The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
Al the town Of Moreland. a little

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Castle, there lives a Well.to-do far.
mer and colored man by the name OF
Ladd. The family has resided in
that locality for many years and are
well known to many of the colored
residents Of this city, and bears a
good reputation among them. On
last Friday, young man by the
name of Eli, belonging to the Ladd
family, left his fathers home aud
went to Brownsville small town
in the eastern part Of Henry County
and about four miles from MoreIand,
to transact some business. During
young Ladd's stay at Blountsviile
he got into a difficulty with drug.
gist over some trifling affair, and
was elected from the store. Laddi
left the premises with the threat
that he would get even with him.
The druggist informed a posse Of
the enegro's threat and q small sized.
company at once few to arms and.
laid in wait for young Ladd's return
1t was not long until this lone
negro was seen coming up the
principle street of'the burg with d
shot gun slnng over his shoIder and
tits said with revolver ia hand.
1t was only the work Of a moment
to open battle and the negro seeing
a score or more of armed men
confronting him, retreated, firing att
his pursuers as he did so. The
fight was dept up for nearly 0 mile /
out Of town, when young Ladd
fell dead, riddled with bullets. We
are informed that Ladd's body 1
laid several hours 10 the public
highway where he died, before
anyone could be found to remove
it.
In the killing OF young Ladd, we
have the spectacle Of a posse Of arm i
ed men pursuing a lone negro for
nearly mile on o public highway
and only desisted after death came
TO the object Of their wrath. And
all this occurred .in a county that
boasts Of being the banner RepH5iif. /
can county Of the State Of Indiana,
and in q town and township over.
whelmingly Republican. Had this
bloody deed been enacted in some
Southern State, the Republican
press of the country would be loaded
down with the details of the bloody
tfair.
Ladd was o young man little
past 2l years of age, and has ire
luently been IN this city and is we'll
among the colored people
rho knew him, and while he was a
powerful built man of his age, yet
i is not known that he had ever
any crime and in the
lificulty which cost him his life be
lad harmed no one up the time he
vas attacked in the public highway,
lfter which he succeeded in wound.
ng one Of his assailants. One of
be parties who shot Ladd to his
leath, and as we are informed, all
Who participated in the deed are
men who do not believe a Democrat
las any rights that a loyal Repub-
ican is bound 10 respect. However
his may be, the killing of the negro
10Y Ladd is an outrage upon thelI
avs of our State and a blot upon
is fair name that has no parallel
n the annals Of crime North or
south.
The pursuit Of this lone negro
10Y. for nearly a mile on the public
By a posse of armed white
nen and the riddling Of his body
With bullets, stands out iii bold type
ide by side with any crime we have
ct seen seported from the South .
n a Republican paper, and the
Republican Congress and especially {
lie JAY Hawking Judge Advocate,
Iohn ]. Ingalls,, of Kansas, should
urn this way and lift the cloud Of
nfamy that has settled over this
,anner Republican county Of India
a. Muueie Daily Herald.