The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-18
Mother and Two Daughters Flogged
and Ordered to Leave the Par
ish i'm Half an Hour.
NOT ONE GUILTY OF CRIME
Were Supposed to Know the Hid
ing Place of a Murderer,
And Because They Did Not Reveal 1t
They Became Victims of a Lou
isiana MOb's Vengeance.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 17.-There was
triple lynching almost in the shadow the
city last night. The victims of the venge-
anoe of the mob we're three negro brothers.
named Julian. and the crime which they
expiated in so summary @ manner was the
shielding of fourth brother. Roselips
Julian. who on Friday afternoon shot
Judge Victor Estopinal TO death while try
ing him for trivial Offense, seriously
wounded the judges son. and then made
good his escape. The negro fired the first
shot In the court room. then ran and con-
tinued firing until the Judge Tell, mortally
wounded. Immediately Outside and TO the
left of the building. The murderer then
stood over the prostrate form Of his victim
and fired a fourth shot, which is supposed
to be the one that passed through the
heart Officer KOrber ran TO assist the
Judge and the negro made
dash across the grounds for his
cabin. Just at this time August Estopinal.
q son of the murdered official. who is EN-.
ployed as q conductor on the CarrolIton
road. was coming in from his work. and
he gave chase to the man whom he had
just seen murder his father. The negro
entered his cabin, came out again, and
fired two shots at the young man. who
sought safety In o house adjoining the
residence of Mrs. Charles Flory. The ne
gro provided himself well with ammunI-
tion while in the cabin. for during his stay
he grabbed up valise and Winchester
rifle. 1t was from this rifle that he fired
the two shots by which young Estopinal
was wounded. The negro ran to tae
swamps in the rear of the city. and. being
perfectly familiar with them. was soon
safe. A posse was Immediately organized.
and all night and Saturday tho surround
ing country was secured, but the search
was fruitless SO far as the real criminal
was concerned.
The mother. two brothers and two sisters
of the negro were arrested yesterday after
Eoon at the Black ridge. in the rear of the
oity. by the police and were then taken to
the little Jail on Judge Estopinars place
above Southport. Another brother was
arrested later in the day in the same
neighborhood and taken to the same Jail.
What caused the arrest of the women was
that when q visit was made to the house.
they were found wrapping up some cloth
a
suspicion that the articles we're to be con-
veyed to the fugitive. The brothers were
discovered going over the Black ridge with
shirt bundled up. as if it were intended
for Julian. This aroused suspicion against
them. The two brothers were caught oom-
ing out of the swamps. and as they per-
sistently refused to state whence they had
come. they too fell under the ban of sus-
picion. Hence, all the arrests.
WORK OF THE LYNCHERs.
In the pursuit made by the different
posses during the day great lack of system
was every W here demonstrated. They were
continually upon one anothers trall. aud
very many of them, becoming dIsgusted
with tho aimless manner in which the hunt
was being engineered. came in and refused
to further participate in the chase. To-
wards nightfall the men who had been out
man-hunting all day began TO grow fret
full, and as the darkness thIokened around
them their fretfulness grew into despera-
tiOn and they determined to do something
to compel the relatives of the fugitive to
disclose his whereabouts. The aroused
no harsh action against the females, but as
to the males they appeared determined to
string them up or make them talk.
At IL o'clock about twenty-five men,
some armed with rifles and shotguns. went
to the jail and demanded admittance. un-
locked the door and conferred as to what
they should do. Some favored hanging
the whole five. while others raised objec-
tIons and insisted that only two OF the
brothers-Valsin and Bakile-should be
taken ont and strung mp. This was finally
agreed to. and several Of the men went into
the Jail. and, calling ont the warden,
brought with them the two doomed men.
They were hurried across TO q pasture, one
hundred yards distant. and there given q
chance of saving their lives by making o
confession. The negroes made no reply.
They were then told to pray. One knelt
the other remained standing. but both
prayed fervently. Bakile was then boisted
up. Nasliu stood gazing at the horrible
death of his brother without f1Inohlng.
The mob renamed standing at tho place
for about half On hour whom some one sug-
gested that they go back and hang the
three others. This was opposed by several
npd 1T wns finally decided that they should
take the remaining brother ont TO Camp
Parapet and hang him there. The women
were to be taken out and logged, with an
order to get out OF the parish in less than
half an hour. The mob then started back
to the Jail to put their threats into execu-
tion. The third brother. Paul. was then
taken TO the camp, which is about q mile
distant. and there he was hanged TO tree.
crowd during the day 'as warning TO the
negroes that they cannot 60 about killing
white people" as one of the mem bers of the
mob put il. The lynohing was conducted
very quietly. and not a shot was fired dur
ing the entire proceedings. In the mean
time the real murderer Is at liberty, and his
brothers who died to save HIM from the
fate which they met with will be resting in
unmarked graves-heroes OF q peculiarly
distinctive type.
ALLEGED PLOT.
The belief is general that the murder of
Judge Estopipal was the result of plot.
The Judge had been very strict in his deal
ings with the negro element of the parish.
1t Is believed that Julian precipitated too
hastily what mi ght have been concertedly
carried out later on. or it may be that the
other negroes. parties to the plot. became
weak kneed at tho last moment and lefa
Julian to act for himself. Judge Estopinal
once saved the life OF Julian. The part he
took in politics at the last election was
Duplicating TO certain whites who live In
his neighborbood. and they were going TO
take him out in wagon to kill him.
The dead Judge interceded and
Julian was allowed to return to tho
parish. A man named Houston was run
ming in opposition for the place held