The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-03
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

R,cH,ANp BEACON: A difficulty oc-
c,,rrsd in the Exchange Saloon OF this
n,ace Iast Saturday between j B Rob.
insOn and-Brock. in which the lat.
tor received a pistol shot wound In
the bowels, from which be died on
Tuesday night last. As far as we
can learn whisky was the sole cause
II this said affair. Both were drink
ing Brock very drunk Robinson
entered the saloon where Brock was
md rubbed against him; Brock ours
I'd him, and in the quarrel that EN-.
sued drew q derringer whereup n
Robinson snatched a pistol from n.
@. Collins. who was standing near,
and shot him as above stated. Both
Distols fred. but Brooks shot never
touched Robinson. These are the
condensed facts as we understand
them, though we did not attend the
preliminary examination, which was
had before his Honor f. G. MontgO.
merry, Parish Judge, on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Robinson was held in
q bond OF 1000 for his appearance
before the District Court. to answer
to the charge OF manslaughter. The
State was represented by Hon. +. Il.
Toler and the defence by MessEs.
Boatner and Liddeli.
We Withhold the christian Name OF
Brock by his dying request. without
knowing why no made 1t.
CALDWELL HERALD: On Thurday
night Mr.. George Gibson, who resides
near Copenhagen in this parish WAS
shot by some unknown person, whIl"
crossing tho fence at his own house.
Mr.. Gibson had just Reached home
when the shooting took place. The
assassin emptied both barrels of q
shot gun, loaded with buck'aho',
into his back.
The wounded man sent to Collm-
bia for medical assistance. hnt nelili-
ar OF the doctors could attend. We
have been unable to Obrain further
particulars up To the time OF gong
70 press.
ia Wednesday morning Last Patsy
Adams. o colOreh woman living ON
MI. r. A. Blanks Paris Plantation.
W8s accidentally shot in the ahdo-
men by lsham jacobs, colored. 1sh-
am was fOOling with a pistol, only
one chamber OF which WAS loaded.
when It accidentally exploded,
wounding the woman ~ stated: The
wound Is u serious one and may
prove fatal.
NlNDEN DEMOCRAT: A c0lOrcd wO.
man bob Parham's wife) took tire
Yesterday while cooking breakfast.
She became frightened and ran for
q neiQbOr's, was Overtaken aud the
flames extinguished. She was very
badly burned though not deep. II
may prove fatal from the extent OF
the surface involved.
SHREVEPORT TIMES: Saturday night |
about O'Clock whilst q young man !
named Isaac Mccullough was sitting !
In the store OF Mrs. Herbig, at Green
wood. looking on at u game OF cards, !
Samuel BrysOn stepped In the room
with q pistol 10 his hand and wher
within Q few feet Of him fired, and
Immediately repeated the shot. The !
light was then either accidentally or |
Intentionally put out, when BrysOu
exclaimed: "Gentlemen, will eX.
plain the matter" or something to
that effect. -.
On examination it was found that !
Mccullough had received two
wound, one 10 the throat, the ball
coming out between tho shoulders !
near tho spinal column, certainly n
very ugly Wound,) and the other In
the lower left rib, the ball shattering
the same and passing out above the
LEFT hip. -
Bry6on's explanation was that Nc.
Cull0ugh had been intimate with his
wife.
The wounded man Wa taken to the
residence Of Dr.. Calhoun. Who Gays
that be was doing tolerably we'll yes.
terday morning aud the wounds may
not prove fatal, though 10 IL impOs.
sible TO give q positive opinion In the
premises. 4s. ~.