The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-23
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THE TEXAS EXTRACTION CASE.
Delay ana Resolution of the District
Judgc-A bloody Terminal ton -Four
Men Killed.
shreveport Times, April to.1
After good deal Of talk and delay, to
the obstruction of justice, our sister
State Of Texas yesterday got her pris-
oners who have been incarcerated in
our jail, as we said she would. Judge
Boarman decided that the order OF Gov.
Nichols was not directed to him, and
that there was no evidence before him
that it had been presented to the proper
officers for action. Those who had
charge OF 1t then presented it to Mr..
Henner, who, like the sensible gentle
man and effective Sheriff that he Is, and
always has been, promptly recognized
Its authority and delivered up the pris-
oners to the agent appointed to receive
them.
Mr.. Heffner delivered up the prison
ers to Capt. Love about 105 o'clock, and
after the morning train had departed.
Fearing another habeas corpus, which,
it was understood, was In course
Of preparation, Capt. Love hired hack
at Caldwell's stable, and employing
Charley Dewing to assist him. departed
for Texas about IL o'clock. The party
consisted of Love, Dewing, Eldridge
Swanson, the colored driver and the
three negro prisoners, whose feet were
firmly manacled, but their arms we're
I free. Love aud Dewing were armed,
having pistols and knives. Love was
very kind to the prisoners, and seemed
disposed to show them every favor.
When about two miles beyond Green
wood, and near the Texas line, one Of
the negroes complained of
BEING HUNGRY
and asked Capt. Love to give him some
thing to eat. While Love was cutting
the meat one of the prisoners, named
Giles, seized his pistol and attempted to
wrench it from him, in which he sue
ceeded. Another grasped Dewing by the
throat, and in the general scuffle the
whole party fell out of the hack. Sew
eral shots were fired by the prisoners
Love was shot In the breast and
INSTANTLY KILLED,
the shot entering at the right nipple,
ranging downward and coming out
under the left shoulder. Before being
shot, however, he had used his knife
with considerable effect, cutting one Of
the prisoners quite severely. Pistols
were then drawn on Dewing, who, in
reply to their demand, gave up. and
his life was spared, Eldridge was asked
to give up, which he Of course did, but
held on to the reins. Dewing, having
another pistol, got behind tree and
COMMENCED FIRING
on the prisoners. one Of whom he thinks
he wounded. He was himself shot in
the leg, but Is not seriously hurt. The
negroes made their escape Dewiug and
the driver then placed Loves body
irving about o'clock. The news spread
rapidly, and created
GREAT EXCITEMENT
wherever 1t was talked over. Captain
Loves body was placed In q room over
the Marble Hall, on Texas street, near
Market, in front OF which a large crowd
was assembled An inquest was held on
the body by Gus Marshall, coroner, with
the following jury: DR.. @. W. Kendall,
foreman; r. 3. Barns, A. B. Weaver, A..
?. Williams and W. Slaughter. DR..
WhitWorth was the examining physi-
clan. The verdict was in accordance
with the above facts. Mr.. Dewing was
in an adjoining room, and, though suf-
fering from his wound, was kind enough
to answer the many questions that the
anxious crowd put to him. His wound
is flesh one in the leg just below the
knee.
THE DENoUEMENT.
While the coroner's inquest was hold
ing, the news came OF the killing OF the
prisoners by the people of the Green
wood neighborhood, and is perfectly re-
liable. The neighborhood was thor
oughly aroused, and it was evident that
the prisoners must be captured, as they
were bound together and could not
make good time in escaping. Ihey
were soon overtaken by the party, but
showed fight and were determined not
to be taken alive. They used the pistols
vigorously which they had taken from
Love and Dewing. Mr.. Alonzo Flour
noy was
WOUNDED IN THE NECK,
and narrowly escaped death. They
were, however, fred on by the pursuing
party, and were all, we hear, killed.
Such is the news received just as we go
to press.
Capt. Love was q highly respected
citizen OF Limestone county, was sher-
if Of the county, and leaves q depend
emit family. He had Swallowed these
men for some time, and had been put to
much trouble in bringing them TO JUS
tice. The negroes were charged, one
with murder. another with arson and
| the third with larceny. They escaped
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