The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-03
KILLED IN HIS BUGGY
GUGIE BOURoUIN AND 4 NEGRO
SERVANT SLAIN.
THE MURDERERs UNKNOWN.
THEIR BODIES FOUND ON THE
DEAN FOREST ROAD,

The Crime Believed to Have Been
Committed for RevenEe-NO EN-
animation of the Bodies Made by
Those who Found Them Mr..
BOurquin Was in His buggy and
the Negro 100 Feet Away-Chief
Deputy sheriff Sweeney. With OIL
GERS and Hood Hounds, Left for
the Scene of Tragedy Last Night.
While driving with a negro servant
on the Dean Forest road, near his
place yesterday, Mr.. Gugie Bourquin
was murdered by some one unknown.
The negro was also killed.
No particulars Of the double trag-
edy were obtainabIe last night. The
discovery was made during the aft
ernoon by Mr.. Edward F. Lowell and
Mr.. Harry S. Dreese. They made no
examination of the bodies, but came
at once to the city and reported the
matter to Coroner Keller. At 10
O'Clock Chief Deputy Sheriff Swee-
ney with several deputies and blood
hounds, left for the scene Of the crime.
Coroner Keller and Mr.. Bourquin's
son accompanied the party.
The body of Mr. Bourquin was found
in a cramped position in his buggy.
There were ugly wounds on his head
and his clothing was covered with
blood. The gentlemen who made the
discovery did not attempt to locate
the wounds or ascertain how the man
met his death. The body of the old
negro was found about 100 feet away,
near the tracks of the Seaboard Air
Line. His clothes were also covered
with blood. 1t is supposed both men
were shot.
May Have Been for Revenge.
1t is believed the killing was done
in a spirit of revenge and that when
Mr.. Bourquin was shot the negro
jumped from the buggy and ran He
fell about 100 feet away.
Mr.. Lowell and Mr.. Dreese
had driven out the Louisville
road for the purpose of hir-
ing negroes to cut some wood on the
White Bluff road Mr. Lowell owns
some land near Mr.. Bourquin's place
and was going there when he saw a
mule and buggy.
Mr.. Bourquins body was not notice
able at first. and it was not until the
gentlemen We're within a few feet of
it that the CHASTITY discovery was made.
Behind the buggy was found a double
barrel muzzle-loading gun Both
barrels We're empty. but there was
nothing to show that the weapon had
been fired. Mr.. Lowell and Mr.. Dreese
did not make a careful examination
Of the surroundings. Both knew MIR.
Bourquin we'll and deemed it wise to
hurry to the city for officers.
Theories of the Murder.
After Coroner Keller had been noti-
fed Mr. Lowell reported the tragedy to
Mr.. BoWquin's son who lives in the
city He at once offered two theories
to the officers who are at work on the
case. He said his father may have
encountered some pot hunters and or
dered them off his place. A row may
have followed and the hunters NAV
have killed the old man and his negro.
1900 new bNNAl ssAellili however, DIV
some enemy who was in wait for him.
He had stringent rules governing
hunting on his places and had made
enemies by enforcing the rules. His
son thinks it not unlikely that some
one committed the murder in revenge.
Chief Sweeney is king on both the
cries and with the aid of his blood
hounds is in hopes of getting some
trace of the murderer or murderers.
The spot where the double tragedy
occurred is about a mile from the
Louisville Road and near the places
of Mr.. Bourquin, who lived on his
country land and was always attended
by a negro man.
Mr.. Bourquin~ native of this
city and was 65 years of age. He was
well known in Savannah and through
out the county. AS chairman of the
Road Commission he had frequent tits
with the County Commissioners and
was frequently in the courts in one
way or another.