Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-23
ANOTHER MURDER.
Caused by FafthIessness Of Wife,
Her ParamOur Shoots Down the
Husband with His Own Shot
Gun i'm the Public Road and
Makes Good his Escape.
Shreveport Times.

On last Monday night about II
O'Clock, Lieut.. VIM. H. Busby, of oul
city police force, received information
from colored man named David
Allen, which led him to believe that
murder had been committed on the
Bauman place, about one mile from
the corporate limits of the city and a
quarter of a mile south of the resi-
dence of Judge T. T. Land, in the Vi
cinity of what is known as the Naples
place. He Immediately appraised
Deputy Sheriff Jno. c, Elstner of the
facts that had been impaired to him
and at o'clock yesterday morning in
company with that officer proceeded
to the neighborhood designated. After
about an hours search, they discov-
cred, dim by-road in the woods, the
dead body of Squire Coleman, a we'll
known colored man and old citizen
OF this vicinity He was lying OH his
face IN the road, with a pistol firmly
grasped in his outstretched right hand.
His body was cold and stiff, show
ing that the vital spark had fled from
its earthly tenement several hours
previous to its discovery. Upon
turning him over they found that his
body had been perfectly riddled with
buckshot and were satisfied that his
murderer mast have fired upon him
at very close range, causing his death
almost instantly. The spot where
the body Of Coleman was found was
about a quarter of a mile from the
cabin in which he lived. After plac-
ing a custodian in charge of the body,
Nfessrs. Busby and Esther, returned
to the city and reported it's discovery.
Yesterday morning Justice of the
Peace l.. E. Carter, in the absence of
DR.. W. NJ. Turner, orr coroner,
accompanied by the officers named
and Il number OF our citizens, among
whom was a reporter Of the Standard,
proceeded to the spot where the body
was found and held an inquest.
The evidence given before the Jury
ofinquest, as taken down by our re-
porter, gives all the details Of the
occurrences ustprior to and subsequent
to the killing. In conversation, how
ever, with David Allen, who has
known Coleman for many years and
WHO'S his closest neighbor, our reporter
learned the following additional par
ticulars 1t seems that Charley John
son who, as will be seen from the evil
dence did the killing, came here
several months ago and soon became
quite intimate with Sarah Coleman.
the wife of the deceased, claiming to
be her brother, and even succeeded
in passing himself oft on Coleman as
such and remained at his house and
worked with him for some time. Sub
seduent events disclosed the fact that
this relationship was altogether a
sham. for about five or six weeks ago,
Coleman's wife deserted him and
went to live with johnson on Captain
j. NJ. Fosters plantation in Bossier
parish, where he had engaged to work
as a farm hand. Coleman not long
since went to Fosters place and
brought his wife back home, but she
again left him and took up her abode
in this city, where she continued tc
receive the visits of Johnson
a few days ago, Coleman seemingly
!
made up mis- mind to get rid of hif
faithless wife altogether, aud sent hel
word to come and get what things
she had at his house. She went t.
! COleman's house, accompanied by he
paramount, Charley Johnson, and Alecl
Young, a friend ofhis, for the purpos,
of getting her effects, last MoDda,
evening. when the occurrences a
detailed in the evidence below, tool
place. Johnson came to town will
Sarah Coleman on Monday night afte
the killing and crossed the river be
tween midnlghtand day before yester
day. He has not yet been cap
tured, but Deputy Sheriff Elstner an,
Lieutenant Bnsby crossed the rive
yesterday afternoon and are hot OF
I his trail. They viii doubtless eifec
his capture some time to-day. Thu