Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29
sovE LAID Low.
Laniey Fills the BODY or His wiGe's
rraducer With Bullets.

Miss, to-day, by joint. Lanier Q
this city. The following special Il
the Huntsville Independent, give
the particulars ofthe killing:
GREENvrLLE, Mss, Oct. 2l.--Lov,
came here several days since, ant
was engaged in trying to get up sub
scriptious for q cotton factory, La
uier got here from vicksburg, thi,
morning. He and his father, in 20.
ing to the hotel, saw Love enter 0
livery stable on the opposite side Of
the street, apparently not having
seen them. They crossed over at the
door and saw him talking to the sta
bic proprietor in the rear of tho sta
bic.
Lanier advanced, shotgun in hand,
and when about twenty yards from
Love, the latter turned and saw
Lanier, who almost Immediately fired.
Love was struck in the neck and
face, and turned to retreat. Lanier
fired the other barrel as Love enter
cd u buggy and mule shed. Love
fell, but got up, pistol in hand. La
nier had by this time ran up to the
mule shed and opened fire with q
pistol. Love was now down, but
endeavored to crawl away through
the stalls, but his strength failed and
he gasped his lite away on dung
heap, his mouth and eyes being full |
of it when he was turned over. Love,
who never fred, had fourteen
bullet holes in him. Lanier surren
dered, and is now in charge of the
Sheriff. He has retained Percy and
Yerger to defend him. Public yer
dict is that Love was justly slain.
The causes which led TO the killing
are as follows: Love and Lanier
were both suitors of Miss Ida John
son, an accomplished young lady of ,
this city. She accepted Lanier, and
they were married, while Love was
10 this city. He left for Mississippi
D few days after the marriage, and
rom West Point, a town in that !.
State, he mailed to the most promi-
rent citizens of this city, wedding
ards containing his own name and y
hat Of Miss Johnson on one side, and II
N the other printed statement re- = :.
'ecting upon the chastity of the Ia .
", and even charging her mother /"
With being cognizant of it. Lanier -
emained silent in regard to the vii u !,
llnous insult offered, and none but -
few friends knew what course he -
'ou.d pursue. ~
so about ten days ago he left the =,
ty quietly, in company with his fa- =,
Ter, b. G. Lanier, ST., his brother, 90
on. b. G. Lanier, Jr., and X. j. a.
arrlson, bound for Mississippi, on 10,
ie track OF the traducer, with the al
suit above stated. The sentiment :.
the whole community is with La tb
er, and NIL applaud the act done by 20
m. Milton Humes, Esq, w. II. y,
son, Col. William NJ. Holting, DR.. b.
VI. Harris and William Baldridge, j.,
me OF oar most prominent citizens, :.
leave tonight for Mississippi.to a.
nder any assistance to Lanier that -,
ny be necessary. ID. l.. Love came !.
re iast spring from Mississippi and me
Is instrumental in organizing the an,
ton factory here. He endeavored 49,
obtain some position in the facto. ao,
but the directors refused to elect
n His subscription to the capital a,' i
ck, amounting to $500, was re- 49,
ned to him about two months AGO. -,
LANlER ACQUITTED. bio
TREENvILLE, Miss, Oct. 25..-La- mil
u, who killed D. s. Love here last mil
day, was examined before Judge Mr.
lllant, Mayor of Greenville, to-day. shr
l was acquitted. Mayor Valiant tina
me OF our most highly respected the
zens, and his decision is endorsed wo,
the entire community. ton
Fhe details of the assault by Love tlir
the wife ofLsnier are utterly unfit cbu
publication. neu
t appeared at the trial that Love bet,
an unsuccessful sutton and per- is.
ated the lady before her marriage, opil