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

fore fise G0r-oues.ss ..Hur-y of
Inquest.

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4 Joseph Sallicr. Saw Woofllief ar
, preaching the sheriff, and heard tn
latter once OF twice order Woedlief t,
: stop. Saw Woodlief still advancing
! apparently tryingto draw his pistol
The sheriff fired; heard other shots.
saw deceased fall, and saw pistol il
his hand.
III I'll. ID. Nix. Was requested by Johr
! Carson, Just before the shooting, TO gc
and inform sheriff Lyons that Wood
lief was armed and had said he was
} going to kill somebody or get killed.
Started Immediately towards the court
house square for that purpose. Saw
Woodlief leave the street and pass
around towards the Jail. The sheriff
ordered Woodlief to halt, and said
Woodlief, stop-I have heard You
were going to kill me, and that you
would as soon KLINE as a yellow dog"
Understood Woodlief to reply "Ana i
mean what 4 say" reaching down to
his hip and apparently drawing pistol.
Mr.. Lyons fired, and by that time
Woodlicf had his pistol above his head.
Think the pistol fired in that position.
Heard three or four more shots. Wood
lief staggered back and fell, working
his pistol back and forward while living
on his back.
S. lei. Clement. Heard a conversation
between Woodiief and the sheriff, about
an hour before the shooting. Got the
impression from it that Woodlief was
endeayering, in threatening way, to
impress the sheriff with the belief that
the prisoner in Jail might expect out
side assistance in an effort to escape.
Richard Palmer. Was requested by
Woodlief that morning to helphim get
the prisoner ont of Jail, and witness
refused the request. Noodlief insisted
on getting a pistol from witness, saving
he would show him the prettiest stand
off he ever saw. Witness replied he
had no pistol. About an hour later, |
while with sheriff Lyons, met Wood
lief at j. w. Bryan d Cos corner of
the square. Woodlief asked the sheriff I
for the prisoners money, saying he
wished to employ Mr.. Wells attorney i
to defend the prisoner. Woodlief also p
wanted the prisoners horse. The sher-
If said whenever he was ordered by 4
the court to turn the property over to Ii
any one he would do so. Woodlief
said to Lyons sheriff. "That's all 1
right gness you're not afraid of 4
The sheriff walked off, and I
pointing to him, said to me 4
a would as soon shoot him as vel e
ow dog" and said he would show the =
Lyonses they were not running this !
country. Just before the shooting saw {,
Woodlief 60 towards the Jail yard, to J
wards where the sheriff was standing, /
md when he got within twenty or
hirty feet of Lyons heard the latter L
ay to him "Stop, don't come any 9
loser" The sheriff said this two or 1
hree times, and said 81 understand ~
'ou said you would as soon shoot me a
S red dog" Lyons then raised his i
,un and fired. Heard several other G
bots. Saw Woodlief trying to draw @
lis pistol, hut did not see ittill he fell; IT
hen it was in his right hand. Have h
nown Woodlief the last two wears to IT
&c a desperate character when under y
ne intluenee of lignor. 4
John Carson. Woodlief came to b
ne about ten o'clock this morning and h
aid "Carson, / wantyonr gun" Asked |lb
i'm what for. IHefeplied that a damn Ii
on of bitch had insulted him, aud Ia
e 4Woodlief) was going to kill him. e
sefused to let him have the gun. eIe
aid "By God, I'm going to have it, d
said he coHldn1t have mine and that ID
fshe would take my advice he would Is
top this foolishness, gotolbed and get g
ober, and then, if anybody had insult Il
d him, to slapliis face. lie said 'sByp
iod, you won't giVelitgtomeap 1 said A
No sir" He said "Illl see youllater; hi
can get ono" and he went off. Saw
i'm enter Kings saloon, and come out Ia
18th "a pistol in his hand. He put it La
his pocket, fcameiinto my saloon, and ~
allied for a cocktail. He pulled ont w
le pistol, slammed it onfthe counter, sw
nd said sBy God, Carson, I'm fixed iri
ON, and I'm going to make somebody III
lte the dust" Asked me to drink. Iltf
it'll him and I did so. Alittle later b
9 put the pistol in his pocket and Its
alked off. 4 lmotioned to Mr.. Nix to |re
,me to me, and told him Woodlief
rs armed and was going totlSill some al
1dy, and to mount his horse and go IA
ID tell Dave Lyons l(sherifD to pre- III,
are himself. for somahady would ref. ID,