News from Winn Parish
Proceedings in the
Criminal Court The Hospital Injunction Case.
SHREVEPORT, La., October 4.—Two more of the
counterfeiting gang from Lincoln are jailed. They
were caught by what was written and gleaned from J.
S. Mitchell, alias Hinton. captured a short time ago
in Winn parish. Their tools have been captured and
there are supposed to be several others interested
in the gang. In the District Criminal Court Judge
Hicks passed the following sentences at hard labor
in the penitentiary, Miaims being the only white
man: Hal Mathews, manslaughter, ten years; Ben
Williams, larceny, one year; Gus Baton, larceny, one
year; Miams, alias Stone, horse stealing; Ed.
Johnson, larceny, four years. Allowed a new trial;
Charles Wiggins, Larceny, two years; May Ford,
forgery, five years; Jobb Garvey, hog stealing, two
years: Sylvester Jones, larceny, one year; Bess
Hill, manslaughter, five years; Price Minton,
murder, for life; Charles Simmons, larceny, one
year; Willis Robinson, larceny, one year. Several
others were sent to the parish jail and fined. The
second jury in Tom Harris's case, charged with child
murder, came into court this afternoon and stated
that it was impossible for them to agree, and were
discharged. This jury has been together since last
Friday evening, and stood at one time seven for
conviction, five for acquittal, but could have
agreed on manslaughter. It is said they were weary
and tired and glad to be released. This is the case
that has occupied the court for nearly a whole week,
in which Judge Hicks would not receive the verdict
of manslaughter for not being in accordance with the
law and the evidence. An injunction was granted in
the Charity hospital case to-day. Judge Taylor
restraining Dr. T. G. Ford acting as surgeon and T.
M. Allen BS superintendent, until the case was
decided by the courts. After the decision the
hospital board appointed Dr. W. W. Ashton and S. S.
Richardson to act until the case is finally decided.
The latter gentlemen were elected to the positions
by the new board, and that board entered the
injunction suit to install them. 10/05/1886
Galveston News.
A
resident of Winn parish, La., is noted there for his
remarkable sense of smell. It is said that, on a
calm day, or when the wind is blowing toward him, he
can smell a deer thirty to sixty yards. He is a
popular hunting companion with the neighbors who
know of his power. While riding or walking through
the woods he will stop, throw tip head very much as
a dog does when he strikes a scent, and in this way
he rarely fails to locate the deer if it 'is within
gunshot distance of him. his 12/02/1886 Cedar Rapids
Times
ENCOUNTER
BETWEEN A GENERAL AND OUTLAW
The
Chicago Tribune gives the particulars of an
extraordinary passage of arms between General
U-Laughlin, of the United Slates army, and a
desperate outlaw named Kimball, who was suspected of
various heinous crimes, but had hitherto eluded the
vigilance of the authorities:— "On Tuesday the 22 of
December, General McLaughlin received information
that the Kimball's were at home in Winn parish.
McLaughlin according took his orderly with him, and
proceeded to Kimball s residence no there found Mr.
Kimball. Sen., and his wife, and asked if the young
mm wore at homo. Both parties said they were, not,
but had gone to Texas. The General then searched the
house, but found the parties absent, remounting his
horse, he proceeded toward Winnfield. He arrived
near the fork of the Winnfield and Harrisonburg
roads, near a place known as Wheeling, and when
within about 300 yards of this place, he discovered
William Kimball who ran into the road in his shirt
sleeves revolver in his hand, mounted a horse and
fled to the woods on the left of Montgomery road,
hotly pursued by General McLaughlin. After pursing
him through the woods for about a mile, he came to a
slough about two yards wide. As Kimball attempted to
cross this place his horse became bogged, the saddle
girth broke, and himself and saddle together fell
off. His horse got out on the opposite side and
Kimball screened himself behind his horse as the
General rode up. He leveled his revolver at the
General and demanded his surrender. The parties were
about ten yards apart and the General replied that
the same demand was about to be made of him. As the
General was about to raise his gun, Kimball fired at
him, the ball passing through the General's horse's
neck from front to rear. The General immediately
fired at him with his gun loaded with No. 6 small
shot, striking him in the forehead. Kimball fired a
second shot, which was returned by the other barrel
of the shotgun . Two more shots were exchanged when
Kimball said he would Surrender. He was told to
throw down his pistol, which be did. The General now
dismounted on the opposite side of his horse. The
moment he did so. Kimball caught up his pistol,
remounted his horse bareback, and fled The General
immediately pursued, clearing the slough with little
difficulty. Before the chase had continued a half of
mile the General was within ten yards of him he
turned on his horse and fired his fifth shot, which
again was promptly returned by General McLaughlin.
The Generals horse now gained rapidly and as he ran
to his left in front of him Kimball attempted to
fire his sixth shot and missed fire. All this time
his surrender was continually demanded. The General
fired his sixth shot which killed him. 1/27/1869
Edinburgh Evening Courant,
New Orleans. Dec.
17—Peter Warner of Winn parish, a. voting white man
sued a dozen citizens of his parish for $500 for
attempting to lynch him when he was suspected of
arson. He was exonerated and Wrought suit for
damages. The case was taken to the Supreme Court,
which increased the award to $5,000, and says the
sum is not sufficient compensation for the suffering
undergone.12/17/1903 Newark Advocate