Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-27
RIOT In pOINTE COUPHH.
The Killing of l.. r. Chenvert and
Serious Wounding OfJosePh
Gar0n by Negroes.
Pointe Coupee Banner, Aug. Goth.

about IL O'Clock SaluIudg hiShl' I'LL
IL. T. Chenvert had been killed, Jo-
sepb Garon seriously wounded, and
several other whites fired on by a
crowd of desperate negroes. After
eagerly searching for the particulars,
we ascertained the following facts
On Saturday evening, the 18th
inst, a party Of young ladies and
gentlemen had gathered at the resi-
dence of Mrs. j. B. Garon, on False
River, where they were to have
night gumbo and where they spent
the evening in pleasant amusement;
and it seems that the negroes OF upper
False River had chosen the same
night to have ball in the building
formerly used as a negro schod-house
which is about one hundredfeet from
the residence of Mrs. Garon ana
situated on premises az present oc-
cnpiedby Mr.. David johnson (White,)
Mr.. Johnson's residence being about
forty feet from the school-house and
on the opposite side from Mrs. Garons
Mr.. Chenyert and two other gentle
men who were at Mrs. Garon's walk
ed over to Mr.. Johnson's during the
night, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, when the party at Mrs. Ga
ron's was about to break up some Of
the negroes at the ball began fuss
and loud cursing whereupon MIR.
Johnson, Mr.. Chanvert and the other
two or three who were with them
walked over, and Mr.. johnson said
to the negroes that he had only con-
aented 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
Tor moment, the few whites re-
manning standing on the opposite
side Of the road from the school
house, and o crowd of negroes just
in front of the building on the narrow
plot Of ground between it and the
ro.G, the negroes being in consulta-
ton among themselves i'll a subducd
tone, when suddenly one of the ne
groes fired his pistol i'll the air, and
voice was heard crying come quick
boys let's crowd them and give them
hell when the crowd of negroes
opened q terrific and indiscriminate
tire on the'whites. Mr.. johnson being
the only one among the latter who
had an arm, q pistol, which Mr..
Chenvert grabbed from him and re-
turned the fire of the negroes by one
shot, which he had no sooner done
Wan he fell dead, he being shot
through the heart by Il large sized
bullet. As Chenyert fell, one Of the
gentlemen present cried out for
God sake, johnson, get your gun,
and Mr.. Johnson ran for his house,
as he 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 splintered by the flying and
murderous balls.
about the time Mr.. johnson ran
for his gun, young Joseph Garon, a
youth, about 10 years ofage, who was
at his mothers, hearing what was
going on, picked up 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 the 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 Shoul
der blade which completely disabled
him, he falling on the field side, and
rs soon as he did so Johnson came
out with his double barrel gun, which
vas loaded with No. shot, and fired
frst one barrel and then the other
INTO the crowd of negroes, when they
scattered and dispersed in every di-
recti0n.
Several of the negroes were slight