The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-02
Negroes and Whites Fighting to the
Death in Louisiana.

Death in Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, November IA Picay-
qene New Iberia special says: AT the
Kellogg meeting at LanareYiIle, to-day,
it seems that some negroes got into a
difficulty, when Joe Gilfous stepped in
to quiet them, and was fired upon by
the negroes, a bullet penetrating his
hat. He returned the fire, but without
effect. By this time there was general
resort to firearms and general fuSilade
commenced. GilfOus was the, first TO
fall. shot dead He was one of the best
citizens, and q staunch Democrat.
Sheriff Theo. Water was brought IN
here wounded, but not dangerously.
The parties who brought him In say
Captain r. Bell, Democrat. was also shot
dead. Abner Bout, negro politician,
and three other negroes were killed.
| Jules Westerer and Judge Fontellln are
reported among the wounded. a large
number are under arms there and the
excitement is at fever heat. The excite
ment here IS very great; squads OF
armed men left for Statement. The
town is patrolled tonight. a large
number Of prisoners we're brought in by
armed men, butcan't give the approXi-
mate number tonight, they are lodged
in Jail and guarded. Judge THEODORE
Fontellin, Albert FOntelIin, l.. A.
Fontellin and AAlphonse Fontellin are
among the prisoners.
The most reliable and impartial re
ports are that the Republicans went
over there expecting trouble, and COM
menced among the negroes. Judge
FOntellin is not wounded, as at first re-
ported. A. T. Dugas and st. CialT
i Dugas are reported wounded; many
others were wounded, but they got oil
Most of the reports agree that six ne
groes were killed, but as they STAN
Deded after the first fire, it is impossible
J to say positively how many were
wounded.
, The Times Democrat New Iberia sPe
oial: Judge Fontellieu and eigh
or ten others, left here thu
, morning for Lareauville ano
Fausse Point, in this parish
to hold a political meeting in the inter
est of Kellogg. After the crowd assem-
: bled a disturbance was created by per
| sons following "Hurrah for Gay" 10
| Guilfaux rushed to the scene OF tn
trouble and was fired at, the ball passing
} through his hat. lie returned the fire
7 At thatmoment there was general row
/ / and CAPTAIN Bill, a prominent sugd
= planter and Democrat, Joe Gulltaux
: leader of the Gay men, and Olive
f Boutte (colored), Kellogg supporter
r from New Iberia, were killed out
{, right. The wounded, so far
: known. are Jules Mestayer, n
t publican candidate for sheriff las
T spring, thigh broken; Sheriff I. Vlatol
d shot twice in the abdomen; about
e dozen others slightly WOUNDED
e Six negroes killed so far as known
S The perpetrators were surrounded. an
IS kent under guard until the sherl
e arrived to arrest them. a courier W;
Y dispatched to New Iberia and In Ie'
n minutes after his arrival the town VIZ
e in the widest excitement. All the drln
e ing saloons were closed by order OF u
e MAYOR. Fifty or seYenty-five men tro
n here left under orders from the sher
n for the scene of the trouble, all armt
e with double-barreled shotguns al
l. rifles. They arrested the FontellleuS al
re Adolph Bienvenu, two white me
who are now in the pari;
e iail under a heavy guard. Il
a first ball came from the Republic;
t, ranks. After this, it is said, tho
sand shots were fired simultaneous
lie On the battle field, it is said, doZ
Of horses are lying dead. 1t is 1mpossIIt
to learn how many were wounded, D
I'd if is reliably reported that a great ma
n wounded left during the excitement.