St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09
(By staff Correspondent

(By STAFF Correspondent
Vaudeville, Sept. On Tuesday
evening, Sept. 5, the town was quite
disturbed about o'clock due to the
shooting and killing Of Lew Rey-
nolds Young Emile Vial, proprie-
tor of soft drink stand, was ar
rested and charged with the mur-
der. Vial used double barrel shot
gun loaded with buckshot, eleven of
which struck the body, one piercing
the brain, death being instantaneous.
The shooting took place at the cor
ner of Lake and GirOd Streets.
Reynolds was a resident of th
town for about year and had qli
reputable name, both as citizen
and a sportman. He spent most OF
his early years in the West and was
an intimate friend of Buffalo 81
Cody and Texas Red The name Of
Reynolds was idolized at the 10l
Ranch in Oklahoma. He was the
only American who ever challenged
England for the champion title of
sharpshooter. In the contest Rey-
nolds proved the victor. He was
known over the world as a crack
marksman, but his ability along this
line was of no avail in the attack
that caused his death.
The victims remains were sent to
New Orleans, esday= morning,
and funeral services were held at
the home of c. D. AdornO, 1926 st.
Ann Street, interment being made
in st. Louis Cemetery No. @. Two
lodges of New Orleans, the Elks and
Moose, paid tribute to Reynolds.
Emile Vial, when he killed Lew.
Reynolds Tuesday afternoon, wrote
the last chapter of his attempt In
recent years to be Mandeville's bad
man.
A few years ago he killed a negro:
Vaudeville overlooked it because
they knew Emile was hot-tempered
ant. hasty.
He shot another negro not long
|ago, and cut off an ear. Emile was
not even arrested.
Last Spring Vial announced tina;
he was quitting the fishery business
and was going to. open UP restau
rant and make a speciality of crab
sandwiches. They took. So the
summer has brought prosperity tc
Emile Vial.
Perhaps it is because everybody
has seen more of Emile this summer,
perhaps they did not see enough Of
him before to get really acquainted,
although he Is a native and now As
years of age. It is remembered that
he has been liberal of threats toward
negroes and whites in the past.
Those who had known Emile most
Intimately believed he might do
what he said. Therefore when the
coroner's jury held an inquest We'd
nesday witnesses were hard to get
and those who saw had bad mem
ories. The verdict was brief to the
effect that Lew Reynolds Young met
his death at the hands Of Emile
Vial" But the story could not be
kept from travelling even more rapid
ly, for Vaudeville has avenues even
better than a newspaper, il that Is
possible.
The coroner's jury did not bring
a verdict of manslaughter, but Vial
was arrested and charged with man
slaughter and released Wednesday
night on $4,000 bond signed by Bay
Smith.
In the quiet way in which Mande-
Vile makes up its mind its leading
citizens got together Thursday morn
ing. At i p. m. several large auto
mobiles might have been seen leav-
ing town. A little after 3 o'clock
they drew up at the Frank1inton
courthouse in Washington parish and
a few minutes after 26 men were In
earnest consultation with Judge
=Prentiss B. Carter.
The meeting ended with an ind1ct-
ment or information sworn to and
signed by all the 26 charging Emile
Vial and his son, Emile Vial, Jr,
with deliberate murder of Lew Rey-
nolds Young. Those who signed ano
swore to the indictment were James
Band, II. A. Hewitt, Ernest Prieto,
Geo. M. Glockner, Zach Sharp, Jr.,
w. A. Griffin, DIR. r. B. Paine, II. H
Levy, Steve> Josza, Eddie Glockner,
Jasper Lemieux, A. 3. Briggs, A.
Gardache, Louis Pizzeto, W.. S. Fass-
man, Geo. r. Bierhorst, G. A. David,
L. L. Stockton, Jos. Pugh, P. Gerber,
H. p. Borey, Walter Campos, J.
.Bagur, Henry Vautrain, John Grot-
haus, Emile Dubourg.
It is said the dispute was over a
trivial debt Vial owed Lew Reynolds.
which the latter went to Walls place
to collect, and after some words Vial
knocked Reynolds down. Reynolds
was a small man and drew a gun in
his defense and Vial ran. Reynolds
put up his gun in his hip pocket and
started leisurly to go out. In the
meantime Vial, Jr., brought his faith