St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-14

THE MOST HORRIBLE YET.
A REGULATOR CRIME OF UN-
PARALLEL ATROCITY.
AN OLD MAN KILLED AND
YOUNG GIRL BUTCHBRED.
A special to the City Item. Sept
II, from Lafayette. La. ssys:
A terrible affair took place at
Lanss Bsrluchan's. in the western
part Of this parish. where tho rsgu.
istors have again been 1t work.
night befors last. A party OF mask
Cd men vsge securing the country
that night. logging negroes and
firing into cabins.
From tho story Of tho vile Of
Rossmond Cormisr. negro. one Of
the victimA it appears that the
Rsgulators Knocked ct The cabin
door at about 10 p. n, and. on b.
ing refused sjn,ission. broke in the
door. Rosewood, Who vas sixty.
six years Of age and had bsen Aog-
ged before. bad sworn not to Be
ksaten again. fired into the crowd
and ran, - did alsO his vile. The
latter ~as speedily eaaght and
forced, By threats Of death, 70 d.
vulgs tho whsrAAbouts OF her hue
bad. Who was captured end bic
bead shot OF end he bsstsn 70
piecea The brsvs Rsgalatoss then
returned 10 the cabin and cat tho
throat of Rosalis. tho eftesn-ysar-
old daashts. Of The couple. muir
deging her.
Two other negroes. Lucien Mont
gousry add Toby Oobb. were also
iesrfnlly whipped aud laoerated.
Ysstsrdsy morning the body Of
John Judics. ono Of the Rsgu!s-
tOrs, who had been killed BY Cor
mieris gunshok was brought In and
inferred. Il 10 also stated that
Robert Montgomery. son Of Sam. J.
Montgomery. . prominent farmer.
u critically wounded.
The Coronsr's Jury examined
several witnesses. but reported
thsmsslves unable 10 obtain any
clue. they 6nding that Cormisr waa
killed By parties unknown.
From the I'D. aud Picaysns's
account 10 learn that the Cormisr
c<bin was riddlsd. furniture in
cludsd. with some 800 Winchester
riAs balls: that Jndios lsit . wife
and two oi,ildren grief-str,cken at
the result os bin lawleas deed; that
the terrible weapon with which the
Regulator whip their Victims i =
piece Of buggy trace about two and
halt feet long. nsil-d 70 . stout
handle; that Cobb and Montgom-
cry arc Ssasfully beaten. and will.
IN laid up possibly for nOnths:
that the old man COrmier was = ma
tive Of The parish and = hard work.
ing man.
AZ - Oosmier. the slain negro.
the Picsyane nays:
Il il learned frDsu several prOmi-
osnt white citiz"n~ OF The neigh
borhoo.l that Roesmond has al-
ways been m.ted for bic quiet be-
havior and respectful man ners. aud
Il 10 dif6culs'lo c,".s,eive what mo-
tives actnatr,l The murdsrees In
their h-llssh PURPOSES.
The I'D. says:
When they whipped the negro
Montgomery. Accounting 70 bis
statement. they tol.l him they vsrs
whipping him because he voted 70.
Mr. Minor in the late Congregation
Il election
Abide Landry. Deputy Sheriff.
has bean jailed - one Of tho MUIR
dsrers, and tho names Of the others
are known. Other arrests have no
doaht leon made By this time.
We fully indcrss the following
comments Of The city prsss On tho
shove Outrage:
tDsily S&atss.
II The telegraph reports from
Lafayette are correct. giving An &C
ooaut 81 tho killing Of tho eolored
man Rosemond Cormisr and his
young daughter Rosalie. the bru-
I'll perpetrators Of the crime shoald
be hunted down add brought TO
iustice. We trust that tho story IL
grossly exageeratsa. bat unbappily
It bears 20 strsag'y the marts Of
truth on its faee that 70 dare not
discredit it. There 10 not . dscsnt
Southern man bat Who vill de-
uounce this decd Of blood 40 ons
that sho Md b. alONeA bv tho hang
ing 81 the parties wbo are guilty II
T. The belief Of N overwhelming
majority al The white people 81 The
South IL thst tho negroes. in the
interest q society and that Of The
negross thsmaelves ought h be
elimimate1 from politics: but there
are none among na save mercileaa