Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-12
The Killing OF a Desperate.

We published something OF the tragedy
referred 20 below yesterday, but further aud
Interesting particulars are bere gwen, and as
q moral tust ought to be heeied every where
!, involved 10 Il, We published the follow
ing account OF the transaction from the Az
Derilie Parish OF Eermillionl Merldlonai
Of the 25;n uirimo. The three persons charg-
ed with killing Lebleu it has already been
stated, were taken TO Ope!ousas by change
Of venue g7anted by the District Court
of Cacasieu Parish, and the mex, day alter
their arrival were set at hberty-we pre-
sumo by competent au,horlty:-N. U. But.
BLOODY TKAGEDY--JUsTICE "A great GRIM
inal offender Pauin &. Lebleu-the cold
blooded murderer of Ewing and Parsons,
the coId-hoarted wfe-seducer and kidnap-
Ser the lawless des perado Of the parish OF
Calcasieu, who once dared and did force
his own negro slave to sit on bench OF
the District Court OF that parish during Court
time, and in derlSpn of the presiding Judge
bus at last net that fate he 40 richly desert
Cd. As u the particulars oil his death, We
are Indebted TO the pohteness OF >. Beiden,
esq, who has just returned from the Court
OF snat parish; and we here give them as COM
muuicated to US by that gsntleman
Ga Monday tie 18th instant, the District
Court commenced its regular session at Lake
Charles, the seat Of justice in the parish OF
Caicasieu. Every thing about town indlca'
ted that deep under current was at work
| for some purpose unknown to strangers; for
| the western wing of the hotel displayed in
| fne order aRd 10 good keeping many double.
barrelled guns, pistols, and bowie.knlvcs.-
| Like implements of warfare were also con-
| spicuOus!y visible in the court room. Things
remained in that state until Wednesday
| morning, at which time Paulin e. LebIeu,
! coming IN from the country, rode up TO the
rack Of the hotel, descended from his mule,
and started towards the house with pair OF
| heavy Dragon pistols across his arm, besides
| n repeater and bOwle.kriie in his belt, lie
| mad almost reached the steps OF toe west
| wing OF the hQte! when he was shot from the
! front OF the very same steps, four different
! tines, by a man named Eugene Foux and
| several others u no had ali been the victims
Vt the lust and other depravtics OF Leblcu.
! Each discharge was deadly His right arm
was awtui.y meDgled; four Duckshot penetrs.
| ,iug through his neck, one through his RICH.
| breast, one through the lower part Of the
abdomen, and the baance-as be turned at
the fret fire took effect 10 bis shoulders and
back. |! appears hat he received from thir
tJ-ive to forty buckshot through the most Vi
tai portions of bis person.
Lcbieu expired almost instantly. And
thus closed the life of one whose earthly ca
recr has been stained with blood and ruin,
all Of which could have been prevented if
those inirustcd With the administration Of
justice in that parish had only performed
their du;y iearlessly and regardless of couse-
qnences. We are told that from bis early
MANHOOD Lebieu pridei himself in the viola
ton OF tic laws of his country IN the most
outrageous manner, AID tbht none dared to
arrest him for doing 50. Probably come i'm
maculate Uliiciais viii lock upon this asser-
ton a. libeIous: but we care not. And we
say boldly, altaough with regret, that when
ever criminals are permitted to escape, either
through the Ienency of the juries, technical
defects in the indictments, absence of tire
witnesses, and any other meaus--then let
popular justice be done.