The GazetteSeptember 28, 1932 Dykes Taylor of the Truxno community was shot and almost instantly killed at 7:30 o'clock Saturday morning September 24th as a result of a difficulty with S. J. Slade of the same community. After receiving a telephone call notifying him of the incident Sheriff Pat Murphy and deputy George M. Edwards … Continue reading Dykes Taylor
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“Hit The Grit”
The GazetteMay 24, 1905 W. F. McQueen, of Calhoun, who together with the Daniels (now in jail) was indicted by the late grand jury for complicity in the killing of Jim Taylor, by a little trickery fooled Deputy Browning, of Ouachita (who was sent to arrest him) and as a consequence is in parts unknown, out … Continue reading “Hit The Grit”
Fake News’ Is Not A Recent Development
Wesley HarrisPiney Woods Journal Correspondent C. C. Nash, Deputy Sheriff, Led Possie In 1897, when Mark Twain's cousin was seriously ill, reporters confused the two men,announcing the great writer had died. Twain famously responded,"The report of my death was an exaggeration." It was not the first time, nor would it be the last, that the … Continue reading Fake News’ Is Not A Recent Development
Ticked Off About Ticks
Wesley HarrisPiney Woods Journal Correspondent Lost in the recent national controversies over the use of force by law enforcement are the sacrifices made by police officers in protecting their communities. Men and women sacrifice their lives each year chasing bank robbers and murderers but also while performing mundane tasks like checking on a stranded motorist. … Continue reading Ticked Off About Ticks
My Brother’s Keeper
Wesley HarrisPiney Woods Journal Correspondent A MAYOR and HIS MURDEROUS SIBLING They were born in County Clare, poor as the rocky Irish soil, and came to America for a new start after their parents died. One became a popular public servant, the other a brutish killer. Mayor Andrew Currie In 1849, Jim and Andrew Currie … Continue reading My Brother’s Keeper
‘Who Killed The Kingfish’ Remains Unanswered
James Ronald Skains Piney Woods Journal Correspondent The only thing that everyone agrees about related to the assassination of Huey P. Long is that he was shot in the State Capitol on September 5, 1935 and died two days later in the near by Lady of the Lake Hospital. "The two most amazing things about … Continue reading ‘Who Killed The Kingfish’ Remains Unanswered
Crime in Union Parish
Unknown NewspaperDecember 28, 1907 Alleges Enemies Burnt Him Out Editor of Union Herald Bernice Louisiana after losing all his Newspaper Outfit comes to New Mexico G. G. Crichet, former editor of the "Union Herald" of Bernice, is in the city on his way to the Mesilla Valley with his wife who comes to New Mexico … Continue reading Crime in Union Parish
Jesse Walker
Unknown NewspaperMay 21, 1878 FARMERVILLE, La. -- Jesse Walker, colored, who was indicted by the grand jury of Union parish and found guilty at the April term of the district court of the murder of Violet Simmons, on the nineteenth of February last, was executed here today. He was brought out of jail at fifteen … Continue reading Jesse Walker
Lawman John Ferguson Did His Duty, Died For It
Wesley HarrisPiney Woods Journal Correspondent The office of constable is unknown to most Louisianans. While the elective office appears on the ballot of each parish every four years, most citizens have little idea what constables do. Each ward in every parish elects a justice of the peace and a constable. The "JP" is essentially the … Continue reading Lawman John Ferguson Did His Duty, Died For It
1885 Murder of William P. Mabry of Shiloh
Submitted by: Karen Mabry Rice Submitted to USGW Archives by: Karen Mabry Rice, T. D. Hudson, and Shawn Martin HOMICIDE NEAR SHILOH From the Farmerville "Home Advocate" Issue of 24 April 1885, Page 3 We learn that Mr. W. P. Mabry, an aged gentleman residing in the vicinity of Shiloh, was ruthlessly shot and killed … Continue reading 1885 Murder of William P. Mabry of Shiloh
Dan Lowery Is Killed By A Relative
The Gazette December 10, 1930 J. Dan Lowery, 45, a resident of the Shiloh ward of this parish died in a hospital in Monroe last Thursday from a gunshot wound which he received on Wednesday morning of last week at the hand of his cousin, Esau Lowery, living in the same community. The shooting occurred … Continue reading Dan Lowery Is Killed By A Relative
Farmerville Law Officer Shot Monday Night
The Gazette June 22, 1972 Speculation continues to persist following the murder of Farmerville Deputy Town Marshal Leroy Odom, Jr., but to date, no concrete evidence has arisen which points to any suspect or suspects responsible for the killing and the circumstances surrounding the murder are still sketchy at this time. Odom, 29, was found … Continue reading Farmerville Law Officer Shot Monday Night
The Murder of Thornton Tugwell
The Gazette September 29, 1915 Young White Man Killed by Negroes Thornton Tugwell, a prominent young white man of seven miles north of Farmerville, was shot and killed early last Wednesday morning by two negroes at a point on the Arkansas Southeastern Railroad about one mile south of the Tugwell home. The first news of … Continue reading The Murder of Thornton Tugwell
Claiborne Parish Man To Hang
The Gazette October 10, 1923 On Wednesday of last week one "Bill" Alexander was found guilty of murder by a jury in the District Court at Homer, Claiborne Parish, for the murder of W. F. Rogers in the Haynesville oil field in April, 1922. The jury was out only five minutes when it returned a … Continue reading Claiborne Parish Man To Hang
Breaking News from The Gazette
The Gazette August 26, 1903 The news reaches THE GAZETTE just as we are going to press that about six o'clock this morning near the home of Mr. Bufford Taylor about six miles northeast of Farmerville, J. M. Taylor, Jr., was waylaid and killed. Mr. G. E . Taylor who brought the news states that … Continue reading Breaking News from The Gazette
Bob Foster Killed Carson Haberyan
The Gazette August 26, 1903 A most deplorable tragedy recurred last Sunday afternoon at Downsville resulting in the untimely death of Carson Haberyan, while his assailant Bob Foster is confined in jail under the serious charge of murder. It seems that Foster and Haberyan had a dispute regarding a settlement. The latter was contractor to … Continue reading Bob Foster Killed Carson Haberyan
The Murder of Simon Stein
Written by Dr. Tim Hudson Born in Asselheim, Rhein Bavaria (now Germany) in 1842, Simon Stein arrived in the Port of Mobile in 1860 with his siblings. While his older brother, Daniel Stein, left Mobile and came to Farmerville in 1861, Simon remained in Alabama, enlisted in the Twelfth Alabama Infantry Regiment, and served throughout … Continue reading The Murder of Simon Stein
The Addison B. Maclin Saga
Written by Dr. Tim Hudson A native of Virginia, Thomas Littleton Haldane Maclin received his medical degree from the University of Louisville, Kentucky in 1843. He headed south and married Mary Ann Binford in Limestone County Alabama in 1854. They soon headed west and settled at Hillsboro, in southern Union County Arkansas, where Dr. Maclin … Continue reading The Addison B. Maclin Saga
The Murder of William Pierce Mabry of Shiloh
Written by Dr. Timothy D. Hudson Born in Georgia in 1825, William Pierce Mabry married Catherine H. Cook in Chambers County Alabama in 1847. About 1855, they moved to Louisiana and settled near Shiloh. Initially, they lived in Claiborne Parish, where he built carriages and wagons, but in the latter 1860s, they moved closer to … Continue reading The Murder of William Pierce Mabry of Shiloh
Deadly Confrontation in Spearsville
Written by Dr. Timothy D. Hudson In the 1840s, William and Mary Ward Jacobs moved from Lauderdale County Mississippi to Spearsville, where he worked as a farmer and mechanic in the 1850s and 1860s. By 1880, William and Mary Jacobs lived in Spearsville, where he operated a blacksmith shop. William Pinckney and Elsey Caroline Adcock … Continue reading Deadly Confrontation in Spearsville
The Execution of Jesse Walker
Written by Dr. Timothy D. Hudson No execution had occurred in Union Parish for two decades prior to 1878. Unfortunately, a particularly vicious and bloody murder occurred near Oakland in late 1877 that would end that trend. The aftermath of these events created sensational headlines across Louisiana and the nation. Late one night in the … Continue reading The Execution of Jesse Walker
Deadly Confrontation at a Farmerville Saloon
Written by Dr. Timothy D. Hudson Fate brought two single young men to a Farmerville saloon on the evening of Monday, 7 November 1853: James McBride and Alonzo S. Lewis. We know little about the men’s backgrounds, although it appears neither had families or close connections in Union Parish. Born in about 1832, McBride worked … Continue reading Deadly Confrontation at a Farmerville Saloon
The Assassination of Shiloh Constable John Nimrod Ferguson
Dr. Timothy D. Hudson John Nimrod Ferguson was born in Butts County Georgia on 2 October 1838, the son of Thomas Jefferson Ferguson and Hannah McCallum. The family moved to Spalding County Georgia in the 1840s, and John married there in 1862 to Martha Rebecca Weldon. After service in the Confederate Army during the War, … Continue reading The Assassination of Shiloh Constable John Nimrod Ferguson
Horrible Deed
The Gazette January 8, 1902 An Alexandria, La., special to the Shreveport Times, dated Jan. 6, says: "A very deplorable affair occurred yesterday about 12 am, near Forest Hill, a small station situated about fifteen miles below here, on the Watkins road, in this parish. Two little children were murdered by being knocked in the … Continue reading Horrible Deed
Murder at Junction City
The Gazette January 2, 1901 News came over the telephone Tuesday morning from Junction City that Bob Mullins had shot and killed J. T. Bussell, of the mercantile firm of Burnside & Bussell of that place. The killing occurred about 12 o'clock Monday night. From what we could learn the murdered man was walking along … Continue reading Murder at Junction City
Horrible
The Gazette January 2, 1901 Not over three miles from Ruston, on last Thursday evening, the wife of Frank Williams, colored, was beat to death. Rumor has it that three white men went there in the daytime during Frank's absence and committed this crime. We were told by a member of the coroners jury that … Continue reading Horrible
Negro Killed
The Gazette December 5, 1900 John Hollis, a negro youth, was fatally shot in Mr. M. M. Compton's field, six miles north of Farmerville, last Thursday. He died about six hours after the shooting. Coroner Taylor held an inquest over the body, and the jury rendered a verdict that the deceased come to his death … Continue reading Negro Killed
New Trial for Taylor
The Gazette November 28, 1900 We learn that Jas. M. Taylor, who was convicted in Texas of murder in the second degree and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, has been granted a new trial.
Lost Both Feet
Ouachita Telegraph February 9, 1877 The Union Parish Record thus recites the hard fate of an alleged murderer confined in jail in that parish: "The prisoner, Ira D. Lattineer, confined here under a charge of murder committed in Texarkana, Texas, is now in an unfortunate condition. At the time of his arrest his feet were … Continue reading Lost Both Feet
ANOTHER HOMICIDE
The Ouachita Telegraph November 3, 1888 Sunday morning news reached town to the effect that Mr. Luther Hayes, a white man about 35 years of age, was shot and killed at Marion last Saturday evening by a negro named Nathan Broadnax. The particulars of this deplorable affair as we learn them are these: It seems … Continue reading ANOTHER HOMICIDE
