The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-05-15
AMURDERER LYNCHED.
Mr.. Green Dies ani is Avenged.



P. Green. who wa sh vt yesterday by
the negro Robert Smith. died from ,l.
effect Of his wounds.
The news of hi death rapid v sr,eaI,
and the general f-rlirg of Indignation
against the negro eliminated in the or
ganizafion OF a
LYSCIIING PARTY.
composed of white and colorcd, who
early this morning repnirtd to the Par
ish Jail, and forcibly taking possession
of the captive, took him to conven
lent ,ree and s,rung him up.
THE SHOOTING.
Yesterday afternoon a STATES reprr
ter visited ST. BERNARD and further iG
yestigated the Shouting of Nj. ". p.
G zen on his planfn' ion, by the negr"
laborer, Robert Smith. Sher If Nunez,
who had arrested the negrn, gave the
reporter the following ac, cunt of the
affair, which he had learned after full
investigation
The shooting "ccn,r d on Creedmoor
plantation. fifteen miles below the
Saughttrhouse. Sheriff Nunez, upon
being notified. reached the place a, 9
o'clock. He ascertain. d tn It when the
bell was rung in the morning, as usual,
for the hands to 60 into The field, they
all left but Smlt0, aud AS Mr.. seen
raw this nan tagging behind ami nd>
posed to go, he called to lIim and said /:
What j. the matter with you; why
don't you go to work = The negro re
piled impertinently :"Whats the mat
tel with You 7 We have plenty of time !;
TIL suns not up yet. 1t will be an
hour before it viii be up" At the
same time he
CiRED HIM,
saying: God damn you, we have
plenty of time yet"
Mr. Green then said: "You are Il
saucy fellow" aud picked up trace
chain lying near. Thenegro was stand
ing near II ,insie-tree of Il pow, and,
picking it up, struck NJ. Green with it,
knocking him down. Mr.. Green Went
to his house, which was some fifty
yards off,
GOT HIS PISTOL,
put it in his pocket. He also took up a
hickory walking stick
The II, gro also left. and went to a u
gro tinghouse, some fifty or seven
ty wards from the scene of the alterca
tion Mr.. Green call, d his ovclsctr.
Mr.. Tinsley, and they together pr"
ceeded to The eating-hou-e. Upon ap
preaching The house the door was shut.
Mr. Green pn.led the door open. upon
which the negro, who was within,
FIRED UroN MIR. GREEN THREE TIMES
one ball entering the right side below
the bs, lodging in the body and sup
posed to have perforated the kidneys.
One shot struck his pistol finger aud
broke Mr, Grern'- pi-toi, which he h d
drawn after the ncg,o fired, and the
third missed. THIS last >ho, disal mrd
Mr. G,een,
The negro WAS shot tIiro",,h the
tie>hy part of he leg below the knee,
Mr.. Green haviu. fred ode slot. Mr..
Green fell and the negro ild To the
WOODS.
The rumor of it having gained cur
rency the .cighbors pur>ned. and after
search of about two Or three hours
found him in the woods half mile b,
low AID ap2yehend ii m, and turned
him over To The he,if. Whe: arrest
ed he had piatol in his hand, TWO
barrels were still 10 deu. 1t was Il
b itish bulld dog. "A caiibrc, Armand
de st. Germ in, and Mather Gonzales
effected his capture, giving pursuit
with shotgnn>. Mhah We're hrought to
bear on him.
TIE NEGRo'S STATEMENT
inlail to the shpylif was. that when M
Green opened the door of the eating
house he had ha> pistol in his hand,
wrapped up in lis handkerchief, h-ld
ready TO shoot. )The handkelc chief WAS
used to hide the {pistol, but at The same
Tine to enable jim to shoot readily.
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