The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-18
ASSASSINATION.
> 1,ooSf week 1. o..eias. lsrnA. d

? 4loo1f wssk !. Q.acilea rsrs ii
IAtelligence has, no .doubt gon6|
abeoad that four colored men were
or killed, In this city, or
vicinity, Thursday night was week
ago. What construction has been
placed abroad upon these acts of law
lessness, we cannot say,i since the
quarantine regulations have deprived
US Of our newspaper exchanges. Nor,
do we know how these deplorable events
occurred. Many stories reach us-all
conaicting-and we are left absolutely
In the dark AZ to an opinion how, or
why thes6 murders were committed.
There was number Of men on horse
back In town, who rode up and down
the streets. That much all the people
we have interviewed agree upon but
we have been unable to ascertain any
thing definite further. - - f.. ~ ''.
The number of men who were seen
In town Is ,variously estimated, by our
informants, nom seventy-five to three
hundred and atty. We are told by
two gentlemen who saw the cavalcade,
that they did not know either horse
or q man in the line. 80 edI gao
We submit copies of the process ver6al
made by the Coroner of the Parish
who viewed the dead bodies Of the
murdered men. We have heard wild
and vague stories, OF a sensational char
acter, we will not print, because they
have no. fit place In this paper. The
TELEGRAPH condemns these acts of
lawlessness, and that is enough.
Life and liberty are precious boons, aud
no reckless disregard Of either will be
tolerated in these columns. We grieve
that our poor State should suffer such
Affections, but the fault is not ours.
Tho findings of the Coroner's inquest
read as follows: ..... 80 %
y MONROE, La, October IL, 1873.
An inquest held this day np0n the
body Of Dan Hill, there lying dead
After summoning and swearing a jury
of inquest, the following testimony
was ELECTED. ..a , :.4.;1r.-
David Hopping, being duly sworn,
depOses as follows: 81 was sitting on
a chair ON the gallery-Mr. Herring's
gallery. The deceased was sitting
about q foot and a half to the right Of
me. He was shot while sitting there.
We were sitting talking about two min
utes. Two men came along; when
they got little past they wheeled
and shot. They shot three or four
times. Nobody spoke. could not
say whether they were white or black
I then went into Mr.. Lewis and when
I came out they were gone. i!:n"h
-. .-- DAVID HOPPING."
John Hewson, being sworn, depOses
as follows: 81 was at Mrs. Boner's at
the time the shooting took place. I
did not come out then about five
after tho shooting I came out. |
JOHN HEwsoN."
Wash johnson, being sworn, deposes
rs follows: GAS near as can guess
1t was between IL and IL O'Clock last
night when the deceased was shot In
the house. He was shot from tho out
side and inside of the house. I could
not tell how many men there were
one came In the house and one outside
the window. I did not know any of
these mon. After tho shooting they
got their horses and rode of.
r.. !r- WASH p JOHNSON"
...-.'. .s mark
After the testimony was taken the
jury then retired, and after returning
rendered the following verdict: That
the deceased came to his death by gun
shot wounds at the hands of party or
parties unknown to them.
~ Dbl, -,-.! J. w. LOCKE, .
G. F. SAUNDERS,
.r.. HENRY ~ DORSEY,
...ss. s. @. HERRING,
JOE h3 HAMILTON.
mark
PARGoUD's LOWER PLACE,
October II, 1878.
An inquest held this day upon the
bodies of Sam Wallace and Joshua
Hall, there lying dead.-After sum-
moning and swearing jury of quail
o.S .,1ko~o Tho foIl1~,,S~~