The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-13
A MURDER IN LOUISIANA.
Negro from Houston Alleged TO Have
Committed the Deed.
JOHN GRAY FOSTER WAS SHOT DOWN
A Number OF Negroes, Including
prophet" Smith, Have Been Arrested !
and Are Held as Accessories.
Especial to The postl


Shreveport. La. June y This fo{noon
most deplornblc tragedy occurfd at
Foster n dag station Ave miles fast OF
this place. John Gray Foster. agf about
II years, was shot and almost fstautly
killed by negro named Edwardf
From what can be learned, 1t fems that
Mr.. Vlckers, overseer Of the plan{ tion had
trouble with the negro EdwardsE early this
morning and the negro drew pistol on
the oyerseer. Shortly after n trouble,
Mr.. Foster repnmanded the fcgro while
IN the field. when the negro {struck him
on the head with hoe. Mr. f'oster then
went back to the house and asked the
physician. DR.. Bolts II he a. seriously
hurt Insulted ana in pain, The mounted
his horse and with the over Eeer and an.
other went to the negros fahn to dis
charge him. As he drove III 70 $e door
Edwards opened It aud Gredbat ~ twice
With shotgun. lie was tfsen FROM his
horse and when asked by IL flckers II
he could walk replied. II ViJi not so
they procured buggy Il two men
pulled IT, but he expired JUST as they
reached his store. lie WI Slot In the
breast and in the shoulderI
The alarm was given audEhy gang scat
tered to the woods. AS sfnfas the tcle.
phone message was reCeVf here, DIS.
Schnmpert and GRAY hust.ssf TO 90 to the
B eaPgs iss, ,ssasss lean rsss
mother of the murdered hoy, and Mr.. j.
in Carriage 'G for the ~ s. Mission Of ac
op posse under dS Ff the n' Of sheriff
| Bossicr started at onto from Benton and
! another posse Of twenty from the
nelghborhood OF the nlurdeF was organized
"a nf no Not
less than 200 armed men have gone from
| this city TO the scelc Of the Filling for
| the purpose of Assisting IA the capture OF
| Edwards and his ASSOCIATES, and the latest
| report received here Is that all che negroes
implicated In the Killing, with the single
exception IF Edwards himself were IN
custody Prophet Smith, the negro who
| brought Edwards and his companions from
Houston, Texas, was caught near the Cash
place, about three miles below the Foster
plantation He rim when he saw The
othcers, hut was fired upon and brought
20 halt. The tegroes were placed In
hlnnebrews store near the Foster plantn.
lion and surrounded with armed men.
Mandy Edwards, wife Of the murderer, was
among the captured, She Ind her hus-
bands shotgun, with which the deed was
committed, In her possession when caught.
TO the cabin Edwards told the negroes 10
| step back and he would settle the matter
lie then opened fire on the young man.
| This city and the entire country are
A, reward Of $500 IS otSSfcd for the capture
Youngest son Of the atc' Capt Captain T"J J 81
| Foster of this city, a brother Of Hon. W,
l.. Foster, member Of the State railroad
commission, ana of Mrs Benton McMllln,
| wife of the governor OF Tennessee lie
! enjoyed high social distinction as mem
Der Of one of the foremost families of the
New Orleans, June 12.--The killing Of
Mr. Foster comes at a particularly in.
suspicious time cousin. James clair.
borne Foster was to have been married
tonight to Miss Ma2Ie NIccutcheon of this
place and big preparations had been made
for the wedding Another cousin, Miss
Acolin Schuler, was to have been married
| tonight at keachie and James and olive
| Foster, brother and sister Of the murdered
| man. are thern for the nnrnnsr ~ n1tnt,I