Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1891 — Mobbing a Beautiful Women. [ARTICLE]

Mobbing a Beautiful Women.

Richmond State: Thirty or forty years ago a New Orleans mob uprose in behalf of a negro slave and undertook to avenge his cruel treatment. Not only this—they pursued and would have hanged the owner of th* unfortunate slave. That owner was a beautiful woman, immensely wealthy, and the giver of sumptyous entertainments. The story is one of the most thrilling in the history ol the city. It was whispered that the lady in the case ill-treated certain ol her slaves, kept them chained in a dungeon, and subjected them to starvation. She was, however, a woman of great wealth and influence, and managed to quiet these rumors.

A fire occurred on her estate, whether started by some of the slaves or not is not recalled. When citizens flocked to the place and began toteai down the burning building the awful evidence of the maltreated slaves met their eyes. One of the poor creatures was chained. The fury of the mob was fearfuL They besieged the palace of the beautiful woman, who, with unparalleled boldness, ordered her coachman to drive to her door, dressed in her most brilliant costume, and, with as much composure as i! she were taking her usual evening drive, stepped in and directed th« coachman to whip up his horses. The mob fallowed, but she distuncec them. She managed to make one ol the ships in the harbor and escapee to Paris.