New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-21
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Double Homicide at Vienna-TwO Leasing
Citizens Killed.

Citizens Killed.
We COPY the following from the ouacalta
Telegraph:
Two strolling dancing masters, nameu
Peace and Whatley. bave recently ,Uto
teaching dancing in Jackson parish. ~
were closing a school at VIENNA anu VIZ" n.'
there on the twelfth for that purpose. W.
jackson kept a drug store IN the i,aGt on
learn that a Young man OF the Vtcihl.! IN ~.
.Ino,,;nr romed- after becoming partially
;nto,cateT went to DR.. Jacksons stose
w;,h Peace and became uDpleasahtiy DOES
t.rnns He was told by the doctor TO get
80 NJ tho house with his noise, at whicsl
the intruder became Offenofd ana naue
eome remark, to Which the doctor replieu-
Peace was present anu sPoho up' e"h.
something to the doctor, wnlch causru MIN
tn ask Peace. "Do you take it up!' The par
70 had now reached the front gallery, where,
- .rnears. Mr.. John Huey,J r.. and Whatley,
Peace's partner were at the time standing.
Some words or demonstrations, led Mr..
Huey to step forward in the direction OF
DR.. Jackson's back. and say, Fighting is
the game, is it!'' Whatley said No, but
it's pistols and at once fired upon Huey,
discbarging three shots in his breast and
abdomen, causing his death instantly.
Peace simultaneously shot DIR. jackson
through the left arm, the ball entering his
side and passing through his chest. One
Or the other of the two men then shot Mr..
Hedgepeth, who came up, attracted by the
shooting, hitting him in the thighs. and. IT
10 thought, intlicting mortal wound. Dr.
-Ja&k on, after being shot, stepped back
into his store and reached the back room,
where he fell over on bed in the room,
saying. as he fell, IL am dead"
A gentleman named COlvin tried to ar
rest Whatley, and received several severe
blows in the face from Whatley's empty re-
peater that compelled him to retire. MI.
Eugene Howard fired at the two as they
ran of, but without effect. They ran TO
the hotel, procured fresh repeaters, saddled
their horses. mounted anu lett. snort
distance from town they met young man
and compelled him to give up pistol he
had, and demanded his meney, but he had
none.
They appeared in Vernon, sixteen miles
distant from Vienna, about bed time. Peace
had recently been married there to Mrs.
Hammond. He called Tor her without dis
mounting from his horse, spoke a few words
yith her, got pair Of boots he had i'll the
house, and left, in what direction is not
known. He and Whatley came to Vernon
from Natchiteches, and had been, we are
4old, travelling previously in Texas, where
one of them killed man not very long ago.
DIR. jackson and Mr.. Huey were among
the best citizens of their parish. DIR. Jack
con was surgeon IN the cOnfederate army,
and had been practicing medicine since the
war. Mr.. Huey was one Of the first settlers
Of Vienna, and was well known as the only
hotel keeper in the place for many years.
He had, since the war, been giving his at
taatiOn entirely to farming. He was a
hearted, frank and courteous gentle
1asn, who had hosts of friends =
Both gentlemen leave families, to whom
this deplOrable event brings an affection
sore and grievOus indeed. The affair has
cast deep gloom over the entire parish,
and has justly incensed its inhabitants to
. high pitch against the murderdrs. A
party set out from Vienna in pursuit OF the
men; and another, headed by Sheriff Huey,
= cousin of the deceased Of that name, and
who was raised by him, and was deeply
mOved by the tragic death of his benefac-
tor. left Vernon soon after Peace and
Whatley left. pursuing the route the two
men took. We anticipate bloody work If
the men meet, as the pursuers and pursued
are we'll armed, and the latter will tight
for life, as well they may, for II caught we
learn that Louisiana justice, as interpreted
by courts and juries of late, will not be in
y0ked in the case of these desperadOes.
A correspondent at Vienna supplies us
vitb the following description Of the muir
derers:
j. NJ. Peace is about thirty years OF age,
FIVE feet seven inches high; black hair, eyes
and mOustache; has remarkably small feet,
wears No. 2k shoes, and has contracted
and bad cOuntenauce. w. X. Whatley Is
about twenty three years OF age, five feet
eleven inches high, fair complexion, light
hair and eyes, rather pleasant countenance;
IL q yiOlipist.