Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-01-31
KILLING OF LOVE AT HERMIrA GE.
From the Baton Rouge Ad-

Tiolu tle batOn Rouge AH-
r0c0te we take the following
succlnct statement of the facts
connected with the shooting
and killing of w. III. Love, at
Hermitage, La, on Tuesday
night the Goth inst:
On their way down from Wa
terlOo to Baton Rouge on Tues
day evening last, Messrs. David
Wilde and w. III. Love, who
were canvassing for the Wheel
er & Wilson Sewing Machine
Company, arrived at Hermit
age, at between 8 and 8 o'clock
at night and stopped at Trou-
deau's warehouse to see if there
waS any mail there for them.
While at the warehouse a
conversation sprunGup between
Nh. Trudeau and Mr.. Wilde re-
lative to a second hand sewing.
machine which had been pur-
chased by Mr.. Patin, clerk in
the store, the latter claimingthat
some parts Of the machine were
missing.
Harsh words passed between
the parties, that is, Mcssrs.
Wilde, Trudcau and Patin,
which resulted in an exchange
of pistol shots. When the iir-
ing commenced Mr.. Love, who
was unarmed, endeavOred
to get out of the way and took
refuge under the warehouse,
and Mr.. Wilde got in his buggy
and started for town expecting. 9.
that Mr.. Love would follow in
his buggy. When he had pro-
cccdcd some distance Mr.. WIS
horse fell dead, it is thought
from the effects of a shot which
hit the horse during the firing
to ilcrmitage. Mr.. Wilde came
on to town arriving here next
morning but was not aware that
Love was killed until persons
on the steamer Gay brought
down the news that evening.
AS sOOnas the news OF Loves
death was received Mr.. Martin,
Manager Of the Wheeler &
Wilson Sewing Machine A&en-
cy in this city, in company with
the Shcrit1s OF West and East
Baton Rouge parishes, went up
to Hermitage to investigate the
matte and take charge Of the
body of deceased. When they
arrived they lear: ed that as
st ted, Love had been killed,
that the Justice OF the peace of
the & wal,lOf West Baton Rouge
had held an inquest on the bo-
dy; that, though found alive,
no dying declaration Of dcceas-
cd had been taken, nor lad any
evidence for the State been ta-
ken, that Mr.. Patin had madea
statement that he had shot de-
ceased in sclt-defcnse, and that
a hole had been dug about for
ty feet from the river and the
body. in a rough box, buried in
it. This was near where Love
was found before he died. They
also Learn ed that when Love
was found he was in his shirt
sleeves, having. it is supposed,
be- stripped of his over and
under coat by unlnownpersons.
\ silver watch and about $50
known to have been in his pos
session was also missing. His
under coat was recovered but
nothing could be found of the
ovcrcoat. watch and money.
The Justice of the Peace, Mr..
Dauthicr, stated that he saw
Love before death and that
Love asked him to get him some
water and to give him shelter,
that he was cold. Also stated
that the verdict of the jury was
to the effect that the deceased
had come to his death from the
effects of gun shot wounds, but
did not implicate any one with
the killing consequently no ar
rest wasmade. Mr.. Bates made
an affidavit against Mr. Patin
and Sheriff Kirkland remained
at Waterloo to serve the writ |
on Patin, and Messrs. Martin
and Batos returned to Baton
Rouge with the body of Love,