The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-22
A LYNCHING.
Threo Brothers Strung Up Near
Now Orleans By a Mob.
Their Crime Consisted In IiefusIng TO Swear
90 the Guilt OF Their Ilrothrr- The
Real Murderer, Who Killed Judge
Estoplnai. u at Large.

Nrw ORtEANs. Sept Is-Thcrc IVES
n triple lynching almost within the
shadow Of this city saturday night but
II was conducted so quietly that the
account published Sunday morning
was surprise. The victims were three
Negro brothers, named Julian, and
the crime was the shielding OF a
fourth brother. Raselius Julian, who
on Friday afternoon shot Judge
Victor Estopinal 20 death while the
latter wns trying him for trivial Of
Tense, seriously wounding the judges
son. The shooting occurred in the
courtroom. and the murderer contin-
ued firing until the Judge, who follow
cd to close in upon him, fell mortally
wounded, Immediately outside. The
Negro then stood over his victim and
fired fourth shot Officer Korbcr ran
20 the Judge, and the Negro made a
dash across the grounds for his cabin
just at this time August Estopinal, a
son Of the murdered official, was com
ing in from his work, and he gave
chase TO the man. whom 10 had just
seen murder his father The Negro
reached his cabin and coming ont,
fired two shots at the young man, who
sought safety In house. The Negro
provided himself with ammunition and
rife lie then made for the swamps
IN the rear Of the city and was soon
hiding Posses were Immediately or
ganized, and all night and all Saturday
the surrounding country was secured,
but the search was fruitless
The mother. two brothers and two
sisters Of the Negro Raselius were ar
rested saturday by the city police aud
taken 10 the little jail Another broth
er was arrested later in the day in the
same nclghborhood and taken 10
TO the same Jail On visit be-
ing inado TO the house these women
were found wrapping up some
clothing and loaf Of bread This
aroused the suspicion that the articles
were 10 he conveyed 10 the fugitive.
The brothers were discovered going
over the lilackr!dge, and had shirt
bundled up as II Il were intended for
Jalian The two brothers were caught
coming out OF the swamps. and as they
persistcn,ly refused 10 state whence
they had come, they, too, were ar
rested
About II o'clock Saturday night
about twenty-five men. armed with
rifles and shotguns, came up to the
jaiL Sosne of them were drunk They
Snlocked the door and held confer
oncc ns 60 what they should 10 Some
were in favor OF hanging the five, while
others raised ol jcctions, and insisted
that only two Of the brothers should
be taken out and hanged This was
finally ngrced To- and several Of
the men went into the jail and
brought ont the two Negroes They
were hurried across to pasture, one
hundred yards distant, and there asked
Go take their last chance Of saving
their lives by making confession
The Negroes made no reply They
were then told 10 kneel down and pray,
Une did so, the other remaining stand
ing. but both prayed fervebily. The
taller Negro was then hoisted up. Hc
remained hanging fully five minutes
before the second one was hanged
The shorter Negro o1dgszing at tn,
horrible death OF his brot4e Ter without
flinching I
The mob remained 1.-THE place fol
about half an hour, when some on,
suggested that they go back and hang
the three others This was opposed b,
several. and II was finally decided thal
they should go back and take tn,
remaining brother out to CAM
Parapct and hang him there. Tn,
other two were 20 be taken ou
and logged, with an order TO &c
out OF the parish in less than half NJ
hour. The mob then started back {,
the Jail TO put their threats into execu
tion The third brother was taken ou
10 the camp, whore, about mile dis
tant in the interior. he was hanged TO
tree, his body hanging in full view o
morbid crowd during the day. las
warning TO the Negroes that they car
not go about killing white people. " a
one Of the members of the mob pu
1t
The lynching was conducted yer,
quietly, and not shot was fired during
the entire proceedings In the mean
time the real murderer is at liberty