New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-18
THREE BROTHERS LYNCHED.
NEGRO HUNTING IN LOUISIANA.
FOUR LIVES SACRIFICED TO TIE VEN
GEANCE OF A MOB
THE FOURTH MAN WAS KICKED TO DEATH-THE
VEAL THE HIDING PLACE or \ BROTHER
WHO HAD KILLED \ JUDGE.

/ INhcIing almost within IN" shadow Of the city
last night, but il was conducted quietly that
the account Of the horrible affair published this
morning was surprise 70 tho community. The
victims Of the vengeance of the mob were three
negro brothers named Julian and the crime which
! they cNpiat"d in summary a manner was the
shielding of fourth brother, Rosclius Julian.
who, on Friday afternoon. shot Judge Victor
| Estorinal 10 death Will" the latter was irving him
for trivial offence, seriously wounded the Judges
SON. and then made good his escape. The shoot
ine occurred in the courtroom. and the murderer
continued firing until the Judge, who followed to
/ lose in upon him, fell mortay wounded i'm
mcdatcly outside and to the left of the building.
! Ihc brutal negro thea stood over the PROSTATE
form Of hi- victim and fired a fourth shot, which
l. supposed 10 hc the one that passed through the
heart. Officer Korhcr TO assist the Judge and
tho negro made dash across the grounds TO his
| cabin. Just AT this time August Fstopinal,
son Of the murdered official, who j. employed
q conductor the Carrollton road. was coming
in from his work, and he gave chas" 70 the man
whom hc had Just seen murder his flasher.
The negro reached his cabin and coming ont
fired two shots ~ the young man. who sought
safety in the house adjoining the hons" of Mrs.
Charles Floty. The negro provided himself well with
ammunition while in In" cabin, for during hts
short stay he grabbed up walls" and Win
chester rifle. II was from this rifle that h" fired
the two shots by which young E-topina was
wounded
The negro made for the swanps IN the rear oi
the city and being perfectly familiar with them
was soon I'm safe hiding. Posses were Immediately
organized and all night and all Saturday the sur
rounding country was secured. but the searching
was fruitlc-s 80 far a. the real criminal was con
ccrncd The mother two brothers and Two sisters
of the negro Ro,'us were arrested yesterday
afternoon AZ the Black Ridge in the rear oil the
city hy the city polio" and were then taken "
the little Jail on Judge EstoplnaIs pldc" near
southport. Another brother was arrested later
In the day in the same ncighborhood ana taken 10
H." same jail.
What caused tine arrest OF the mother ana
two sisters Yesterday was that on a Nisit nrlh@
made to the hous.' they w"r" found wrapping "p
some clothing and loaf Of bread. lhiS
aroused th. -uspcion that the articles were T.
b. conveyed To the fugitive. The brothers w'r"
discovered going over the Black Ridge, and had
a -hir bundled up rs if it were intended Tor
Julian Thus aroused suspicion against them.
IN. two hrothcrs wcrr caught coming out oi
IN. swamp. and ~ they pcr-i-icnty refused to
state whence they had cone. they too fell under
thc cloud of suspicion. Hence all the arrests.
In fine pursuit made by the different posses dur
in, the day great lack Qf system was every
where demonstrated They were continually
upon one another, trail. and very many OF them.
hccoming Disguised with IN" alml"~s manner III
which tie hunt was icing engineered. refused 10
pariiolpaie further IN the chase Toward night-
fall th. mon who had been ont manhuntng all
Gay and had met with no Nucc"~-, thonsh th'"
mad frequently been sem on wild-go'~" chiSrN
lc.,u ~ crow frctful and ~ the darkness thlcA-
.ncd around them. then irrtiuln"sN ere" mo
d..>pcraiion ana they determined to d. something
20 comm the relatives of th" fugitive to dis
clo.e h- hiding place lh" aroused pop"la''
wa. qcnetSlly in favor of taking no harsh action
AGAINST M wou"n bat - to TN" men. t"N aP-
poarcd determined to string them up or mlA'
them talk.
\hou, II o'cocl, a body ot ut tw'ntN-hN" /
man .nmo armed with rife, and shotgunN. cane
nm 70 tlc nail and ht a lantern lLcy unio 'krd
the door and then held coni"rrnc" among
themselves a, T. what they should do. Som"
were N favor Of hanging the whole five, Will"
others raised objections and insisted that only /
fvo of the. brothers. a short on" and Il tall one,
Nal,in and Ealulc should "" taken oht ana /
.truue uu Ills wa~ hnallN agreed 10, and |
several of tn. men went INTO the jail, ana /
comm. ON, aitcrward brought with them the /
two doomed NEGROES They wcr" hurried across
to a pasture. 100 ymds distant, and there asked
10 take their last chance of saving their live'
hy maxine a confession The negroes Inad' no
reply. The, were then toll to Ancsl down
and pray one did 80: the other remained
standing but both prayed icr'cnl'y. TIL" taller
negro wa, then hoi-tcd mp H." remained
haneins nily five minutes before th" second on"
was hanged The shorter negro stool gazing al
the horrible death Of his brother without
hinchne
The mob remained at the place for about half
an hour when some one suggested that they ."
Lack and hang the three Others This was OPP
posed by several. and It wa, finally dcci'rl thl'
they should 60 back and take IN" remaining
brother out 10 Camp Iamrct and hane him there.
The other tMo We're, to he taken ont and hoggei,
with an orlci TO get out Of Ihc parish IN less than
half an hour The mob then started back 10 th"
Iail. 10 pat THEN threats into execution. me
third lrothcr Paul. was taken ont To the camp,
which j. about Il mile distant in ia" interior, ana
there he was hanged 10 u tree hi- body hanging IN
full view of morbid crowd dmins th" day, a.
"A warning to the nceroc, that they cannot 20
about killing white people, aN one OF tl' mem
hers Of the mob Put It.
l.lr il "A General belief IN tlGit section that IN"
murder OF judge E>topinal wa, I j" carving ont OF
q pr"c.nccivcd plan. The Judge hat hNr strict ia
his rulings when ia" negro tough element ol u''
Parish Vas brought bcinr" hlln.
Judge E.topina one" saved the life Of Julian
The part he took in politic- at the last election
,ya- dl,plcasine to a white element whp vcd in his
ncigh lorlood. and they taking him out ~
wagw, e. pmt an end 10 his life The dead Jndg"
and Julian was all we'd come back
To jefferson Parish \ negro named Houston WIS IN
opposition ~ E>i 9pinal for the place held by th'
Judge the time of his death. that OF Judge oi the
Fifth justice, Court of Jefferson Parish.
Julian was 1 supporter of Houston. a. W'r.
nearly all the ura rorS and since llouStonS defeat
there la, been bad 0od between the oppo'Ihg
parties and trouble had been expected for long
fiuc Julian va. Ilonstpn~ "hicf lieutenant.
During the search for Julian on Satur lay, one
rose visited the house of negro family IN thr
nciehhorhood Of Camp Parap"i, ana allin9 10 mn mn
the object of their search tried to induce John
Willis. young negro to disclose the hiding plar"
IF Julian He refused 10 do 30. or could not 90
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