The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-08
A TRIP TO ST. CHARLES.


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TRIP TO ST. CHARLES.
Inmates of the ,vaIl-A Posse-Hew Affairs
New stand
A representative OF the DEMOCRAT left Sum
day morning for St. Charles parish by the Dom
aldsonviile and Bayou Goula Railroad. The
object Of the trip was to visit that part Of shs
parish which has been the scene of the lynch
ing of Mr.. Valcour st. Martin. on the night OF
the fourteenth ultimo. Aftor ride of twenty-five
miles In the cars. our reporter alighted at q
station seven miles from the courthouse. be-
hind which Is the parish jail and q few min
utes' drive brought him !, to ~, the gate OF the
STOUT guard Of the fooFed Per1spasioni
ASKED US OUR BUSINESS.
Under ordinary circumstances no attention
would have been paid by the reporter to his re-
marks. but glance at the musket. and peep
ct several others held By some hall, 9 dozen
discretion was the better part of valor, and that
business was meant. Immediately upon .beina
e. sde 6 h ME- fso wa1 h geoa
shouted for the
CORPORAL OF THE GUARD"
who advanced and escorted the reporter not
deputy, Mr. j. L. Martin Who 5' expresse sec b Rim-
self highly pleased at our visit and placed him
gef at at the disposal Of the repQrter whom he
corridor on the lower floor OF the jail. Point
ing with smile. to several instruments Of war;
Mr.. Martin said: There are six muskets, here
two Pfstols Il, and paek;aee OF cartridges.
suIsped9u Is brosng bunaly a corner was nexf
Runpowder Our reporter had o cigarette in
bis mouth at the time. but whom he reflected
very pleasant ombination to those standing
around. The bars of the window were admirably
suited for the passage Of the cigarette into the
IN ANSWER TO TIE QUERIES
f our reporter, thedeputy sheriff made the fol-
lowing statement: Il will not" said he, ENTER
with them; bat let us take the story from the
day Mr.. McLeran. our, new sheriff, was i'm
had been arrested-Beau Hickman. alias John
Hick man. Elias Smith and Gilbert Bradley.
Sheriff Moh n caused the arrest Of tie follow
ris,, Arthur Leonce, alias Arthur Chalk and Joe
yacksa9n Al rs coored W. Taylor was ar
ten men-tWo colored and eight white men
UNDER THE GUIDANCE
OF Sheriff MeLeran. The posse was called be-
cause several armed negroes had been seen on
the man, but when the posse arrived the tigers
had yamoosed and lambs only were to be OBJ
AS you see. precautions have been takanto
make the jail secure against amy atta.k. The
window On the lover floor which the mob had
broken open has been walled by means Of fire.
brick and cement, leaving only small aper-
ture, defended by heavy iron bars SO as 10 adj
both inside and outside the building. Al night
the force is doubled and patrols make regular
rounds.
ALL THE DETAILS
of the guard, and never leave the iai day or
night. SO yon SEQ We are fully prepared and
firmly resolved to vindicate lazy and order In
the parish. have some coOred men on duty
here, and they prove very efficient doefte and
ready to help US IL our york OF bringing the
ored people lend rs every assistance. the par
| tsh 10 comparatively quiet, aud feel no appre-
h hsnsion q an attask tie JAIL However, ltis
After few concluding remarks on the sub.
iect Mr.. Martin asked the reporter II he wanted
to make tour Of the cells. His offer being ac~
cepted. we visited the prisoners. Of whom there
are eighteen IN nil-ten suspected of having
pa1IidG d i9 the ynehRg one accused 9f
Ing, one OF rape and two held on slight charges.
We will give brief account Of the principal
WILLIAMS HARRIS,
colored. CONVICTED and sentenced to the Peni~
tertiary for life on charge Of rape. This case
i now on rehearing before the Supreme Court.
It is the opinion Of many residents Of the par
ish. cognzant Of the facts Of the case and of
subsequent DEVELOPMENTS. that Harris Is fnno-
cent and that the guilty party Is at large.
Should the Supreme Court confirm the sentence
tie phabt 70 Of he parsh will PETITION The
The next is Willis Cook, who murdered Laura
farkeFe colore0. AZ Inc twenty -etght mile sW1tcn
on the BOutte road.
Then follows John Coleman, the murderer Of
Elijah Hyacinthe, at Bayou des Allemands. some
| time ago.
The reporter next saw James Lilly accused
| Of burglary and breaking into q store In the
night time. without dangerous weapons with
intent to commit q felony.
HE HAD BURGLARIzED 5
Friedmans store at Lulng Station, and rihed
it Of $40: The only property found on him when
arrested Was p peculiarly marked silver dime,
which J. e. Horanson. one Of the partners of
Mr.. Friedman, identified rs having been In the
drawer the night Of the robbery. The other
men, Isaac Williams. Wilson Williams, alias
Page, and Manuel More, alias Granson.
these prisoners are colored The last prisoner
seen was John Williams, white boy, about
twenty one Years of age, who, In the summer of
1877. one evening, k HE'D at Eoutte Station: he
gro who was cursing him. Williams has been
in jail since that time. and was convicted OF
manslaughter at the November term Of the Dis
trict Court last year, and sentenced to twenty
years in the Peuftnntiary. On an appeal to the
Supreme Court the decision Of the District
Court was reversed and the case returned to the
said court e be tried on the charge Of murder
Young Williams is DESTROYS Of getting rid Of
his long confinement in the prison coll, and ez"
presses the greatest unconcern as to the decs~
lon the District Court will render at it's next
sitting,
: This ended our tour In the prison, and bid
7 ding fri .s farewell to the courteous dep
+ uty sheriff, Mr.. Martin, our reporter wandered
; to the river bank, and hailng passing boat,
Y Nurses and attendants In sick rooms. who
have not had the fever use Omaha RnubarE
Wine as O. preventive For sale By /. l.. Lyons
q druggist