New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-26
News from the lnleriar.
From the st. Martinsville Echo, NJ

From the st. Martinsville Echo, May y:
Friday last q colored man by the nam
OF Auguste Declouet was killed in tn
upper part of this parish. He was Gale,
out of his house, at eleven o clock at light
according to the testimony given befOr,
the parish judge, and soon after his egres
he received in his breast discharge iron
gun loaded with buckshots. Mr.. Damon
Vile Lormand, who brought in three wit
nesses to prove that he had not left hi
house on that night, has been accused O.
the deed. The two State witnesses testify
having recognized in the man who shot the
deceased Mr.. Damonville Lormand, the
accused. The case will appear at the next
regular session of the district court, which
will be holden in November. The accused
was released under bond
From the Richland Beacon, May -
This place was thrown into a fever of ex.
element on Wednesday afternoon BY the
report that James Wilson had been shot by
Felix Hines, near Mr.. Enoch Thompsons =.
about two miles south of Royville. Soon
after this news reached town warrant was
issued for Hines arrest, and the sheriff pro-
ceeded to his home and arrested him.
The circumstances OF the case, as near
as we can learn, are these: Hines seems to
have heard that some report Injurious to
his character were in circulation. and that
w uSOA Hdu dsslstcu III giSluU II currency.
and mounting his mule, he started out in
company with two young men, Jack Gwin
and Dot Stiles, armed, apparently with the
intention OF going the rounds of the sur
rounding country or neighbOrhood and at
lacking parties who had talked about the
matter, going first to Mr.. S. Girod's and
having some words with him. but leaving
without any serious difficulty. From
thence they proceeded to the residence of
.yQmaa Wilson q n,i1a txpn ,s% Of
and learning his whereabouts from. his
wife. they came on to where he was in the
woods, with Mr.. S. c. Guess, getting out
railroad cross ties. In passing Rev. j. II.
BOUTS, near town, one OF the party shot
his dog. Riding up to where Wilson was.
Hines asked him off to one side for a talk.
and after few words had passed between
them, drew a revolver and fired upon him
three times, one ball taking effect in his
left side, and inticting a wound from
which he died that night. After the shoot
Jag Hines mounted bis mule and the three
men rode Oft together.
The parties to this horrible tragedy
tHines and WILSON,, were related by the
intermarriage of family connections, and
had previously been upon the most intim ate
terms of friendship, and we learn that Viii
son stated after he was shot that he had no
idea of the existence of the deadly enmity |
OF Hines. which is very evident from the |
fact that he suffered his slayer 10 approach |
him, lead him off and kill him.
As Hines is now in Jail awaiting a prelim- |
mary examination, we refrain from any |
on the unfortunate affair, as we |
would not have his case prejudged, but !
hope that he will have full justice melted |
out to him.
Wilson leaves widow and two or
phans in a distressing condition. the |
widow being without any relatives in the |
and in destitute circumstances.