Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-19
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A HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
The Lynching of Three Negroes by Lou
isiana Mob.


isiana Mob.
a New Orleans telegram OF Sunday
says:
There was triple lynching almost
within the shadow OF the city last night,
but 1t was conducted so quietly that the
account OF the horrible affair published
this morning was surprise to the COM
munity. The victims of the vengeance
OF the mob were three negro brothers.
named Julian, and the crime which they
eXpiated in SO summary a manner was
the shielding OF fourth brother Roselius
Julian, who, on Friday afternoon, shot
Judge Victor Estoplnal to death while
the latter was trying him for a trivial
offense, seriously wounded the Judges
son. and then made good his escape.
The shooting occurred I'm the court
room, and the murderer continued firing
until the Judge, who followed to close in
upon him. fell mortally wounded imme-
diately outside of the building. The
brutal negro then stood over the pros
trate form Of his victim and fired a fourth
shot, which is supposed to be the one
that passed through the heart.
officer Korber ran 10 assist the Judge.
and the negro made a dash across the
grounds for his cabin. Just at this time
August Estopinal. n son OF the murdered
official. was coming in from his work,
and he gave chase to the man whom he
had just seen murder his father The
negro reached his cabin. and. coming out.
fired two shots at the young man, one Of
which wounded him.
FLED TO THE SWAMP.
The negro provided himself we'll with
ammunition while in the cabin, and then
| ba In ha Of no
| city. and being perfectly familiar with
| them. was soon I'm safe hiding.
Posses were Immediately organized, and
| all night and all Saturday the surround
| ing country was secured but the search
| ing was fruitless so far as the real criml-
| nal was concerned. The mother, three
| brothers, and two sisters OF the fellow
were arrested yesterday afternoon at the
! Black Ridge, in the rear of the city, by
| the city police and were then taken TO the
| little Jail on Judge Estoplnars place about
/ Southport. They were suspected OF car
! rying provisions and clothing to the
! fugitive.
! Towards nightfan the men who had
/ been out man-hunting all day and had
met with no success began TO grow fret
! full and as the darkness thickened around
/ them their fretfulnesS grew into desper-
| alton and they determined to do some
| tive to disclose his whereabouts. The
aroused populace was generally In favor
( OF taking no harsh action against the fe
! males. but as to the males they appeared
| determined to string them up or make
! them talk
! WANTED TO HANG ALL.
About II o'clock Il body consisting Of
! about twenty-five men, some armed with
rifles and shotguns. came up to the jail
| and tit a lantern. They unlocked the door
! and then held conference among them
/ selves as to what they should do. some
were In favor of hanging the whole five,
! while others raised objections and insist
/ ed that only two of the brothers, the
/ short one and the tall one, "NAsin' and
/ "Bakile" should be taken out and strung
/ up. This was finally agreed TO and sever
| al Of the men ment into the jail, and,
! coming out afterwards. brought with
| them the two doomed negroes
! They were hurried across to a pasture
| 100 Yards distant and there asked to take
| their last chance of saving their lives In
making a confession. The negroes made
! no reply. They were then told to kneel
down and pray. one did so, the other re-
mained standing. but both prayed fer
vently. The taller negro was then hoisted
| uD He remained hanging fully five min
| utes before the second one was hanged.
| The shorter negro stood gazing at the
horrible death of his brother without
hnching.
The mob remained at the place for
| about half an hour. when some one sug-
| gested that they go back and hang the
three others. This was opposed by several,
| and IL was finally decided that they 40
| back and take the remaining brother out
| TO Camp Parapet and hang him there.
| The other two were be taken out and
| fogged with an order TO get ont or the
| parish in less than half an hour. The
| mob then started back TO the jail to put
| their threats into execution.
| THE THIRD BROTHER HUNG.
The third brother Paul. was taken out
| TO the camp, which is about n mile dis
| tant in the interior. and there he was
| hanged TO "A tree. his body dangling I'm
| full view Of a morbid crowd during the
| day, "as a warning 10 the negroes that
they cannot 90 about killing white peo-
| Die" as one Of the members Of the mob
| put it.
The lynching was conducted very
| quietly and not a shot was fired during
| the entire proceedings In the meantime
the real murderer IS at liberty, and his
| brothers. who died TO save him from the
| fate which they met will soon be resting
| in unmarked graves
There is a general belief i'm that sec
| tion that the murder OF Judge Estopinal
| was the carrying out of "A preconceived
| plot. The Judge had been very strict in
| his rulings when the negro tough ele-
ment OF the parish were brought before
him. Judge Estopinal once saved the life
| OF Julian. The part he took in politics
| at the last election was displeasing TO "a
| white element who lived In his neigh
| borhood, and they were taking him out
| in a wagon TO put an end 10 his life.
SAVED HIS LIFE.
The dead Judge lnterceded and Julian
| was allowed to come back to jefferson
| Parish. \ negro named Houston was In
opposition to Estopnal for the place held
by the Judge at the time Of his death,
| that of Judge OF the Firth Justice Court
| Of Jefferson Parish.
Julian was a supporter OF Houston. as
were nearly all the negroes, and since
| Houston's defeat there has been bad
| blood between the opposing parties and
| trouble has been expected for long time
| Julian was Houstons chief lieutenant
| The Judge could have saved his life by
! taking hold Of the negroes hand, In
which the pistol was held at the time he
/ was first shot. but on account OF being
near-sighted he did not see the pistol.
During the search for Julian on Satur-
day one branch of the posse visited the
| house Of a negro fafnliy IN the neishDor-
hood Of Camp Parapet. and falling 70 find
the object of their search tried 10 induce
John Willis, negro, to disclose the
whereabouts of Julian. He refused to do
so or could not do 80. and ne was kicked
| 10 death by the gang.
GATHERING FOR VENGEANCE.
The negroes are massing at Camp Para
pet and arIning with the intention or
| slaughtering the white people In that
section The whites In the rear near the
swamps have been served with notice TO
leave, and many have abandoned their
| homes
Lawrence Haniey at the Academy.
Mr. Lawrence Hanley appeared at the
L. In. h.