The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-14
Capture of an Outlaw in St.
Tammany.
Exciting Chase.
Rumored Lynching.

For some five weeks past the people of St.
Tammany parish residing in and around
Vaudeville have been ia state of great
excitement in consequence of the advent
and subsequent daring and outrageous pro-
ceedings of herculean negro who has been
rowing in the woods.
He is man of powerful stature, very
black, and possessed of face the expression
of which is actually diabolical.
Shortly after his appearance in the parish
his actions became matter of complaint,
and he was arrested and cast into Jail, from
which he managed to escape.
He Fled to the Woods,
where he remained concealed and could not
be found
Since that time be has been source of
actual terror. On more than one occasion
he has
Fired ON People
passing through the woods at night, and
ladies, wandering through them in the dusk
of the evening, have been attacked by him
evidently with the most horrible intentions.
1t was currently reported and generally
believed that he was one of
The COlfax Fiends,
engaged in the appalling outrage perpe-
trated near that town, and the terror and
excitement may be appreciated and under
stood
The woods have been secured several
times, but he always managed to elude the
searchers.
On last Saturday, however, large de-
tachment of men left Vaudeville, fully
armed, with the full determination to
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the man before they gave up the hunt.
They got a trace of him and followed it
up close, driving him toward Bon Fouca.
On Sunday morning, while Mr.. D. P.
White and Maxine Cousin, residing at
Bon Fouca, were at breakfast, one of the
house servants, colored boy named Ed
mond, came in and notified Mr.. Cousin that
man answering the description of the one
that had been hiding in the woods, was at
the quarters, talking with colored woman
and begging for food.
Both gentlemen Immediately arose and
started out, accompanied by the boy. Mr.
White fortunately took his revolver with
him. AS they approached the man, Mr..
White recognized him, although he had
made rude attempts at disguise, by cica-
trice on his nose. They succeeded in closing
with him before he saw them, and Mr..
Cousins Immediately caught him by the
shoulder, saying, "You are my prisoner"
with his revolver. The negro surrendered
Immediately, and appeared willing to go
quietly with his captors, and did proceed
with them for short distance. when he
suddenly wrenched himself loose from Mr..
Cousins restraining grasp, and ran towards
the Bayou, the two gentlemen and the boy
Edward in close pursuit.
Mr.. White, fearing that he would escape,
opened fire with his revolver, and twice the
negro staggered; he managed, however, to
reach the Bayou, bayou Castaign,) into
which he leaped with the intention, no
doubt, of swimming across but the two
pieces of lead in his body had done their
work, and he was easily secured by the boy
Ed. and pulled ashore.
He was bound, placed in a cart and taken
to Vaudeville, where the fact of his capture
was already known, and where large con-
course of excited people were ON hand to re-
ceive him.
At last accounts preparations We're under
way to lynch him, and it may be that ere
this the obstreperous negro is defunct.