The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-07
MURDERED HIS WIFE.

MURDERED HIS WIFE.
A Negro En- Route to Heaven.
Green Redding ON Sunday last MUIR
dered his wife across the river on Mr..
Laxare's place. Green had been work
ing In ssthe Island'' in this parish. His
wife, to whom he was legally married,
abandoned him. Green gave her q
beating Thursday, for which she had
him arrested and placed under bond.
Sunday he came to town, crossed the
river In q canoe, met Adelino, his
wife, and what followed may be found
In the evidence given before Judge
Garrett, copied below. Green was
committed to prison without bail. We,
copy from the Courts records. .
Haywood Moore, sworn for the
State, says:
Haywood Moore is my name. Isaw
the difficulty between the accused and
Adeline Redding. I saw him when
he stabbed her. She was in George
Brooks house. 1 was lying ON the
bed in the house when the accused
came to the door. The accused went
back in the yard. I went out of the
house. Accused went up to Adeline,
who was standing in the yard, and she
said to him, "Go away from me-"
IShe went in the house and he followed
her. This was about two minutes after
I left the house. There was no one in
the house when left that saw. My
door is opposite the window before
which they were standing. I was
standing In my door when he struck
her. saw him strike her. i saw him
run his hand in his pocket and draw
: out his knife. He then caught her
with his left hand by the hair and
stabbed her with the knife he stabbed
her In the neck. AS soon as Isaw this
i. run round toward the house where
they were. run back and got my
gun. When got my gun run after
him, and saw him just getting into the
boat. When he saw me coming he
Jumped out of the boat into the river.
him In skid. He waded across. He
: started down the river towards Mr..
Pargoud's. halloed to Mr.. Johnston,
: aud he and Mr.. McClend0n stopped
him, and we arrested him right there.
The accused IL the man saw stab
Adeline Redding. When he was ar
rested he was asked why he killed his
, wife, and he said he didn't know why
he did it. This happened yesterday
evening at Mr.. IAazare's place in Qua
ctita. l saw Adeline Retlding after.
wards. She had three stabs on the left
side of the neck, just under the car.
Lizzie Brooks, sworn for the State
says:
7 / have seen the accused before. !
saw him yesterday evening. 1 know
Adeline Redding. 1 saw fight be
tween AsIelfne Re<1dfng and Greer
Redding. was In the house by the
cupboard. It was my fathers house
my fathers name Is George Brooks
Green run his hand in pocket anG
pulled out his knife. He held hel
head down on the bed and stabbed hel
three times In the neck. Then he rar
off. Adeline came In the house first
and Green right behind her. They
talked before he cut her. He wanted
to talk to her and she kept pushing
him off. After he cut her, Adeline
walked from the bed to the door, and
fell down and died. She bled a great
deal the blood spouted out. Ny sister
and were the only persons In the
room, besides Green and Adeline. He,
name is Lucy she is younger than
me. Green carried his knife of with
him.
Eliza Williams, sworn for the State,
says: .- r
} was standing on the river bank,
against the window, when tho diff
Guilty occurred. Adefine went in first
and Green followed. heard them
making a fuss In the house, and heard
Lizzie halo, "Mama, Uncle Green
8 0one killed Adeline." heard AIDE
8 Ane say stthere now" run to the
wlnuow and Green run down the bank.
l saw Adeline sitting on the floor.
leaning her head ON her hand, and the
'r blood spouting from her. 1 went down