The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-07-31

When drinking he was rather prone to.
| engage in personal difficulties, but lie
made it a point not to carry weapons
| other than those with which nature had
provided him, and although he never
failed to " whip his man, none Of these
encounters were attended by serious re-
suits. He was something above the me-
dium height, Of slim build, but very ac-
tive and powerful and very expert in the
| use of his fists. He was generous to a
fault and ever ready to assist friend OF
any one in need to the full extent of his
means. To his public spirit and exag-
ger;,ted sense of duty as an officer, added
to his natural earnestness and yigor,
were due the morbid interest he ac-
quired in tho Sunday law controversy
and the position he assumed as the spe-
cial advocate and defender Of those who
are opposed to the enforcement of the
ordinance III Donaldsonville. This is
sufficiently demonstrated by the fact
that he was known to be personally fav-
orable to Sunday law, bnt resisted the
Police Jury's ordinance because most of
the merchants and business men of the
town believed it ininical to their inter-
ests and because he doubted the authori-
ty of the Police Jury to interfere with
thopolice regulations Of the municipality.
Mr.. Green leaves wife and three
small children to mourn the loss of his
companionship, love and protection.
Mrs. Green is an accomplished and at
tractive lady, and to her clear Judgment
and salutary influence were doubtless
due to a great degree the cultivation and
exercise of the better impulses Of her
husbands nature. Tho writer has means
of knowing that it was against the earn
est counsel of his estimable wife that the
deceased became connected with the con-
trovcrsies that caused his untimely and
! tragic end.
The funeral took place Thursday eve
ming at S o'clock, under the auspices
of Ascension Hook and Ladder Company
Of which organization Mr.. Green was
Foreman. Phoenix and Blue Bucket fire
companies, the town officers, the indie
pendent Brass Band and large number
of citizens attended, i'll spite of the pour
ing rain and .nu,ldy streets amt side
walks. The funeral was one of the
largest we have seen in Donaldsonville,
and had the weather been favorable, the
attendance would have been still greater.
The burial service was preached i'll the
Episcopal Church and at the grave i'll
the Protestant Cemetery by Rev. Roht.
S. Stuart. The body was conveyed to its
last resting place ON the Ascension truck,
drapcd in mourning. @
Coroner Vandegriff empanneled a jury
and began an inquest Wednesday eve
ming, and the taking of testimony was
confined Thursday and Friday, closing
about noon of the latter day with YER
dict of murder. Whether Judge Chce-
vers will coincide i'll this opinion after
hearing the evidence of witnesses for
both State and defense, remains to be
seen.
Mr. Gibson surren6sered- to the Sheriff
Immediately after the shooting and was
at ence locked up in cell No. 3, where lie
still remains awaiting the examination.
He has been visited by a large number
of friends, to whom he expressed conf
denco that the result of his trial will
vindicate his claim that the killing was
justifable.
There has been some inconsiderate talk
among Mr.. Green's sympathizers about
lynching the prisoner. While we have
no idea that any attempt will be made
to carry out these threats, yet we caution
all good citizens to discourage such ILL
advised expressions. Out of just such
thoughtless use Of violent and acrimoni-
GUS language has grown the state of cir
culnstances that resulted in the sacrifice
u u uulliD lie. Leu us all neeO the
warning and agree to conduct future dis
cussions with less acrimony aud more re-
gard for the opinions, prejudices and
sympatllies of those who entertain views
different from our own.
LATER
At late hour this evening, after ex-
aiming all the most important State
witnesses-none for the defense having
yet been heard-it became evident that
the examination could not be concluded
tonight and Mr.. Gibson's counsel de-
manded that their client be admitted to
bail.
Deeming that the most that could be
possibly made ont of tile case would be
manslaughter, Judge Cheesers granted
the motion and fixed the bail at $50, 600,
which was promptly furnished. Mr..
Gibson's counsel stated that if the evil
dence for the State had all been adduced,
they should have called upon the Judge
to discharge the prisoner without bail.
Tho examination will be concluded
some day next week to he fixed by Judge