The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-11-22
A Shooting ARRAY.

At about half past eight o'clock Satur-
day evening last several pistol shots were
heard in the direction of the Court
House. Several persons witnessed the
shooting and heard the words that pass
ed between the parties before the shoot
ing but 1t was so dark that they could
not say who fred the first shot, however.
1t is said to have been fired by the party,
being towards the bridge leading to the
Court House.
The shooting was between c. H. Voor-
HES, police officer, and Pierre Martinez
c0lored, and occurred near the store of
Mr.. j. +. Penne, just opposite the Court
House.
The particulars as far as we could get
them are about as follows: Martinez.
Pierre Nectoux and Alexandra Faucheux,
the two latter. white men, were on a
little frolic, and somewhat under the in
fluence of liquor. and drinking in the
store of Mr.. Penne, who after several
drinks thought they had enoigh, and
went out Of the store not to serve them
any more drinks and induce them to
leave, which they did. When they came
out of the store, police officer C. III. Voor-
hies, and GuidO1 Fuselier where stand
ing near there, when Martinez appro-
ached Fuselier, looked at him and took
him by the throat. when the latter
struck him several blows with his fist;
at this time If is said that Martinez said:
| thought it was Penne;while others say
he pulled out his revolver, when the po-
lice officer said to him give me that wea-
pom. to which Martinez replied with am
path and fired at the officer who return
ed the fire-six shots being exchanged
In rapid succession,
Those who witnessed the shooting
could not see who fred first. OH account
If the darkness, bat heard Mr..
Pierre Nectoux who said, probably speak
ng to Martinez, If you are not armed
nave a revolver, after this the shooting
Vas heard. There are some other con-
letting reports, and every one is left to
.ome to his own conclusion.
Martinet left the scene of the shooting
'unning towards his home, holding his
evOlver in one hand and holding his
ide with the other, and it was thought
le was wounded, but no information
'ould be had in that regard; We ques-
ioned several of his intimate friends as
o his being wounded and his where
Ibout-as he left immediately-bu they
III seemed in the greatest ignorance in
his regard, no one heard whether he
vas wounded or not. or where he had
,one to. His premises are said to have
een guarded that night, but he was not
t home; it is also reported that he was
watched at New Iberia and other points
q case he had taken the train, but he
vas not seen, therefore, at this writing
is whereabouts are unknown.
Martinez 8 friends do not think that
was his intention to harm Fuselier,
ut simply intended to chocke Penne
for getting out of the store not
D wait on them.
Police Officer Voorhies. who came out
( the shooting unhurt, gives the follow ;
ng account Of the affair: When Marti-
ct took Fuselier by the throat he Fuse {
er) struck Martinez who was drunk ,
own, and when about to crush his {
cad with his heels, VOORHEES, called on |
i'm to stop and not to strike him az he
'as drunk, and the officer helped Marti-
ct to get up, when the latter backed
wO or three steps aud pulled out his re-
Oliver, when the officer made several de-
lands on him to surrender his weapOl.
,hen Martinez replied "go to hell' and
red at the officer, vino then opened FIRE
u Martinez, each firing three shots.
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