The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-03
NEWS NUBS FOR HASTY READING
Crimes and Casualties.


Gov. Pleasant has signed the papers
fixing Friday, September 18th. as the
date for the execution of Grover c.
Johnson, given the death penalty by
jury in Caddo Parish for the murder
of John DeFatta.
Harry Il. Corbett. brakeman on the
Texas and Pacific Railroad. was run
over and killed by Il train ut Marrow
Station early last Friday morning. His
head was said to have been badly
crushed His home was in Marshall.
Texas.
Kid Hamlen the negro under ar
rest on the charge of having murdered
John Norman, station agent ut Myrtis.
is being held in the Marshall. Texas,
Jail for safe keeping. Sheriff Hughes
feared to take him to the caddo Par
ish Jail on account of the public feel
ing against him.
The list of dead in the Rock Island
mine disaster at McAlester. Okla,
Tuesday numbered fifteen. 1t is not
definitely known what caused the dis
aster. but speculation is that operators
in the side slope struck a pocket of
gas, as there was no blasting done iii
that part of the mine.
Five robbers held UP the offices of
the Middlefork mine. two miles east of
Benton. Ills. last Saturday afternoon
and. after wounding three employees
| of the company. escaped with $41 900.
One Of the bandits was shot and killed
as he ran from the office. His COM
panions carried the body to waiting
automobile and made their escape.
deputy Game Warden Rowe. in
charge of the Caddo Lake district, was
shot and killed Tuesday evening at
seven O'Clock at Ames Springs, Texas,
IL point on the lake near Jefferson, that
state. Carl Griffith. deputy sheriff in
Marion County. Texas, is alleged to
have done the shooting. An argument
over boat is said to have been the
cause of the killing.
Seven brothers. whose last name is
Solomon, We're sentenced. last Satur-
day, by United States Judge Knox, Of
New York. to serve two years each III
the Atlanta penitentiary. after plead.
ing guilty to cOnspiring to swindle mer'
chants out of goods valued at more
than IL half million dollars. The sever
operated Il wholesale business In wear
ing apparel. conducting twenty-sevel
stores in Eastern cities. ,-.s--. @--e~
The iron safe in the store Of +. w
Hawthorn 4 Son, of Mira, Caddo Par
ish. was blown open by yeggs last Sat
urday night and 500 in cash and foul
$50 Liberty bonds were taken. The
robbery was not discovered until late
Sunday morning and the robbers hat
gotten SO far away that no trace O
which way they Went after committin:
the crime could be ascertained. \ re
ward has been offered for the arres
of the yeggs.
w. NJ. Hunt. railroad brakeman re
Gently employed on the Texas and Pa
cific line. ut Shreveport. was knocked
in the head with whiskey bottle ant
seriously injured late Sunday by I
man whom he had known in Galveston
Texas. In semiconsciOus condition
Hunt was unable to make the attend
ants ut the Charity Hospital, wher
he was sent after the attack, under
stand the name of his assailant. III
was robbed of gold watch valued Il
500 and of $50 in money.
Five alleged negro voodoo worship
perS. held in San SeverinO prison. Il
MatanZas, Cuba, on the charge of con
plicity in the murder of little Cir
were shot and killed Sunday night b
soldiers when they. attempted to e.
cape while being removed from til
prison to Il place of greater safet!
after a mob had attempted to stOrl
the castle for the purpose of lynchin
the prisoners. Two members of til
mob were killed and eleven injure
r when the soldiers fired on the woul'
he lynchers.