Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-06
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New Orleans, Nov. 1.-The Picayuns1
New Iberia spgsialsays: AZ Ksile.
meeting at Loresuvills tod IL seem
some negroes got into . didl y. Jo'
Giltoux stepped in to quiet them, whel
he was fred on BY q negro. the ball pen
atrating his hat. Hereturned the fire
but without efrect. By this time ther,
was general resort. to fire-arms. and ,
general fusilade commenced. Joe Gil
foux was the flrst to fall, shot dead. HI
democratic. Sheriff Yheo. Victor VA
gerously. The parties Who brought him
in say Capt. r. Bell, Q democrat. Wai
also shot dead. Adler Boutte, q negro
politician, and three other negroes were
killed. Jules Mesteyer and Judge Fonte.
lieu were reported among the wounded
A large number OF men are under arms
there and the excitement is at fever heat
The excitement here is very great
Squads of armed men have left here fol
the scene of the conflict. The town
will be picketed and patroled tonight
LATRR-A large number of prisoners
have been brought in by armed men.
Cannot ascertain the number tonight.
They ale lodged in Jail and guarded.
Judge Theo. Fontelieu, Albert Fontelieu,
l.. Fontelleu and Alphonso Fontelieu
are among the prisoners. The most re-.
liable and impartial reports are that the
republicans went over there expecting
trouble, and it commenced among the
negroes. Judge t'ontelieu is not wound.
ed, as first reported. A. F. Dugas and
st. Cliar Dugas are reported wounded.
Many others we're wounded. but they
got off. Most of the reports agree that
slx negroes we're killed, but as they were
stampeded after the first fire, it is impos.
sible to say positively how many were
wounded.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
New Orleans, Nov. 1.-The Times
Democrats New Iberia special says:
Judge Fontelleu and eight or ten others
left here this morning for Loreauville,
Fousse Point, this parish, to hold
political meeting in the interest OF
Kellogg. After the crowd assembled
disturbance was created by persons
following "Hnrrnh for Gays" Joe
Gilfoux rushed to the scene Of trouble,
and was fired at, the ball passing through
his hat. He returned the fire. AT that
moment there was general row, and
Capt Bell, prominent sugar planter,
and democrat; Joe Gilfoux and Oliver
Boutte (colored), Kellogg supporters
from New Iberia, were killed outright.
The wounded as far as known are:
Jules Mesteyer, republican candidate for
sheriff last spring; thigh broken.
Ex-Sherlff T. VIator, shot twice in the
abdomen.
About dozen others were slightly
wounded. The Perpetrators we're sur
rounded and kept under guard until the
sheriff arrived to arrest them. A courier
was dispatched to New Iberia, and in a
'ew minutes after he arrived, the town
vas in the widest excitement. All the
lrinklng saloons we're closed by order of
he mayor.
Fifty or seventy-five men from here
eft under orders from the sheriff for
he scene of trouble. armed with double
,arreled shot.Runs and rifles. They
rrested the Fontelieus, Adolph Bien.
'eun and five white men who are now in
he parish jail under heavy guard. The
lrst ball came from therepublican ranks.
lfter this it is said 1000 shots were fired
simultaneously. On the battle field it
J said dozen horses are lying dead. It
! impossible to learn how many were
butt is reliably reported that
great many of the wounded we're left
uring the excitement.