Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
NO ATTEMPT MADE
TO RESCUE BLOUNT
RUMOR THAT DESPERADOES
WOULD COME TO ASSISTANCE
OF CONDEMNED LOUISIANA
MAN WITHOUT FOUNDATION.

ANTE CITY, La, April SIN spite
of rumors to the effect that band OF
desperadoes would attempt to rescue
Avery Blount, found guilty of murder IN
the first degree by a jury last night, all
is quiet at Amite today. There appears
to have been absolutely no grounds Tor
this rumor, but the company of state mi
litia which was placed on guard last
night as a precautionary measure Is still
doing duty today.
Blount was charged with killing ''Buz"
Breeland, Mrs. Breeland and Mrs. Ever
cite, the last named a daughter OF Mrs.
Breeland.
He was found guilty last night of muir
dering Breeland, and as this carries with
1t the death penalty, he will not be tried
on the charge of numbering Mrs. Bree-
land and Mrs. Everette.
Blount's attorneys have noted an APP
peal, and the case will probably be car
ried to the state supreme court. If the
death penalty is carried out, he will be
the first white man ever legally hanged
in the parish of Tangipahoa.
Defendants Wife Faints
The most memorable criminal trial
in the history of Tangipahoa par
ish ended late Wednesday afternoon,
when the jury in the case OF Avery
Blount, tried for the killing OF BUG
Breeland, returned a verdict Of guilty.
carrying the death penalty with it.
The accused man received the verdict
with comparative coolnes, but his wife,
a constant attendant on the trial, tainted
when the decision of the jury was an
nounced.
Judge Ellis fixed Friday of this week
for the hearing on motion for new trial.
Immediately asked by the defense.
nf
faw, in this parish, was indicted on the
charge of numbering "Buz' Breeland,
Mrs. Breeland and the latters daughter,
Mrs. Joe Everette, and was tried first on
the separate indictment of "Buz" Bree-
lands killing.
Two Brothers Indicted
Garfield and Ben Kinchen, two brothers,
who are wel-known citizens of this parish,
were also indicted for completely in the
assassination of the Breeland family.
Ben Kinchen is now in Jail here await
ing trial, but the other brother has es-
capped capture.
The killing of the Breelands and Mrs.
Everette was one of the most horrible
crimes ever committed in the state. This
tragedy occurred on the night OF January
%, near Tickfaw, several miles south of
Amite City Breeland and his wife were
bringing their daughter, Mrs. Everette.
from her former home in Livingston par
ish to live with them near Tfckfaw. Mrs.
Everettes husband had been killed by
Ben Kinchen a few days before.
Plea of Self Defense
Kinchen's plea of self-defense was up
held by the grand jury.
AS the party reached the scene of the
killing, Breeland was shot from ambush.
He was on foot and led a COW, while the
two women were riding In buggy just
behind.
Breeland fell, MORALLY wounded. and
feigned death, while the second chapter
of the tragedy was being enacted.
According to his dying statement, Avery
Blount, accompanied by some other per-
son. walked out into the road after the
| first shot had been fired and levelled gums
on Mrs. Breeland and her daughter. The
latter held her young baby in her arms
The elder woman was first shot and kill
ed. Mrs. Everette, in the meantime was
beseeching the assassins to spare hel
baby's life, even II they were determined
to kill her. Her applications finally re-
suited in the child's being taken from hel
arms and laid by the roadside The moth
err was then shot to death.