St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-31

calendar contains record, occurred yes
terday Just two miles above CarrOlltOn,
in broad daylight, and in most public
place on public thoroughfare. The
facts as we have been enabled to ascer-
tain them from reliable sources, are in
substance as follows:
1t seems
MIR. LOUIS CAVALIER,
an influential and wealthy sugar plant
er, residing two miles above Carrollton,
on the opposite side of the river, in ac-
cOrdance with his usual custom, visited
the city yesterday for the purpose of
drawing from bank money sufficient to
pay off his laborers. Having drawn the
snm required, which amounted to sOme-
thing over S400, he set ont for home. In
the meantime
TWO TREACHEROUS
characters, the leader calling himself
1.-THE modern Jesse James, his partners
name being unknown, and both white,
secreted themselves in ambush on the
opposite side of the river to await the
coming of their victim. When Mr.. Ca
vallier arrived III his skitf from this side
Of the river, they sprang out from their
lurking place, and attacking, beat him
over the head with their pistols, fired a
couple of Intellectual shots at him and
otherwise most brutally maltreated the
man, until he was
LEFT FOR DEAD ON THE ROADSIDE,
after which they relieved him of his
money and other valuables and then
turned their attention to making good
their escape with all their ill-gotten
booty. But here their efforts were
doomed to be frustrated.
A NEGRO, WHOSE NAME
we have thus far been unable to ascer-
tain, witnessed the whole affair from a
safe distance. He had been watching
the robbers actions during the entire
evening, and suspected that their inten
tiOns were not of the most cOmmenda
BILE character. They had seen him also,
and previous to the perpetratiOn of the
deed referred to, interested themselves
in an effort to drive him from their
vicinity. But quietly dropping into
ambush,
HE AWAITED DEVELOPMENTS
with the. result as stated.
After the thieves had possessed them
selves OF their victims money and other
valuables found on his person, they inn
.
skif, and were moving down the river
as rapidly as possible, when the darkey
from the shore, issuing from his retreat,
shouted to a couple of negroes in a skiH
a short distance away, to catch the
thieves, that they had murdered Mr.. c.,
and robbed him of his money. The ne
grOes gave chase, but were etfectually
fought off by the thieves. In the mean
time the negro on the bank conveyed
the intelligence Of what had happened
to
CONSTABLE CARTER, COL,
at Gretna, who Immediately organized
posse of men of his own race. and set
out in pursuit of the escaping highway
men. When at APPOINT just above Car
rollton the two white men were discov-
cred, and accordingly commanded to
come into shore and surrender. This
they peremptorily refused to do, which
in pitched battle between
the posse and the robbers. Suffice it to
say the posse. Notwithstanding the fierce
resistance of the lawless, experienced a
decided victory over the latter, and the
consequence was
THE ARREST OF THE PARTIES
and the recovery of the money and
property stolen. Both the robbers are
at this writing in the Gretna Jail. ''The
modern Jesse James," as he calls him
self, sustained severe flesh wound in
the neck, and his partner was badly
beaten about the head and body.
When last heard from, Mr.. Cavaliers
condition was quite critical.
The conduct of Carter, the constable,
and his posse, and of the negro who
gave the alarm in the first instance, was
most courageous, and they are entitled
to unlimited credit for the pluck and
persistence as displayed by them in pur-
suing and bringing to justice two merci-
less desperadoes.