The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1908-11-07

appeared in the New Orleans Plea
yune of the following morning that
| Hon. Joseph E. Saucier, ex-sheriff OF
/ Hancock county was twice put out
of the yard where the hanging took
place and this was done at the in
stance of Nugent Johnston, of this
city, who officiated as hangman on
that occasion MIR. Saucier did not
correct the -alse report and thought
little or nothing of it, but the report
gained such currency from tongue to
tongue in this city and county, that
| in justice to truth The Echo would
correct the erroneous report. The
facts in the case are, viz:
Previous to Thursday, Oct %, 1908
Sheriff Saucier had telephoned to
New Orleans and was told by one of
the officials at the parish prison, that
he and his frien1s would be welcome
to attend the execution, and upon
that assurance Sheriff Saucier and
his friends appeared at the prison.
On his way to the parish prison Sat-
cier n.t Johnston at the corner of
Saratoga and Gravier streets and he
never saw him, nor q Johnston see
Sheriff Saucier after that time, which
was about 10 O'Clock a. m. At the
prison Sherill Saucier was again told
that he and his friends were welcome
and given assurance that they would
be admitted to TIE yard. Later on,
at II o'clock, Sheriff Saucier returne
with his two friends and was told to
wait in the office for Capt. Meredith.
WI en- that official put in an appear
an e he told sheriff Saucier that
Hangman Johnston threatened to
throw ,p the job If Sheriff Saucier
was ADMITTED q to the yard. Where
upon Shelf, Saucier went out after
seeing that his two friends were adj
mitted At the Gravier street en-
trance Sheriff Saucier met a crowd
of gentlemen, and after telling them
what had happened and the reason
Johnston objected to his pesence
in the yard, some one suggested
that Sheriff Saucier go and see Sher-
iff Long. He then proceeded to
Sheriff Longs office and there met
some friends, who asked him If he
was going to see the execution, and
upon Sheriff Saucier relating what
had happened at the .Gravier street
entrance, then one of Sheriff Sau-
cier's friends went to Sheriff Long,
and after a little while return
ed with Sheriff Long and then and
there Sheriff Long gave Sheriff Sau-
cier permission to go in. Sheriff Sau
cier then crossed over the bridge
and proceeded through the prison,
when about half way down to the
bull ring he was met by Captain Me-
redith, who repeated Johnston's
threats If he was admitted. Where
upon Sheriff Saucier turned back
and re-entered Sheriff Longs office.
A short while after that another Off
cial wanted Sheriff Saucier to go to
the yard with him but he told this
ofIlcial that he (Saucier) did not want
to interfere with the work of the
hangman.
Thus it will be seen that Sheriff
Saucierj never entered the yard as
was published in the Picayune Oct.
oath, 1908. That Sheriff Saucier was
not put out of the yard twice as
stated in that article because he
never went down in the yard, nor did
s.Johnston's hawk-eyes" see him, but
once on that day and that was on
the corner of Saratoga and Gravler
streets at 10 o'clock a. m.
Now the cause of this enmity by
Hangman Johnston against Sherlff
Saucier dates back to the Sequln-
Johnston episode, when Sheriff Sau-
cier went toJohnston's mothers home
and asked her about certain dla-
mond ring which Sequin was trying
to recover also when Sheriff Saucler
arrested him for violating quarantine
laws for which he served term in
Jail during Sheriff Saucier's admins
tration of Sheriff's Office and be-
cause of Saucier's efficiency in run
ming down criminals. The Hangman
ran away from the jailor during this
time and sheriff Saucier obtained ex-
tradition papers; had Johnston cap
tured in New Orleans and returned
to the Jail at Bay st. Louis. Sher-
| iff Saucier charged him additionally
with escaping from Jail for which
Johnston was given additional term
in Jail after a trial for this offense
In Hancock County. He was also in
dicted by the Grand jury for grand
larceny and plead guilty to trespass
on that indictment and for which sen
tence is now hanging over his head.
The moral seems to be that when
travellers visit Yellowstone park they
should carry no more rocks. particu-