The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-04-14
Tragedy i'm Tiibodaux!

aliases. the negro VINO committed
the infamous crime upon ii niue
ciri below Lafourche Crossing Oh
), and who was sent before
the District Court by Judge hho
bloch. On the 9th. INST. was cons
fined in one of the solid rooms OF
the iail> the doors doubly locked.
and chained to the floor. On Fri
day night April 6, at about .
O'Clock. a large muititude OF per
SONS. numbering $50 to 200, came
into ThihodauX. from the dlrrc>
ton Of the neishborllood In
which the crime had been com
United. i+ Ia.
A demand was made upon the
Sheriff fer the keys OF the prison,
| which were refused. 4 second de
| mand was made. when the Sher-
if told the the applicants that
the prisoners IN Jail we're under his
care and protection, and that he
would not yield up the keys.
Finally after some threats we've
made. under fear Of personal VIC
Ience, be stated that the keys
were in possession OF Mr.. Theo
mile Thibodaux- the Deputy
Sheriff. A demand for an order
from Wilton, the Sheriff, to his
Deputy to give up the keys, was
also promptly refused.
Parties then went to the resi>
aence of the Deputy, forced the
lock upon his front gate, and ads
vancing upon the gallery knocked
at his door. Mrs. ThlbodauX de>
: manded to know what they want
ed. and stated that her husband
; was not at home.
They left, and very soon the
determined sound OF sleage aud
} chisel upca the iron door Of the
f prison, was heard resoundins
:, through the adjacent streets
/ This was abont halt past ten, ant
a in 10 or 80 minutes the Oute1
door swung open; the forcing 0
the second door VAS soon effect
ed. and that Of the prisoner!
room made but little resistance
o The chains we're soon cut loOs'
$ from the prisoners legs, and will
6 hands bound behind his back AM
a rope around his neck, he wa
led ont into the font yard be
= meath a willow tree, over
re branch OF which a rope had bee
IL east. .r.
The doomed man was the
~ asked ii be had anything to SAY
He confessed his guilt he WA
then told TO say his prayers, bu
,o he said that he had none 10 sa,
vi By this time the moose around Ii.
q neck was fastened to the >nspen
- ed rope, aud in a monlen; he W;
nj elevated to Il Ifsight dfthree {
~ four feet. when almost without
,w struggle, he died. and .rtmaine
suspended pntllt the next molnip;
f when at The requests Of citizen
mt Judge Beattie, ordered the hod
es. to be taken dUwn. so as not to
Is, an annoyance to the people rex
ls, ding near by.
of An inquest composed of Ne
srs. Ronssel jim, l.. J. Comeau
Z. j. Delbert, Jos. Legendre az
ntS $. I. GrisaInore, under dlrecti,
OF of l.. T. Falgout Coroner, "
held at nine o'clock. who render
Its, IA verdict that the deceased h;
sed come TO his death, at the han
:. of a numerous body of men, W
hasl violently broken into il
ore and caused death by hanging
deceased by the neck to tree.
{ III The Coroner thea took char
of the remains, and had them
tered in the PotteF's field CEN
'lns tar.y in rear of the Town.
'es> The deceased was a coal bla
man, weighing $50 to 100 poun,
ore of powerful frame and muscle.
-, colored man during the progr,
'ne Of the tragedy, WAS heard to 5
ISL that he knew him, that he /
me- committed the same crime OF
ecu little mnlato girl neat Bou
station, in St. Charles Parish,
sen long ago. and that this WAS
'h'S fourth. time he had commit
this base crime.
ina In this instance, there rests
E,oto a shadow ofdoubt as to his GU
nL,s independent of his own DIV
acknowledgment. If there e
To-, was a time that men were iu
n,a. fable in taking the law
/, 70 their own hands, this was on,
1ete the occasions in which they CO
,;n not be condemned. The ruff
SHOULD never have been brou
to prison. bnt once in possess
ron of the law, it had been bette
no permit the law to inhict the y
.,va %iShment,
sue During the three hours