New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-11
THUS 1T is WITH POOR WEBER

Already attemps have been made to ex-
cuse to the people of the North the MUIR
der of young Weber, in West Feliciana.
Instead of taking the dispatch of his
friend and relative, printed at the same
time, that of q political enemy is selected
by the Associated Press, and sent to
every morning newspaper in the land.
Thus it appeared in the Cincinnati Gazette:
A vERITABLE BULLDozER KILLED
BAYOU SARA La, March d A Weber
for the past few days has been walking the
streets, armed with a shotgun, and in a de-
6snt way, threatening MANY citizens. He
was ehOt to day aud Instantly killed as h1
was passing the Courthouse. The coroner g
inquest failed to develop any particulars
this evening, and has adjourned until
p. NJ. Tomorrow.
This, absurd and false on its face-for
no Republican would dare to act in such
manner in bulldozed parish, where
his life was only held for lack of the
slightest excuse to take it's bad enough
but the correspondent of the Louisville
Courisr-J Journal vilifes him as follows;
A REPUBLICAN KILLED.
D. A. Weber, soouudrel, but unfortu
nately a leading Republican of West Fe
liciaua, was killed to-day by an unseen as
sassin. Governor Nichols offers a reward
of $4,000 for the discovery and arrest of his
murderer. Weber was an incendiary spirit
of the worst kiud, and has several times
tried to instigate race riots in his section
1t is only a wonder he has lived 80 long.
The hand that could pen such ISLANDERS
of dead man is no more honorable thar
that of his cowardly murderer. Such Q
man would be capable of lying in am
bush for an unconscious victim, or
screwing his courage to the sticking
point, with dozen others attack somt
weaker foe.
These ISLANDERS are calculated to picture
to peaceful Northern people bruta
herculean negro, stained with blood!
crimes, an outlaw, living by the terror ht
inspired, from whose dreadful presence
an unknown" hand has mercifully freet
an oppressed and law-abiding commu
nifty. Therefore, te deum lauddmuS, an(
wonder that the week aud lowly ant
saint-like people endured him so long.
The fact is D. A. Weber was a young
man of kind and friendly disposition
generous to fault, loving husband anG
father to his wife and three tender chill
dren, good neighbor, trusted frienc
and he led blameless life-except il
politics. He was a Republican, and ht
is dead No.crime, then, is too heinou
to be charged to him. Seek back in hi
life, dig up some old scandal, invent one
if necessary, to justify his taking of, as
the green-goggled assassin of King ant
Twitchell was justified. No; he was toc
young, all his life is known, no one hat
woman's wrongs to right on him. Som
old quarrel, then, years ago and forgot
ten, when some far distant brother shal
serve as an avenger, as was done 70
DinkgrAve's murderer No; he had none
and the time is too short. A conspiracy
then, with colored woman, kindl
treated nurse, to poison her indulgen
master, prominent citizen, as was don
when John Gair was shot to death; fore
her to confess and hang he
that she may not tell how it came abou,
No; no one has been sick. Blacken hi
character then; he has stolen the publ
funds? No; his skirts are clean, and he
trusted yet. But, he toas q Republican
and that's enough-a scoundrel, of course
or with our "best" people he would haV
belonged TO the Regulators. There wer
negroes killed in the campaign; then b
must have melted them to riots Charg
him toith il.
And SO the charge is made The ma
is dead-his body riddled with bucksho
The coroner's jury finds no clue. He he
no friends who dare tell what they know
for perhaps Hayes will give Packard th
go-by, and then what will be don'
Nichols promises protection to all; br
then, those who DO these deeds voted fc
him. The monition left on John Gair
corpse, "Who buries this body shall 70
low him" is not forgotten. No eVidenC
for the coroner's jury-but hope is left.
''What Shall We DOSn
This Ouasfion 10 oskad in a verv noiDte