The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
cALCAslEU CASUALTIES.
An Unusual Number of Fatal Happen
jugs Of Local Consequences.


life. A 12xl2-piece of sawn timber
being loaded on the cars was allowed
to get away. Welch was in the direct
course of the timber, and in his at
tempt to get to place Of safety his
foot cauehs and the heavy timber fell
on his thigh. The thigh was broken
and tie bone croshed almost from
| kpoe to hip. He is unmarried and re-
| sides with his mother and sisters.
Y A Leesville dispatch says: Wora
was received here Thursday by tne
sheriff that Thomas Allen shot ana
killed Joseph Lacasse at Roseplne
| about four O'Clock that afternoon.
Tie particulars of the killing, so far,
]oave not been ascertained, owing to
the remote distance from here. Alien
was the postmaster at Rosepine, while
Lacasse was a prominent hotel man.
1t is understood, however, that trou-
BILE had been brewing between the two
men for some time. The sheriff and
coroner left Immediately upon receipt
of the news for the scene of the homi-
cide.-L. c. American.
Jim Garfield, an employe of the In,
dustrial Company at Vinton, suffered
an accident Monday that cost him one
of his legs. While attempting to
board moving freight train his foot
caught in the rods and he slipped I'M
der the wheels. His leg was cut Off
about three inches below the knee
Later: Mr.. Garfield died at the Sun
set hotel in Lake Charles late Mon
day night as a result OF his injuries.
The unfortunate man claimed Water
loo. Iowa, as his home. Authorities
wired his sister, but failing to get
response the remains were buried in
the potter's field at Lake Charles
Tuesday.
Mrs. w. II. Parker, the wife OF
we'll known rice farmer near Vlnton,
La, was the victim of fatal accident
Friday morning. Mrs. Parker set out
for her home, about three miles from
town, at about o'clock. The horse
became unmanageable and ran into
a telegraph pole. Mrs. Parker was
thrown from the buggy and instantly
killed. No one saw the accident.
Mrs. Parker is survived by her hus-
band and four children. The unfor-
tunate lady was we'll known in Welsh,
having visited at the home OF e. M.
Powers three weeks ago, and the news
of her sudden and untimely death was
received with much sadness.
V. H. Ryan, a former employe of
the King Ryder Lumber Company,
has been found in the woods of Bon
All, dead with a bullet wound in the
lower part of his right breast. The
man had been dead for some days.
When found his body was partly de-
The coroner's jury, after
investiga ration, were unable to throw
any light on the mystery, and an
bounced that the man came to his
death by bullet from either gun or
revolver. Ryan was not we'll known
to the people of Bon Ami. He had |
been employed as laborcr in the
saw mill. There were no papers on
his person to further identify him.
Henderson Ashworth, a negro who
Lives in the woods near Bancroft, was
lodged IN jail Monday morning with
the possible charge of murder hang
ing oyershis head. The victim is Mrs.
otherwise known as 1.-THE
Wild woman of the woods" who was
brought here some months ago and
sent to the model farm. The woman
vas allowed to leave some time ago
and Saturday made her way almost in
= dying condit OF Mr.
Dickinson, about mile from Ash
yorth's, with frightful cash in her
head, where she now lies between life
md death The story she told led to
Ashworth's arrest. The negro said
he woman came to his home and
begged for something to eat; that he
divided provisions with her; that she
zane afterward and tried to break the
loor down and that he was so
Scared he went out and hit her with
/ stick. Outside of his house was
ound his shotgun broken and the in
locations are that he literally smashed
he weapon over the poor demented
reature's head.-L. @. American.
Married.
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