The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-26
RUNNING DOWN A MURDERER.

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RUNNING DOWN A MURDERER.
Detective Lie cannon After the Red.
Handed Rensa jackson.
Sunday there arrived in this city from Ibervillt
parish Detective LeBannan, who is in search o.
the murderer Renss jackson, who murdered Mr.
Frank McCardle, Murray Graham and dangerous
ly wounded Dumonville Develin during the night
Of the 25th of May, 1876.
The facts in this case have been published be-
fore, but % the detective has arrested an acces.
sorry in the case and hopes before many days to
have the murderer, the particulars of the hell
ish murder will no doubt be read with interest.
The murder was committed in the Des Glaizes
swamp in the northwestern portion OF Ibsrville
parish. II appears that Mr.. Frank McOardle had
engaged the negro to assist him, and on the 10Th
ult. went out to the lumber camp with the
negro. On the night OF the 25th, when the deed
was done, the following persons were in the
camp: F. McCardle, MURRAY Graham, Dumonville
Develin, and the negro Jackson.
After the labors OF the day were over. accord.
ing to their habit. the evening meal was dis
cusse1, and tired out, the whole party retired to
their beds In the small cabin, or, as they called
1t, ''camp." Sleep comes to the eyes Of the for
ester easily, and in few moments the silence of
thu swamps settled upon the scene, disturbed
only now and then by the dismal cry of the
screech owl. There was one person there, how
ever; who battled with his desire for rest. He
had determined that the night closing in over the
expresses was the night for his deed, and so,
feie ming sleep, he watched one after another OF
the party d,itt off into dreams from which two
of them never awakened.
StealthiIy stealing out of the cabin, and by the
light of the FIRE looking for his ak, he at length
discovered IT, and with glarlng eye be settled
down to the butchery he had ahead OF him. APP
preaching Murray Grahams bed, he drew aside
the bar, exposing the head of the sleeper, then
raising aloft his heavy Ak, it descends with
sickening thud into the skull OF his victim, and
as he withdraws it the gaping wound throws out
a CHASTITY burden of brains and blood. Knowing
that his work, to be safe, must be quickly done,
he turns to McOardle's bed, first with the butt,
and then with the sharp edge, he strikes SO hard
and 30 often that their companion (Dumonville)
hears the blows, and in the start from bis sec
ond sleep, excIaims, 'Boys boys! the camp is
falling"
The negro heard this, and dashing at Dumon-
vile, made blow at him with his CORY weapon
through the mosquito bar. The blow happened
to be with the fiat OF the ak and took Dumon-
vile full in the breast. The latter realizing the
demon he had to deal with, and being unarmed,
blow, and another which knocked him into the
water. Attached to the raft on which the cabin
or camp was built, there was q skiff which Dumon-
vile seized hold of by the stern, but the negro
him and rushed into the boat, raised
his Ak and Dumonvile received severe cash in
the neck, causing him to let go his hold.
The negro supposed his victim was drowned,
and turned toward the cabin, but Dumonvlle
had strength enough left to cling to some bushes
about twenty feet off and watch the movements
Of the murderous negro As the brute turned
away he hissed between his teeth, "You white
I've got you too" The negro then
poured coal oil over the cabin on the raft, and
before setting 1t aligbt he turned to the corpses
OF his Victims still warm and wet with the sticky
moisture OF blood, and coolly commenced to rifle
them of everything valuable, rolling them over
and over, whilst the dead arms seemed in the
of the bodies to be reckoning for aid.
After securing all that he could the negro threw
the bodies over board; then, changing his clothes,
he picked up McOardle's carpet.o bag and set the
raft on fire. Dumonville saw him disappear, and
1T last the fire died out.
The next heard of the murderer was at Will
burt's camp, some mile from the scene of the
tradgedy, where he got something to eat and
offered to pay for it, displaying large roll of
money. shortly after this he was seen back Of ].
8. Davidson's plantation, on Bayou Plsquemne,
n the water waist deep, stealing through the
ion. 1t is believed he is making his way to this
,itv.
Nearly week elapsed before the bodies of the |
7ictims OF this terrible tragedy were discovered
body was found near the camp and |
he other half a mile below, where it had hoated. |
few weeks after the tragedy negro was ar |
ested in this city, who answered the description
VI Jackson, but upon being scanned by parties |
Who were acquainted with the murderer, proved |
lot to be the man.
The families of the murdered men waited pa |
iently for the proper authorities to bring the |
murderer to justice; but as no steps were TAKEN |
Dir. McCardle. brother OF the deceased, on the |
wenty-eighth day Of September employed De- |
ectve Lebanon to work the case up. The de- |
ective got on the track Of Rensa and followed |
i'm through nearly every parish in the State.
Rensa finally gave the detective the slip for |
while and came to New Orleans.
The murderer, on reaching this city, went to |
york on construction train on the Jackson rail- |
cad.
Afew days ago Mr.. Lebanon heard of the |
7hereabouts of his man, and also learned that |
7hen in the city he was in the habit Of staying |
nth q negro man named Miles Mowden, at the |
orner of Euphrosine and Magnolia streets.
Detectiv lebanon reached the city Saturday,
nd on Sunday evening visited Mowden's abode. |
Mowden when first questioned by the detec-
i've declined to say anything. So he was ar
ested and locked up in the Second Precinct Sta |
ion, charged with harboriDg and aiding and |
betting in the escape of a murderer.
Mowden, after being incarcerated, stated that |
sensa jackson had been staying at his house, |
ut had left Sunday morning on the construction |
rain Of the Jackson road. Lebanon brought |
he accessory before the court yesterday and had |
i'm sent to the Parish Prison in default Of $2500 |
onds.
The detective left here on the $50 p. m. Jack |
on train, feeling confident that but few hours |
ould elapse before he would bag his man.
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