The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-19
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setting out fish lines in the Bayou
Gordon he fell from his fiat and
was drowned. How it happened
no one knows positively, as the sad
occurrence took place near the
midnight hour. His body was
found in the bayou the next day,
Tuesday, and only a scratch on his
nose, apparently done by hook,
was found on his person. 1t is
surmised that he lost his balance
and tumbled -overboard and was
drowned. Mr.. Bodenstaff was a
native of Holland, about 43 years I
old, and had emigrated to this
country several years ago. He was
buried in the Waddel bnrying
ground last Thursday
Alexandria Town Talk: A few
DAYS ago since sheriff Paul and
Deputy sheriff Smith assisted liz
arresting two fugitives from JUS
ticc living in Catahoula parish
one man and his sister Mrs. John
son, but known in Catahoula par
| ish by the name Of Mrs. Peeyy.
The crime of which they are ac-
cused and to which they confess, is
the worst known to mana most
horrible murder. The crime vas
committed in Washington county,
Miss, about two years ago. The
woman arrested In Catahoula, was
the wife of the murdered man ma
med johnson. Tho latter had
about $500 in cash, and conspir-
acy was formed by his wife, her
brother and two other men to kill
johnson. The three men rode up
to Johnson's house, created dis
burbance in order to bring johnson
out of his house. johnson came
out and was fred upon by the trio
and left for dead. He was only
badly wounded, however, and his.
wife left him in that condition
without medical assistance for 48
hours. Seeing that he was not
going to die, she informed the three
murderers and they came back to
the house and beat out Johnsons
brains with club while his wife
held his legs.
Two of the men have died since
] the murder was committed. Mrs.
johnson and her brother escaped
to Alabama, and then to Georgia,
and moved to Louisiana about six
months ago. Detective Brown, oe
Amite City, Miss, has been track
ing them since the time the crime
was committed, and in some man
ner found that they had shipped
some trunks to Alexandria. These
trunks have been in Cullen e R0-
gers warehouse for some time,
and Sheriff Paul has had his eye ON
them for some months. Finally
Mrs. johnson sent to get something
out of the trunks and in this man
ner Sheriff Paul found out her
residence, which was abont 25 miles
from White Sulphur Springs, in
CatahouIa parish. He wrote to
Detective Brown and a time was
set for their capture. The priso-
ners were taken by the detective
down the Ouachita river.
Mrs. johnson had two small
children which she gave to q near
ncighbor to raise. In kissing them
good bye she said that she would
never see them again, as she ex-
pected to be hung as soon as she
arrived in Mississippi.
| Concordia Sentinel: The Natch-
ez Red River and Texas Railroad
office was entered by thieves on
Thursday evening and money to
the amount of $72 and a gold watch
was taken from the trunk of G. j.
Bird, tile engineer of the road,
| who was absent ut the time. Mr..
j. b. Policy, the Superintendent,
left the office at $3.50 in the after
noon of that day. and when the
Steamer City of Baton Rouge lam
ded. he went to the Office for
lantern. and, to his astonishments
found the back door open and
things lying about the room In
confusion. Denomination It was
!, found that the thieves had made 2
thorough search for valuables and
that the above mentioned property
was missing. Tue authorities are
on the alert, but as yet no clue has
been found to the identity of the
guilty parties.
Special to New Orleans Plea
yune: With the approval of the
President the Postmaster General
, has decided not to advertise for
, bids to'eqtc into contracts Tor the
TRANSPORT of foreign mails up
; on tie NIL e basis. under the
authority "a Srred BY the act OF
) Congress b arch 3, 1882.
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