The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-09

overlook us and insisted that we spend
the night at his house. Nothing 10th to
get good square meal after days ride,
, as also to enjoy the company of we'll
informed man, we accepted the invitation.
Half of Wednesday was spent interview
ing Hon. Geo. A. Kelly. Bro. Wallace Of
the Sentinel, and other residents OF that
community.
We found the main topic Of converse
ton to be the homicide on last Christmas
morning, at which time VIM. d. Bevill
(white) shot and killed Fred Crenshaw
(colored). The cause Of the difficulty
was bottle OF whisky, which Bevill gave
the negro to keep over night for him, but
which proved to be too strong a telnpta-
ton for Fred, as he drank it up during
the night. On Bill calling for his whisky
he became so angry at the empty bottle
being handed to him that he smashed it
ON the negro's head. Now Fred con-
sidered himself bad Niger" and was
generally recognized as such. 30 he went
off and got pistol to have it out. The
darkey got in the first shot, plugging
Bevin in the jaw, while he received IN
return ball through the center of his
body and one in the head, killing him
instantly. Crenshaw fred two shots and
Bevill fred three. Bevill has had piece
OF his lower jaw bone extracted with two
teeth IN il. His wound il painful and
disfguring but he will get well.
At the request Of the doctors of Winn-
field, the wife Of the negro sold them his
body for dissectiDa purposes. To secure
secrecy they had the body taken to
lonely place in the woods. Some how
the secret leaked out, and the first thing
the doctors knew two or three dozen pry-
ing eyes were watching them at their
ghoalish work. 1t took the doctors three
or four days to get through, and each
day, we were informed, the crowd of Gu
rious lookers-on increased in size. At
night the mangled remains we're simply
hoisted into tree to keep the "varmints"
from eating them. A youngster scarcely
in his teens gleefully informed us that
the doctors had finished scraping the
bones, and we're going to bile 'em" to
get the meat all of, and then string them
on wire to make them a skeleton. How
is that for the free State OF VIM
Wednesday night we found hospita-
BILE welcome at the residence Of Mr.. Hey
M. Brian, in the extreme northwest corner
of Grant parish. He gave us some inter-
esting facts in relation to the peculiar
value Of what is known as "prairie land"
in that section. which will be made the
subject of future article.
Thursday night was passed under the
roof Of Mr.. Caleb Day, of Days mill,
whom we found to be whole-souled and
agreeable. The next morning ushered in
th New Year. After wishing our host
and his household "Happy New Year."
and hoping that their Days in the land
may be long and many, we bowed our
selves out, followed by plying smile at |
our audacity in perpetrating such an
pun.
After a zigzag ride hither and yonder |
through the hills in search Of stray sub
scribers, we arrived at home in time for |
supper with our good wife and the small |
Try. At every turn of our trip we were |
met with the complaint Of hard times and |
no money; and, if the small amount re-
allied in our canvass Of nearly hundred |
miles is any criterion, money certainly is
4 very scarce article. The favored few |
who may have enough on hand to pay !
the printer will please take these remarks
rs slight hint that an early call will be
most acceptable.
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