Evening journal., 1893-09-18
THREE men LYNCHED.
White Mob Lynches the
Brothers of a Murderer.
ANOTHER KICKED TO DEATH

A waning to Negroes That ''They Can't
< Go About killing white People,"
None Would Reveal the Whereabouts
of the Murderer.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1s. Three negroes
we're lynched in the parish of Jefferson |
It midnight Saturday. Since. the murder |
IF Judge Victor Estopinal and the
Mortal wounding of his son on Friday,
~ the negro Julien, excitement has
been at high pitch in that parish and
PARTIES Of white men on foot and on
lorses have been securing the country
+ ooking for the murderer. They were I'M
bic to find him and the suppositioniis
hat he has taken ref uge in the swamp.
Late last night posse. disappointed at
he failure to find the murderer Julien,
,roke into the jail. There was PROPOSE
ion to lynch five of the male prisoners.
,ut this was overruled, and only two,
3azile and Valsin Julien, were lynched.
nd the cousins severely whipped and
B H'rdared out OF the parish. The posse
g ook the remaining brother, Paul, to
camp Parapet, settlement consisting
lmost entirely of negroes, a few miles
way, where he was lyRched to overawe
he negroes All three men were
strangled to death.
There was much opposition to the
s ynching among the better class in the
arish, but the popular demand was for
ynch law. Considerable feeling has
xisted between the whites and negroes
a Jefferson parish for some time Judge
.0ng Judge Estopinals predecessor, was
aylaid by negro and wounded, NOR
ally it was believed at the time. For
his two negroes were lynched and
lrge number whipped and ordered out
S + the parish. The murder of Judge
lstopinal is likely to produce still more
loodshed
1t is said tonight that the reason why
be women were arrested was because
hey were found wrapping up some
othing aud a loaf Of bread. This
aused suspicion that the articles were
be conveyed to the fugitive murderer.
he brothers were discovered going over
'Sae Black Ridge. and had a shirt bundled
p as If it we're intended for Julien.
wo of the brothers were also seen com
lg out Of the swamps, and they per-
stently refused to say why they went
here.
In the pursuit made by the different
|osses during the day there was lack
system. The posses were continually
oming upon one anothers trail, and
lany men came in and refused to par
cipate further in the chase. Towards
ightfall the men who had been out all
ay began to grow fretful, and as it
rev dark they determined to compel the
elatives of the fugitive to disclose his
7hereabOuts
About IL o'clock a body consisting of
bout twenty-five men, some armed with
ites and shotguns, came up TO the Jail
nd got in. After Valsin and Bazile had
cen taken out they were hurried across TO
pasture, 100 yards away, and there was
ffered to them the last chance for saving
heir lives by telling where their brother
5as. The negroes made no reply They
7ere then told to kneel and pray. One
I them did so, the other remained
tsnding. Both prayed fervently. The
allel negro was then hoisted up. He
ema;ned hanging five minutes before the
econd was hanged. The shorter negro
TODD gazing at his dying brother with
ut finching.
The mob remained at the place about
alf an hour, when some one suggested
hat they 60 back and hang the other
rother Paul He was taken out to the
amp. His body has been hanging in
ull view of a morbid crowd ali day, 'as
warning to the negroes that they
annot go about killing white people, as
ne of the members of the mob put il.
he negroes regard the lynched men as
leroes.
Judge Estopinal had been very strict
n his rulings when the negro tough
lement of the parish were brought before
i'm. The judge once saved the life OF
ulien. The part he took in politics at
he last election was displeRsing to
Fhite element who lived in his neighbor
ood, and they were taking him out in
wagon to put an end to his life. ThI
udge interceded and julien was allowed
come back TO Jefferson parish.
During the search for julien on Satur.
ay one posse visited the house of
legro family in the neighborhood o
lamp Parapet, and, falling to find tn,
murderer they were looking for tried {,
induce John Willis, young negro. [,
ell where he was. Willis refused to d,
20. OF could not do so, and he wa
,icked to death by the gang
Reported Uprising of the Negroes.
New ORLEANS. Sept 1S-1 a. M
eport has just reached the city that a
Uprising Of negroes has occurred il
Jefferson parish, and that they are irinl
nto the houses Of the whites in retalia
ion for the lynchings A body o
mounted police have gone to the scene.
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