The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-17
AN ATRoCIous CRIME.
Mrs. W. C.. Haz1ip BrutalIy Assaulted
While She SPECIFICATIONS Negro
Arrested on Snsnieinn

While She SPECIFICATIONS Negro
Arrested on Suspicion.
Mrs. W. C. Hazlip, wife of W. G.
Hazlip, a local contractor and builder,
was the victim OF a dastardly assault
! at an early hour Thursday morning,
and jules Valentine, Q notorious
| negro, has been arrested on suspicion
OF having committed the crime. Mr..
Hazlip, who is doing some work at
Nalenzuela, in Assumption parish,
returned home Wednesday night be-
cause the following day would mark
the seventh annivers airy of his mar
rlage, and he wished to be with his
wife on that occasion. It was late
when he reached home, and finding that
his wife was sleeping with her mother,
Mrs. Augustin Bercegeay, he retired
to another room in the house. About
O'Clock Thursday morning Mrs.
Bereegeay arose and went into the
Kitchen to prepare coffee, leaving open
the door which gives egress from the
house to the kitchen. Shortly after
Mrs. Bercegeay had left the room
Mrs. Hazlip was heard to scream,
Whereupon her husband and mother
rushed in to find her bleeding pro-
1usely from severe wound over the
left eye. When the unfortunate lady
recovered sufficiently to tell what had
happened she stated that she was
awakened by someone lifting the mos
quito bar, and thinking that her
mother had come to bring her some
coffee she half arose and stretched out
her arms, when she was dealt terrific
blow over the eye with some blunt
instrument. Mrs. Hazlip could not
recognize her assailant and, indeed,
did not know that the blow had been
inflicted by human hands, thinking
tn at something had fallen and struck
her. AS soon as possible Mr.. Hazlip
made an investigation of the premises
and found where the nocturnal ma
rauder had entered the yard by Jump
ing over the fence, the print of his
bare feet being outlined plainly in the
dust. A laborer at Bradford &
Wlid's brickyard, which is adjacent
to the Hazlip residence, stated that
he heard screams about O'Clock and
saw man wearing a blue jumper,
q ark trousers and a black hat, run
ming towards the levee. Acting on
this clue and on other information,
Sheriff S. H. ST. Martin and Chief |
Deputy E. c. Hanson proceeded to |
A Bend, q negro settlement on the |
river about three miles below Donald
sonvllle, and searched the house of |
jules Valentine. a notorious black. |
L. was learned that Valentine had |
reached his home at 5 O'Clock. Just
one hour after the assault was COM
mitted, and at the time the officers
arrived he was found in bed, sound |
asleep. The negro was placed under
arrest and gave a very uns satisfactory |
account of his Whereabouts at the time /
Mrs. HaZlip was attacked. He swore I
hat he had not worn o blue jumper
ana that he had met a cDIored woman
IN the levee as he was coming home
Who would roborate his statement. !
The woman was fourd and instead of
gearing Valentine out in his assertion
she declared that he had on a blue
Jumper when she saw him. The suspect
vas taken to the Hazlip residence and
made to place his feet in the footprints
eft by the nocturnal proWIer and they
;orresponded III size and shape. Sher-
ii St. Martin is confident that he has
he right man, but in order to secure
urther evidence against him he has
,ffered a reward of 500 for imforma-
ion that will result in bringing to JUS
ice the brute who committed the foul
Ittack. Jules Landry, the brickyard
legro, was brought to the parish Jail
yesterday morning and had no diff
Iculty in identifying Valentine as the
nan he saw running from the Hazlip
esidence.
If Valentine should happen to 20
rec on the charge for which he was
.rrested he will be held and prosecuted
IN another charge. About two months
go burglary was committed at the
ome of Capt. Jos. Constantin, in
'aubourg la Pipe. Capt. Constantin
as always suspected an A Bend negro
# being the guilty party, and yester-
.ay when he learned that the officers
Intended to search Valentines house
e requested permission to accompany
hem. The request was granted and
S Q result OF the search Capt. Con-
tantin came across several articles
hat had been stolen from his resi-.
ence two months ago. Valentine
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