Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25
RIOT IN POINTE COUPE.
The killing of l.. r.. Chenvert and
serious WoundiDg Of Joseph
Gar0n by Negroes.
pelnlc lloupee Banner. Aug. autA

about IL o'clock Saturday night, Mr..
l.. r. Chenvert had been killed, Jo-
seph Garon seriously wounded, and
several other whites fred on by u
crowd Of desperate negroes. After
eagerly searching for the particulars,
we ascertaiped the following facts:
On Saturday evening, the 18Th
inst, n party of young ladies and
gentlemen had gathered at the resi-
denee Of Mrs. J. B. Garon, on False
River. where they were to have n
night gumbo and where they spent
the evening in pleasant amusement
and il seems that the negroes ofuppcr
False River had chosen the same
night to have a ball in the building
formerly used as a negro school-house
which Ia about one hundred feet from
the residence of Mrs. Guron and
situated on premises at present oc-
cupied by Mr., David johnson (white,)
Mr.. Johnsons residence being about
forty feet from the school-house and
on Che opposite side from Mrs. Garons
Mr.. Chenvert and two other gentle
men who were ut Mrs. Garon's walk.
I'd over to Mr.. Johnson's during the
night, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, when the party at Mrs, Ga
rons was about to break up some of
the negroes at the ball began fuss
nnd loud cursing whereupon Mr..
Johnson, Mr.. Chenvert and the other
two or three who were with them
walked over, and Mr.. johnson said
to thenegroes that he had only con
scented for them TO have their ball
there on condition that everything
was to be conducted IN an orderly
and quiet manner, and that if they
could not behave themselves they
would have to quit the premises.
After this there was apparent quiet
for moment. the few whites re-
naming standing on the opposite
side Of the road from the school
house. aud a crowd of negroes just
in front of the building on the narrow
plot Of ground between II and the
road, the negroes being in consulta-
zion among themselves in subdued
tone, when suddenly one Of the me-
groes fred his pistol in the air, aud
u voice was heard crying come quick
boys let's crowd them and give them
hell when the crowd of negroes
opened u terrific and indiscriminate
fire on the whites. Mr.. Johnson being
the only one among the latter who
had an arm, pistol, which Mr..
Chenvert grabbed from him aud re-
turned the fire of the negroes by one
shot, which he had no sooner done
than he fell dead, he being shot
through the heart by large sized
bullet. AS Chenyert fell, one of the
gentlemen present cried out 'tor
God sake, johnson, get your gun,
and Mr.. Johnson ran for his house,
rs be did SO the whole fire of the ne
groes was turned upon him, but for
tunately he escaped without injury,
although the fence near his gate was
badly splintored by the flying and
murderous balls.
About the time Mr.. Johnson ran
Tor his gun, young Joseph Garon, a
youth, about l8years ofage, who was
at his mothers, hearing what was
going on, picked mp his pistol and
ran out to the rescue; but as soon as
he came in sight the fire of the ne
groes was turned upon him and he
fell from ball through the thigh, he
rose, however, and returned the fire
of tho negroes, and then seeing the
disadvantage under which he was
placed, tried to get over the fence on
the roadside so as fight under cover,
but as he got on to the fence he re-
ceived another ball under the shout
der blade which completely disabled
him, he falling on the field side, and
as soon as he did so Johnson came
ont with his double barrel gun, which
was loaded with No. 7 shot, and fired
first one barrel and then the other
into the crowd Of negroes, when they
scattered and dispersed in every di-
rection.