The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-06-10
Il EbOglbse Exauti0,s.

Last Monday, at noon, abOn:
two hundred men On, hol setback,
surrounded our Parish Prison,
where was confined j. E. Jenkins,
accused of the murder of his
bother in law Raphael Castillo,
and taking him -therefsom, pro
@ceedea to Breaax Bridge. At
about 1 Utlcck III, the evening he
Was hung III the vicinity Of the
Killing Of yoi,hg@ Castillo. pa
On their way up, the crowd.
STOPPED and 3ss.izssu Azor,a yonng
negro man, out OF, bail, accused,
ot the murder of q young man
raised BY Valery Thibodeanx,
and also iInns him. Both men
were hung On the same tree. II
Si:rii.i G lfopi,s. had been alb
sent slace the preceding Friday,
on his plantation, near Auani
vile, with his family. 44l.at
Ihe scere 1T the Jail" passed
of with an uil,liSturbei caimn ex
ctpt the effort a.aie by Col. De-
blame, to ilsnade them from their
Illegal inrposes. The young son
OF The Sheriff. who WAS actin Q
jailor, and who saw that resis
taare was vain, threw the key
away and would be no party to
the unIawfuiact. Before ieaviu .
with the prisoner they allowed
him to receive the last consola
t,Ons OF the Church.
/ This double execution created a
profound impression on the peo
plr. AsMe have before stated,
the people were grumbling and
their patience was we'll nigh
spent but still no one here was
expecting this. II.
God forbid. that we should
make ourselves the apologists OF
try to paliiate such illegal and
violent acts. We do not lecog
nze The ri.h, Of any one to al
point himself Judge and take
summary vengeance Tor imagina
ry Or real Wrongs, We do not
acknowledge to any body of. men
no matter how numerous or i'm
posing it may be; the right OF
constituting itself a tribunal and
condemn to death an accused pc,
sou, without the hearing Of his
witnesses. A sudden ebuliition.
an Indignation that leaves not a
moment of reflection, ouly Can
palliate such an action, if such
an action can be excused. +
But this terrible drama, is not
he result Of want Of reflection.
An honest cad reaceable popula
tioa does not all ct Il sudden re
sort, to reinrehensible violence
without. soEe. powerful motive.
There must have been hideous
sores on the social and political
BODY, for All honeSe element OF
the population, 10 be in such 4
state OF desperation as to be stil
red up and led to the perpetra
ton OF acts such as were }witnes
sed here last Monday. The az
/ u,iuistration1 OF justice in oul
PARISH. is butsa crnel irony, but !:
cause of ruin. Our iuries bat!l,
composed, badly constituted, ds
: minated Ivy 'ir-jadme>, have mad.
a comedy of the Jaw ard of ia;
etice, ,nsreHsi ni fbs'ing he SAT;
4Nasrd-ni. 5soelafy5 my laliiy: il
scEsii~ ri ii,,' NV have iD,s-n !,
.nl'fed au,i i,iis ilu.,n:iiiN nas ~
gendered u license so nu;uIy tha
no one feels himself safe in pc
son aud properly.
And the leol.ls' crushed by ia,
e~ that disappear in she bulge
o! criminal EXPENSES, have risei
in their might ANA eliminated
b.
,hosr who have in$ltlted il. =
" hen il becomes necessary t,
.'e>osl to such means, it denote
;; disorsali$a.ien in the politic,'
md social body and it cap tfpl,
be SAT-, that the decay arrive
taSt.
/ 'Bu; while protesting agains
those acts, in hr name OF ci ills
ton. il! the name OF humanity. i
Tie aamt OF The law; WE he.
ate to blamn he lieopla who, i
!. their despair of seeing jast!c
;lune, aeie forced to s,ich ,lnlf
ful mean, bnl we do not lle'
ta'e 10 >ai, that oer antholitit
are morally responsible for wiz
has happened. in maxim no Effort
/ aid providing no n..ans for til
well beng aud 'atesy Of the pe
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