New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-07
A COWARDLY MURDER.
Assassination in Texas-COlOnel X. C..
MYERS Shot.


Assassination in Texas-ColoneI r. {
Myers Shot.
The Bryan Eagle of the thirty-frs ultim
reports the following:
One of the most foul and cold bloode
murders that il has ever been our duty as
journalist to chronicle occurred at Millica
on Saturday evening last. Colonel r. {
Myers, justice of the peace of the Millica
precinct, was the victim of a coward
assassination shortly after dark on the eve
ming of the twenty seventh instant. TIL
bloody deed is believed to have been com
mitted by John f. Milican. We have beer
furnished with the following particulars il
regard to the affair:
During the afternoon of the twenty-sey
enth instant, John E. Millican went into tn,
grocery department of Colonel Myers
saloon and asked for brandy for himself
and some friends. The glasses and decantel
were set out, and Millican poured out his
drink and drank about half the contents OF
the glass; an old colOred man named Joe
Ross stepped up and said, "Mr. Millican
give me what is left in the glass" Millican
turned and threw the glass in his face, and
Selling the decanter from the counter, struck
Ross over the head with it, inficting very
severe wounds. At this juncture Colonel
Myers came into the room, and told Millicap
refused, and said he would not be arrested
Colonel Myers sent for assistance, but be-
fore any arrived succeeded in arresting and
disarming him by the use of shotgun, and
took him up to his Office for trial. After an
investigation of the facts, Colonel Myers
bound Millican over for his appearance at
the district court, in the snm of $780, Mil
hcan, in the meantime, sent for some of his
friends and continued boistereus out in the
" int tho sole
pretending to drink. He finally disappeared
altogether. .....,..,
} Shortly after dark Colonel Myers ordered
the saloon TO be closed, and taking his shot
gun, started for home. When about fifteen
feet from the door he remarked to some one
standing near that he had forgotten some
papers, and turned to 60 back after them.
AS he turned his back the fatal shot was
fired, striking him between the shoulders
and in the neck, literally filling his body
with buckshot, and instantly killing him.
Immediately following the first shot, Sec
ond shot was fired through the side door of
the saloon, evidently intended for Mr. b. +.
BOldridge a son-in-law of Colonel Myers.
who was standing near lamp. The lamp
was shivered to atoms, but, fortunately, Mr..
BOldridge escaped unframed.
A freedboy who was coming toward the
saloon just previous to the tragedy. stated
who was standing in the rear of the market
house, near Col. Myers saloon, and who
had double barreled gun in his hand
As the boy came up, Millican made him sit
down, telling him, Damn you. / will kill
you instantly, if you move another INCH"
and made him remain until he fired both
shots, killing Col. Myers, when he fled.
This sad and terrible event has ere ated
intense excitement throughout our county.
al hal c. l.
all parties, and that he should thus be cow
ardly assassinated for the faithful discharge
of his duties as a peace officer, has aroused
the indignation of many af our best citi-
zens. His remains were inferred in the
burial ground of the Episcopal Church of
this city, on Monday, and were followed to
the grave by his bereaved family and
large concourse of our citizens.
Millican made his escape, and has not
been seen since the murder.
Thirty.three Communists Shot Down in a
Mass.
The following dispatch is copied from the
st. Louis Democrat:
PARIS, May 3l.-The most revolving sight
occurred this forenoon on the plaza in front
of the Hotel de Vile. Thirty-three COM
among whom were seven women,
were shot in body by a company of sol |
diers. Around three sides of the square
troops to the number of 1900 were drawn |
up under command of Colonel Guizot. At |
eight o'clock the prisoners, who had been |
confined in coal cellars back of the porters |
lodge in the Hotel de Vile, were brought |
out, their hands tied behind their backs, |
and then marched out by the main gateway,
through double file of soldiers, and hav-
ing reached the centre of the wide area in |
front of the Hotel de Vile, were ranged in
a row and made to kneel down close to-
gether. There was nothing on the whole
plaza but three empty scavenger carts,
which stood in line at the rear of the
prisoners.
When the company was in line ard ready
to fire, Colonel GuizOt stepped forward and
told the prisoners, in few words, that thew
were to suffer death for having been caught
IN the act Of setting fire to buildings and
dwellings, in Paris. At this moment the
women uttered piercing screams, and began
TO sway themselves back and forth. An
officer stepped forward and made them
keep still with the flat of his sword A few
moments afterwards volley was fired, and
when the smoke cleared away a most hor-
1ble sight was presented Three of the
women who were in the middle of the row.
between some men. were still living and
writhing in awful agony. A second vollev
vas fired, and third, and not until the
slxth did all the prisoners cease to live.
The dead bodies were then flung into three
cavenger carts and carried away to be
buried.