The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-02-20
A ROBBERS FATE.
Anthony Turner Shot Dead In the Act
Of Stealing Barrel Of Meal,

OF otodmg barrel OF MEAL.
Last Wednesday night, about tn
hour Of ten o'clock, q tragedy wa
enacted upon the wrecking steamboat
4 Travis Wright, laying alongside TIN
sunken Fleta at this place. A quaint
| ty of freight recovered from tn,
Fleta's hold has been placed upol
the lower deck of the Wright, and al
attempt was made by party of col
ored men on the night in question t.
steal some Of this freight and carry i,
away in skiff. The boats watch.
man on duty at the tiEle-a young
man by the name of John Williamf
Of New Orleans--was on the forward
deck talking to couple of unknown
men who had hailed him from the
shore, when his attention was at
tracted by the sound and jar Of a
skiff striking the starboard guard OF
the Travis Wright. Quietly proceed
ing in the direction of the sound. he
perceived through the gloom man
in the act of selling barrel of meal
as if about to roll it off the boat.
Crying out Who's there !" and re-
ceiving no reply, the Waterman drew
revolver and fired at the indistin ct
form of the thief. A moment after
wards he caught a glimpse of a skiAf
containing several persons moving
rapidly off, and as one of the men
appeared to be leaning over aud
grooming, Williams supposed he had
wounded him and that the fellow had
jumped into the skiff and made off.
But when some of the boats crew,
startled from their sleep by the shot,
came running to the scene, they dis
covered the body of a man lying face
downward, with the right hand on the
barrel of meal, the left arm doubled
under the body and legs hanging over
the guard. The malefactor was stone
dead. Capt. Andrews was awakened
and informed Of what had happened.
By his direction the body was left
undisturbed until morning, when the
Coroner was notified and held an in
quest. The body was identified as
that Of Anthony Turner, president of
Port Barrow. The ball from the
watchman's revolver had crashed into
the brain trough the left eye, caus-
ing almost instantaneous death. Will
liams surrendered himself to the au-
thorities on Thursday, but after an
examination of the case was had be-
fore Parish Judge Maher, he was re-
leased from custody. Turner's re-
mains were taken in charge by some
of his friends and buried on Friday
morning.
Justice Buford Of the second ward
received information on Thursday
which led him to believe that man
named Joseph FRANCOIS was concerned
in the attempted larceny, and war
rant was issued for his apprehension.
Constable White found him about
three miles down the Bayou, where
he was at work ditching. FRANCOIS
was examined by Justice Buford
yesterday and sent before the Parish
Court under bond Of $500. He ad-
mitted having been one of the party
who visited the Travis Wright We'd
nesday night, and gave the names of
his companions as Anthony Turner,
JOS. Oscar and Jno. Carter. Warrants
were issued for the two latter, and
Constable White nabbed Oscar in the
woods back Of the St. Emma planta-
tion, but on the way to this place the
rascal broke away from the officer and
ran into the woods. nothing daunted
by the three pistol balls that followed
him. Jno. Carter wandered to parts
unknown, and both he and Oscar are
still at large.
The Town Tax Collector recently
suits III Justice Wilkinson's
court against Messrs. Emile Collin,
dealer in dry goods and groceries, A.
Hafe and H. H. Willers, shoemakers,
for licenses for 1875, which they had
refused to pay. Peremptory excep-
ton was filed by denfendants in each
case that the Collector was not au-
thorized to bring suit. Upon trial.
this exception was sustained by the
Justice, and the suits were dismissed
at plaintiffs cost.
Hon. 0. J. Flagg, Judge of the