The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-04-25

SHOT DEAD BY DEPUTY SHER1FF.-On
Tuesday last, about 9 O'Clock A. NJ, a col
ored man named Reuben Hayslip or Hays
who had been arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Remus Jones Oh warrant cent here by
Sheriff Frere of st. Mary parish for execu-
ton, was shot and killed by the officer hay
ing him in custody. The homicide was
committed on Third street, in the adjacent
village of Port Barrow, and according to
the statement of three of the witnesses who
testified ct the Coroner's inquest, the cir
oamstances Of the affair were as follows:
Red1iek Thorn pson says. in effect he was on
THO river bank and saw Jones and deceased,
and heard Jones tel! deceased he had warrant
t arrest him. Dee9ased asked Jones to read
the warrant; after this was done he begged
jones to go home with him 80 as TO notify his
d defena hseh at M r f. s xGs oSeg
are afraid. get a piece OF rope and tie me.p
Noel Monroe having brought rope Romus tied
deceased, who sad Remns. You promised to 9,
He offered Jones Sc 50 to accompany him home.
John Lawrence then showed the deceased down
twice and Jones kept pulling at the rope.
Deceased would &C little ways and stop again
to argyle. Lawrence went to Justice Bush's
Office. brought stick, gave it to Jones, who
began to beat the man on the head to make
h1m walk Witness cxpostulated with, Jones
fu1s5eatia; the nlaa and deceased offered to pay
him to stop. After walking 4 while, deceased
! ieshed Tho rope from Jones, hands and ran.
Jones ran few stape and tired at deceased.
Both kept runring, when deceased got to a
fence, and just as he Was getting over Remrs
| fired q second shot. Deceased fell on Third
street, in front Of ". J. Means house. Witness
went mp to deceased, vino was lying sidewise on
his face, and saw that he was dying.
Moses King contrsns the testimony of
| Thompson, excepting that he heard plainly
! when Jones ordered deceased. who was run
David White didn't see the beginning OF the
affair but his account OF the pursuit and shoot
ing comedies with that given by Thompson.
! Coroner Dutfe' conducted an inquest and
autopsy, ascertaining that
| Reuben Hays. colored. came to his death from
! G guIs:,ct wound inflicted with a pis-
! tol in the hands Of one kemus Jones, now in
| left side, breaking the second rib. passing
| through the left lung, producing internal hem
orrhase and death. The bullet in its exit passed
out between the second and third RIBS. iractur-
| ing a portion of the former named. and was
| found outside and adjacent to the sternuI1, IN
| der the skin. A second wound. having all the
| appearance OF confused wound. was found on
| the left side of the occiput. about one inch In
length, tearing the scalp open down to the bon g.
Remus Jones, who is a brother of the
Sheriff of the parish, surrendered himself
| and is now in Jail charged with murder On
the affidavit of tho Coroner. The case had
been set for preliminary examination on
Thursday, but was postponed until Tues
day next, the 2Sth inst. The homicide Gre
ated much excitement in the neighborhood
| and the action of the officer in shooting
down an unarmed man whose hands were
tied, in broad daylight and in the centre OF
| a village where it would have been extreme
| " difficult for him to escape. has been very
t generally ard severely criticised. We re.
! frain from farther comment until the cast
+. has undergone judicial investigation.