The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-05
DIED WITH BOOTS ON
Louis Bufort Killed at Kuttawa b,
Marshal McCullom.
Was Arrested and When He Discovered
He Was Recognized Attempted to
Get the Officers Pistol
HE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED

Louis Bufort, the negro desperate
was shot and MORALLY wounded last
night about 1880 at Kuttawa, Lyon
county, KY, 81 miles above Paducah,
by Marshal william McCullom, who
had arrested him on suspect of being
wanted here.
Marshal MoCullom had written
James Collins, chief of police here,
yesterday morning for q description Of
Bufort, saying that he had man in
Kuttawa who answered the description
to a T, except IS to color. Bufort had
been considered yellow by McCullom
but the suspect was rather dark. Chief
Collins wrote a full description to the
Kuttawa officer and when the letter
reached that city, McCullom started
out after his man. He found him in
drug store across the street from
County Attorney Molloy s office.
Bufort had companion, Henry
Blue, with HIM at the time Of arrest
and the latter followed Bufort and the
ocffier across the street to the office of
Attorney Molloy, where McCullom in
tended to question his prisoner. When
the middle of the street was reached
McCullom asked Bufort:
Are you not Louis Bufort and
wanted at Paducshf''
Bufort, it seems, did not think the
officer knew his identity or proabbly
would have put up fight sooner, but
when he knew he was suspected by the
marshal's inquiry, he suddenly turned
ON McOullom and grabbed him about
the waist, at the same time reaching
for the officers pistol. McCullom was
too quick and grabbed the gun just as
Bufort was taking IL from his pocket
Placing the pistol against the negro's
stomach he fred twice and Bufort fell
away from him. Blue started towards
the Marshal, pursuant to Bufort's cry
for help, but McCullom turned on him
and fred one shot, the bullet taking
effect in the leg Just above the knee,
Blue then fed while the plucky officer
turned again and shot Bufort once
again. Only four shots were fired and
all took effect. Bufort was taken into
Attorney Molloy's Office and medical
attention secured but the negro died
this morning early.
Blue was later captured and brought
here this morning for safe keeping.
Officers Gourieux and Potter were sent
up at 1 O'Clock last night to identify
the negro and upon arrival found that
he was Bufort beyond doubt. They
returned early this morning with Blue
who was once sent up from here to
the penitentiary for horse stealing and
who had been with Bufort ever since
Bufort's escape from the county Jail
several weeks ago.
Bufort grew up in Paducsh, and
from early youth had been bad char
aoter. Lookup Keeper Menifee at
tempted to arrest him q few years ago
on Clark street and in duel Bufort
shot several times at him, striking a
child but inifictipg only flesh wound
He was caught by the plucky officer,
however, and subsequently given a
term in the penitentiary.
He recently came back, and some
time ago was arrested for robbing two
negroes out ON the railroad track near
the city.
He was held TO answer and tore out
a part of the sanitation in his cell and
escaped. Since then he had been at
large defying the police, and it is
claimed made the boast that he would
never be taken alive.
No one revealed his hiding place be.
cause the colored people were all afraid
of him. 1t has been claimed that off,
GERS saw him several times recently,
and that two OF them shot at him Mon
day. and it was supposed that he was
hit, but II 1t was Bufort, they shot at
he was not struck by their bullets.
Relatives Of the desperate went up
after him this morning. and will doubt
less hiring the body hara for Inrial