The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-05-28
,TAVE FAIREX IS
SLAIN BY STEPSON
Family and Witnesses Testify to
Self Defense.
Young champenois Is Promptly
Released by the Court.
,cial to Times-D Democrat.

Bay st. Louis, Miss, MAY "a.
lave A. Fairex was shot and
led today about noon at his res
oce in Main street by his step
Fern Champcnois. The trag-
was the outcome of domestic
.,bles, and the shooting as was
bwn in the preliminary trial Of
ampenois in Justice Breath's
,rt. was done in self defense.
airex was occasionally addicted
the use of intoxicating drinks,
at such times was said to be
erreIsome and abusive In his
|kpuage and frequently yill-treated
.wife, young ChanpenoIs moth
and. it was testified, had made
keats against her and her son,
rhis morning Fern Champenols
his guest, Ii. l.. Lazar, went
4 the beach to paint a boat. They
not been there long when Mrs
irex appeared on the hill and in
apitated manner called her son
told him that Mr.. Falrex had
\ in threatened and abused her.
/ was assured OF her sons pro-
ktion, and as they went TO the
lse, she implorcd her son not
90 in, as Fairex would kill him.
& me days previous she had warn
her son to arm himself on ac-
Init of Fairex's threats, but he
failed to do SO. When he
cred the house Fairfax jumped
and raised his fist to strike him.
Is. Fairfax followed, crying.
q infuriated man abused his
fe, her son, and the guest, Mr..
zar, in II frightful manner, and
eatened to kill the latter if he
4 buld come into the house. Cham-
i8bols warned his stepfather to
Z careful.
1t this time Qhampenois armed
lself with q revolver, as his
pfather had told him if he in
ferred between him and his
e he would kill him. He had
n told by his mother that her
bband was in the habit of car
ng q loaded revolver in the in
b pocket of his coat. Lazar
b had gone to the Pickwick Ho-
aud secured q room when Mrs.
Fex appealed to her son, was
u for and advised to take his
|pnglngs from the place, Cham
lois guarding the door while he
hered up his OBJECTS. After
departure Mrs. Eairex told her
she could not stand her hus-
3 d's i'll treatment any longer,
intended to leave that after
|z bn. While in conversation with
son on the back gallery Fair
appeared, and Mrs. Fairex told
prof her intended departure,
Rampenols told his stepfather
Pt ne intended to accompany
mother. Fairex said;
og. wlllno take her; / will
|k2ou both before you do. {" II
saying this he hastened into hk
d-Foom, and Champenois think
& he had his revolver on him
lowed and told him if he drew
! gun he would kill him. Fairex
\ to the bed and seemed to be
ylng to get a gun. Fern told
~ II ne moved or attempted to
the gun he would shoot him,
This time Champenois fired,
A'lAllng to fire until the reyol.
was empty, all five shots TAX
Z effect,
sir' talrex had been drinking
morning, and was always ugl,
temper when under the infu,
10 of liquor. A pistol, which
deputy sheriff found on iii,
Fau mans person, in the insid,
Dat pocket, was exhibited ii
Part' ohampenois testified a.
IIsy:! ,!gls
Ills was my old pistol. | CAV,
I" mother some months ago
~ falrex took it from her. All
y chambers were loaded whel
h, pistol was found"
Mrs. Fairex testified,
Ar' falrex was a drunkard an,
s'uloier, and went through witt
'n's. all my money. | had i,
au lor my son Fern for protec
~ from his abuse. I hnve scor