St. Landry democrat., 1883-06-09
State News.

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John Smith-both colored.
The assessed value of property IN
New Orleans, this year, is $4,00O,O00 less
thanit was last year.
On 9th of May near Trenton, Pinck-
ney Crates colored, who was guiding a
drunken German named Ferdinand
Klement, to residence near at hand,it
being in the night time, knocked him
down and beat him with club, and
robbed him of $50, leaving him for
dead. Klement crawled to house
near by, and Crates was arrested.
: G.. w. Hornsby, accused of being i'm
,plicated in the murder of Gus. Touchy,
colored, in Calcasieu parish, in January
1889, and who escaped from the parish
Jail there, bas been recaptured
Lake Charles Commercial, June Cd:
Last Saturday, on West Lacasine, about
twenty five miles east of Lake Charles,
Oscar Martin shot his father, Prosper
Martin, with shotgun loaded with
buck-shot. From what we learn Of the
affair, it seems that young Martin had
some trouble with his father some time
since about his share of his mothers
property, when he left the neighboor-
hood and had been gone about two
months. He returned last Friday, goth
ult., and finding no one at home, en-
tered the house and took his fathers
gun and ammunition and laid in wait
for an opportunity to carry out his
| fiendish intention. On Saturday at
about two o'clock p. M, old Mr.. Martin
| went out to the corn-crib, and as he
turned to walk back to the house ne was
| shot in the back near the right Shout
der, some of the shot penetrating his
body. AS he was falling he recog-
. nized his son Oscar running off, which
was the first intimation he had u his
sons presence in the neighborhood.
The old man at first declined to, say
/ who had shot him, but afterwards &C
/ knowledged that it was his son Oscar
who committed the deed. The son was
arrested and lodged in Jail, at Lake
Charles, next day. 1t is thought that
the old gentleman will recover. ~
EeLander Coleman for killing John Gay,
both colored, was hung in Bossier par
!, ish, on May 25th.
In Bossier parish, on May Goth, VIM.
) J. Northcutt shot and killed A. ). Oneai'
: He was refused bail. ya
. Mr.. g. FL. Griffin, matchmaker and
5 ieweller, of Marksville, is about to
; leave for Texas.
) Mr.. James Fl. Walker of Rapides, and
Miss Lizzie Satchef Of Grant parish,
$ were married on May 31st.
Mr.. Zachariah Jones and Miss Melissa
Jane Malone were married at Aiexan-
dria, on May 31st.
Judge Alfred Roman of New Orleans,
= committed Judge G.. II. Braughn to jail
! last week, for contempt of court; the
! Halter attempted to argue motion after
. the presiding judge ordered him to be
is seated.
Il The Governor has pardoned E
B. Malone, who has just served
term Of seven years in the penitentiary
for burglary in New Orleans the par
;. don relieves him from serving anothe
term Of seven years.
The Governor has paadoned, on re
y commentator of presiding judge, dis
N trict attorney and attorney general, j
n. H. Flint convicted of forgery in til
oe parish of Caddo and sentenced for nv
is years in penitentiary. 1.75
,n In the parish of East Baton Rouge
oy last Saturday, Frank Dunn attempte
q, q, To cut Nat Red with a knife, and Re
in shot him in the eye, it is thought ia
tally.
AZ Mr.. G.. w. Pope Of New Orleans an
~ Miss Ellen Mullen Of East Baton Roue
de narish we're married on the I'd inst.
z" Capitolian Advocate A three-yes
old daughter of j. III. Stoner. OF Shreve
e. port. fell from the second story CALLER
ne Of the family residence to the paw
20 ment. a distance of 20 feet, and fracture
IN her skull. Hopes Of her recovery a.
NJ entertained. b
e eu Jonn G. Gaines, a native OF Ne
lat Hampshire, and resident OF New y
to leans for fifty years, long President
es, the Citizens Bank, died in New .
= leans, Tuesday last, in the 7sd year
his age. -
Mr.. Frank Rivas, formerly Of Ea
Baton Rouge, dhu in Pointe Coup
J. last week of smallpox.
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