Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l7.-There was a
triple lynching almost within the shadow
Of the city last night, but it was conducted
10 quietly that the account of the affair
published this morning surprised the com
munity. The victims of the mob were
three negro brothers named Julian, and
their oiTeuse was the shield ng of n fourth
brother, Rosolus Julian, who on Friday
Mot and killed Judge Victor Estopinnl,
while the latter was trying him for trivial
offence aud seriously wounded the judges
son, who tried to capture him.
After the shooting tho negroes made for
the swamps in the rear of the city and were
soon in safe hiding. Posses were lmme-
iiato.y organized and all night and all
Saturday the country was secured but the
Iearch was fruitless. The mother, two
brothers and two sisters of Roselius Jnliau
were arrested yesterday at the Black Ridge,
in the ronr OF the city, by the city police,
aud were taken to the jail on Judge Estopl-
mails place, near Southport. Another broth
lr was arrested later and taken to the same
Jail
Toward nightfall the men who had been
out hunting all day for tue murderer with
no success, began to grow fretful, and as
darkness thickene1 their fretfulness grew
into desperation, aud they determined to do
something to compel the relatives of the
fugitive TO disclose his Whereabouts. Tho
general sentiment seemed to favor hanging
the male prisoners or making them talk.
About II o'clock about 20 men, some
armed with rifles and shot guns, went to
the Jail, unlocked the door and then held
conference "a to what they should do.
Some favored hanging all the prisoners,
while others insisted that only two OF the
.4-,s 1 H.,
out aud strung up. This vas finally agreed
to, and several man went into the jail and
brought out the two doomed negroes. They
were hurried across to pasture 100 yards
distant and there asked to take their last
chance of saving their lives by making q
confession.
The negroes made no reply. The taller
negro was then hoisted up. He remained
banging fully five minutes before tho sec
onl one was hanged. The shorter negro
stood gazing at the horrible death OF his
brother without flinching.
The mob remained at the place for about
half an hour, when some one suggested that
they 90 back and hang the other prisoners.
This was opposed by several, and it was
finally decided that they should go back and
take the remaining brother out to Camp
perapet and haug him there.
The mob then returned to the jail. Paul
Julian was taken out to the camp, which is
about q mile distant, and tnoro be was
hanged to tree His body dangled from
a limb in full view of O morLii crowd
during the day, AS "a warning to the me-
gross that they cannot go about killing
white people" one of the mob expressed
it.
During tho search for Roselus Julian on
Saturday one posse visited the house Of a
negro family near Camp Parapet and tried
TO induce John Willis, young negro to
disclose the whereabouts OF Julian. He re
fused to do go and he was kicked to death
by the gang.
Latcr-The negroes are massing at Camp
Parapet and arming with the intention of
Iaughtering the white people in that sec
tloH. The whites in the rear swamps have
been served with notices to leave and many
have abandoned their homes