Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-11-27

several hours. O'Rourke was founC
| to be wounded and was sent to thC
Bogalusa Hospital. He is reported
to have had little to say from ths
scene of the trouble to the hospital
Examination showed that he had re
ceived partial load Of buckshot, one
lodging in his left chest, one in hi:
arm and one in the head. Later il
was discovered that rifle bullet haC
struck him in the side.
Police Established Lines
News of the shooting soon spread
over the city and the police tried to
maintain lines to keep curiosity seek.
ers from the place until after the ar.
rival of Coroner Brock, who com.
pleted his investigation at the scene
of the shooting.
Several Guns Found
One pump gun, one double-barrel
shot gun, one 22-long rifle, one sim
gle-barrel shotgun, one 45-calibre
automatic revolver were taken from
the premises. Two revolvers, report
ed to have been used by the men
killed, could not be located. A large
number of shells were taken from the
pockets of Gaines and Bouchillon.
Coroner's Inquest
The coroner's inquest was started
at $3.50 and continued until 10
o'clock Saturday night, when about
eighteen witnesses were examined.
No statement was issued at the end
of the session, it being thought best
to hold the inquest open until more
testimony could be secured. No evil
dence was given except by members
of the Law and Order Committee and
two citizens who were spectators of
the affray, one of whom resides out
side of the city.
No Shots From Boarding House
Reports that shots were fired from
the rear end of the boarding house
adjoining the Williams property is
denied by many. This report having
started, it is stated, from some men,
bers of the party when they adj
vanced to take cover behind motor
boat in the Williams yard, someone
yelled Look out II from the upstairs,
and the shooting started and shot
was flying so thick that those who
were near the boat thought that
someone was firing from the house,
but that the shots were coming from
the Williams office building or from
the toilet. 1t was also stated that
when the Law and Order Committee
that there was two, or possibly three
other men, who beat hasty retreat
out the back door of the Williams
garage.
Wounds Men Received
Thomas Gaines received gunshot
wound four inches below and two
inches to the right Of the right
nipple.
L. E. Williams received guntshot
wound two inches to the right Of the
left nipple and a bullet wound in the
right side Of the head.
Porter Bouchillon gunshot wound
half an inch to the right Of the navel,
and another one inch below the ma
vel, one two inches below the navel
and one to the right of the medium
line and one to the right of the point
of his hip. "A watch which he carried
received two bullets, one remaining
in the watch. All of the above
wounds were from one charge from
q shotgun shell.
O'ROuFke received shot through
the left lung, pistol shot struck a
rib and broke it, the bullet glancing
off; shot in the arm, which is caus-
ing much pain, and a shot on the side
of the face, which just broke the
skin.
James Williams did not receive a
wound, and the injury to Captain
Jules Leblanc is in the muscle of the
right arm.
Where the Men Fell
L. E. Williams fell into his office
Just at the door, which faces his
home.
Gaines fell in the garage and
Bouchillon was facing the Columbia
street sidewalk in the office building.
Dacus Bad Negro
According to reports from various
citizens who knew Sol Dacus, the
negro for whom the special police
men of the Law and Order Commit |
tee had warrant, was considered |
bad" negro. He vas president of |
The Colored Timberworkers Local |
No. 116, and is charged with having |
been very active in agitating the ne
groes. A committee went to his /
home on Friday evening to notify
1im that his presence in Bogalusa |
vas no longer desired Dacus was
lot at home, but he received the mes
age and is reported TO have gone to
he swamps on receiving the news.
The return of Dacus and the march /
Up Columbia street with Bouchillon
md 0'Rourke was the cause of issu-
ng the warrants.
Two Others Pre- .nt
1t developed on Tues ay that a
nan named Richeau, and said to be
brother-in-law of Z. f. Williams,
vas present when the shooting start
ID was also man named Bourgeois.
2icheau is reported to have received
shot in the abdomen. but not Of b
erious nature. How he and Bour-
seois escaped being recognized is not
,nown, but their presence in the gar
Ige is verified by members Of the
lovalty League, as well as by
)-Rourke, who stated that he did not
ecall whether they went out through