The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-06
An AtrociOus Murder.
FLIGHT OF THE AssA sAss1Es-FOLLowKD
BY SHERIFF DUsOE--A HAND-To-HAFD
BATTLE--oNE OF THE MURDERERs
KILLED AND THE OTHER CAPTURED.

BATTuE-oNE OF THE MURDRRERs
KILLED AND THE OTHER CAPTURED.
OPELoUsAs, Sept. GA terrible
tragedy was enacted on the Payne
place, at Barbreck yesterday. Two
men, Lane and Brown, had applied to
Mr.. Payne for work on Saturday last,
stating that they were carpenters.
During Mr.. Payne's absence last eve
ming the man Brown shot and killed,
without pruvocatiun, il is said, William
Nicely, an engineer from MCCOmb City,
Miss. Brown fired five shots, either
of which would have proved fatal.
Brown fred three shots in his victims
back after he had expired. After re-
loading his revolver Brown called to
his companion, saying: Lane, come
down; have committed another
crime The men are still at large,
but 1t is thought they will be captured
tonight, as a number of men arc IN
search OF them and have some traces.
1t is almost a ccrtaintv it was the
intention of the men to murder Mi.
Payne, but he did not make his ap-
pearance. They became inccnscd AT
Mr.. Nicely and vented their ire upon
him. Mr.. Nicely was highly respected
BY all who knew him, and the excite
ment ran so high that had the men
been aprrehcnded they would have
been lynchcd. Mr.. Nicely was about
so years Of age.
CAPTURE OF TIE MURDERERS,
EoLA, Sept. 3O.-The Nicely murder
ers were apprehcnded bv Sheriff Duson
and two deputies yesterday afternoon
at . o'clock. on the north side of Red
river, AZ miles from here When their
surrender was demanded they opened
fire. and desperate hand-to-hand con
fict cnsuca Sheriff Duson and posse
were at disadvantage, being on unruly
horses aud their assailants behind pine
trees. Lane, the principal murdercEr
was shot through the breast ami killed
bv Sheriff Duson Brown, his com
panion, was shot in the right hand in
the act of firing at the sheriff, but
changed his pistol to the left hand
and continued firing, but at last sur
rendered. Lane, after being mortally
wounded, and as he fell, graspcd d
handful of cartridges and again at
tempted to load. He lived but five
minutes. Sheriff Duson asked him
why he murdered poor old Mr. Nicely,
He replied, He ordered me ont of
the sugar-housc and cursed me, and
no man does that and lives" Mr..
Duson saws Lane was game to the last.
Browns wounds were attended this
evening by DR. c. D. Owens. Mr..
Duson and deputies, with their pris-
oncr, remain here Tonight and leave
for OpeIonsas tomorrow morning t.
IaiI him. Mr.. Duson received a spent
ball in tho centre OF the forehead; au-
other bail tore through his clothing OIL
the right side.
STILL FURTHER PARTICULARS.
OpELOusAs, Oct. I.-Tu" Times
Democrats special from Eoa yestcr-
day gives the principal details Of Sher.
If nuson and posse 5 tcrrihI" hand-t"-
hand conflict with ). !. Lane, the
murderer OF old man Nicely. engineer
o: tho Payne place, and his companion
Brown, who foDght with him against
the sherif'S party Sheriff Duson
strnck the trail on Thursday evening,
and 10y shrcwd detective ski. traced
them NJ, as stated, at : " clock Hatur,
day, Leading hIS poSSc he closed
around tie lugitIVrS III thIcAel'
Wien By shots were irr" "riVTt Lane
fell, mortaiN w"Hnor|' by """et
from Dusons Winchester. bro"n,
the suryNngprsnn"T, sald they would
have killed Duson If ms horse had
not reared and plunged so. Dusoh
would have done better shooting II he
had been OF t"nt. lie looks upon his
escape from death as miraculous
one, being grazed by shot on the
forehead, and ais" on the right Slde.
lie say he never witnessed such coo'
courage and desperate lighting before.
When Lane WAS dying Brown tcIi
upon his PROSTATE body, Kissing ms
friends cold lips, and begged the
sheriff to shoot him also; that he had
fought for his friends safety, and
that if he had known he was dying
when be surrendered thSt he bioWn9)
would have fought til" posse III death.
to-d,v's train. and is in iail here to