Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-03
STATE news GLBANINGS.

| tNph'PN biphhhi ON'
tween eleven and twelve O'clock,
o mob broke into the Sheriffs of.
flee, possessed themselves of the jail
keys and carried off the bodies of Alex.
Wilson and Perry Muson, colored, both
confined under charges ofmurde7;the for
mer for killing Reuben Leonard, color
ed a month ago, and the latter for killing
Anderson Mitchell, also colored, on the
the 18th instant Wilson had prelim
mary examination and had been com
mitted without bail. Munson's exami
nation was fixed for yesterday. The
prisoners were hung between town and
the Bayou Desiard. Or. Cage is the on
~ person who saw the mob, and has
no idea of its complexion. Some of
them were evidently well acquainted
with the Sherff's Office as they knew
Just where to find the keys and what
implements were necessary to force the
locks. Such proceedings are lindefensi-
BILE and have and are doing the country
Infinite harm and injury.
Clinton Patriot Democrat On the
18th inst, at about / o'clock, a. M, the
alarm of fire was given and it was soon
ascertained that the trouble was at the
premises of Mrs. NJ. Harris, in this town
Our citizens made all possible haste to
reach the scene of the contlagration, and
succeeded after much work, in arresting
the flames. The fire originated on the
kitchen roof, and was owing to the stove
pipe, which had thoughtlessly been run
through the roof and left without any
thing to prevent its setting fire to the
shingles. The damage was fortunately
slight.
Shreveport Standard Yesterday,
Deputy Sheriff W. II. Wemsley, of Red
River parish brought up to this city one
Ben Adley, horse thief, and turned him
over to Sheriff Lake for safe keeping.
the jail at Coushatta being considered
insecure. Sheriff Lake put him behind
the bars and we warrant he will be for
Incoming when called for
Shreveport Standard : Yesterday o
cOlOred man named Tilman Allison made
an affidavit before Justice l.. f. Carter
charging one Ward Porter with making
an assault upon Aleck Kendall with
intent to kill HIM. 1t seems that both
parties (coIored) were employed on Mr..
Robertson's place across the bayou. and
became involved I'M quarrel about some
cotton baskets, which caused Porter to
pick up a piece of scanting and beat
Kendall with it. At first it was supposed
the wounds were not of a serious nature,
and the charge was made as stated
above. Late yesterday evening, how
ever, we learned from DR.. A. A. Lyon
the wounded man had died from the
effects OF the wounds he had received.
We failed to learn whether the guilty
party was arrested or not.
Terrebonne Times: Mr.. Francois
Niguerle has been having a ''drove
welf' put down on his Point Farm plan
tation on lower Terrebonne, and instead
of water has struck gas, which issues
from the pipe with considerable force
and when lighted burns with a bright
light, the flame reaching nearly two
feet high. If Mr. Viguerie can utilize
the gas to light his sugar-house, which
stands near by, it will be more valuable
than well of water
lberville South: A shooting affair
took place in this town on Saturday
night last between two colored men
named Clark and Jesse Conway. in
which the former was shot in the thigh
with a pistol ball. Both parties were
arrested and locked up in the parish |
Jail.