The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-24

OF one OF its citizens. The principals
were Messrs. Abraham Millspaugh and
VIM. D. Trainor. From what we could
learn during the course Of the trial, it
seems, on the occasion in question, Mr..
TrainOr, in company with Mr.. B. r.
Splane, called at the store of Mr.. Mills
paugh and stated to him (Millspaugh)
that his family hadbeen abusing him on
the streets. Mr.. Millspaugh inquired
which member of his family. TrainOr
replied, Frank in particular, "a young
son of his). Millspaugh then stated, in
reply, that he would investigate the
matter and punish hissOn, if he had done
so. Trainor and Splane then left the
store. Anew minutes afterwards Trainor
returned to the store of Mr.. Millspaugh
against the advice of Mr.. Splane, who
stated to him that Millspaugh had done
all that could be asked of him, and that
if he returned And got into q difficulty,
he (Trainor) would be in the wrong.
On Trainor's appearing in front of Mill
| spaugh's door, the latter sent his son,
Frank, out to see him relative to the
charge made againstthe boy. He Crank
denied to Trainor thathe had made any
statement against him, and upon Train
or's contradicting the boys denial, the
latter gave him the lie. At this point,
Mr.. Millspaugh, who had appeared at the
door with his wife, told his son to come
in, that he did not believe the story, that
it was q false report. Mrs. Millspaugh
here took part in the alteration, de-
nouncing Trainor, who was denouncing
Millspaugh, and spat at TrainOr who re-
torted in kind upon Mr.. Millspaugh,
which the latter instantly returned,
%thereupon Trainor drew his pistol and
snapped it at Millspaugh, Mrs. Mill
spaugh and the boy having sprung for
ward to prevent the shot. Trainor
re-cocked his pistol and fired at Mill
spaugh, missing him. The latter now
began to fire upon TrainOr who, after
his first shot, had been seized by
Mr.. Joseph Elliot, standing by him.
Some Of the witnesses state that Train
or fred twice before being seized
by Elliot. Both parties fired rapidly,
Millspaugh using a Trantor pistol and
Trainer a Colts revolver, the latter be-
ing held by Elliot who was attempting
to stop the difficulty. TrainOr received
two wounds, in the wrist and the
other in the centre of his breast. The
last named wound being mortal, after
receiving which, lit is supposed by Mill
spaugh's second shOt)he began to retreat,
facing his antagonist, and making efforts
to fire again, but was prevented from
II his pistol, as his right arm was dis
abled from the shotreceivedin the wrist.
Millspaugh followed him up around the
corner, when he reached. that point,
Trainer was i'll the act of falling, some
ten or twelve feet beyond, when Mills
paugh fred another shot which did not
strike the deceased. Trainor expired
Immediately. Mr.. Millspaugh and his
son delivered themselves up, and were
placed in jail in this town. z..s e
An investigation was began before
His Honor, Judge John E. King, on
Monday and lasted until Wednesday
Messrs. Lewis & Bro, appearing on the
part of the defence, and G.. w. Hudspeth:
; Esq, on the part of the State. Thirty
or forty witnesses were examined. At
, ter the examination of the witnesses the
case was closed, and the Attorneys on
both sides submitted their case without
argument. Young Millspaugh was dis.
charged, there being no ground for hii
/ arrest. The Judge, after summing up tht
; testimony as regards the killing, decided
it to be a "clear case of justifable self.
|, defence" and ordered the prisoner dis
: charged.
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