Correspondence. of the Ner-Orlesns Bee.


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FRANKLIN. La OSt- -. 4Sf'-
Nsssrs. Built. M,GSE Co


GExTLEMEx-I drop YOU tais line 10 give YOU an
accoun, o. one Of the most horrible murders ever
committed in this part OF the country Capt John
De Hart planter OF ;hi. parish OF -. Mary,
living some ten miles from this place. was shot on
Saturday evening last and killed instantly Ne
had been in town that day, and on returning home
sa, down TO his supper. when he told his servant
10 90 out and bring in q seine W nile tae servant
was out The murder was committed. From tn"
range OF the shot it appear. that the murderer
must have crawled UP the edge OF the gallery
and slot him through the door az distance OF
absu. twenty feet The gun was heavily loaded
with buck shot The shot in mass seem TO have
struck him in the left temple and blew of the
whole Of the upper part of his kead-scaueTins
his brain. and pieces of hi. skull abou; the room
and even among The food ne was eating. more
horribly mnnged corpse has never been seen IN
At;akara..


Captain De Har, vas the only white person
living on hi. plantation His negroes sent nj TO
the neiribUr, FOR assistance. which .Sas promptly
rendered A coroner's Jury held the neNt
morning. and il appeared from the testimony OF sn'
of the ne groes. tina; soon after the gun fired,
man wa. seen TO mount q horse and ride rapidly
away. There was other testimony confirming



plantation below. Thus the matter rested. Con-
siderable testimony taken, but nothing TO d-
rect suspicion towards any person. Several per-
IONS rsnarked, however that they did not like the
appearance of the negroes the plantatlon.-
Thev appeared -uen-,aid but little TO eash
other-and several of the men kept away from
the corpse On TUESDAY another eiert mas made
by the Hon. ". T. Palirey and our police officer,
Mr. John Mattin. by whose oint efforts and skill
iul management it was made 10 appear that the
horrid crime was committed By SIX of Capt. De
Hart. negroes They have been arrested and COM
mit,ed to prison, and have made confession. ac-
knowlrdsing that six OF tcem had made plot t~o
months since 10 commi: the horrid crime, and
that three of them were actually engaged in the
;endish net Two OF them stood by aiding md
assisting, while the third aimcd and discharged
with TOO fatal precision TIE deadly weapon.


Capt. De Hart has been for long time citizeu
of our parish. He a a'iye Of New Jersey, and
formerly commenced the steamboat business in the
% or 80 boat on the Mississippi. He was high
" respected in the community, and has left f.mi-
lv of children, now absent to mourn his untlnley y
end Our community was thrown into great e&-
element by this horrible outrage, and much satis-
faction is felt that the mystery and suspense in
which the matter first involved, are dissi-
pated aud the criminals discovered, They are
safely lodged in jail awai. their tIial, which is
to take place on Tuesday next.


Your obed't servant.