The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-12-30
Murder Most FOUL!
oxr PROMINENT CITIZEN KILLED,
ANOTHER SEVERELY WOUNDED.


one PROMINENT CITIZEN KILLED,
ANOTHER SEVERELY WOUNDED.
All in attempting to p'eserre the
peace and enforce lac.
Our city was thrown into a fearful
state of excitement on Christma
evening BY tho killing Of Mr.. Alex.
CARA aud the severely wou"dins OF
Mr.. Joseph p. johnson, by one H"r'
ton, a desperate, aided and allotted
by ono Franklin, both strangers here.
It will be remembered that the
VlNDICATOR mentioned about a
month since, tie fact Of party Of
Texans taking this place, and OF their
destroying property and shooting ne
sroes, for which. offence the Radical
officials made no move tn arrest them.
1t seems that this Horton was the
leader If the aforesaid gang, and
that lie retu,rel a week or a" before
Christmas I" the scene II his former
expl"its, and on that day renewed his
usual pastime Of indiscriminate firing
at any and every negro 10 met.
The white citizens tired If waiting
for the action, and disl'eartened ut
the conduct If tho Radical officials.
determined upon taking the matter
in hand themselves, and ne these
men were in pursuit IS a negr", also
a stranger, they passed near the
Merchants Club, on "a Street, firing
ut the negro, Mr.. CARA, a merchant
stepped out on tho street with tl.t
expression that, "he would stop it,
he was accompanied by Mr.. NJ. II
Carver, Col. w. W. Breazeale, an'
| Mr.. j. p. johnson, all for the SANE
purpose, to protect the negro an'
stop the firing. Upon arriving ut tn
corner UfSt. Denis aud Second streets
Horton and his pal were met b.
these gentlemen, wl'o in u quiet man
ncr demonstrated with them for suc|
conduct and insisted on lis being stop
ned. It seems that Horton recoyniz
} ed sevcral by name, aud shook hand
with them, particularly Mr.. johnson
who, he q moment afterwarls al
tempted to murder. Mr.. Carve
! placed HE hand 90 Horizons slloulile
and said that, I'VE an. vi friend
, here, aud must have no fghting,"-
: when, without another void, HOrtU
pushed him oil, drew his pistol On
\ fred. The first shot took effect |
D tho breast Of Mr. Alex. CARA, nea
tho left nipple, from, which he die
. 10 few miuutss; tho next shot vi
+. aimed at Nj. Johnson, who receive
. 40 Ugly would from It IN the thigl
{ telling him to the pavement, the ne,
{ shot was bred at Mr.. Carver and c.
= Breaseale, who wore standing ne'
? each other. This ball struck Mr..
10 the coat sleeve, but Fortunate
= missed the arm.
J. The whole shooting was 90 quiz
= and unexpected, that although mai
It shots were Are.l o. Horton, he succee
ed in making his escape, holly pu
4 sued by parties "f citizens, into Il
woods, where be is safe for tim
o at least.
Horizons pal and friend, Frankli
was captured and lodged in Jail
parties Of citi1ens.
J Thus 10 broad day, without pr
= monitor or provocation, was one
!" Eour beet citizens and merchants, Il,
10 0ead, another wounded. and the liz
Of others attempted, while the WHO
n matter Of arrest of Tho ofI@nde, q
Ne being attempted by ci,isens alone.
,. Mr.. Cara Was \ recent y elect
member Of the City Council Of Il
!, city. and no man enjoyed the con
. dence and respect of the citizens
. greater degree than lie, asd bic Il
" will 10 severely felt.
II A curse On such officials and
N such government.