The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-02
KILLED BY KELL0GGITES.
A LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT SHOT


NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IA Picayune
New Iberia special says: At the Kellogg
meeting at Lareanyille to-day it seems
some negroes got into difficulty.
Joe Gilfond stopped in to quiet
them, when he was fired on
by negro, the bal penetrating his hat.
He returned the fire, but without effect.
by inns Tune thero was Il general resort
10 lirearms, and fusilade commenced.
fall, shot dead. lie was one of the best
citizens and Il staunch Democrat. Tho
sheriff, Theo. Niator, was brought i'm
mere woundSd, but not dangerously.
The parties who brought him i'm
say Capt. Il. Bell, Democrat, was also
shot dead. Abnor Boutte, a negro poll
uclan, and three other negroes were
killed. Jules Moslier and Judge
Fontenilieu is 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 urmed men have
left for the scene OF conflict The town
is to he piclloted and patroled tonight.
LArEM-A large number of prisoners
nave been brought in by armed mon.
Cannot ascertain the number to- -light.
they are lodged in jail and guarded.
Judge Iheo FOntonelieu, Albert Fontone-
leu and Alphonso Foutenleu are among
the prisoners. The most reliable and
impartial reports, are that the Reuubli-
cans went over there, expo citing trouble
and 1t commenced among the negroes
Judge Fontenelieu is not wounded, as at
first reported. A. Il. Dugas and st, Clair
Dugas, are reported wounded,
ManylotherS are wounded, but they
got oil. Most reports agree that six
negroes were killed, but as they STAN
pedod after the first fire, it is Impossible
to say positively how many were
wounded.
| ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Times-Democrat's New Iberin
specialEsays: Judge Fonten lieu and
eight or ten others left here this morn
ing Tor Lareanville, near Fausse Point,
tins parish, to hold a political meeting
III the interest OF Kellogg. After the
crowd assembled disturbance was
! created by persons yelling: "lIorrah for
GayW Joe GuiliouX rushed to
the scene of trouble and was fred
az, the ball passing through
his hat, he returned the fire. Al that
moment there was a general row, and
| Capt. Bell, n prominent sugar planter
and Democrat, Joe GuillouX, A
leading Gay man, and Oliver Boutte,
! colred kellogg supporters, from New
| lbcria, were killed outright.
| TUE WOUNDED,
| as far as known, are:
jules MestaNer, Republican candidate
for sheriff last spring; thigh broken.
,EN-Sherilf T. Niator, shot twice in the
abdomen.
About a dozen others were Slightly
! wounded.
Six negroes were killed as far a.
| known.
The perpetrators were surrounded and
/ Kept under guard until the sheriff ar.
! rived to arrest them. \ courier was
! despatched 10 Now Iberia and i'm Il
few moments after he arrived the
| town was in the widest excitement,
All The drinking saloons were closed by
| order ui the mayor. Fifty or seventy
1--WE men from here left under orders oI
| the shcriif for the scene of trouble
| All are armed with double
hnrrol shot-guus and rifles,
They arrested the Fontenellous and
| Nuolph Beinaern and live white men
| who are now in the Parish iail lunder n
heavy guard, The first ball came from
the Republican ranks. After
! this 1t is said thousand
.hots were fired simultaneouosly
On the battlefield, it is said, dozen
horses are lying dead. 1t is impossible
TO learn how many were wounded, but
tits reliably reported, that great many
OF the wounded left during the excite
ment.