The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-18
STATE GLEAN1NGS.
,!9i'ked to Jesus.

ISAll E"a''s, I"''''"' wa" o
the p;rishuf Tangipahoa for the MUIR
der OF Edward Bowen, white. Evans
was yobhll to glory after the follow
ing speech
cut mo bose and let me- go. My i
friends, tbs is the result Of whisky
it has put ne on this PLATFORM, and
warn you'll against it. | blame no
one but myself. have put myself ,
to death; expect to meet my God
this evening by tho help of our l'"Id
Jesus Chsst. I have confidence III
the river If Jordan ! know no pow
er can sax me am not going t"
die but | am going to sleep off of this
world in 8 few minutes, aud then
am going to Paradise"
Condemned cycling DR.. Bowel
"Mr. Bowen, l murdered your son
| | hope to meet him in Heaven" Then
turning to Mr.. Mix, the sheriff, he
said :
"ANp YOU ARE THE SHERIFF,
| hope to meet you in Heaven. 1t
has been ordained by God that !
should die on the scatfold. Had l
not have died that way | should have
died some other way. When a man
called me a s--n of b-h | mashed
him. have hope in Heaven, and
am going to wear starry crown
when | get there | have the sword
"uu shield on my breast.
It v was WINK RINK u repeat for the last time,
me on the scatfold, and want all to
take warning by me- dont't drink
and don't play cards"
Here the condemned stopped, bid
farewell to his friend and, turning to
Sheriff Mix, said, "Mr. Mix, l have
been your prisoner ten months you
have always treated me kindly y and
taking the sheritf's hand, shook it and
said good by.
The 1873 Convention of the Jewish
order of B'nai Birth, which has been
in session during the past week in
New Orleans, adjourned OH Friday
last, after the election of the following
, permanent otticere President Samuel
Ullman of Natchez; lst Eice-Pres-
ident Ferdinand Marks of Now Or
leans I'd do E. Raphael, of Texas 5;
. Treasurer, Isidore Strauss, Of Jack
! son, Miss. Secretary, Moses Ulman,
of Memphis Aaron Meyer of Helena,
Ark, Sergeant-at-arms.
No opposition will be made by the
Governor to the tinality of the Su-
g preme Court decisions iu the Pacific
t Railroad case
/ s. McCutchin was commissioned a
school director for Caddo parish, vice
Prot. Seay, resigned.
n George L. Smith is stepping around
- lively in order to get up that secur-
' ity on lis bond as collector, which Is
!; $3O0,0OO.
u The Marksville Bulletin says:
) "Several of our planters have triet
on small scale, wheat culture, ant
&c to all appearances with decided sue
"a cess. Mr.. J. P. Guillory has six acre!
of ripe wheat. 1t is of very large
T. and superior quality. Let our cottor
ID planter ponder over this and the!
r. will see that King Cotton has more
than one rival"
The New Orleans Democrat says:
I Several days ago, in a case before
-, Recorder Smith, Mr.. c. c. Haley wa
III a witness, and his testimony wa
i taken down by a short hand reporter
I'd At the CONCLUSION of his testimony tn
a. hierogliphics of the stenographer wer
presented to him to be signed. Hale,
u declined to sign them on the groun'
al that lie could not read them. II
#. said, however, he was willing to sig
H. transcript. The recorder insiste'
~ on his signing the hieroglyphics, an
on his positive refusal to do 80, sen
rs fenced him to pay fine of $25 or t
d. be imprisoned for twenty-four hour:
n. Yesterday the case came before judy
49, Whitaker on writ Of habeas corpus
100 who remanded tho prisoner on tn
A. ground that the recorder had juris
he diction and the commitment being i
~ due form. Of course we will not al
49, que the law with these judicial lnnl
D" inaries but We do think it a remark
10 able law, which requires a man
tic sign a document he cannot read
understand al the dlctation of a MAJ
istrate, or pay $25 or 60 to Jail IL
'o' twenty-four hours for contempt
'se court. Indeed, "iftbe law says that
ess as Mr.. Bundle says, claw is bass
ire State consols have advanced eve
ke. 10 the face of the railroad decissit
,ss 75@78.
ars Packard will accept the Liverpo
,ch consolatc-$30,000 4 year is the Il
come.