Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-31
LOUISIANA.
The RlotOusly Disposed in Ouachita
Parish Quieted and Measures Taken
to Preserve the Peace in
Future.
A Deliberate Murder by an Unknown
Man Supposed to be the Result
of Six Years FeuI-
Particulars.

MONROE, La, August 30.-Several
citizens, about twenty in lumber, went
to the s,ene Of the troubles last night,
and returned esriy this morning, report.
ing ali quiet. They saw only one squad
of armed negroes, numbering fifteen,
who hastily fed at their approach. The
negroes generally ware not to be seen.
Appreneasions Of serious trouble have
partially subsided, but feeling of inse-
curity generally prevails. Measures
purely pacific have been pat in opera
ttou 70 prsvent further outrages upon the
peace of the parish.
DELIBERATE MURDER.
About four o'clock this evening, DR..
B. II. D;nkgrove, former sheriff and late
tax.colleetor of this parish, was killed
while going to dinner at the residence OF
Chief Justice Ludeling, where he was
living. Dinkgrove had passed b. G..
D 1bson and J. Benoit, who were near
the road loading gon with flag
pole to be raised tomorrow. Returning
in few minutes DiDkgrove called d 10.
son aside and told him there was man
who had been lying around his premises
three Or four days, and feared the man
was aiming to kill him. He ssked Dob
son to 90 home with him. about two
hundred yer is up the road d bison said {:
GAN right, will CO." The two moved
off, and as they approached the man he
began to mount his horse at the edge of
the road; Dobson went directly to the
road, Dinkgrove leading his horse out
side The road abous thirty yards distant.
DoEson states he was about fifteen yards
from the man, when he threw down q
shotgun and ordered him to stop there.
The man was an entire stranger to Dob
son and TO DiDkgrove. Ia thToying his
own "a large double barely shotgun to
the right, having halted Dobson on the
left, he pulled the trigger, and Dink-
grove, who was trying to place his horse
between himself and the man, received
the contents of the gun in the left eide,
Dove the hip, falling at once. The man
rode IF in walk about forty steps; saw
DiDkgrove was MORALLY wounded, and
hearing D1bson say he is shot through
and through, and then spuired his
horse into 9 rapid gait, saying, 81 am
gomez" he rode furlously up the road,
re- loading as he ran. Dobson describes
him as dark completed, rather spare
made man; q very cool, resolute man,
with a deep voice; no disguise except
long shaggy black whiskers reaching
uesrly to the eyes. He knew neither
man nor horse. Several persons have
seen the man during the past three
days, ard he was furnished with
water several timFs by Dirk
groves cook. DiDkgrove told
Dobson that the man had been lying
around his house for two or three dsys,
and thought mesnt to kill him. Sumo
six years ago Dr.. Dinkgrove was COM
pelled, in self-deferse, to kill a man
n3me.i kimberley, who had many
friends. The impression is that his
death is the result of an old feud. Pro-
minent Republicans say that this is
their superstition. The tragedy has Gre
ated much feeling but is CLEARLY discon-
nected with polincs. The sheriff with
a posse of armed Spoer had started in
pursuit, but be had no expectation
of capture, as the man had two hours
start. The murderer was dressed in 8
semi.genteel suit, of brown color; wore
black slouch hat, and was of medium
hight. He did not conceal himself, and
was lying down at the time Dinkgrove
turned back. Neither DobsoD, DiDk.
grove nor B snoit, who eorroborates Dob
sons statement, recognized the man.
Dinkgrove had immediate surgical at
tention, but the wounds were mortal,
and he died within an hour. These par
ticiIlsls come from the witnesses them
aaIuoe