The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-01-17

OF THE CAPTAIN AND RI
LOT or THE TowBo AT---iiow THE
DIFFICULTY BEGAN. Il
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Capt. Thomas Tobin, in command
Of the coal boat from which the crew
was recently taken by armed citizens
Of Lake Providence, charged with
completely in the murder Of City
Marshal Mcclure, Of that town, and
were set upon and shot while in GUS
tody, gives the following condensed
account Of the affair:
On last Sunday evening ] arrived at
Lake Providence in charge of coal
boat. Shortly afterwards fatboat,
loaded with potatoes. belonging to
Ritterhouse q Pierson, came down the
river and landed about 600 yards be-
low my boat. Some hours afterwards
six of the crew Of my boat went down
to the potato boat, and the crew Of
the two boats proceeded up into the
town. While there, am informed,
some Of them drank considerably, and
one man became loud and boasting on
the street. remaining till about
5 o'clock in the evening, they started
to return to the boats. The man who
was boasting 50 loudly pulled of his
coat and hat, and remarked: Boys
let's take the town. .As they pro-
ceeded in the direction Of the river,
John Brashier, one Of my crew, and
Jim Brown, the boastcr, and who Is
said to have done the shooting, were
at some distance behind the rest, when
the city marshal stepped up to lay his
hand on Brown, Brashier started to
run. While running he heard two
pistol shots. He did not see who dis
charged them But turning his head
backward as he fied, hc saw the mar
shal on his knees still clinging to
Brown, and heard him exclaim: 20
Lordy I" or words very similar. At
that the remainder Of the party seems
to have been at considerable distance
in front of Brown and knew nothing
OF the shooting at the time It occurred.
A citizen of Lake Providence in
formed mo that the marshal fired once,
but this ! do not personally know.
3a When the members Of my boats
crew came on board, myself and aman
named Hazel were there. About flf-
teen minutes after this body Of af1si.
ed men came down to tho boat and
called for the captain. / told them:
"IIere ann They ordered me to
come ashore, and when I complied
some of them said ssYou're not tho
man, They then ordered me to bring
out the whole crew. / called for the
leader, and demanded protection for
my property and my mon, and told
him 1 surrendered to the civil law. @
& We were marched up town asltl put
in prison. A few minutes after our
being locked up, pnllod OH NY boots
to rest my feet, and began walking up
and down the room, when Il man,
whom ! was afterwards Informed was
the sheriff, levelled his gun on me and
ordered me to sit down. Nothing
more happened to note, and at ia
o'clock that nightI was released. II
told the man who released mo that
there WAS man on the boat with me
who had not gone up town at all, and
and that / desired that he should be
turned loose, to accompany mo back
to the boat. lie believed me and let
Mr.. Hazel out, Antecedent to tho
shooting of my mem, q was warned
that trouble was anticipated. Did not
witness the shooting, being on the
boat at the time IL occurred.
Mr., J, b. Carncs, the pilot of tho
coal boat, says that after lie was taken
to the mayors Office under arrest, audi
had testified, the crowd began to gath
or, They came In, ordered US 10 take
seats on benches In the back part of
the room and asked our names, As i
soon as we told our names the brother
Of the marshal drew his pistol and
commenced firing, 1 jumped up and !
asked what was mant, and attempted
to escape, when was struck by thtcc !
men, and the firing became general.
jumped down the stairway and es-
capped, and got into 4 boat OH thar
leyee used as q Tin shop, and then my
friends, citizens Of the town, eannc and
took me out, and Twas nftorwad pro-
tected by them, My friends adylsesi
me to leave, and showed otf witllmy
boat, with q crew Of four snon,, md
arrived here this morning, Three 81
our men were wounded ono diad yes
terday, one is expected "a die to-day
and the condition Of the other II nm
known,
A Gonnocticut wife wants 4 divorce
beeause her husband bound her with
4 rope, poured kerosene oil over her