The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-14
James Norman succumbs to Negroes
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James Norman succunbs to Negroes
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James A. Norman, manager Of the
Camp plantation in West Baton
Rouge parish, who was shot through
the abdomen Thursday afternoon OF
last week by negro employed on
the plantation, died at o'clock Sun
day evening at the Touro Infirmary
in New Orleans, to which institution
he was conveyed after sustaining
the fatal wound. The remains were
taken to Baton Rouge Monday morn
ing, and the funeral was held in
that city at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon, with services at the Presby-
terrain Church and interment in Mag
nolia cemetery. The ceremonies at
the grave were conducted by the St.
James lodge of Masons
Mr.. Norman was forty-eight years
of age, and was a member of one of
the Oldest families in North Carolina
He was son of Wilson a. and
Sarah A. Norman, and was born at
the Norman homestead in Washing
ton county, N. c., where his mother,
now eighty-nine years old, and his
sister, Mrs. G. A. Armstrong, still re-
side.
Mr.. Norman came to Louisiana in
1898, and ever since had been en-
gagged as a plantation manager and
overseer. For many years he filled
The position Of manager of the Nc
Call Company's McManor plantation
n this parish, and subsequently he
vas employed as manager of Oxnard
& Sprague's Adeline plantation in
st. Mary parish. AfterWard he
served for three years as manager
Ind superintendent of the Colonial
Sugars Company's Gramercy property
in st. James parish, leaving there
year or SO ago to accept the position
If manager of the Camp plantation
in West Baton Rouge. He was a
brother of A. w. Norman, who is in
5erested in the ownership of the
5mithfield and Westover plantations
in West Baton Rouge.
In Masonry Mr. Norman stood
ligh, being a Shriner and a knight
Iemplar
Norm Galore, the negro who shot
Mr.. Norman, has been indicted by
the West Baton Rouge grand jury for
murder, and will be brought to trial
laSt week. According to the story
of the shooting published in the New
Orleans papers, Galore entered the
Camp plantation store Thursday af-
ternoon of last week and demanded
a settlement of his account. When
this was handed him, he protested he
did not owe $50 charged against him,
he had paid this sum to the
former manager.
Mr.. Norman told him il he would
produce the receipts he would be
given credit for the amount, and told
he negro to call again the day fol-
towing.
To the surprise of all in the office
he negro began to curse Mr.. Nor
man, who picked UP a stick and |
lroVe him from the room. Outside I
he store the negro drew a revolver
md fired point blank at Mr., Nor
nan. In an instant the latter |
lad drawn his revolver. and fired, but |
lid not succeed in hitting his assailant.
4 bullet from the negro's pistol pene-
rated Mr.. Norman's abdomen on the
light side, after glancing off his
watch, and took an upward course
Trough the body.
It was but fifteen minutes later I
hat the wounded man was placed on.
,oard the train for New Orleans, and
even hours after being shot he was
t the Touro Infirmary. Death was
lot unexpected, When the end came
lis brother and several friends were
t his bedside.