The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-22

silent testimonial Of as foul a crime
as ever stained the history OF the
state. The sand had covered up all
OF the body exeeptia small portion
oil the abdomen and the hand, and
although it had lain there three
weeks, the body was found to be in. a
remarkable state Of preservation,
and was fully and completeyeidentir
fed as that Of Charles Phillips. giHe
had oaoonly a shirt, pair of drawers
and vest, and the wounds, were found
to abe actlyl las gdesdribedsibE Mrs
Walrath.3iw aGss i,i8 fiua ,geIe.aa
|G.S s,ii 10 THE TRIAL. Go!10 aqf
q! At the March term of che District
Court both Harry Dubois and Mary
D. Walratho were, indicted by the
Grand Jury and7upon application OF
counsel were granted separate
trial. Dubois trial lis now in pro.
gress, and there seems to be bnt lit.
tie doubt that be will besconvicted, OF
murder in the first degree; Addi-
tional confessions made by Mrs.
WaIrath disclosed, the place Of con
cealment Of the murdered mans
pantaloohs, and altogether the chain
of 1circumstantial evidences was so
Strong chat the'jufy stood fot, hours
ten for murder in the first degree.
From The time Tofs her arrest to the
closing scene Of the trial Mrs. Wal
rath has scarcelysrealized her posi-
ton. The Jail Of the county being
an unfit place for q woman TO-. be
confined in she has been kepttnnder
guard at a private residence, and
from reliable Information she has not
hccn aroused to her dangerous posi-.
tion. Dubois has been confined III
tile County Jail and has maintained
a strict silence as to his connection
with the case. I have given you
above all that has been produced in
evidence, but there is yet an untold
story. '''s's'' i - + -
THE OLD STORY.
The old story of guilty love has
been freely If, ulatrd, and,. although
/ have in vain ehdeavorcd TO ascer-
tain it's aithenti, ity, it is celtainly
generally believed in this community.
The husband OF MIS-. Walralb, mar
rird her from among the demi monde,
and The fact Of their having been di
vorced twice and remarked slows
thattheir union has not been con
|tinuously happy one. Phillips was
employetl' nv The Walralh, when Du-
| bois came there, and, it is said, be-
came possessed Of q knowledge of an
[3illisit love, between Dubois and Mrs.
|' W9S,aallrratttll. Both +, Of the Walraths
] were, away for days att lines and i,
| is not to be wondered at that Dubois
who is aafineslooking, young and APP
parently intelligent'mau, should be-
come an object of interest to Mrs.
Walrath. Isolated as they were
! from society Of all Kinds, tie woman
forgot her marital VOWS, and g con.
zeal their. guilty love the pair com
mitted the crime that has Ted one to
the PelnniItteentiary and probably the
other to the gallows. What knowl
edge Phillips became possessed Of
will probably never be known. Ger.
1tainly iii that he and Dubois had q
fight a few days before the murder
in which Dubois got the worst of it
Whether or not, smarting under de
feat, Dubois reyengefally took Phil
lips life, or instigated by his para
mour, he added murder to his Other
crime, will probably be an. uawritter
, story. s3.555iy rf.i
CURIOUS LEGEND.-The Irish have
curious legend respecting villa
they call "Blaiad ma oze;;' in othe
words, "The blossom of yonth."
The legend is this: can freshman a
one period went to Denmark, wher'
he was Hospitality received, much tt
his establishment. He was taken in
, to immediate favor by those anon.
whom he visited. He was told tina
!, in certain part Of the County o
Limerick, from which it appears HI
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