The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Crime in Louisiana.

We compile from our exchanges
received since last Friday morning, a
list Of important crimes, which is
not at all flattering to this Common.
wealth and its good name:
From the Richland Beacon.
A most shocking murder was com.
mitted in the 2nd ward Of Morehouse
parish on Friday night, October Goth.
A man by the name Of John F. lay.
lor was tied by the neck to a sappling
and shot to death. receiving six gun.
shot wounds in the head, neck and
breast. He was said to have been q
very bad man, but that does not
justify his murder, and the authori.
ties OF MOrehOuso owe 1t to them.
selves and to the State to try to fer.
ret out the criminals and bring them
to justice.
On Tuesday evening last Deputy
Sheriff 8. A. Owen brought to the
jail at this place q colored man charg.
ed with the shooting and woundtng
OF s. d. Brame, Of Delhi. We also
learn that Mr.. Brame, after he was
shot. shot and perhaps MORALLY
wounded a brother Of the man who
shot him, and was In q wagon
with his brother. Mr.. Brame was
wounded just over the eye. We learn,
but not dangerously.
From the Baton Rouge Advocate
The Lake Providence Republican
OF the 9Th inst, comes to us clothed
in mourning garb for its Associate
Editor, DR.. VIM. B. Jones, who was
assassinated on tho night Of the Sd
inst. The crime Of assassination ts
the very worst Of oil crimes, and the
officers OF the law can not be too dill
gent In ierreting out and bringing
the guilty to justice In this case. II
Is to be regretted that such g crime
was ever committed within our State,
and mores0 at this time, because the
act will be heralded abroad as an
evidence OF the murderous feelings
Of persons belonging to one political
party against persons belonging to
another party, and the whole people
OF our State will be held to blame FOL
the lawless act Of one or more reck.
less persons.
From the New Orleans Picayune.]
Information was received In town
yesterday morning OF the murder, on
Saturday night, OF Mr.. Warren Chism,
son Of the senior member OF the
firm OF Chism & Boyd. Of Poydras
street, at Pattersonville. in the parish
OF st. Mary, but very little could be
learned In regard to the matter,
owing to the fact that Mr.. Chfsm,
ST., who brought down the body Of
his son, yesterday, from the great
shock which the untimely end Of biz
son has given, Ia reluctant to talk Of
the affair even to his most intimate
friends.
From what can be learned, It ap'
pears that on Monday night, q little
after II o'clock, as Warren Chisu
was retiring to bed. Mr.. Shelby San
ders entered and informed him that
he was the bearer OF q challenge
from a party, whose name could moi
be ascertained, Mr.. Chism replied
that the latenees Of the hour did moi
admit Of bis receiving It, and request
ed Mr.. Sanders to return next day,
vhereupon the latter became very
angry, and after q few hot words had
passed between them, drew his pie
toll and shot Chism four times. twice
in the breast and twice In the aldo
men, and, according to another re-
port, once In the arm. Sanders thel
fled, and up to date neither he mol
the man who sent him With the :hal
lenge has been arrested.
Mr.. Chism expired on Monday
about 3 o'clock In the afternoon, ant
will be buried to-day. He Was onl!
% years Of age, and was long . resi-
dent OF this city. we'll known ant
much liked by those who knew him
His family were much Mortified b!
the sad affair. as the young man hat
| had no trouble with any one that BIT
family knew Of; In fact, he had new
or met Mr.. Sanders before, and pro
iessed to know the sender Of th'
challenge but slightly, having me
him but once or twice, the man hav
ing been an overseer on the planta
ton where Mr.. Chism was tho pre-
vious May and June.
Mr.. Chism was perfectly consctou
up to the time OF his death, and re
ceived the last offices Of the Catho
lie Church before he expired.