The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-09-17
VestsRn ony Concerning tfsc Ntar"
Of Capt. Hayes,
Testimony of Pintard Williams.

Of Capt. EayeSs
Testimony of Piatard Williams.
Pintard Williams sworn, says, last night
I went tothe Jail about s o'clock, remained
there some time, when he, W. M. Thomp-
son, and N. g. Lewis went down town, as
far as Ealer's corner, There they separated,
Lewis going to Mr.. Jackson's, and he and
Thompson returned to Rose Sheuble's on
Court Street., while talking to Rose on the
gallery, a gun fired apparently at the Jail.
Thinking a rescue of Hayes was to be at
tempted, they both started to run to the
Jail. L toak the middle of the street, and
outran Thompson Looking back as | was
opposite the Post Office, / saw Thompson
going diagonally across the street to
MaYo's large gate in the rear of the store:
As / turned Mayo'S corner T stopped fer an
instant and looked around to see, if there
was a crowd on the street. Seeing nc one,
/ ran ON to the oil. On my way to the
jail I saw Capt. May standing at the gate:
/ saw the light in the jail was out. May
tod me a gun had been fired and. to run to
| the rear" of the Jail, which I did, Marshall
| THOMPSON was the first to come in. a
little while afterwards Evans came II.
Evans askedwhat the devil was the matter !
Nav then told him a gun had been fired,
and to STRIKE a Ii hit. Evans went straight
| and struck Il light. As soon as he had
| struck a light, he glanced around and said
| Capt. Hayes is killed When witness en-
tered he thought Hayes was asleep, did not
know he was shot until he saw him gasp
ing for breath. Evans was very much eX-
cited when he came in the house. Saw
Evans load a gun after the removal of the
corpse. When | was running from Rose
Sheuble's to the Jail, when opposite the
Post Office, I heard a noise as If made by
the falling OF a piquette in the rear of
Mayo's premises it sounded as if loose
pickets were failing against each other.
This morning I found three pickets off the
fence separating the Jail yard from Mayo's.
premises.
Testimony of William M. Thompson.
VIM. N. Thompson, sworn says, he aud Pin
tard Williams were talking to Rose
Sheuble when he saw the flash, and heard
the report of a gun, apparently at the jail.
He said to Williams Immediately, run, they
are rescuing Capt. Hayes Witness and
Williams then ran towards the jail. viii.
liams struck the pavement on opposite side
of street, after passing Mayo's gate. VIII
liams outran witness. When witness
reached the large gate in rear of Mayo's
store he turned to go into Mayo's yard
to the Jail. As witness started to go into
the gate, Evans was on the inside with a
double barrel gun, apparently pointing at
witness. Evans, as near as Witness re-
members, said, who is that ? who is that ?
Witness said, Evans you are not going to
shoot me, Witness thinks Evans said, is
that you, Marshall Get away from here.
:-od damn you, get away from here, don't
you say a word about this, Marshall, for
my neck is on a bend tonight. He seemed
very much excited when speaking. Wit
ness left Evans standing inside the gate,
which he was opening, or had about opened,
and vent around Mayo's corner to the Jail.
Arriving there, saw Capt. May and Ned
Taylor on the gallery. Witness seeing the
lamp was out, asked what's the matter L?
No one answered. Evans came in the gate
Immediately afterwards and asked, what's
the matter !? then told Evans to light the
lamp. AS soon as Evans lighted the lamp
he turned the match towards Hayes, and as
witness re members, remarked, Capt. Hayes
is shot. As I saw it, he gasped his last
breath. Neither Of his sons sleeping with
him were awakened. Witness suspected
from the conversation with Evans at the
gate, that Capt. Hayes was shot. Had he
not expected it he would have Thought he
was asleep. He was lying on his right side.
| Witness has heard Evans say if an attempt
was made to rescue Hayes and the guard
outnumbered, he would shoot him rather
than he should get out. When Evans came
into the yard, I saw him at the gate, he had
no gun. Evans was drinking all day yes
to-day. He had money! can't say how
much. He seemed to have $25 or $50 ;
THINK he has been paid off.
l. Testimony of M. q. May.
NJ. G. May, sworn, says, was one of the
| guards fast night at the Jail, when Hayes
was shot. He and Ned Taylor were the
only ines of the guard present William
G. Lewis. Pintard Williams and Marshall
Thompson, first left, and vent off in town,
leaving witness, Ned Taylor, and Evans at
the jail. When I first went in, Evans took
off his six shooter, and gave It to me-: AT.
forwards he went into the Office and got a
double barrel gun aud sat it down against
the gallery. Taylor and | were sitting be-
tween Moore 6 Morgan's office and the Jail,
Evans came and sat down by US. He re-
NAMED some time, then went back, picked
up the gun, and pointed at the Jail. Evans
| put the gan down and came back. He
walked round a little while, went back
and picked up the gun, came and laid it
| down across a chair where he was sitting.
After a little while he asked Ned Taylor if
he would take his place ON guard until his
return. He repeated it, and asked Ned if
he would be sure to remain until he re-
turned. When he left he said he was go
ing to Roses. Taylor and I sat where he
left us. Inside of an half hour after he left,
heard the report of the gun on the opposite
| side of the house. A short time before the
gun was fred witnesses noticed the lamp
was burning. His attention was afterwards
| called to the fact that the lamp was out,
after Evans came into the gate. When |
heard the report of the gun, | asked Tay-
lor what the deviIdoes that mean. He was
satisfied the gun had fired inside the en-
closure. He said we are going TO be muir
dered, then said, rH get your gun. and
cooking mine. I sprang to the gate. In a
very short time Pintard Williams came
in. (Witness corroborates here the testi-
mony of Williams, as to conversation &C.
Marshall Thompson came next then C. M.
Thompson whom | halted then came Evans
from the direction of Mayo's eornor. He
rushed in saying what the hell is the matter ?
What's all this mean? Then he asked
what's the light doing cat. I then told
him to GO IN and light the lamp. As I
saw the fash of light, Evans exclaimed
somebody has killed Capt Hayes. At the
time he spoke, was standing looking, out
the gate, suspecting an attack. I turned
and saw Evans standing in Hayes front.
AS | turned, the light fiekered up and
grew brighter. Evans seemed very much
exciead when he came IN. After Evans