St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-18
SHIELDED A BROTHER,
Who Had Been Guilty Of an
AtrOcious Murder.
THREE NEGROES ARE LYKcHED
Because They Aided a Brother
to Escape.
HEROES OF A DISTINCT TYPE.
Not a Shot Fired During the
Horrible Affair.
HEROES OF A DISTINCT TYPE.
SISTERS OF THE MEN FL0GGED.

New ORLEANS, Sept. 17.-There was
a triple lynching almost within the
shadow OF the city last night, but
1t was conducted so quietly that the ac-
count of the horrible affair published
this morning was quite surprise to the
community. The victims of the ven
geance of the mob were three negroes,
brothers, Lamed Julian, and the crime
which they expiated in so summary
manner was the shielding of a fourth
brother, who shot Judge Victor ESto-
pIual to death while trying him for
trivial Otfense, seriously Wounding the
JUICES son, and then made good his
escape. The shooting occurred in the
court room, and the murderer cUntIuu @
firing until the judge fell, mortalIy
wounded, immediately outside and to
the left of The building. The brutal
negro tilen stood over the PROSTATE form
OF his victim and fired a fourth shot,
which is supposed 10 be the one that
passed through the heart. Officer Kor-
6er ran to assist the judge, and The
negro made dash across the grounds
for his cabin. just at this time August
EStOplnal, son of the murdered Off
clal, VINO is employed as conductor on
tile Carr OlltOn roau, was coming in from
his WOrk, and ne
GAVE CHASE TO THE NAN
whom lie had just seen murder his fa-
ther. The negro reached his cabin, ana,
coming out, ilred two shots AT the young
man. who sought safety in a house adj
joining the house OF Mrs. Charles Flory.
The negro provided himself well with
AMMUNITION while ill the cabin, for,
during his short stay, he grabbed up
Vailse ana a Winchester rifle. IL was
from this rifle that he fired the two
shots by which young EotopInal was
wounded. The negro made tor the
sWampS III the rear OF the city, and, Ue-
ing perfectly familiar with them, was
SOON in safe hiding. Posses were inI-
nIeulaIely organized, and all night and
All Saturday the surrounding country
was secured, out the searching was
fruitIrss, 50 iar as the real criminal was
CONCERNED. Inc mother, two brothers
ahu TWO sisters OF the negro Jullan
)
the Black Ridge, I'D the rear of The CITY,
by the city police, and were then taken
to The Little jail Oh Judge ESLopinaPs
place above Southport. Auotne
brother Was arrested later IN the day in
the same neighhOrhoOd and taken to the
same place. What caused tile arrest of
tie mUtier and TWO sisters was that, on
a Visit being made to the house, these
females were found wrapping up some
clothes and
A LOAF OF BREAD.
This aroused the suspicion that the
articles were tn be conveyed to the fugi-
tive. Ihe brothers were discovered
going over the Black Ridge, aud had
shirt bundled up as if it were intended
for Julian. This naturally aroused sus-
plciUn against them. 1he Two brothers
were caught coming out of the swamps,
and, a. they persiStently refused to
state from whence they had come, they,
too, fell under the bane of doubt.
Hence all the arrests, In the pursuit
Mate by the different posses during the
day, great lack of system was every
where demonstrated. They were con-
very many of them. becoming dis
gusted with tie aimless manner in
which the hunt was engineered, refused
to further participate in the chase
Toward nightfall the men who had been
out man-hudting all tay witho ut
success, though they had been fire.
Quently sent on wild-goOse chaseS, be
gan TO grow tretiul, ant as the dark
ness thickened about them, their fret
fulness grew into desperation, and they
determined to do something to compel
the relatives of the fugitive to disclose
his whereabouts.
THE AROUSED POPULACE
was generally in favor of taking no
harsh action against the females, but as
o the males, they appeared determined
TO string them up or make them talk.
About II O'Clock body consisting of
about twenty-five men, some armed
with rifles and ShOtguns, came up to the
Jail and lit lantern. They unlocked
the door and then held a conference
among themselves as to what they
should do. Some were in favor of
hanging the whole five, while others
raised objections and insisted that only
two of the brothers, the short one and
the tall one. "Valsin" and "Bakile.' -
should be taken out and strung ND.
This was finally agreed to, and several
men went into the jail. and, coming out
after wards. brought with them the two
doomed negroes. They were hurried
across to pasture, 100 yards distant,
and there asked to take the last chance
of saving their lives By making con-
fesson. The negroes made no reply.
They were then told to Kneel down and
pray. One did so, the other remained
standing, but both prayed ferv emily.
The taller negro was then hoisted up.
The shorter negro stood gazing at the
horrible death of his brother without
flinching.
THE MOB REMAINED STANDING
at the place for abont half an hour, when
some one suggested that they 90 back
aud hang the three others. This was
opposed by several, and it was finally
decided that they should go back and
take the remaining brother out to Camu
Parapet and hang him too. The other
two were to be taken out and fogged,
with an order to get out of the parish
in less than half an hour. The mob