The sun., 1894-12-09
A LOUISIANA LYNCHING,
PROBABLr THE FIRST mar 1oor
PLACE Nv TH4r REGToy.
indians and Acadisns wers the LySeh.r,
asd tsc Trouste Began with the r,o,..
T-om "a, cinc,nndii Enquirer.

Tfopt ths Cinctnnon Enquirer.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. oo.-The Acaliar vilI,,.
Of st. Mnrtinsville, on the picturesque NV,
Teche, the home OF Evangelinc. has n crimi.
nal as we'll a. a romantic history. Here wa,
organized the first vigilance committee In tho
history Of Louisiana. There was bit OF romano.
blended with this tragedy.
After the uuelque Shoue CCnlcasieu) Indian.
assisted by the French and Acadian settler.
had exterminnted the Attakspas Indians in a
pitched battle at Indian Bend, few mile,
above historic 81. Martinsville there suddenly
appeared a mixed tribe OF Indians called bv
them Rcd Bones. The word Attnkapas signiG..
"man eaters" and when any Of the settler,
were slain n cannibal feast followed. So IN.
good Indians Joined in their determination. but
whence came these. large, powerful Indiana
yet they were partly of Acadian parentase1
They came up the Teche in their long bark
npon n' the the % mounds Of the Kttskapas. PSeaa PPfSsa
had no distinStiys triee be nor, nor nHmsi I and the
tribe assumed the occu patton OF basket MAXIM,
which had been uursued ny the mnssacted At
!skspas O'nan eatsrs . r4r a3ns % tine they ea.
tiers Of what Is now known as the Attakapss
Country. which comprises hve parishes in
Tils Acadians. descendants Of the French EN-.
igrants, or exiles. from Nova Scotia, had a large
known know as st. Martinsviiie. 10 this colony focEed
a number OF Spaniards and French from The
Americans merle who had left their country for stat.
reasons. This mixed population OF the Poste de
STtes p wSsksy and some rnRes to the Re9
Bones FOR baskets and wickerware, which they
transported 10, New Orleans in bateaux, to.
abundant in that wild section. These hat-bot.
toned. square bow boats were propelled by two
start from the Poste de Attakapss, the frontier
City. q lying up, at nights, when there would would
be dancing, drinking' gaSnoling; gan % and: OF course
these voyages and the two villages became very
neighborly through this commerce. After sell.
ing their hides, meats tobacco and baskets a.
post for a few days. or as long as the whiskey
lasted. Indian Bend was deserted, and braves,
tSi TO assist In int the Festivities. 49, ~ - 'D' O'''
To one Of these "ronts." many years ago. &C.
cred Lake. came with his wife, .Mer- -men.tau
pure Facel. The reception consisted OF pony
lighting. the tafis ,whis eyl being the most popu.
lar element. The. Red Bones villagers had
brought down l. their REMAINING Ini IN basket work:
One evening there was dance at the log
lavishly dispensed the frontier whiskey to his
guests. He was a mongrel, Of ,Acadian and
red man for the money no could wiring from
him. and looked with favor upon the fair
BASKET work. However. % he iovcd % or thought ai he
loved, the comely Mer-men-tau although this
oassr sae oy T ,hs Of Rs
Bones. This same thing has occurred in more
civilized communities. She who listens once
matters, and. between dances and draurhts ot
taffa, an elopement was planned between them
venue n" ns En
ponies; and, leading another. stealthily rode
The The f Purs % Face" wa, at aS the s dSssnatei n8ni
spot at midnightEa grove Of weeping
TIE o@ which the Ss ass
name In moment they were speeding toward
the Poste de Attakapas. But behind them was
Jealous and watchtul Cat-a-ou-lon WAS in ppr.
followed. Finally they rode side by side and
aiming a blow at Bienyenue. his tyeacherons
wife seized his arm and Bienvenue stabbed him
They hastily buried the body of Cat-a-ou-lon in
> ravine by the roadside. covering the grave with
caves ,s and brush Bienyenue then returned to
brought for the Pure Face" while she rode
her her, muTdersd husband. pony back e their
him on this midnight ride to vengeance and
ieath. and also followed back to the village his
Mistress who had assisted In the murder.
The unaccounted for absence OF Cat-a-ou-lon
naturally, created inquiries among the Red
Iorth TO hypocriticaI tears. hinted that one of
ler former lovers Trichel an Acadian, might
s s ,cbs
because Of his waning attentions. This was
'hown 70 be not probable, and she then madea
general charge, alleging murder for the purpose
The, two villages were thoroughly aroused.
md discovery Of the murderer. FOR that was
low generally believed. About a week after the
md one OF them saw Cat-a.ou-lon's faithful dog
lear the ravine, moaning most ptteousy. The
at rSS
nh vhere the dog was, He expressed his f9ndness
Gr the ,, men en- N such way, by moaning. looking
hat they dismounted and began 10 search at
he spot designated by the dog They removed
avine they found the body Of the am MURDERED I'd red
M ,at-s-ou,lon. The Joy OF the dog was now as
omed by his master, his 10y. gave way TO grief.
After the burial Of the body an Investigation
$ he was called. sent out deputies 70 bring IN
ny man they may suspect Among those who
cted as special constables was Bienvenue, the
murderer. As usual In such cases, he was very
ctive, and his zeal was enough TO excite sus-
cion = .a G from a more quick -witted people. The
4 his masters body, as an interested spectator
n court. Every time the murderer entered the
i'd not growl at any one else
II Finally h brother q the murdered Indian, who
eedings, gave a few signincant erunts pointing
0 the dog and the murderer, His face bright
ns ned as ne saw the dog continue TO growl at the
nan as an enemy. All eyes were attracted 10
ne p m murderer as the Indian pointed toward him
laring with vengeance. Then the finding OF
he corpse through the moaning OF the dog
ashed upon the mind OF the Court and all pres:
nt. Bienvengs became visibly agitsted, and
ne Justice ordered his arrest on suspicion. He
Iss placed In jail, log hut which is entered az
he top the prisoner being let down BY means II
ladder; after which the ladder is drawn un
M h the hole In the roof is closed and weight
Pure Face was next arrested. and 10 save her.
eli she made full confession, adding that she
ided through fear, but gave no reason for her
lght; mass meeting OF the inhabitants ~ the
40 villages was held. and some OF the Indians
lsisted upon the murderer being given "a them
pr punishment, as one OF their number hah
cen killed. Their mode OF punishment was ~
Aking the culprit beyond the limits OF the VII
lge and beating him 10 death with clubs, The
Ieadians held that this mode was too un-
lyililed." and argued In favor OF shooting,
,hleh prevailed. The Justice and his officers
ere unable 20 protec: the prisoners, and the
committee" consisting of about goo Acadi-
ns and Indians. assembled in the village square
ext It morning a. daylight Rouge Mer, brother
the murdered man. addressed the committee,
Acltlng the good qualities OI his dead brother