general, and Mr.. Moore broke
and ran, the mob following and firing
on him at every step he took. He
ran upon wide ditch, and, in at
tempting to jump over it, he fell in it
and the mob overlook him, and con-
tinued to fire on him. Up to this time
he had received no mortal wound. G..
Graves then walked up near him and
fired a pistol ball in his mouth. James