Obits: The Ouachita Telegraph 1875 Obits, Morehouse parish excerpts These older obituaries are being transcribed by Ms. Lora Peppers at the Ouachita Parish Library. We would like to thank Lora Peppers for sharing her work with the Morehouse Parish Archives Project. Thanks Lora! ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If you are searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. If your obituary is not found here and you would like a special look up, you may send $5.00 and an self-addressed stamped envelope to: Lora Peppers - Phone (318) 327-1490 Reference Department Fax (318) 327-1373 Ouachita Parish Public Library 1800 Stubbs Ave. Monroe, LA 71201 The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, August 20, 1875 Page 2, Column 2 Condemned to Death. There are in the parish jail two colored people, one a man and the other a woman, who are under sentence of death for the crime of murder. The murdered man, Henry Harris, was husband of the woman, Ailsy Harris, with whom was associated in the commission of the crime. Toney Nelum, an old darkey of sleepy aspect and doubtless Ailsy's paramour. The jury, largely composed of colored men, found the accused guilty, after a patient hearing, and an able defense by Judge Caldwell, who carried the case to the Supreme Court where the verdict was sustained, and subsequently a re-hearing refused. The chances for an executive pardon, or commutation of sentence, seem not to be encouraging for the condemned, no one, so far as we can learn, manifesting a willingness to see the culprits escape the full penalty of the law. Ailsy Harris is rather a good looking negro woman, about 27 years of age, of rather sinister expression and was raised in Morehouse parish. Toney Nellum is above middle age, seems to view everything with stolid indifference, and has the impress of ignorance, if not beastiality, upon his features. He recently immigrated from Alabama. There has been no execution in this parish since 1864, when a Mexican, in the Confederate army, was hanged for the murder of Judge Baker's son. We have no knowledge of the hanging of a woman in this portion of the State since its formation. NOTE: Further articles about Harris and Nelum can be found: Execution day set: Friday, November 12, 1875, page 2, column 3. Preparations made: Friday, November 19, 1875, page 2, column 2. The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, October 8, 1875 Page 2, Column 2 Obituary. Mr. J.F.C. Taylor, of Morehouse parish died at his residence in Gum Swamp, on Tuesday, of Swamp fever. Mr. Taylor was in the prime of life and leaves a large circle of friends behind to mourn his loss. Mr. David Lemle, a merchant of Trenton and brother-in-law of H. Gerson, Jr. of this city, died in Trenton last Saturday of typhoid fever. Mr. Lemle leaves a wife and four children whose future welfare his prudence and business foresight has reasonably well assured. Francois Layaux, for many years a citizen of this parish, died a few days ago in New Orleans where he has resided for the past three or four years.