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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-09-24
The Robertson Murder Case

The trial of Lewis Chambers
and Louis Michel for the murder
of the Robertsons was fixed for
Monday. When the case came up
for trial counsel for the defense
objected to go to trial without one
of his witnesses who was not in
court. This witness lived in New
Orleans. A bench warrant was
issued for this witness and a de-
putty sheriff was dispatched to
New Orleans for him, who brought
the witness during Tuesday night.
The trial then began Wednesday
morning. The day was taken up
in forming the jury which was
completed at 5 o'clock, when the
court adjourned to Thursday
morning at nine o'clock, at which
time the taking of evidence COM
menced.
The Jury is composed as fol-
lows: W. Fl. Livingston, Willie
Potter, Paul Halphen, Arthur
Patin, Placide Huval, Ambrose
Deguetaire, Alfred Delonne, Ro-
sembert Dupuis, Sidney Lastra-
pes, Jules Hebert, Chas. Rees, Jr.,
Fred Schmidt
Witness. were examined all day
Thursday. This is excessively
slow work. The taking of evil
dence was again resumed Friday
morning and will probably con-
sumo the whole day. We go to
press at noon Friday, therefore
we are unable to wait until the
end of the trial to give the YER
diet of The jury.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBE "a, 1892
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-09-24

They ballOted as many as three
times on the SINE case, and chan
ged Their verdict every time. One
Of the members remarked that he
Thought the gang was tampercd
with, or it might have been orders
from the foreman---wko was out
side of the celebrating room.
To give the reader fair and
correct i6ea of the sublime igno-
rance of that grand jury, we will
give our experience of few min
utes in their private show"
When the writer entered the room,
an cid man was testifying, about
seven or eight of the members
were listening to his testimony
while the others were laying upon
their backs ON the police jury ia
BILE paying not the least attention
to the testimony that was being
given by the witness. The appear
ance of the writer however, SEEM
ed to have pleased them as they
all sourrended him and seemed
to be anxious to know what he
had to say. After several ques-
tons had been propcunded to him
by the foreman and several mem
beers, which we're answered they
seemed to have been lost and did
not know exactly what they want
ed. The foremen than sent for a
book in the Clerks office and
brought it in opened and showed
the writer the page, after reading
same the witness asked what in.
formation was wanted, some of
the members came to look in the
book when the others said
"Send for Daspit to come and ex.
plain this, and one of the mem
bers went out and returned will
Mr.. Taylor Daspit who seemed t.
know all about the matter and ex
planned what information wa.
wanted, and told them about it
When Mr.. Daspit got through ex
planning the matter one of them
a queer looking fellow who die
not understand Mr.. Daspit's ex
PLANTATION, said naively: DiteI
MOI ca en- Froncuis2 and Mr.. Das
pit repeated in French what hi
had said in English.
| The foreman is an ignorant maj
and incapable to fill the respon
sible duty that reposed on him
and besides, he is believed to hav
been the tool of some outside in
dividuals.
However it may be, whether tn
members were tempered with
bought or otherwise, or whethe
it was pure ignorance, their ses
sion of nearly fifteen days ha
brought upon them the indigna
ton and contempt of almost tn
antire community
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-09-24
The Job Is Done.

The grand jury selected for this
term of court, or at least, major
ity of that great, grand, auguste
body of men in whose care was
confided the investigation of the
violations of the law, closed their
show Saturday last. The great
body of inquest, who should have
represented the honesty, integrity
and intelligence, proved to be an
assemblage of what seemed to be
put up job, or else, a body of
blissful ignorance.
The last grand jury has cast a
blot of shame upon the name Of
the parish, and has raised the in
dignation of the honesty and in
telligence of the entire parish.
Its mode of investigating the VIC
lations of law, when they did in
vertigate them at all, was the
most disgraceful, shameful and
revolving affair that we believe,
ever occurred in this or any other
parish in the state of Louisiana.
Such a body should have first
respected the oath they had tax
Ell and proceeded to their investi-
CATION in a lawful and digni6ed
manner and should have known
the seriousness of their duty.
But, no, it was simply a farce, a
mockery, a job to dispense favors
to a certain class and to endeavor
to establish charges against others.
There were very serious charges
to be investigated by that "notori-
Gus grand jury" that has dragged
the criminal justice of this parish
in the dust. Some of these cases
were passed upon while the others
were not. The way the testimo-
MES were heard and the attention
given to them was simply ridicu-
lous and showed conclusively the
intention of that body. Their de-
liberation was simply what could
have been expected from subjects
fit for an insane asylum. What
an intelligent body to investigate
violations of law? What willful
disregard of law and justice.
They deliberated, voted and re-
voted an the cases investigated by
them: They found true bills at
one ballot, again reconsidered
their vote and then changed their
verdict. and KEEP: on in that way.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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each subsequent insertion.
~Bref communications upon subjects
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will be given to ANONYMOUS letters.
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-09-24
For Sale.

The Dittmann farm-as nice lOca-
tion as there is on the Teche, not sub
ject to any OverfOw-gOod roads situat-
ed one quarter mile from st. MartinvilIe
and close to st. John refinery-cOntain-
ing 100 arpents in area besides the wood
land. For price and terms.
Address ROBERT MARTIN.
st Nartinville. La
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CLUBBING RATES.

We have made urrangenents,6yw which
we can furnish Our reeders with the
MESSENGER and IHE HOME Magazine,
published at Washington, ID. c., for the
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We have also made clubbing arrange
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Der, THE TEXAS FARM AND RANCH
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-09-24
NOTICE.

To the Tax payers of the Corporation |"
st. Martinville.
Take notice that your Corporation aue
Special taxes far the year 1891 are nov
due and eyigihle, and if not paid on OH y
before the 18th day of June next loySi
your property will 10 seized and soss
according 20 law. in satisfaction thefe0'
81. Marti-NiIle. Mav llth 1892.
NJ y. FAcr,S. C0iieetN.
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FOR SALE.

Improved town lots, with good reo-
dences. and well located lot and stotv
thereon with good patronage, at ~
Martinville. La, also lot and store u
Cade station, La. RObt. Martin,
st. Martinyille. La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-09-24
FOR CONGRESSMAN,

We are requested to announce
the candidacy of Judge Edward
Simon, for Congressman of the
Third Congressional District.
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For Sale.

offer for sale my property situated on PoF
Street, in the town of st. Martinvillo. The resi-
dence is new building in first class conditioA
with all mordern accommodation. The lot q
large. There is also on the premises nice b;
kerry. which is in operation and doing psyini
business. Fer terms, apply to
OCrAvE GAa~E.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-09-24
Corn Min.

Mr.. Edgar Dugas announces to VIE pt:
bile that he has put up az his pfaca 1
corn mill. He will grind corn on share
He has constantly or hand grist, cora
meat etc. for sale at reasonable price.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-11-18
Notice.

By Order of the Common Council OF Dalies dle
City made and entered on the 18th day OF Octo-
ber' 1892, notice is hereby given that said city
council is about to proceed to order ana make
improvements in streets in said city, as herein
after stated, and the cost of such Improvement
will be levied upon the property adjacent there
to. and said Improvement will be made, unless
within fourteen days from the final pub1caton
oi this notice, the owners of two-thirds OF tn !
property adjacent thereto, shall file their re-
Inonstrance against such Improvements as by
charter provided. ,. +
The improvement contemplated anu apouI "
be made is as follows, to wit:
To Improve Was hington, Fulton and Laughl1n
streets in said city, by constructing sewer OF
terra-cotta, from the Columbia river at the foot
Of said Washington street, and running thence
south on said Washington street, to the Junction
of said street with Fulton street, ana running
thence easterly a:ong said Fulton street, TO the
junction of said Fulton street with Laughli1i MN
Street and running thence southerly along sa1d
Iaughiin street. to the alley next south of Alvord
street said sewer to be of twelve inch terracotta
pine from the point of beginning, above men
toned to the alley between Fourth ana F1aif IL y
streets and of ten inch terracotta pipe from sane
Mace to the termination thereof, as above stated
ated this22d day of October, 1892.
FRANK MEEEFEE,
Recorder of Dalles City.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-11-18
OnuNrY oFFIClALs.
A Cholera Scare.

A reported outbreak of cholera at Hell
meta, N. j., created much excltement
in that vicinity. Investigation showed
that the disease was not cholera but a
TioIent 1ids nt' dysentery, is which is almost as
severe and dangerous as cholera. Mr..
Walter Willard, prominent merchant
of Jamesburg, two miles from Helmetta,
saws Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy has given great salts
faction in the most severe cases OF dys-
entery. 1t is certainly one of the best
things ever made" For sale by Blake
ley & Houghton, druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-11-18
4 war rimo R.ais-

a relic of the war between the states
rs now on the dry dock, receiving sucn
minor repairs and cleaning as may be
necessary to commission her for harbor
defense This was the second monitor
ever built, and the record of her useful-
ness and her hard service may be seen
in the shot dents of the turTets. These
are painted In color different from that
of the surrounding iron in order TO ern-
plastic their story, and they serve as an
;ect lesson to show that after ALL
:Ien compared with our days, how in
.Jcuous were the boasted shot and shell
# the rebellion OF course it does not
make much difference whether a giant
is killed by toothpick or hoisted with
a petard He is dead all the same, and
worms will eat him. But we were
proud, and with good reason, OF those
big smooth bores and of their charges In
those parlous days.
Then the theory was that for every
ten pounds of shot one pound OF powder
was needed, a 90-pounder being fired
with nine pounds of powder; today we
have for each pound of powder two
pounds of shot, the 10-inch guns of the
Miantonomoh, the Nantucket's neigh
Dor, using $50 pounds Of powder to drive
the 5O0-pound projectile. The Nan
tucket has also sentimental interest
for when the great Ericsson lay in state
on her decks in the harbor of New York
she was the Immediate representative O.
what his genius had evoked to save th'
country in time of peril, for the origina
Monitor went down one dismal day OF
our treacherous coast, and left as tn
second product Of her wonderful typ
the little coast defender which now lie
half hidden within the walls of the DIR.
dock.-Harper's Weekly.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-11-18

! xET II. WIIsON-ATToRNEY-AT Rooms
| w 50 and So, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
! The Dalles, Oregon.
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pnornss1oNAL CARDS.

:" H RIDDELI-ATToRNKx-AT ONCE
Ill. Court Street, The Dalles, Oregon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
Hunter rouna

Last Saturday two hunters from Clear.
field who were out in the wilds Of the
Alleghanies found dead man in Andy
Reeses camp on Boon's mountain. The
dead mans name was John Gilland,
and for several years he had lived alone
there in the mountain Businesses with
no companion but his dog save when a
hunting party would locate at the camp
for short season. For months at a
time he never saw civilization, living
exclusively on the game and fish he
could shoot and catch,
For long time he lived in a hut made
Of bark, fashioned like an Indian tepee.
He wandered over the mountain with
dog and gun, and seemed to enjoy his
solitary existence. When found it was
evident that he had been dead several
days, perhaps weeks, and the gaunt and
emaciated form of his faithful dog was
by his side, almost dead from starvation.
And he would no doubt have remained
there and died by the side of his dead
master and never dreamed of DESERVING
his post. Dogs sometimes do things
that make us ashamed of our humanity.
The body was taken to Clearfeld and
buried on Monday. 1t Is presumed tina
the man died of pneumonia or some kin
bred disease, as he had pulmonary
Notwithstanding Spirit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
HAVE NO AUTHORITY.

The Grain investigations Committss Cam
net Compel Witnesses to Asswer.
ST, PAUL, March 1.-THE final days
Of the tedious wheat investigation are
not so harmonious, and peaceful as
those of former sessions, and from all
appearances there will be very little
accomplished during the remainder Of
the investigation. The authority of the
committee to pry into the source of the
ironclad price lists which the Grain
Growers association claims were issued
daily to the country elevators has been
denied by the witnesses, and the COM
mittee finds itself in the predicament of
being unable to do anything. The mem
beers of this committee, appointed
under special law to inyesti-
gate into certain matters pertaining
to the states welfare, have shown dis
position to render fresr Interpretation
of the law than some are willing to con-
cede, believing thse 1t was the intention
of the legislature to investigate thor
oughly the wheat industry Ia Mime
sofa, and detect any influences which
may have existed 10 the detriment of
the best interests Of the grain growers.
The restrictions of the law confined the
committees investigation to the ques-
whether any wheat had been shipped
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
An Old Soldiers Death.

Baron Genmingen, lieutenant field
marshal and inspector general of the
Austrian. cavalry, who died at his home
in Gutleberg, Austria, two weeks ago,
had been an active soldier for almost
half a century. 49,
IS When, ON the afternoon of his death,
his physicisn told him he had but an
hour or two more to live, the old man
sat up in bed and called to his military
attendant;in the next room. The soldier
came. a.sBring my parade uniform, -
commanded the general. The uniform
was brought. s.Now put it on me- :
The order was obeyed, while the old sol
der gasped heavily for breath.
"Have Fritz send ina broiled chicken,
a bottle of Sec, and an imported cigar y
s The order was filed, and the tray was
laid on the generals bed. He ate a
little and drank much. He lighted the
cigar. He smoked it half down without
taking it from his mouth. AS he re-
moved it to knock off the ashes, the end
came. He sank back with the cigar
still between his fingers, and died before
it went out.-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
A PROCLAMATION.
Several Countries Suspended from Reci-
procity Provisions.

Several Countries Suspended from Reci-
procity Provisions.
WASHINGTON, March Is. In accord
ance with the provisions of section of
the tariff act of 1890, known as the re-
ciprocity section, Secretary Blaine on
Jan. z addressed notes to the represen-
tatives in this city of Austro- Hungary,
Colombia, Hayti, Honduras, Nicarau-
qua, Spain, for the PHILIPPINE islands
and Venezuela, informing them that
unless some understanding was reached
as to commercial arrangement before
March Is the president would be COM
peeled to issue his proclamation impos-
ing the duties fixed in that section on
sugar, molasses, coffee and hides, the
products of the countries named.
A commercial arrangement with
Nicaragua has already been published.
It is understood that similar arrange
ment has been agreed upon with Hon
duras and will be announced within a
few days. Austria Hungary has also
made a definite proposition, as has like
wise Spain, respecting the PHILIPPINE
islands, which give promise of early and
satisfactory adjustment. This leaves
only Columbia, Hayti and Venezeula
subject to action under the tariff law,
and to these countries the president
issued his proclamstion declaring the
duties set forthia SECTION in force as to
sugar, molasses, coffee aud hides, the
products impofte'i from them,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
ALLIANCE EXECUTIVES.
The State Committee in Session at SC.
Paul.

Tho State Committee in Session at sc.
Paul.
ST. PAUL, March 15.-The executive
committee of the State Farmers ALI
ance met in Room f at the Merchants
and discussed various matters of inter-
est to the organization. The morning
session was very short and was devoted
chiefly to auditing bills and routine
business. The secretary and treasurer
filed their bonds and the committee was
formally organized, President Donnelly,
of course, presiding.
In the afternoon the binding Irvine
question was taken up and discussed at
length. The committee is dissatisfied
with the progress made at Saltwater
and several members so expressed them
selves in vigorous language. They want
to know why the new plant is not in
operation and turning out Irvine by the
carload to protect the farmers from the
cordage trust.
A representative of the National
Union company was present and pre-
sented his views on the Irvine question
and wanted the endorsement Of the
Alliance for the company's system of
stores.
A resolution was adopted endorsing
the National Union company.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
CannibaIism in a Western camp.


A horrible discovery has been made
in the mountains of South Dakota, about
ten miles from the border, which indi-
Gates that party of lost people have
been driven to the dire extremity Of
feeding upon each other.
In a deep canyon, where the camp
was sheltered from the storms, there
were found the remains of acamp, and
at the fire, in the ashes, were several
bones and pieces of a human body which
had been cooked and partly eaten.
There had evidently been FIVE or six in
the party and three of them had been
killed to furnish food for the others, for
there were three skulls fonnd, and from
their size it is evident that all of them
were those of women or children, for
they were much smaller than the skull
of man. The bones of the legs and
arms were found, and to one leg bono
there was still quantity Of cooked
flesh hanging. The survivors had evil
IDENTIFY got some ether meat and left the
Undiscovered part of the last victim in
the fire, with the intention of burning
it up, but the fire was put ont by a
storm and discovery thus made possible.
1t is believed that the party originally
consisted of two men, two women and a
boy, and that they passed through this
place last fall on their way to the west.
If such was the case the men have sac
rifced their companions in the attempt
at self preservation and are now alive.
It is. understood that the authorities of
South Dakota will make searching in
vestigation and see if they can find out
the survivors of the terrible deed.-Cor.
Philadelphia Press. "
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17

out of tie Duluth, or any oJner elevator
in Minnesota, without inspection, and
to questions respecting the weighing
and inspection of grain. Very early in
the investigation the question was
raised whether the committee had any
authority to go beyond these bounda-
ries, but as no objections were entered
the committee cut free from all bounds
and searched every nook and COR
ner where any information might be
cleaned shedding light upon the great
questions at issue. Imagine their sur
prise when Minneapolis elevator man
denied their authority to go into con-
tract between him and y certain Mr..
Wolcott. of Larimore, N. D., respecting
services which the latter was to render
to the Minneapolis and Northern Eleva-
tor company in the purchasing of grain.
Objections of the witness attorney were
sustained, and all testimony taken in
regard to the Wolcott contract was or
dered stricken from the records. The
committees right to investigate prices
was also denied, and the witness refused
to give the information sought. The
committee is without any power to pro-
coed TO investigate the alleged wheat
combine in Minnesota, and any evidence
which the committee receives upon this
question will be voluntary.