The Progress., 1896-10-17
LOUISIANA NEWS NOTES..


government.
R,uett Moore, aged about "A years
was thrown from a runaway horse the
other evening near Winnsboro. his
head striking a root, which caused
death in about an hour.
The rumor regarding the lynchlhg
of a negro in Bossier parish IS True
Several nights ago Lewis HamlAtoh
was hanged by mob on the road be-
tween Shreveport and Benton.
James Sanders, a negro boy, who
resides at the corner of Julia ana
Rampart streets, New Orleans, was ar
rested, charged by George Painter
with stealing 81 from his pocket
A negro, named Sam Chatter lel'
dead a few mornings ago at }. I. Ira
hans place, near Lafayette. he was
at work digging a we'll and died from
a rupture of blood vessels OF the heart
The second trial of Leon Campalg-
net at Lake Charles recently, 1or ihe
murder of Guechene resulted in Vef-
dict of manslaughter a:d sentence
of ten years imprisonment in the pen
itentiary.
Two electric cars loaded with pas
sengers collided on Canal street, New
Orleans, the other morning, causing
considerable damage, but no one was
hurt The accident was due to an open
switch.s
Several attempts at burglary nave
been made in Houma. recently. "A le"
mornings ago an entry was made lnto
the large general merchandising estap-
lishment of Davidson e. Avery, ana
about SIS in cash taken.
Deputy Sheriff Jones E. Thomas ar
rived in Alexandria several morning
ago with q colored man named Ike
Johnson. who is charged with larceny.
It has only been short time since ne
served term in the penitentiary.
The store of Mr.. White in Alexan-
dria was discovered on fire recently,
but was extinguished without loss. Inc
fire is supposed to have been OF incen-
diary origin, and some tramps VINO lelt
town the same night are suspected, but
escaped.
A suit was filed in the district court
the other day at Plaquemine by Mrs
Eugene Brusie against Messrs. SchaFd
& Herbert, for the suppression or re-
; moval of their livery stable on Cana
street, on the ground that it is an in
tolerable nuisance.
A train from Oak Point brought into
/ Algiers, a few evenings ago, negro
t named Bole Vanhook, who cut HIM
/, self in the left instep, while engaged
r in getting out crossties. The wount
is a very severe one and was inflicted
4 with broad axe.
Several mornings ago negro namet
William Thomas, said to have out
). ragged a colored girl named Hattie
s Green, AGED 10 years. at her home OF
!, Ursuline street, New Orleans, wa
8 caught and taken to court. He wa
: remanded to the parish prison witbou
s the benefit of bail.
d James Johnson. who has been sen
e fenced to life Imprisonment in tn
penitentiary for being implicated il
the murder of the peddlers some tim
ago, near Lake Charles. has confessed
that his brother killed F. A. Carltn, al
old citizen of Alexandria, who disap
" peared two years ago.
- John Woodward, aged IS years, wa
: shot through the right lung severa
IS days ago by one of the two white men
y George Hendricks and his brother-in
: law, near Alexandria. He had jus
; Quit work and met the two men in
$, wagon One of the men got out of tn
b, wagon and began whipping him, an
; then shot him without the least cause
:, A few nights ago, while George Nil
~ bourne, the yardmaster of the Texa
r. and Pacific road. was on a levee i
,r New Orleans. was assaulted by Jane
2 Daley, a railroad man and two un
,e known white men, who attempted t
b. rob him. He finally got away and HI
A. loud cries for help frightened the me
e. who fed without accomplishing thei
Oh purpose.
ie A short time ago Mr.. James Muller
>. horse and buggy was stolen from tn
=. !. corner Of Josephine and Prytani
~ streets, New Orleans, by a negro DO!
~ and driven into Merrick's yard. Whe
~ asked how ne came into possession {
70 the horse and buggy he fed, and tn
il outfit was turned over to the polio
a and subsequently claimed by til
ed owner.
T. Several nights ago, while Mr.. job
tx Rebler and wife were seated on tt
Il; front gallery of their residence G