The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-10-18
CROWLEY TRAGEDY.
MILLER I.AFANE SLAIN IN sen
SATiON Al TR AiiEDN ON
CHOW DED STREETS

Wi,h conspiracy to Kill Miller La
fave, q wears old, who was shot
and Killed sD-Eigh. a, O'Clock in
front Of the ANenu. Pharmacy, on
Park rson Avenue, between fourth
and Fifth Streets, Nhila the thor
rughfara MAS crowded with shoI-
itrs and theatrr-gOcrs.
Dr. 4. L. Franciz, .hc parish cor
ontr, With jury, is conducting an
inyrs, ,igation, but up 10 late hour
had reached no verdict. i, is like
IL tha, tthe sessions OF the corou-
er's l.,ry Will he continued until
daylight Thursday.
Two days ago, il is alleged, Dn
vail and Nnltn, a. .hc poin, Of pis
tolls, compelled Laflye TO take Il,
train from Crowley, warning him
never 10 return. II j., declared
tha, Dnya all Il; that time cNh,hitei
lc,ier, mailed at New iberia ana
sisrtd "RrOWn,' stating that there
had been improper relations ne
tween i.afaye and Miss DutaH. II
i. declared tina. Duyal and Nur!h
Ven. to the city pow "r-hou>r ana
ica plant, where Iafayc Was en-
nlnyei a. night fireman, and en-
Eihtcd this letter to him.
RETURNS TO TIE CITY
LaTavc took = train for New b.
ria, hut returned to Crowley early
this morning and sWoie Out war
ran, for DuNa!l and Murfh, charg-
ing a.sult aud battery. The Two
MsfI arrested ~ Depu Y l.. J..
Clarke, gave bond and Wore re
leased.
DnNall and Murfh Hi, afternoon
drove up and down Parkcrson AN>'.
in surrey. The police were Warn-
ga ;ha. there nigh. he a Tragedy
and i il alleged that Duvaii stated
thi, morning To Charles Mckinncn,
4 salGonEocprr, ,ha, the papers OF
Tnur5iay morning would RECORD
,hr greatest tragedy III the hiSsorN
/! Of The city.
Tonight shortly before 5 O'Clock
Iafavc and his hrOther-'n Law /,
! Waiter Lahouvt, were walking g,
| long parkerson Avenue. Ihc.. na
been informed ,hat DuNah ~"
! been along .na same thoroughfare
| a short While before. LaiaNe re-
| ,ues;.d his prothar-in-laW 10 wait
4 itslUS Wlllit' IL N1''t i'ito
| Ayenue Pharmacy 10 ges some
medicine.
+ IA, then that Duvall ana
/ Murfh, who in the meantime had
bcan. ,oiuca w Miss DuNali came
1 down the aVenu, in the surrey, all
thre. riding together. Some one
4 called 20 Lafaye 10 watch OUT.
4 shotgun was fircd from the
buggy, and Lafayc dropped 20 the
sidewalk in iron: OF the drug stora.
KISSES DYING VICTIM.
Mics DuyalI descended from the
vehicle, and rushing up TO where
Iafave lay, fired two 'hots from
| AZ pi,.ol a; the PROSTATE form
! Both shO.s missed.
Miss DnNaII was s or feet from
Lafaya when She shot, Whiie INC
buggy was 20 feei away Wheh 'he
sho.gln was discharged.
4 Examination Of the body dlscios-
cd tha; death had been caused ny
the shotgun fired from the buggy
Several No. ] shot took effec, IN
der the lefs shoulder blade Of La
fave, and four shots lodged ~ 'hf
~ ar.
When Lafaye fell, and after Miss
pnvall had shot wildly al the BODY
the girl stopped down ana KISSED
Lafaye. a.
Waving her smoking pistol at th'
fas.-gathering crowd, she dec1af
cd she would shoot the first one
who approached. }.
officer Bur. and Deputy Sher,t
Clarke rushed up and disarmed IN
girl, placing her under arres'
they also took into custody Dh
vail and Mar.h, who had remainot
IN the buggy all the while.
I,aIave had been keeping com
many with Miss Duvall some time
His friends said he had denied y
mad ever promised 10 marry IN
p;rl His family resides a. Ne'
J Theria. and he has two sisters heft
Crowley, La, Oct. 16.-ln a vei
d;cr returned by the coroner
!. iurv to-day James Duvall is hei
responsible Tor the death OF nv
ler Delhaye, who was shot and Kill
cd lass night on Parkerson Avenue
All evidence pointed 70 the fae
thai although Miss Dora Duvai
daughter or the accused, fired w
nistol sho.s at Delhaye, neither ef
tore q the body Death was caGse'
|the report says, by wounds infilf
led with shotgun in the hands
Duyall.
Do,h Duval and his daughter AZ
steadfast in their statements TN
the girl did the killing: Miss y,
yall insists on taking all the bian
for ;he tragedy, and has admitte
cha wro.e the letter alleging IN;
improper relations existed %
tween her and Delhaye. This le
tar addressed to the mother OF Il
n;ri Vas mailed at New Iberia ar
Signed "Clint Brown MISS DuN
states she wanted her motner
know of her relations Wlsh De
have and used this means OF orea'
ing the news. 90.
Miss DuvalI, in Justification OF n
"confessionR that she killed DE
have. pleads that her life had het
ruined.
Franklin, La, Oct. 16.-Ihe
mains Of Miller Delhaye, who "
shna and killed at Crowley "a
night. arrived here to-day a.
vera inferred in the family ton
At Charenton. Delhaye was q 8
of Hubert Delhaye, of this city, al
was a member OF prOMine
French family of this section.
was born at Charenton, but Tor
las few wears had been Workil
q. Crowley, and al the time Oi !
deash was in charge Of the
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