The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-12-15
KILLING OF B. F. CAwTHoN.

fully shocked, on Sunday morning, al
The news of the killing of B. r. Cav
thon, that had taken place the night
before at Kilbourne, in West Carol
lparish.
/ As there is no telegraphic commu.
nication between here and Kilbourne
lit has been difficult matter for us to
come to the exact truth concerning
this dreadful affair, but, from what we
have been able to ascertain, the facts
are as follows:
On Wednesday night of last week
several white men from West Carroll
aud Arkansas severely whipped a
negro, and that same night shot into
the store of B. f. Cawthon 81 Co.,
several shots going through the tran
som of the front door of the store.
On Saturday last, b. F. Cawthon
had four of them arrested by the con-
stable OF the ward, who, that Satur-
day evening. had them in charge and
under watch ia the store of Ii. w.
Grave & Co.. of Kilbourne.
About $50, Frank Cawthon aud
Frank Strong, his partner, were taking
supper when they heard several shots
fired in the road, between the two
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stores, that of Cawthon and that OF
Ii. w. Grave e. Co.; Cawthon. re-
marked TO Strong: II believe they
are going TO give US serenade this
evening"" And barely had he said so,
that he heard some one shouting in
the road "IIe is shotn Both al
once jumped up, went to the front of
the store, and found on the gallery
DR.. Bird and white man by the
name of Adams; both shot, Bird be-
ing shot through the thigh. DIR. Bird
told Cawthon that a negro, Love
Anderson, had shot him, and Cav
thon Immediately said: Wait a
moment, aud I'll get him." Both be
and Strong ran back in the store and
got their Winchester rifles. They
came out to the front, got in the road
in front of the store and Cawthon
leveled his Winchester to fire at some
one standing some distance in front OF
him, when Strong said to him
|"Don't shoot, Frank, that is Bivins.
Meantime. Bivins had leveled his gun
at Cawthon and shot him, the ball
taking effect, travcrsing the fitshy
part OF the arm of Cawthon aud en-
teriDg the body on the left side, near
the left breast. Cawthon did not
fall, but turned around going back
towards his store. Meantime, Biyins
began Immediately firing at Strong
and Strong at him. Eight or ten
shots were fired by each one of them
Strong advancing and Bivins retreat
ing all the while, until he came near a
ditch, stumbled into it, got out of it,
and, retreating yet, fell near the fence
or in the act of attempting TO cross it.
Strong, thinking that he had killed
him, went back towards Cawthon's
store. There he found Cawthon
lying OH the floor IN the agony OF
death, he had him removed 10 his
room, aud Cawthon then told him
that he was suffering terribly, asked
twice for some choral, and within half
an hour from the time he was shot, he
was dead, having bled TO death.
Bivins, however, was not killed as
Strong thought, but he is gone and no.
where to be found. Strong believes
yet that be is shot somewhere about
the abdomen and about the legs aud
that as he could not possibly travel, he
must be in hiding in the neighb or
hood. He is a native of Memphis,
Tenn, and well known here, having
lived about the line for the the last
or 7>years, aud at one time kept books
for Mr.. Newcomb, when he had st ore
at Kilbourne, if we mistake not.
Frank Cawthon was well and favor
ably known in this community. He
worked at one time in this town for
the firm Of W. Pittman & Co., and
then for Mr.. j. S. Millikin, at Ashton.
He was an intelligent. well behaved,
but fearless and determined young
man. He leaves five brothers TO
mourn his loss. He was buried on
Tuesday from the Midway Church, in
Goshen Cemetery, Richland parish.
He leaves an insurance of $4,000 in
the Mutual Lite Insurance Company
of New York.
Thus ended one more bloody affray
to be added to the long list that have