The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11
DR.. N. NJ. WHITE
SLAIN BY HENRY E. SIBLEI ON
TEXAS STREET.
JEALOUSY THE MOTIVE

was Shot III the bdCk-Ile was ho'
Given a Dogs Chance for His Life.
The Plea of Justification Is the I'm
written Law.
Al about IL o'clock Friday morning
DR.. M. M. White was shot and killed
by II. E. Sibley, as he was about to step |
into his buggy, in front OF Abel
Asher. coffee roasters, on Texas street.
Five shots were fired He was not given
A mad dogs chance for his life. 1t
would seem that this crime was premed-
itated and deliberate. Sibley was nearby
and ready when DIR. White emerged
from the store going towards his buggy
He had not seen Sibley and at the mo
merlt Sibley was not on his mind 1t
Dr. White had anticipated an onslaught
then he would have been on his guard
and instead of receiving the bullets IN
the back would have faced Sibley and
defended himself as best he could. Dr.
White was armed He had armed h1n1-
self, as he was apprehensive of an en-
counter with Sibley The tragedy was
over before the people nearby had real
| ized that another man had been shot
dead, murdered in his tracks. After the
deed Sibley moved away apparently un-
concerned, after having given glance
at the body of his victim who had fallen
into the gutter As he walked away
he whirled playfully the pistol ne had
fred. which he surrendered snilingly to
Officer Zeb Aikens and to the inquiry
of a friend he replied 1--WE just killed
IA guy. With his prisoner Officer
Akins hurried to the sheriff's office and
from there Sibley was taken to the par
lish iail and locked in a cell.
Friday afternoon there was held at
Warnings, where the body of DR.. White
lhad been prepared for burial, an in
quest BY DR.. o. B. Hicks, at which was
taken the evidence of witnesses. The
coroner's Jury comprising DIR. Charles
c. McCloud R. L. Stringfellow, w. P.
Sales, w. A. Mosby and Charles F.
Crane, rendered the verdict:
1--WE, the coroner's jury, find the de.
ceased, DR.. NJ. M. White, came to hi
death by gunshot wounds at the hands
of Fl. E. Sibley.
1t was all the jury could do, as they
in their official capacity, are not author
ized to express their decision, as tria
jury.
In the volume of the evidence whicl
it deemed unnecessary to relate in de
tail. is established the fact that DIR. N
/ M. White was shot and killed by H. Z
Sibley, and that the crime was inst
gated through jealousy
THE STORY IN BRIEF.
About three weeks ago H. E. Sible
= and Miss Whitmeyer were married at tn
home of his sister, Mrs. Hicks. Mis-
Whitmeyer had been in the employ {
DR.. White as clerk and stenographer
Whatever were the relations betwee
DIR. White and Miss Whitmeyer precet
ing her marriage were probably fanili;
to Sibley. They were known to be il
innate friends. L. E. Whitmeyer, Il
brother Of Mrs. H. E. Sibley. declare
that she was married against her mott
er's wishes and was forced into the GER
4 mony. Since this marriage Mrs. Sibl'
10 has left her husbands home sever
10 times and had gone to see DIR. Viii
for advice concerning her troubles Sc
eraf DAYS since she left her husband,
"a she declared, for the last time. {
White had room in the house occ
..o pied by her mother and it was at h
g mothers that she had gone after leavil
o. Sibley. Unquestionably Sibley resent
{. this alienation of his wife's affectio
as he construed it. Relying on the Il
20 written law for his defense. he reach
20 determination which ended the |
Of Dr. White. It is indeed singular q
Mrs. Sibley expressed no synpat
whatever for her husband A wife L
yr. ing her husband would have gone
al his side and cheered him with
8. words Of encouragement and sympatl
=. Instead, Mrs. Sibley on being apprit
Ell of the tragedy, rushed to Warnings a
pa there, amidst her tears and her moa
4oo expressed her regret over the death
DIR. White. She had not a kind w
for her husband, but upbraided him
resentful words. Whatever. reason
oo7 cause led Mrs. Sibley to such unnatt
2rT a demonstration may be left to c
Io6 lecture, but viewed deliberately and
Io4 passionately i may be said in all can
oS that the murder of DR.. White is
26S justifable under the so-called unwrit
a76 law. 1t is only in rare instances W
- a homicide may be itlstifable under
.Iss plea.