Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1912, Page 2

- FANATICS MAKE HUMAN SAGRIFIGES Thirty-Five Louisiana Murders Attributed to Negro Cult —Half Blood Negress, Cl the “Church of the Sacrifice,” Confesses to Seventeen Murders—Negroes of That Section Terrorized. Lafayette, La., April 2—Clementine Barnabet, a “half blood” negress, told a story here today that the police au- | thorities say they accept as clearing he mystery veiling the killing of 20 roes in southwest Loudsiana anid which, it ls sald, gave clues that will fix the guilt for 15 other night assassi- nations of blacks Iin Louisiana and Texas. Admits Killing Seventeen. From Clementines’ story it appears she led a mysterious negro cult, the members of which performed the rites of ‘human sacrifice.” The negress de- clared she killed 17 of the victims with her own hands. To Gain Immortallty by Sacrifice. The murders have been committed. in the laat year. As one series of killings was added to another in different towns of southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, the authorities con- cluded one mind directed them. the negress confessed she yas the di- recting head of the cult t is known as the “Church of the Sacrifice,” which has for its feature creed the beliel that by life sacrifice alone may a person gain immortality. Armed With a Hoodoo. Before engaging in any of these erimes, Clementine armed herself with a “hoodoo’ which she got from a preacher and which she and other members of her band were assured would protect them from the law. While the exact reason for the murders is not explained to the satisfaction of the authorities, it 1z belleved that Clementine and her companions were degenerates and that their weakened the brains evidently were affected by y the exhortations th had heard in “Church of Sacrifice.” The grand jury, now in session, is expected to immediately return a ver- dict charging the woman with the crimes to which she has confessed Methods of the Fanatics. Most of the 35 assassinations were accomplished in the killing of families of three and four members at one time. In every instance the murder wasg committed at night. The police today determined from Clementine’'s story that the reMgious fanatics took possession of a cottage owned by a INVESTIGATION OF SOILS OF THE SALT MEADOWS. Railroad Considering Agricultural Pos- sibilities Along Its Lines. New Haven, Conn,, April 2 der has been given out by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Ra road company from its office here for a sclentific investigation of the soils of the salt meadows through many miies of which the lines of the corporation run. The investigation will be made by the New England rallway’s indus- trial bureau at Boston, representing the New Haven and Boston and Maine companies. The plan looks to a chemieal analysis of the soils of these meadows to determine whether it would be worth while to dyke the meadows and adapt them for the r: ng of farm products. At the Connecticut periment station here it was stated hat nothing had been done in past ears by the state to carry on such an nquiry as the railroad intends to make, chiefly for the reason that no money is available and none was ever | set aglde for such a purpose. Such an inquiry is declared to be feasible and its results may be looked forward to with much interest. Roosevelt Leaves for Kentucky. 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Makers Today | An or- | Agricultural ex- | rtising medium xnl"‘d’“- ual to The Bul- aiming to be Directing Head of person marked for slaughter and that a bloody orgy followed. The Biacks Terrorized. So far as can be determined none of the cult suffered death in any of the ceremonies of sacrifice. The mysteri- | ous series of killings instilled terror in the breast of every negro in south Louisiana and south Texas. In many communities biacks would not stir from their homes at night, and doors of their cabins that never before had known a lock were barred. Gave Names of Women. The girl is 19 years old. Two other women and two men, she said, mem- bers of the cult, had participated in these “sacrifices,” which sne, Clemen- tine Barnabet, had directed. She gave the police names she said were those |of the women, but would not idemtify :Hlf' men, and tonight the authorities | ot this part of the state are seeking | corroborative evidence. The grand jury is in session, but it is not ex- ed to return indictments until con- firmation of the remarkable story is , Obtained. | Seven Familes Exterminated. Seven negro families were exter- | minated, the axe being the instrument |in ‘every case, and used as they slept. The negroes of the countrvside have | been terrorized for months. Other | families had been marked for death, | the girl said, and would “pay the sac- | rifice.” | Does Not Appear Demented. | Clementine is strong and robust and does not appear demented, in spite of the story she tells. Systematic search will be made for the wemen she nam- ed, and the authorities hope to be able to clear up the mystery. Included in the murders were those of two negro families here, each of four members, a family of flve at Rayne, a family of four at Crowley and a Lake Charles | famlly. | Declares Her Father Innocent. In the case of the Andrus family, murdered here in February, 1911, the woman appeared as chief witness against her father, Raymond Barna- | bet, who was convicted and sentenced to be hanged, though later he was granted a new trial. She now declares her father was innocent. | | SAN FRANCISCO PAPER SUPPRESSED BY POLICE. | | Industrial Workers’ Organ Exceeds the | Privileges of a Free Press. | e San Diego, Cal, April 2.—The police have confiscated numerous copies of he San Francisco Bulletin of March |3 which contained a full page article ‘headm ‘Gag Rule vs. Fres Speech in | San Diego.” Fifteen men were arrest- éd late yesterday while engaged in sell- | ing the papers. Fourteen of them were } released later. | . Chief of Police Wilson said the Bul- ;]etin had been placed by the authori- ties here in the same category with | two other publications, the sale of | which had been rbidden. The two | mentioned are organs of the Industrial | Workers of the World, one published at New Cagtle, Pa,, and the other in Seattle. Strikers Destroy Property. Calgary, Alberta, April 2—Rioting is expected when 5,000 men sent out from | Winnipeg reach here to go to construc- | tion camps on the Canadian Northern break the stri tled up work. Ten thousa are pouring into Calgary of the agitation of the Workers of the World. Late last night gangs of men de- scended on construction camps of the railv and destroyed all property in railway to e that has as a result Industrial SCORCHING ATTACKS ON PARCELS POST. Senator Heyburn Says “By and By We Will Vote by Letter.” Washington, A “The parcels post unexpectedly received a severe scoring in the senate today at the hands of Senatare Railev of Texas and nd strikers | | A BREAK AMONG LOWELL STRIKERS Mule-Spinners Employed in One Mill Threaten to Go to Wark. Lowell, Mass., April 2—The Loweli Manufactarers’ «ssociation, compesed of the agents of the cotton mills which have closed their gates, considered the demands of the siriking operatives at a meeting today, hut none of those who took part in the meeting would make any statement afterwards. Some of those Interested in tne in- dustrial situation here expe:ted that the local mills would follow the action of those of New Hampshire and Maine today in adding to their additional Increase of wages enough te malke the total increase at least ten per cent. Operatives allied with both the In- dustrial Workers of the Worid and the United Textlle Workers of America demand 15 per cent. g The first indication of a possible break in the strike and lockout came this morning at a meeting of the mule gpinners, who are associated with the United Textile Workers. It was an- nounced at the close of the meeting that the sixteen spinners employed in the Hamiiton mill would return to work in the morning, and that if the mills showld reopen, the 150 spinners who are out would return. The com- mittee said that the mule spinners had no grievance against the manu- facturers, and that under the new schedule . of wages their increases ranged from five to seventeen per cent. At the Hamilton mill it was denied hat the corpcration intended to open its nlant tomorrow, and it was appar- ent that its representatives did not care to discuss the situation. At the meeting of the 1. W, W. this morning a special committee was ap- pointed to visil Judge J. J. Pickman of the police court and plead for the release of a Polisn woman who was arrested for assault upon an offic yesterday, and who was fined $48. She has been ordered to go to jail in de- fault of payment of the filne. The strike committee alleges that she is in a delicate condition and should not be allowed to be so confined. Dur- ing the meeting Alice George, the As- syrian girl, who was arrested yester- day noon for creating a disturbance at a mill gate, and who had paid a fine in court this morning, entered the hall, and was received with cheers. The meeting voted to picket the Ham- ilton mill heavily tomorrow morning. April showers thinned out the ranks of pickets this morning. A large number of police officers guarded the different mill sections, but had noth- ing to do. The hosiery mills of the Lawrence Manufacturing company and the Bigelow Carpet mills opened at the ustal hour, and there was no dis- order ai their gates. SMOKING AT WESLEYAN CAUSE OF DISCUSSION Hartford Pastor Said He Took His Son Away from University. New York, April 2.—Smoking at Weslevan university, a Methodist in- stituticn at Middletown, Conn. hrought forth heated discussion at the New York East conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal convention in Brookiyn today. After several ministers had | condemned the practice, it was finally ruled by the Rev, George T. Mainsg, | who was in the chair, that whether the Weslevan boys smoked or not was | not the conferepce's business. “As| Wesleyan is not a theological sem nary,” he said, “I cannot see why we | ‘have any authority to take any stepsl in tiie matter.” | Rev. D, N. Couch of Brooklyn was particularly bitter ‘his denunciation of the smoking evil. He had a grand- son at Wesleyan, he sald, and had found his room smoke laden when he | visited him. 7The young man would | n r have dared to smoke at home, he added. Rev. C. N. Griffin of Hartford spoke ' “They even have ‘smokers’ he sald, “sanctioned and con- ducted by professors. | “I had a son there,” he continued. | but 1 feli compelled to remove him becauso of condltions. Rather than | have him ai an institution where smoking is rampant, I would send him | to a place of another denomination.” | BULLETIN'S PATTERN SERVICE. Heyburn of Idaho. It occurred in con- nection with a request from Mr. Bailey in behalf of Senator Tillman, for printing an argument in favor of t parcels post proposition. Mr. Bailey said he did not favor the telegraphy, the postoffice soon would become the most important institution in every community. Senator Heyburn objected to the printing, but subsequently withdrew his opposition and it was ordered. He sald the effect of the parcels post would be to destroy the village towr life “By and by we will vote by letter, d, “and nobody will know any- GROOM FAILED TO APPEAR i ON HIS WEDDING DAY. New Haven Stenographer Shabbily Treated by Her Affianced. New Haven, Conn., party waited patiently in the office of Attorney Willlam J. Kennedy toda and the patience grew to impatienc with the bride-to-be. Finaily the lat- ter called up the home of the groom to-be oind was told that he had gone away, probably to Canada. With the remark to the effect that she thought the affair would turn out this way, the bridal party wore dismissed, as the wedding had Dbeen postponed. The young woman who was walting and ready for the groom who did not coms is Miss Adelaide Tonkin, and the young man Curtis W. Btetson, both be- ing stenographers and about 24 years of age. . Attorney Kennedy, who repre- gents the young woman, said no effort wnukld be made to bring the young man bac! April 2.—A brida Nt Marching Competition by Militia. Washington, April 2.—To keep Its meimbers in condition for long marches in cases of emergency, the Massachu- setts state militia is going to hold murching competitions. 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