The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-02-21

E morse, 10 the iasNc -nauhf hf'pO-sao
+ lowing, as If he wished to see where
was going. AS turned down the laks
The started across as If to meet me a
: the southwest corner on tine pubiit
+ square. On reaching the southside %
, the square be Turned up the street to
wards Kinder's. I said 10 Srnar'
g Keep a sharp look out; that is q dan,
gerous man; he may have a pistol, and
may come around the corner near the
! house and shoot one of lis. Saw no
more of Woodliof that night. AT
home I told Smart 10 takehis gun with
II him to his room, az we might be at
tackled that might,
4 Came to town in the informing before
breakfast. Woodiief came to me ut
the corner near Bryan's store, told me
he was going to have that man out OF
hail, and told me TO bring his horse and
money down, and that If ] wss afraid
I had better bring fifteen or sixteen
six-shooters with me. Told him j had
not seen the man was afraid OF, and
that whenever the court ordered me 10
bring him (Shafer) out 4 would bring
him. He observed "Well, you're a
good one" j replied al try to do
right with everybody, and intend to do
it," He then turned it off, and said he
intended to get Mr.. Wells and have
him fShafer) out. ] walked off and
sent word to Smart to come to the
house. Smart came, and / told HIM to
eat breakfast and go with me to feed
the prisoners: that Woodlief said he
was going to have thatman out of gail,
and he certainly wasn't fool enough to.
come there by himself. Aswe started
1 told Smart to take the gun and that
4 would takeithe rifle, and iflhe( Wood
lief undertook to take him out of there
i would give him a warm reception.
AS we came down ftown) i called Rich
ard (Julien Richard, deputy sheriff
and asked him if heIhad a gun he said
no, but he had assixeshooter. I saidto
him, '"Nou come along withme to feed
the prisoners; Woodlief says he is go
ing to take that man out of Jail, and i
want you with me-" About that time
Il saw dick Cummings coming to me
rapidly. He said he saw Woodlief go
and try to borrow a six-shooter, and |
heard him say, as well as i remember,
that he was going to have thatman out
of Jail, and that he would as soon kill |
me as a yellow dog. j called JEFF Ly-
ons, deputy sheriff. told him Of the
threats, and told him to get his gun
and come, as didn't know who would
come, nor how many. 1 then saw R.
a. Coward, another deputy, told him
Of the threats, and where he could get
A Winchester rifle, and to come to me
IS soon as he could get there. Wei
,hen went in front Of the Jail yard
ioor. 1 gave {Julien) Richard the keys
md told him to go and feed the pris-
,ners and we would keep guard. About
he time Richard got into the gail III
,eard a pistol FIRE back of the Jail, |,
Woodlief fired the pistol, at Kinder's
aloon) and told them (thecdeputies) tot
Seep a close watch. Directly one Of
he men at the northwest corner (of#
he Jail yard) told me ,sI'here comes
Noodlief, coming right here" Iasleed
~ which side Of the Jail yard, and he'll
aid on the north side. ] stepped |
ronnd and saw Woodlief coming. Ill
,ept my eye on him, and when he got
bout fifteen steps from me 1 halted +,
inn. He kept advancing. The last
eerd 4 said was that 4 heard he had
aid he was going to take thai man out
# jail, and that he would as soon shoot
pc as q yellow dog. lie replied 81
aid 1T, and 4 mean just what u say.'
lie grabbed around to his hip with his
lght hand, as though getting "a pistol.
ust as he cleared the pistol from his
lothes 4 fired at his breast. i shifted :
~ cartridge, and as j was about to-
boot again three more gums fired, and /,
didn't shoot again, because he was I
ailing. AS he fell his pistol fired, aud
hen 4 went to him he was dead. !
'on'tknow positively, but am satisfied 4
rom the guns being tunloaded thatthei
lree shots were fired by three Slepu- :
es, Smart, JEFF Lyons and Dick Cow =
I'd. They shot about the time de
eased raised up his pistol. g
Joseph George. Woodlief came up 2
ere this marning and sat down ontthe 4
%. he was under the influence oil 2
qnor. He spoke Of d Young man IN z
II, and said he wanted to see the g
leflif to get him out. He spoke oil z
'fferent things to which 4 paid little
itention, and remarked that he would q