The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-15

Bossier Banner: Last Wednes-
day, Deputy Sheriff Il. E Wyehe
Jr., G. w. Edwards and Daniel H
Cole, arrested Robert Bell and
Duke Crump, near Doyline. The
prisoners were arrested on the au-
thority of the Sheriff of Sabine par
ish. who believes they are the party
who wrecked q passenger train at
Sodus fsst February. D'y Sheriff
Wyche toos the prisoners to Sab
inc. The men. were employed in
grading on the road and, it is said;
had prepared to leave on the night
| of their arrest. OF the four 9th
ers charged with this crime-Aic
Laughlin, Cumberlander, George
Paul and VIM. Woods-the three
latter are out on bond. The object
of the wreckers were for robbery,
but, fortunately, before the train
came along. freight train jumped
the track, and doubtless many lives
were saved.
Last Monday night, at the King
ston place, few miles below Ben
ton, Milton Allen shot and killed
Ben Jones, and then beat his own
wife nearly to death with the bar
rel of the shotgun. Allan was
employed on the Red Chute Place,
and his wife worked at Kingston.
Allen was jealous of Jones, and ON
finding him at the Kingston place
Monday night, shot him dead. The
gun was loaded with slugs of lead.
Allen then pursued his wife and
broke the gun stock over her head.
Allen was placed in Caddo Jail.
Last November, at Barrett . circus
on the levce, in Shreveport, Jones
quarrelled with another darkey and
shot him, firing into crowd aud
wounding another colored man and
a boy. #
Alexandria Town Talk: Last
Monday afternoon, about $3.50
O clock, a serious accident occur
red to colored man named Geo.
Joseph, at Waters and Bringhursts
saw mill, resulting in the loss of
his right arm.
Joseph was working at the edg-
ing machine, and in some manner
his shirt sleeve became entangled,
drawing his arm to the saw. 1t
was cut off at the forearm, lower
third. DIR. A. Cockerille was call
ed and responded at once, arriving
| in time from Alexandria. to ampu-
tate and dress the wounded mans
arm by $3.50 p. M. The amputa-
tion was made at a point about two
inches above where the arm had
been severed. After the arm had
been dressed by the physician, Jo-
seph did not lose a drop of blood,
and is now doing splendidly.
The order of the day in our town
now is pitching dollars. We saw
three games going on at once, one
day last week; and from the loud
and boisterous "Yes / did," and
"No you didn't" and eve are
out" that we heard, we infer that
the game is interesting Winnfeld
Sentinel.
Lucky people at Winfield.
There are a few dollars left here
but people don't pitch 'em round.
They just freeze" to them
Io,rn Talk.
Yes, our people are very lucky;
but had it not been for the fact
that the editor and the Publisher
of this paper were IN the gsme;-
and Of course furnished the dol
lars; we doubt if the game. could
have been carried on.
Alexandria Democrat: We arc
panied to announce the death of
DR.. Geo. 4. French, at his resi-
dence in this town on Saturday, the
Cd inst, after a short illness. He
was born near Fredericksburg,
Virginia, and at the time of his
| death was So years old. He has
been a resident of this Parish for
the last half century, having come
here in the year 1886. He was
man of exemplary habits and was
loved and esteemed by. all who
knew him, as was plainly attested
by the large crowd which followed
his remains to the graveyard. He
leaves widow and three grown
sons to mourn his untimely demise.
and with whom we deeply sympa-
thize.
Bienvilie New Era: In the case
of the Lake Providence mail rob-
berry on trial before the United
States District Court at Monroe,
the jury returned a verdict of gull
ty against r. L. Jones, the post
master, last Saturday, recommen-
/ ding to the mercy of the court.
THE penalty of the offense is con-
inelnent in q penitentiary for life
The other prisoners were to be
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