New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-10-18
MILLER LAFAYE KILLED AT
CROWLEY.

Crowley, La, Oct. 15.-James
Duvall, his daughter, Miss Dora
Duvall, aged Is, prepossesslns
blonde, and the latter's half
brother, "Buddy" Murfh, aged
II, are in the parish jail charged
with conspiracy to kill Miller
Lafaye, q years old, who was
shot and killed tonight at eight
o clock in front of the Avenue
Pharmacy, on Patterson Avenue,
while the thOroughfare was
crowded with shoppers and the
atre-gOers. =. .
Two days ago, it is alleged,
Duvall and Murfh, at the point
of pistols compelled Lafaye to
take train from Crowley, warn
ing him never to return 1t Is
declared that Duvall at that
time exhibited letter, mailed
at New Iberia and signed
Brown" stating that there had
been improper relations between
Lafaye and Miss Duvall. 1t IS
declared that Duvall and Murfh
went to the city pOwer-house and
ice plant, where Lafaye was en-
ployed as night fireman, and eX-
hibitcd this letter to him.
Lafaye took train for New
Iberia but returned to Crowley
early this morning and swOre
out warrant for Duvall and
Murfh charging assault and bat
terry. The two were arrested by
Deputy L. L. Clarke, gave bond
and were released.
Duvall and Murfh this after
noon drove up and down Parker
son Avenue in surrey. The po-
lice were warned that there might
be tragedy and it is alleged that
Duvall stated this morning to
Charles McKinnon, a salOOnkeep-
er, that the papers of Thursday
morning would record the great
est tragedy in the history OF the
city.
Tonight shortly before digit
o clock Lafaye and his brother
in-law, Walter Labouve, were
walking along Parkerson Ave
nue.. They had been informed
that Duvall had been along the
same thoroughfare short while
before. Lafaye requested his
brOther-in-law to wait outside
while he went in to the Avenue
Pharmacy to get some medicine.
1t was then that Duvall and
Murfh, who in the meantime had
been joined by Miss Duvall,
came down the avenue in the
surrey, all three riding together.
Some one called to Lafaye to
watch outl'
A shotgun was fred from the
buggy, and Lafaye dropped to
the sidewalk in front Of the drug
store.
Miss Duvall descended from
the vehicle, and rushing up to
where Lafaye lay, fred two shots
from a pistol at the PROSTATE
form. Both shots missed.
Miss Duvall was 6 or 8 feet
from Lafaye when she shot, while
the buggy was 20 feet away when
the shotgun was discharged.
Examination of the body dis
closed that death had been caused
by the shotgun fired from the
buggy. Several No. 4 shot took
effect under the left shoulder
blade of Lafaye, and four shots
lodged in the heart.
When Lafaye fell, and after
Miss Duvall had shot wildly at
the body, the girl stopped down
and kissed Lafaye.
Waving her smoking pistol at !
the fast-gathering crowd, she
declared she would shoot the
first one who approached.
Lafaye had been keeping COM
pany with Miss Duvall some time.
His friends said he had denied
he had ever promised to marry
the girl. His family resides at
New IBERIA and he has two Sis
ters here.
"The Mr.. Delfaye mentioned
above was not a resident of New
iberia, as reported by the New
Orleans press, but native of
Clarendon where his relatives