1894 Oucahita Parish Abstracts of the "Gazette", a newspaper published in Farmerville, Union Parish, LA Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 2006 ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives http:/www.usgwarchives.org/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================= ================================================================================= 1894 Abstracts of the "GAZETTE", a newspaper published in Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana The "Gazette" was founded in 1878 by Judge James E. Trimble (22 Feb 1834 – 19 Dec 1887) ================================================================================= ================================================================================= Timothy D. Hudson abstracted this material from microfilmed copies of the original papers. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan or purchase from the Hill Memorial Library on the main campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The microfilm is also available for viewing at the Union Parish Library (main branch) in Farmerville. T. D. Hudson edited this material for submission the USGenWeb Archives. ================================================================================= ================================================================================= EXPLANATION: Although Judge Trimble founded the "Gazette" in 1878, only four individual issues are known to exist for the period 1878 - 1893. The issue of 7 March 1894 begins the contiguous issues of this paper. I have only abstracted the local notices and advertisements. ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Issue of Wednesday, 4 April 1894 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== page 3 - column 1 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== R. B. Dawkins, Esq., left the first part of this week for Monroe, where he goes to attend to professional business before the Federal court. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S. Marx has shipped all his merchandise to West Monroe where he will open a store. He will discontinue business at this place. He and his family will take their departure for their new home this week. Mr. Marx has been in business here for the last ten years and will be missed in commercial circles at this place very much. ================================================================================== END OF PAPER DATED 4 APRIL 1894 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Issue of Wednesday, 11 April 1894 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== page 3 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Mrs. S. S. Thomas and Messrs. Elias George and J. K. Ramsey left Monday on steamer Helen Vaughan for Monroe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messrs. ABe Stein, J. D. Baughman, R. C. Webb, G. Hartman and _____ Haas are in Monroe this week [atte]nding the session of the United States court. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We learn from the Monroe papers of last week that Judge W. R. Roberts, who formerly practiced law in this parish, has moved with his family from Monroe to Vernon, in which place he will make his home in the future. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S. Marx and family took their departure Monday morning on the steamer Helen Vaughan for their new home in Monroe. Mr. Marx has been promi[n]ently connected with the commercial interest of this parish for a number of years, and he said while he will in the future be located at Monroe yet he intends to hold his trade in this section by offering special inducements to customers at his new place of business. Lookout for his new ad. in a few weeks. ================================================================================== END OF PAPER DATED 11 APRIL 1894 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Issue of Wednesday, 18 April 1894 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== page 2 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== A Tragedy in Monroe. -------- The following, which we clip from the Monroe Evening News, may be of some interest to some of our readers: Two strangers, Henry Gulledge and J. O. Johnston, both of Lincoln parish, arrived in the city last evening and after nightfall started in to see the sights of the city. Later in the night they concluded to take in the town and going to the Ruby Bell house in the eastern portion were admitted. Hardly had they entered when Gulledge began cursing and raising a general racket. He then sent to the kitchen, demanded a cup of coffee from the cook, drew his pistol and threatened to shoot if it was not forthcoming. "Ruby" thereupon interfered when he turned his wrath on her, drew a pistol and leaving fired three shots from his pistol at her, one of which lodged in the wardrobe in Ruby's room. Ruby then telephoned for the police and policeman Haynie responded to the call, but on his arrival they had left and getting on their trail he followed the men to Five Points, where Haynie was joined by policeman Hugh Biggar. The officers approached toward Gulledge and Johnston to arrest them, when the two started to run and Haynie called to them to halt. Instead of doing so Gulledge drew his pistol. Haynie told him to "drop the gun," when Gulledge replied: "I'll drop it" and opened first on Haynie then on Biggar and the fire was returned, Gulledge receiving two wounds, one through the heart and one in the abdomen. J. O. Johnston, of Downsville, was with Gulledge and when the shooting commenced he drew his pistol, fired one shot at the policemen and then ran off up Desiard street, but a telephone message preceded him and he was arrested in front of Garretson's Opera House a few minutes after the occurrence and is now in jail. The following is the substance of Mr. Biggar's testimony. "I was in Johnsonville last night looking for a negro I wanted to arrest and as I came back through Five Points I was told that Mr. Haynie wanted me. I came on up town and locked the negro up and went back to Five Points. Two parties came along and went over to Henry Barnes, and at that time Mr. Haynie came up in Habeyan's buss [sic] and got out. We walked down the street to Faulk & Renaud's and met the two men, (Johnston and Gulledge) who began to run. Mr. Haynie called to them to "halt I want to see you" and this gentleman, (meaning Johnston,) fired one shot and then run and kept running, but the other one stopped in a dark place across the street and begin firing fast at Mr. Haynie and then at me. He leveled his pistol at me and I dropped to my knees and began firing at him." Gulledge remarked "well gentlemen you got me," and Mr. Perry McCabe ran up and wrenched his pistol from him when he fell on his face. The testimony of numerous other witnesses corroborate with Mr. Biggar's. The coroners jury rendered a verdict to the following effect: That W. J. Haynie came to his death by a shot from a pistol in the hands of Henry Gulledge and J. O. Johnston, and that Henry Gulledge came to his death by shots from a pistol in the hands of W. J. Haynie and Hugh Biggar in the discharge of their duties. J. O. Johnston is now in the parish jail to await a preliminary trial. The weapon used by Gulledge was a Smith & Wesson 38 calibre revolver. The weapon used by officer Haynie was of the same manufacture. Henry Gulledge was a farmer living near Downsville, Lincoln parish, and leaves a wife and two children, who have been summoned here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Several citizens of this parish were arraigned before the United States District court in Monroe, last week for violations of the national revenue laws. Of one of the cases from this parish the Telegraph-Bulletin says: William Honeycutt, of Union parish, was fined $600 and sentenced to three months imprisonment for having in his possession and setting up a still without having obtained a license and registering same. ================================================================================== END OF PAPER DATED 18 APRIL 1894 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Issue of Wednesday, 25 April 1894 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== page 3 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== The steamer Helen Vaughan was at our landing Sunday morning and Mr. Sam Blum took passage on her for Monroe. ================================================================================== END OF PAPER DATED 25 APRIL 1894 ==================================================================================