The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02

| AAAoAASu eaHu pItCSSueu TO =-Lue scene
at once, but Mr.. Gouaux was toe
| badly injured for medical assistance
to De Of avail and died a few min
utes after the arrival of the physician
10 Police Officer Echeyerria Mr.
Gouaux said, in French, that he was
dying, and requested that he be con
Veyed to his home, as he did not
wish to die there and desired to
see his wife and little girl before he
passed away. A few minutes later,
while awaiting the arrival of the
physician, Mr.. Gouaux repeated this
request, but his injuries were such
that he could not be moved. Shortly
after he lost the power of speech, and
about 1870 o'clock he died. A Cath
olic priest had been summoned and
rather J. Y. Monteillard responded,
but reached the scene after the I'M
fortunate man had breathed his last.
Coroner Paul T. Thibodaux en-
panelled a jury and held an inquest,
the verdict being that Mr.. Gouaux
mad come to his death from a knife
wound inflicted by Velanti, death
being caused by hemorrhage. The
body was removed at about 8: 3.
O'Clock to the Gouaux resience in
Claiborne street, from whence the
funeral took place Monday morning.
Mr.. Gouaux was a native of Ma
poleonville, where he was born April
10, 1870. His father, Jean Gouaux,
was a native of France, and con
Quoted a drug store at Napoleonyille
for many years. His mother was a
Miss Marie Cheramie. Both are dead.
The surviving relatives include his
wife, formerly Miss Emily Mollere
Of Belle Rose. Assumption parish, to
whom he was married about eight
years ago; an adopted daughter,
Louise, aged years; two brothers,
Louis Gouaux, of Shreveport, and
Felix Gouaux, of Texas, and two
half-brothers, Charles and Claude
Gouaux; seven sisters, Mrs. Dr.
Menvielle, of Houma: Mrs. E. A.
Barrlos, of Lockport; Mrs. Clay Rog-
er, Mrs. Leonce Gue1pho, Mrs.
George Adolph and Mrs. Clay Mar
quette, all of Napoleonville, and Miss
Maria Gouaux, of Iockport. Mr..
Gouaux had resided in Donald
sonville FOR about eight years. He
was a member of Mohawk Tribe No.
SO, Improved Order of Red Men,
and Ascension Tent, Knights of thl
Maccabees. 1t is stated that he car
rled insurance to the amount of sew
eral thousand dollars in one of the
old-line companies, beside a policy for
$500 in the MaccabeeE.
Officers EeheVerria and
Ernest Dalfsres MADE search 81
The. house where "a ls19ss resided and
confiscated the fuag5iitive satcheI and
papers. Among be effects is a, doc
unaent showing Ehat sValenti was
honorably discharged from the Ital-
ian Department Marine of Carta-
gena, Spain, at I'll town of Alicante,
in May, 1906. lbs description is as
follows: Height, five feet s inches;
weight, 100 pounds. heavy set;
hair, light, generally designated as
sandy" eyebrows very much arched;
red faced, clean shaver; speaks
italian, Spanish and English; age,
IS to 40 years; wore blue serge I
suit at the time of the killing.
The hat worn by Mr.. Gouaux was
.ound Sunday morning in the public
'oad on the west bank Of Bayou La
sourche about three-quarters of /
! mile below Donaldsonyille. Chief
II Police Schaff. who is of the opin-
on that Velanti is in hiding either
n this city or in the immediate vi
Unity, accounts for the finding Of
he headpiece. in that locality By
he theory that It was carried there
n a buggy belonging to a man from
he country, who was in one of the
houses in the restricted district at
he time of the tragedy, and who is
Known to have left town shortly af-
Chief Sehaff thinks that
me of the spectators attracted to
he scene of the murder picked up
Ir. Gouaux's hat on the sidewalk or
n the gutter, and in the excitement
# the moment placed it in the buggy,
which was standing near, and that
he hat was either thrown away by
he occupant of the vehicle when he
discovered it, or else was jolted out
It the point where it was found Sun
lay morning.
From all reports there had been no
rouble between Mr.. Gouaux and his
layer other than the encounter
Which occurred in the Wise brothel Ii
saturday night. Velanti had called
t the Wise house earlier i'm the
light, but left after dancing several
ines with the inmates When he
eturned at about midnight he found
hat a woman with whom he was
n very friendly terms was in the
losed room with the Gouaux party, /.
nd, becoming furiously jealous, he
insisted On forcing an entrance into .
he apartment. IT is said that when
e was searched by the Whiskey
RUNNER, while in the room, a piece
f fence picket about eighteen inch
ong, containing several nails at one
nd, was found In his hip pocket. It
as after aseertaining the fact that
he intruder was unarmed, SO the re-
ort goes, that the Gouaux party set
pom him and forcibly elected him
rom the room.
Velanti has been residing in this
ity for the past four or five years,
nd was employed by Joseph T.. Ca
ero as a rigger. He. was formerly
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