The sea coast echo., 1898-01-29
FATALLY STABBED.
James Fournier Killed at a Dance In
Waveland Saturday Night.

James Fournier Killed at a Dance In
WaveIand Saturday Night.
Saturday night at about O'Clock
James Fournier was murdered at
Waveland, stabbed over the heart
with pocket knife, and dying about
a quarter of an hour afterwards.
st. Joseph hall, situated on St.
Joseph street, Waveland, has been
the scene of much of that towns So
cial occurrences in general, and all
eyes were turned to Saturday night
and the hall in anticipation of a king
and queens hall, form of amuse-
ment much in vogue at this time of
the year.
The affair was billed as the event
of the season, and all Waveland and
TIE immediate vicinity had bid 10
participate. In response quite n
crowd had assembled, and AMONG
the number were James Fournier, of
Waveland, and Victor Lafontaine.
known otherwise as Victor Cadde,
and "Griswell" Favre, both of the
place. 1t is the notion of some
country fellows that soclable can
not be social unless the bottle is pre-
sent and its contents prevail in the
be merry and merry-maklng, Satur-
dry nights king and queen ball
proved no exception-to Victor La
fontaine.
AT the aforestated hour Fournier
staggered within the ball room with
blood oozng from his left side and
his clothing giving outward evidence
of the fact, Those around him took
notice of his presence ard condition,
and taking him to them, he said,
pointing to his heart, "Vlclor did
it," Fournler was taken to bis home
on the same street, some hundred
feet from the hall, and the man died
laer, living about twenty minutes
after the cutting.
1t appears, from what The Echo
could learn the next day in that town
from those supposed to know, that
Victor Lafountaine, who came 10 the
ball after ii O'Clock, coming from
Bay st. Louis on horseback, for safe
keeping sake told James Fournier of
the whiskey he had in his saddlebag.
Lafountaine afterwards accused
Fournier of having taken freely of
the bottle. A denial followed, pro-
ceeded by dispute at the hall. A
number OF persons attending the ball
were aware of the hot words being
exchanged between the two men, but
in company with Grswell Favre the
disputants walked TO the new post
Office building, near by on the same
street. 1t is here where words waged
hottest, where the fatal knife plunge
was made, in the presence of no one
else but the trio.
After Founier had told who did it,,
the man and his companion were
sought and located participating in
the festivities of another party at the
home of Lucien ID. Bourgeois, at the
Bourg eojs settlement.
The arrest was made by Town
Marshal William Ruhr, assisted by a
a posse of citizens, and turned over
to Sheriff Ladner for safe keeping In
the county Jail, who booked them
with murder.
Not being aware of the awful con.
sequences, Lofountane, it. is stated
IN the presence of many at the Bour.
geois party, boasted of what be had
done, branding himself as the mur,
derer of James Fourier.
The death dealing instrument wa,
an ordinary pocket knife with three
inch blade. The cuts were one gasl
over the left arm, and the fata
plunge on the left breast, striking
over the heart and severing mail
artery. The remains, laid on bee
IN the humble house, were viewed b,
many all day Sunday. The buria
took place Monday evening in pri
vate ground at Waveand.
The deceased was a man of abou
80 years of age, and man of fami
, ly. He was mail carrier to and from
the depot, and the circumstances 0
his living were fully in keeping wit
the scantness of his position. II
leaves four small children.
: Victor Lafountalne has q wife an
two children. He is about the sam
age, makes a meagre living, and dir
o poverty pervades his home.
: Justice of the Peace Edwin Lizai
! held q prelimary hearing of the cas-
Q Monday morning and evening in tht
: city, Attorney d. B. Seal represent
n ing the defendant. The following
named witnesses gave their testimon
Ed Donelley, Bennie Turcotte, A
, Roth, William Ruhr, Jack Favr,
Geo. Carver, John Bourgeois, JulC
Favre, ST., Alcide Favre. Lafoun
, taine and Favre were remanded 1
Jail without the benefit of bail.
$ await the action of the circuit cour
F.. to convene in May.
Drs. Won Gohren and Rohrner hel
= an autopsy on the body, and mac
a detailed report of their la Dor
g showing death to have been cause