Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-10
Adolphe Wake field,

Adolphe Wakefield.
Jim RosemOnd,
Reason Barnes and Son,
Joe Francis. ext Convict,
Eugene Dauter'e and Louis Dsuteriye.
Keepers of Negro Dive,
l. J. McGaffey and Son.
yellow sam" the Gambler.
Dan Richardson. Accessory to Murder Of
James Trainor.
You are hereby notified that for the good
Of this community YOU are ordered to leave
this parish on or before Sunday noon, Janu-
sry p, 1850. Failing to obey this order You
will be promptly dealt with by the
WHITES
No evidence has ever been produced to
show that either of the above parties had
anything to do with the killing of Trainor f.;
or that they deserved the Characterization
above expressed The whole denuucstion
WAS unmitgsted faIsehood and outrage
The Times Democrat proceeds
New iberia, Jan 30 When the staff cor
respondent of The Times Democrat reach
ed iberia Tuesday evening. he was infor med
on every side that the regulators had accom-
plished their purpose and mob violence was
at an end, at least for some time to come
This was a mistake. however. for shortly be
fore midnigh, the regulators rode into the
town, making their appearance on Bayou
Teche, at the intersection OF Bridge ST.. and
swung into mid-sir from the centre beam of
the bridge the body of Jim Rosemoud
The unhappy wretch WAS brought there on
horse back. and his horse was held Just IN
der the beam. A nes three-qusrtsr-inth
rope wss thrown over the bridge beam, and
then in bungling manner adjusted about
the neck of the negro, the horse was led
from under, the negro strung up. and the
regulat irs departed.
Jim Rosemond wa. oLe of the men escort
ed out of the cit, by the regulators last sun
day, and warned never to return From the
fact that a bag containing lot of clothes
and provisions of the accused was found on
the city side of the bridge. it was presumed
that the deceased bad sneaked back into
town TO get his worldly possessions and was
making his way out sgsin when he fell into
the hands of the regulators. and they took
his life for his dsobe,iience.
prominent otfe al informed The Times
Democrat correspondent that If the Navor
dared 10 take stand against the regulators.
either TO suppress them or to have the leaders
arrested, he would be treated in almost as
ANNArt't =, aht tNlFhtAtitbtN
characters. The Iberia Enterprise, which
will appear on Satur ,sy. will editorially
justify the regulators in the disps,ching of
Wakefield and the expulsion of the objection
able characters, but will severely condemn
the fact that they met and organized in the
court yard.
The regulators seemed to have had cut
little regard for the feelings of the commu-
nifty when they selected Bridge St, one of
the principal streets in the city. for he
lynching of Rosemond. II they had hung
him a half hour before they did. large
number of ladies and children who visited
the performance of the opera house would
have been compelled to pass under his
dangling form in order to resch their homes
Rosemond was about fifty years of age and
was reared in the parish. He leaves a
wife.
This letter might be filled with disgraceful
incidents of these recent Iberia outrsges A
correspondent of The New-Orleans Pelican
of February 2, writing from New-Iheria on
January 30, says that some time during
Saturday night the Rev. Byron Gunner. pas
tor of St. Paul Congregational Church and
president of the Iberia Educational Associa-
ton. was taken from his home, and, as we