The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-08
Raoul Baptiste, Who Shot
Three Whites, Safe in st.
Martin Jail.
The Prisoners were Brought
to Iberia later for Safe
Keeping.

ani Dr0Zan DupuIS, or. Ih'
n 9. Sta'rs correspondent from
ST. Marlinville gives the following
account Of the happenings
! 'Sunday evening Mr.. Guilbea,
and the Dupnis, father and son
went TO the nrgro's place They
whipped him and then started fol
their homes, separating. Mr.
Gui'bean went in one direction
and he Dnpnis III another
GAS GuiIheau, uho was unarm
Ell, was passing the Rapti>ts
honsr on horse back shots wert
fired. Gnilbrau fell from hi.
horse dead
"rhe Dnpuis heard the repor,
Of the gun and hurried back tt
the assistance of their companion
AS they nea,ed the house they
were met with shots fired in ra,nG
succession Both were hit an'
| the elder Dnpuls' horse was kila''
Mr.. Dnpuis, Sr, was shot in the
bead and in other parts Of the
body. and his son in the elbow
and leg.
"Aftcr the shooting .''saptists
and bis brother left the cabin
They made their way to BreauX
Bridge md SnIrand, r.d 10 Depr.
ties Kihder and Champagne.
"Six guns and rifles were found
in the cabin and the physicians
found that Mr. Guilbeau had been
killed with rifle ball"
Mir. Guilbeau was the father Of
a family Of thirteen children.
On Tuesday afternoon at about
5 o'clock two Deputy Sheriffs
Of St. Martin parish arrived
here with the two Baptistn boy s
in charge and turned them
over to Sheriff Henderson for
safe keeping. They came in an
oper carriage, drawn by two small
horses, both of which appeared
considerably jaded, due to their
hard travel and heavy load Of hu
man freight. One Of the Deputies
occupied the drivers seat and
handled the reiDs. To his left sd,
the principal prisoner, shackIed.
rhe gear seat was occupied by Il g
other deputy and RaouI's brother
When the carriage drove up
and halted III front Of the Court
House il was apparent 10 even the
passei-bJ thai something unusual
was on. Inquiry was made about
the whrreab. uts Of Sheriff lien
dersOn and jailor Rene Leblanc.
In very few minutes, while
awaiting the arrival of the Iberia
officers, crowd began gathering
about the carriage, but there was
not the least evidence of excite
ment. The officers seemed to
think it best to get their men out
of the gathering crowd and await
the Iberia officers ut the Jail door.
back Of the Court House
1t was stated here that th,.
death Of the senior Dupu!s had
considerably inilamed he minds of
the people Of The upper part Of
the parish Of ST. Martins and that
AS a matter OF l,ecautlOn the Gus
tOdians Of the prisoners thought
it best to remnvr them from the
t. Martinvl!ir Jail to more dis
tant point and to one Of greater
security. Knowing Of he strength
Of The prison here this place was
decided upon and they acted ac-
co'dingly.
RaonI Bapilstr's general appear
ance indicates his youth He is
of medium build. tolcrably tall
His color is that Of very lighI
griffe, approaching thatOf 81 mu
IattO The very black color Of his
brother, who appears to be a
couple of years younger, is strong
y indicative OF different fathers
The younger boy was not slackleL.
Raoul's countenance, possibly, in
dicated that the seriousness Of his
trouble was dawniug upon him
and that he will have TO answer,
not to the State alone and the let
ter Of the law, but to an outraged
people Of the PARISH Of ST.. Mar,
tins.
The two boys are now in the
custody of the S:atr's officers and
il Is safe to say that they will be
accorded a trial Any effort to
the rcn'Iary would he franghi
with the most serious cOnSr
q+nses, nrques stionabiv. Thei'
sale keeping ~ iberia Is assnrth
1e, ,a,,d peraGvrhtnre
On "Wednesday nom ng u d"rn-
/, shr.iff of 81. Martin called for
the brother ard took him back to
ST Maltinvilie. The Grand Jury
of thar ,,a,ISh waR called into SQs