The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-12-21
JAIL. DELIVERY.
Morgan, ard CrsppcA Escape !!
Tools Furnished from the Outside and
the Walls Dug Through The
Second Attempt Sue.
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Second Attempt Sac.
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The Clippen, Morgan ct 1T ease, has
elected great attention during the
past term of court. 1t was one Of the
most hottly contested on the part, both
of the State and the defence, we
have had here for years. Crippen
and Morgan, two white men and Sher-
mand and Head, two colored boys,
were cndic!ed by the Grand Jury for
burning three stables and a cotton
house on the premises of widow Far
cher and her property; and for fir
ing into the residence Of said widow
Fancher in the night while her prop
erty was being destroyed by the
roaring flames.
These people were put upon trial
at the term Of our court now pending
and after two days of vigorous as
sault on the part of District Attorney
Hall and Cal. w. II. Jack for the
State and an equal vigorous defence
by Col. VIM. NJ. Levy, Messsrs. Cum
ninghams, Smith, Dranguet and Scar
borough. The result was hung
Jury.
| After the failure of the jury to
agree the prisoners were remanded to
|,jail, and the bonds were fixed at
81 900 each
Public opinion ran counter to the
prisoners and a change of venue
to Sabine Parish was arranged but
had not been fully consnmated.
1t seems that on Monday night the
prisoners in an effort to escape sue
ceeded in getting out of their cells
into the corrodor of the Jail, but, an
alarm being given, they were detect
ed in the act and secured. Before
that attempt their families were al
lowed constant intercourse, and we
understand that this was not de-
MED them after. In consequence
they were furnished tools with which
they sawed out the planking and dug
through the walls and made good the
the second attempt.
We understand that the Jail is very
loosely guarded, and no vigilance has
been manifested, Notwithstanding the
fact that fair warning was given by
the prisoners in an unsuccessful ef-
fort to break custody.
Fires-and Alarms Thereof.
The chimney of Mrs Garza's board
ding house took fire on Wednesday
evening last and created quite an ex-
element for time. Happily no
wind was blowing and the blaze,
which mounted skyward to an alarm
ing height, died down and went out.
Our fire Department, consisting of a
broken ladder and two boys with a
ten dish pan were promptly on the
ground and rendered efficient service
An excited citizen rushed up aud
yelled-"put salt in it," He was
promptly sqnelched.
The residence of J. E. Breda, be-
You'd the city limits, took fire on
Thursday morning, from a box Of
hot ashes being left on tue gallery
and was only saved after the GAL
lery and part of the roof had been
consumed.
The New Orleans Picaynne has this
to say of II
The Natchitoches Prisoners
Their Arrival in the City-Afida~ |
!. Wit against acknowledgements
Bonds furnished.
Shortly after l o'clock on Wednes-
day morning the steamboat Behan
arrived at her wharf in this city,
bringing as prisoners from Natchito-
ches the following named gentleman
mentioned in the affidavit, except
Messts. Hertzog and Deblieux, the
former reported by the Deputy United
States Marshal az mot found" and
the latter, who was elected Sheriff of
the parish at the last election. A.
ter filing his bond Sheriff Deblieux
will proceed to this city and is ex-
pectec by the next boat down.
The arrests were made by Deputy
United States Marshals under an or
der from U. S. Commissioner Lane.
The affidavit is as follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Louisiana.
On the goth day of November, 1873,
personally appeared before me, at my
Office 10 the city of New Orleans, j.
r. Hornshy, who, being duly swor,,
says: That lie ia, and on the III
day of October, 1873, was, a resident
of the parish of Natchitoches, in the !
State of Louisiana, and of the United
States. That he has resided contin-
uously in the said parish of Natchi-
toches for the last ten years; and
that under the laws and constitution
of the States of Louisiana and of the
United States, he is. and on the said
1th ne 0ot1hnv 1000