The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-12-24

\ gang Of laW.rs, rullidns have been
some liih' engaged ia Il crusade of init
midation aid violence against the pea
cable cit:ZauS If As0yr!le', They have
visited private residences al night as
saulting aud threatening citizens III
their own houses and GcnOunring ven
9cancr on all who oppose them. Their
outrages were chiefly upon the negroes,
bGt their wrath was freely poured out
OH the whites who were not su5seryient
To them.
These niarauicr5 had their own way
for while, hut finally the good people
wOuld endure them no longer. and Sc
cured their arrest. Yesterday lifty-Seyen
of these hrigantls were arraigned for
tria! ut Mdrhsvillc. but, in view OF their
numbers and probable influence. the
court. on motion of the District Attor-
ney. changed the venue to Alexandria.
They should he prosecuted 10 the utmost
and. if found guilty, should be punished
10 the fullest extent of the law.
The time has gone by when this sort
Of crime can pass Unchaliruged in
Louisiana. ana every Good citizen is
bound to assist in putting ali end 10 it,.
We are glad To see The country parishes
rising up in force against it. y. o. Ii
cayuGc.
The following is a special from New
Iberia 10 the Times Democrat: ~ ne
gre, rlaS,icalIy clTistcned Bru!IIs Gaze
sar. claiming Ia h. Il physician. was ar
rested here Friday for practicing with
ont Il license. lie was given Il room in
the parish prison and brought Tip heforc
Judge Patin yesterday. When the trial
was called BrutuS weakened. and. turn
ing to District Attorney BrOussard, said:
Got knows if y0u turn NE loose I'll
show y0u so many madi, inc men that,
the jail won't hold them" lie was pro-
missed that if he would make the afl!la-
Wit his chances for clGmency would be
good. Tfue to his W0ri, he has already
sworn ont ailiiavit3 against forty ne
gr0rs, who are commonly known as hrrb
or lizard doctors, one of whom WAS the
partner of Hrutus Caesar. This class
Of quachS have been reaping d rich har-
vest among the ignorant negroes, and
especially those who came here for the
sugar rolling. from whom they got Il
fee Of few dollars in advance. which
insured them attendance during the
rolling season in the event % sickness.
The entire police force were out this
evening. and The parish prison tonight
is fuIl, gpoa whom the full penalty of
the law will lie imposed"
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The following information concerning
the death of Ir. II. :. Creig. which we
published in the MESSENGER last week
is taken from d New iberia special to
/ The Times-Dem0craI:
"StanislaS Ggcig. a white swamper
about forty years old. mystgriOusly DIS
appeared about ten days ago diIligeDt
/ search failed 10 find him. Ii was finally
/ ascerta!ncd that he had left New Iberia
/ 10 go across Lake FaUsse Point and that
I he left in skitf. The weather about that
! time was cold ana stormy, and "A search
/ ing party immediately started out tC
, find him. Soon they saw shiif drift
! ing in thc lake. AID upon nearing it a
man was seen lying in its bottom, ap-
! parently asleep. 1t proved to be the
missing man. lie had been dead for
several days. His arms hung over the
sides and the fish hal eaten both OF his
| hands entirely of. In the stprr Of the
Skilt WAS a bunch OF m0sS and some
chips, showing that he had attempted t.
make a fire but failed. Beth oars were
gone and ii is supposed that lie was
caught in squaii and having no oars
/ frOZe 10 death or died from starvation
The coroner viewed the body and gave q
certificate OF death by freezing.
/