Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-06-26
MALICIOUS MURDER

: an'o excitement by the repor
Oh the murder of a trusty negro
man, in the vicinity where Ia
. shortly before so much happi
ness and gayety had reigned.
Inc firm of Messrs. j. FREY
nan " Co., have in constant uSe
some twenty wagons, owe,
which had presided in the ca.
Pacity Of ''boss~ one Andrev,
Jackson a comparatively young
colored man distinguished for
his strict regard of duty to his
employer and Il general f,vor-
T. with both white and colorcd
citizens. On the day he met
MS death Andrew, in company
Wlth his fellow transfers. were
ac ing as waitersa at the weddjn~
dinner. After the dinner was
over and the table had been
spread for the servants, one
Frank Flowers, q bad negro.
noted for being QuareIsome
"iieh drinking, took exception
when Andrew told him to be-
have himself; deliberately went
nome, some J or Z of a milc)
and got his pistol, telling two
or three persons that he was
gong to shoot Jackson. Matt
Pratts wife, Il coIored friend Of
Andrew becoming alarmed at |
Flowers manner Of speech, has
tened to put the man on his /
guard. Andrew, however. paid |
but little attention to her adj
moLitlon and remarked that
frank WON'T shoot me- Flow
crs soon afterwards followed
jackson to the street, cursin"
him. Jackson turning around.
Flowers still advancing until
he came up TO jackson, cursinn'
as he advanced. jackson sim
ply colared his insuIter when
Flowers attempted to draw Il
pistol, which attempt jackson
endcavOred to Illustrate. The
result, however proves he ,
was not sufficiently on his
for Flowers did draw
he pistol and attempted
% use it when jackson endclv-
'red to knock it from his hands,
'ut failing, Flowers fired, tne /
irst shot it is said, passing the {
over region of his heart inhict- ,
ne a mortal wound. a second ,
hot Immediately entered the l
nouth, ranged upward and |
edged in the skull. Jackson q
'alked Off Il few feet and fell t
cad. Thus ended the life Of q
ne ofthe best colored mcn in {.
he Parish. Coroner Ball held -
II Inquest ever the dead body I,
II Tuesday night at which the :
.cts, as above stated were sub Il
ribbed to without a single word
| rebuttal.
MIR. Freyhan in speaking Of f;
lckson remarked, '.he has II
zen in my employment since y,
'6S and has always proved 1
lthIul and trustworthy. l Ii
Ell that [ have lost one Of my e
ost valuable Acquisitions" h;
jackson was buried at four Ct
clock on Wednesday evening, ~
s remains being followed to 10
cir last resting place by at Nj:
lst 500 friends among whom re
IS no small proportion Of NJ n.
lite people, thus showing the
cling ofstrong sympathy en- N;
tanned by our Southern peo- NJ,
, for the colOred man when he Fee
action proves WoL thy Of that
npathy. I
Flowers, the murderer was
zen in charge by Messrs: II. Fer Fer
Lawson and N. BrasseauX, Ma
5nesses of the tragedy and rel
S being conducted to Jail Ma
en- SheriifSmith joined them t l,
/ took charge of the prisoner. Few ti,
e Sheriff informs us that he
alread y notified Judge john Tot
list, and that some time dur
the coming week a prcIimi- .
y examination viii be held. Of
s hardly necessary to say mo
t the greatest excitement ,n@'
vailed among the colored nee
pie and threats Of taking the Co
s0Onr ont and oIminiSfnriDo, not