The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-31
That Negro Rising -Apprehen.
siOns OF Trouble Subsiding-
Negroes Worse Frightened than
the Whffpa.

MONROE, La, August 80. 0.-,Several
citizens went to. the scene OF the troubles
last night and returned early this morn
ing, reporting al quiet. They saw only
one squad ofEarmed negroes, numbering
10, who hastily fed at their approach.
The negroes generally were not to be seen,
Apprehensions OF serious trouble have
partially subsided,. but a feeling OF in.
security is generally felt. Measures,
purely pacific, have been put in opera
tion to prevent further outrages upon the
peace Of the parish.
About four o'clock, this afternoon
DR.. B. II. Dingrave, former Sheriff and
late tax collector Of the parish, was killed
while going to dinner At the residence Of
Chief Justice Ludwig where he was liv-
ing. Dingrave had passed II. 6. Dobson
and y. Benoit who were near the road
loading n wagon with a Gag pole to be
raised tomorrow. Returning in few
minutes Dingraye called Dobson aside
and told him that there was u man WHO
had been lying around his premises three
or four days and he feared the man was
aiming to kill him. Dingrave then asked
Dobson to go home with him. About two
hundred yards up the road, Dobson said
""All right, I will 60" The two moved
OF. As they approached the man, he
began to mount his horse at the edge OF
the road. Dobson went directly 10 the
road, Dingraye leading his horse outside
the road and about thirty yards distant.
Dobson states that be was about fifteen
yards from the man, when he threw down
shotgun and ordered him to stop
there. The man was an entire stranger
both to Dobson and to Dingrave.
Throwing down his double bar
rel shot gun 10 the right, having
halted Dobson on the left, he pulled the
trigger, and Dingrove who was trying to
place his horse between himself and the
man, received the contents Of. the gun
in his left side Just above his hip, falling
at once, and The man rode of at a slow
walk about 40 steps. When he saw that
Dingrave was mOrtally wounded, and
hearing Dobson say that he was shot bad
he then sphrred his hourse into 1 rapid
gait, saying: g:."I am gone" He rode
furioualy up the road,aFelOading as he
ran.
Mr.. Dobson describes him as dark
complexioned and rather spare man
very cool and resolute, with deep voice.
He knew neither the man or the horse,
Several persons had seen the man during
the past three days, and he was furnished
with water several times by Dingraye's
cook. DinGrave told Dobson that the
man had been around his house for two
or three days, and thought that he
meant to kill him. Some six years
ago Dingrave was compelled in self-de-
Tense 10 kill man named Wimberly,
who had many friends, and the impression
Is general that his death Is the result Of
the old feud. Prominent Republicans
say this Is their suppoSition. The tragedy
has created much feeling, but It Ia clear.
ly disconnected with politics. The sheritI
with posse Of armed white men has
gone in pursuit, but there are no expec-
tations OF capture, as the man has two
hours the start Of him. The murderer
was dressed in semi-genteel suit
oibro1In color, wore black slouch hat and
was Of medium height; he did not con-
ceal himself and was lying down at the
time. Dfngraye turned back; neither
Dobson, Dlngrave nor Beahford who cor.
roborates Dobson's story recognized the
man. Dingraye had immediate surgical
attention, but the wounds were mortal and
he died in an hour. These particulars
come from the witnesses themselves.