Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-05

Nasohltoehes Peoples vindioasor.

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Satchltoches Peoples Vindicator.
On last Wednesday morning, between
The hours of six and seven O'Clock, one
Jack Price, colored preacher, and a
stranger in this vicinity, took it into his
mind that no other course than to take
the life of every person he met would save
him from the hands of Satan. Early that
morning he was seen in Mr.. Delphin's |
negro quarters, threatening the people of |
the place. One OF the hands, called JEFF, |
went over to Mr.. Delphin's residence. |
which is about six hundred yards from
the quarters, and made complaint. Mr..
Dolphin ordered him to go for an officer.
Mr.. Delphin's plantation is situated be-
tween Cane and Old Rivers, south of the
city (Nachitoehes, La.1 a lane divides
his place from the Cane River Point
where Mr.. Anguste Moreau resides, and
where the negro met his fate. "A few
minutes after the workman had gone for
an officer, Price went up to Mr.. Delphfn's
yard fence and told Mr.. Dolphin that he
would go into the yard and kill him. Mr..
Dolphin entered his own house, got his
gun, came out on the back porch, and
told Prfae that if he entered the yard he
would shoot him. Price seemed to quiet
down, and walked off. Mr.. Dolphin then
retired into the house, but about a minute
later he heard the breaking of pickets
near the corner of his house. He went
out on the gallery and saw that the negro
had broken his fence, and was standing
near the gallery of his dwelling armed
with a club. Mr.. Dolphin threatened to
shoot the man if he did not leave the
premises. Price Immediately turned
away, which led Mr.. Dolphin to believe
that he was departing, and Mr. Dolphin
himself turned TO go into the house. Price
made a spring and dealt Mr.. Dolphin a
severe blow across the back, telling him,
and knocking his gun out of his hand at
the same time. Price lostao time in tax
ing up the gun and stepping back about
ten PAGES leveled it at Mr.. Dolphin.
Mary Richardson, an old colored cook,
when she saw the negro with the gun
threw her arms around Mr.. Dolphin to
pull him into the house. The negro fired
at them, two buckshot taking effect in
Mr.. Delphin's back and one in Mary'E
breast.
Mr.. Delphins wounds are dangerous
and there is very little hope of his recov-
cry. MaFy's wound is slight.
When Price saw his two victims fall hC
turned his attention to Messrs. Fessiel
and Moreau, whom he had seen going
across the field. Mary had raised Mr.
Dolphin up and took him into the house
and fastened all the DOORS. Price leyeled
his gun at Messrs. Tessler and Moreau
but it missed fire. He then returned t.
the house, and finding all the doors anG
windows closed, picked up broadaxe
and Immediately went to work on one oi
the back doors. Mr. Delphin and his ser
want made their escape through the from
wap to Mr.. Moreau's residence Price sue
eeeded in breaking down the door, entered
the house, and, finding that the parties
had gone set the beds on fire and piled al
the clothing he could find in the center o
the room and set it on fire. Finding il
one of the rooms horn containing gun
powder, he threw it in the fireplace anC
thenstarted for Moreaa's house.3a
Mr.. Moreau, with gun in hand, placed
. himself behind one of the gallery pillars
i and Tessier stood behind the main en-
trance with his gun. resting on the doc
ready for Price, who was then in the fell
i on his way to the house. When near tn
: icorn-erib, which is situated about seven
: ty-fiye yards from the dwelling, Pric
: leveled his gun at Moreall, who was. the
standing about the middle of the, gallery
Tessier shouted to Moreau; Get bei1in
your post or you viii be killed, and don
shoot until the fellow gets inside of tn
- little gate. IF you miss, Twill not.
Price came to the gate and threw brio
at Mr.. Moreau. He was ordered by Nj
!; :, AEoreaJi not to enter the gate9y Price ds
! iiberately raised his gun to fire, and as h
: stepped into the yard, Mr., Moreau firet
= pouring the entire load, nine buek=sho
! into Prices abdomen. He staggered bac
fifteen steps before he fell, and expire
! in few minutes. asa aa 4stnF bog zafa5
Mr.. Tessier went over to Mr. Dolphin
house and extinguished the fire. TT
- COroner's jury returned verdict ofjust
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