San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-21
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MOST FOUL MURDER.
HELPLESS WIDOW AND DAUGHTER
AWFULLY BUTOHERED.
The Murderers Are Still At Large, Bat
Citizens Are Aroused, and If Caught,
viii Burn Them Alive.
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BAYOU GoULA, La, June co.
Bayou Goula, situated on the
Texas and Pacific railroad, be-
tween Whitecastle and Plaque
mine, was thrown into a fever of
excitement during last night by
brutal crime, the atrocious double
murder of widow aud her adopt
ed daughter.
Mrs. Telespore Landry, highly
respected old lady, and Miss
Madeline Herbert, her adopted
daughter, lived some time in .
small house situated a mile from
the railroad track at Bayou Goula.
There were no male. occupants of
the house. When the murder oc-
Cured it has not been definitely
determined. The crime is thought
to have been committed in the
neighborhood of midnight, as IL
was about that time when neigh
bors were aroused by screams COM
ing from the Landry household.
When the people finally reached
the house terrible sight met
their gaze. The floors of the house
were covered with blood; the old
lady and daughter were found in,
one of the rooms, one dead, the
other mortally wounded. Both
were frightfully cut up.
An examination of the body of
Mrs. Landry showed that her
throat had been cut from ear to
ear, evidently with a razor, and
great quantity of blood had run
from the terrible cash. She was
also stabbed in the breast.
The young lady was cut with q.
Ratchet across the bridge of the
nose, and the wound extended
from ear to ear, frightfully dis
figuring the unfortunate young
person. Miss Herbert was still
alive, and every effort was made to
render her assistance in the hope
that her life might be spared, and
that she might be able to give q
clue to the perpetrator OF this un-
mitigated outrage.
| III Is uiluCuit W OISCON0E JooO
how the crime occurred.
First, it is said, ladder had been
put against the house and the MUIR
derers had gotten through win.
dow, but subsequently, it was
stated that the fiends had raped
on the door and when opened In re-
Spouse to their blows, the two
women were set upon in their
night robes and Mrs. Landry was
killed and her daughter fearfully
wounded.
The news OF the crime spread
with great rapidity and in less
time than it takes to write these
lines, scouts were scurrying
in all directions and arous-
ing the people living in the
surrounding houses. Posses were
promptly organized and the en-
tire section of country was secured
all morning in the hope of running
the culprits to earth. Nothing de-
finite has been learned, however,
OF the identity of-tAose responsible
for the outrage.
1t is thought the crime was COM
mitted by negroes. A number of
blacks in this vicinity are under
suspicion Of having had hsud in
the murder. One negro suspected
was caught stealing wood last year
from the Landry place.
It Is feared the murderers may
have been able to put a good dis
lance between them and the scene
of the crime between the time OF
its commission and the present
moment. IL is possible they were
able to board one of the trains on
the Morgan road during the morn
ing.
In order to guard all the avenues
of escape, however, kilograms were
sent to New Orleans and all points
along the road, instructing the au-
thorities to be en- the lookout for
suspicious people, who might get
off the cars. The widest indigna-
tion prevails here, and IL the Gull
prits are caught they will probably
pay the forfeit. In the present
state of the public mind they would
be likely to be tortured and burned
to death.
Mrs. Landry was highly esteem
ed by her neighbors, and no one has
been able thus far to find motive
for the commission OF the brutal
murder.
The Mint Scandal.
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