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

a t.qo o'clock last Saturday aft
w, srd s. J. O'Rourke is in tn,
~; i..s Hospital with a seriou
80 ~ uhiIe Captain Jules LeBlanv
a..ss / pistol shot wound in thu
's ~, which is not of seriou
N. u md James Williams is out OF
", elbargc51 with shooting with in
an ~. Nh a result of a pitched
" N Y bstwysn members of the Law
order Division Of the Self Pre-
u .. sa and Loyalty League anC
.s. who have been active in thu
v. ssgitation here. While it is es
=. IN that between 100 and Isl
y. we're fired, it was over 81
s.tly hat no one is able to give al
details
Started Over Negro
rts hattie was the outcome of ar
..srt n arrest Sol Dacus, negro
4. M reported to be at the garage
williams. and who on the night
AN NAV informed that his pres
Y n Boealusa was not desired.
N Saturday morning, it is stated
RouehillOn and S. j. O'Rourke.
~ with shotguns, went up Co.
.Sia street with Dacus to the Will
u garage. Warrants for his ar
Il wen as for the two men ac-
,anying him through the streets,
sworn out. Members of the
snd Order Division of the Self
pration and Loyalty League
N UPON Chief of Police Magee
liked to be permitted to make
arrest, stating that they feared
parties named in the warrants
1t i'll for the police" and
"a resist and that the police de-
nent would not be able to handle
uatign. Members Of the Law
Order Committee, who are spec
mHeemen serving without pay,
aho we're placed on the police
several weeks ago, to the num-
II about eighteen or twenty as
ed at the City Hall and secured
rants. In five automobiles,
going via Columbia street and
Fa Avenue B, the members
TIA FOL Williams garage. In the
iims the riot whistle sounded
citizens and members reported
ariOus places.
EysWitnssses Tell Story
toFding TO testimony about five
vent to Columbia street, one
to the corner Of the Bogalusa
~ Laundry. Those in this car
up the alley to the side of the
sns garage. Before they were
distance up the alley the shoot
sAfted, this group stating that
~ fired five or six shots from
aae window of the garage. A
Hsands later the man in the gar
VITO proved to be Thos. Gaines,
shs window back and poking
sparrel shotgun out the win
ksd out and fired a shot. As
.As was fired someone in the
iEad and Gaines was instantly
From the blood on the walls
sFage and the position of the
T Rhs evident that he was
& % a timber near the roof
garage.
ting to evidence introduced
who went in the front way,
q men went about half way
n me sidewalk and the office
Aans when someone poked
aa out the window and were
u lull TO come out. The evil
Aased that he IL. E. Williams1
Tell them to come in. =
5g then advanced to within
'set q the door when they
aoalas Gaines coming from the
afage with a shotgun in his
rnt that gun down" one of
ordered Gaines, who put
q the gun down, but held
T.s M earrel. About this time
salaMs came TO the door with
sf 70 rs hand. DROP that
I'M " your hands, Lun; we
variant for you"
80 stated that instead Of
We gun that he attempted
u and was ordered to drop
IN 7 second time. About this
"A n stated that James Williams,
0ng rifle, standing by the
Drother, I. E. Williams,
II instant later, witnesses
.aot was fired from the VIM
s office facing the side
~ aell broke loose" as one
!. Jared, 1t is said that from
rs Iirst shot until the last
iired not more than two !
slapsed. W W.
''i9n did not fire more than |
ae fired at all. He was
sidewalk and was found
uh at his side, a part of |
asYlng been shot off and
asr Of the stock riddled |
Bouehillon was carrv- |
gun loaded with buck |
gun had damned"
Guns "Jarnmed,'
which Jim Williams was
~ 'front.' door of the office |
and Just how MANY /
1Ted from it could not |
Eight unexploded car |
taken from the gun. |
aills and 0'Rourke then |
ht out the side window /
INTO the back ward Of |
property, where thew
s. clubhouse. A double t
w with one shell explod- |
snapped, was found |
ltilaHs and O'Rourke /