The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-06

His MOther-in-LRw with being the
UsuSe of Her Daug hieT's pCain.
New Orleans Democrat About tortyN
five minutes past two o'clock yesterday,
at the house No. $50 st. Claude street,
between st Phillips and Ursulnc, Il
most horrible tragedy was committed,
by which young octoroon woman,
Coralie I.abutat, was stabbed 10 death
with large dirk knife in the hands OF
her husband, Gustave Labutat.
The report of the murder spread like
widIire, and our reporter being in the
neighborhood, he repaired to the scene
Immediately and viewed the body
while it was warm.
On nearing the house where the fatal
ailrRy occurred could be seen large
crowd of swarthy individuals, who
gathered around and about the doors
of the building, hoping to catch a
glimpse Of the murdered woman as the
doors were opened and closed to allow
of the admission and egress OF those
who had occasion to enter the room.
The reporter mounted the little pOrtico
in front of the room, and after admlnisN
tering rap on the door, 1t was opened
by policeman on the inside, and our
reporter was ushered into neat room
about twelve etsquare,
This was the room in which the TRACE
DIV occurred The first thing that met
the reporters eye was large spIashes OF
blood on the floor which were silent
witnesses of terrible crime. Casting
his eye to another portion of the room,
he discovered cot, and on it lay the
body of n woman apparently about
eighteen years of age, composed IN the
embrace of DEATH Not single feature
WAS disturbed TO show the terrible
struggle she had gone through with
few moments before her murder,
In her cheeks n flush remained, and
with her teeth of pearl and black hair
she was beautiful in death. But when
a sheet was removed from off her neck
her throat was seen to be encrcled
with a horrible cut from ear to ear
when q portion of her clothing was re-
moved wound, an inch N length,
could be seen in the epigastric region
Her right hand, rs it lay over her
breast showed that the thumb had
been nearly severed at the Joint while
as her left hand lay by her side it
could be seen that large piece OF flesh
had been dug out
Around the corpse was gathered
number of negroes, male and female,
who appeared TO be friends and rela>
tons of the deceased, but who quietly
,.ol H. L,..,h,ral ,yp,nan uumOVpd
70 get at the cause that instlgated
the accused to kill this woman the
mother Florence Kaufman, was interN
viewed, and she stated that the couple
had been married for two years and II
half. That for the first two months
they lived very happy together but
during the last six months they had
auarreled and made up, and made up
and guarded until about n month
ago, " hen the husband was arrested Tor
assaulting her with a Gotten hook and
placed under six months peace bonds.
Later both we're arrested for disturb~
ing the peace, and Coralie, thinking
that it was the fault OF her husband,
they separated.
About week ago lie called at the
house and asked her was she willing to
make up with him; she told hum that
she had not made up her mind. Yes
terday he called at the house, but Cora
lie was not in she had gone out topur-
chase a pair of shoes He waited for
her to return, as she cid at about two
o'clock
When she came in he asked her II
she had made up her mind to live with
him again. She told him no, and then
he seized her. lett the room to call
Tor assistance, and when returned my
daughter vas lying on the floor corpse
Myself and her murderer picked her
MP and placed her on the cot where she
now reposes.
The police came in and took Gustave
OIL 4 brother of the deceased woman,
child about six years of age, said that
he was looking through the window
and saw Gustave cut his sisters throat,
The reporter then repaired to the
fourth precinct station, and upon being
ushsred into cell fifteen, there stood
before him q mulatto, with good
countenance, about thirty-three years
of age, and Of about lS5 pounds weight.
This was Gus ave Labatut.
Reporter--Llbatut, have come here
to give you the benefit of statement to
to the public; now, what have you to
say for youIself2