The Weekly Telegraph
Thursday, December 7, 1865
Page 2, Column 4
DIED.
  In Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, on the 19th November, LUCY GUICE, 
aged sixteen years.
  "Death lies on her, like an untimely frost
  Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.

The Ouachita Telegraph
September 13, 1866
Page 2, Column 4
  We learn from a letter from Hon. E. E. Kidd, of Jackson parish, 
published in the North Louisianian, that recently a dead body was 
found in Winn parish which answers pretty well to the description 
of Lieut. Butts, who, it has been alleged, was killed in Jackson 
parish.  Lieut. Butts had gone to Natchitoches, it seems, aided with 
money and means by some of the best citizens of Jackson; and upon 
his return through a country notoriously infested with Confederate 
deserters who espoused the strong side when they saw the Confederacy 
waning, he is supposed to have been foully murdered for his horse, 
a very fine one, and his money.  Not only Jackson and Winn parishes 
disown such characters, but every community abhors them, and has 
reason to dread them as they prey upon all alike.  Our people do not 
travel through these infested districts alone; but Lieut. Butts 
presuming too far on the protection which he thought his uniform 
would afford, has doubtless pain the penalty of his recklessness with 
the forfeiture of his life.  He is represented to have been a good 
officer and had the people's confidence, which in these corrupt times 
renders his loss a greater affliction to the people he served than to 
those who will moan loudest over his fate.


The Ouachita Telegraph
March 22, 1866
Page 2, Column 6
Horse-Theft and its Results.
  The good people of Caldwell and Catahoula parishes have long been 
annoyed and imposed upon by gangs of thieves and desperadoes, who 
emboldened by their success and frequent escapes have pursued their 
infamous calling with a high hand.  Retribution it would appear from 
the following statement furnished by a citizen of the former parish, 
has at last overtaken a couple of these characters.  Other persons 
concur in the account here given by a gentleman who writes from 
Columbia:
  On the first of February, ult., there was a horse stolen from Dr. 
J.N. Dial, of this Parish, and after a month's pursuit by the Doctor, 
the thief, Charles Thompson, and horse were both apprehended near 
Alexandria.
  The thief was brought back and lodged in jail at this place; owing 
to a defect in the jail he had to be guarded, and on the night of 
Monday, the 12th ult., he made his escape.  The next day after 
Thompson made his escape, a co-partner in crime, H.D. Jewett, came 
here with money for the prisoner.  Finding out that Thompson had made 
his escape, he, Jewett, crossed the river immediately at this place 
and deliberately mounted Dr. S.B. Fluitt's horse which was hitched 
at the ferry, and put off in a gallop.  He was pursued and 
apprehended in company with Thompson.  The party that pursued them 
put an end to their crimes and wicked deeds-they were both shot in 
attempting to escape.  On the person of Jewett was found false 
whiskers and two wigs of different color and style-one that of a 
negro.  There is a regular systematic clan of them, and it behooves
the people to break it up, and in the absence of jails, &c., the only 
way to put a stop to their audacious and hellish deeds, is to deal 
with them in a summary manner.  They have been stealing, jayhawking, 
and robbing in this Parish and surrounding country for some time.
  We learn, in addition, that these men were unknown about Columbia, 
though they were believed to have been Missouri soldeirs (sic), 
and a part of the gang who, some six weeks ago, robbed Rev. L.S. 
Markham, of Clawell, of money and other valuables to the amount 
of $3, 000, besides many important papers, none of which have as 
yet been heard from.  Jewett had gone on a boat from this place to 
Columbia, and as the evidences of a thorough thieving organization 
were found on the persons of himself and confederate, such as 
disguises, memoranda in cipher, a compass, etc., he had doubtless 
been on a visit to associates in crime, wherever they may have been.

The Ouachita Telegraph
Saturday, March 5, 1870
Page 2, Column 2
The Black River Tragedy.
        We learned from passengers on the Welcome that on Sunday night, 
the 27th ult., that the house of Mrs. Sargent was surrounded and the 
Sheriff and his family were ordered to withdraw.  The movements of the 
family not being in such haste as the mob - the door was forced.  The 
ladies then passed out, Col. Charles Jones accompanying them with a 
quilt thrown around him.  He was recognized and instantly shot and 
killed.  William Jones wzs discovered immediately afterwards and shared 
the fate of his father.  Cuthbert Jones escaped from the house hotly 
pursued and precipitated himself into the river.
        It is believed that he was wounded and drowned, as nothing has 
been heard of him since.  Fifteen or twenty persons are supposed to 
have been engaged in the tragedy.
        The killing of Gen. Liddell was an outrage calculated to 
alienate all of Jones' friends and embitter his enemies to the last 
degree of hate. Possibly, it is over.

The Ouachita Telegraph
Saturday, August 23, 1873
Page 1, Column 6
BLOODY ATTEMPT TO ARREST.
Two Men and One Woman Killed in Catahoula Parish!
 The undersigned, armed with war-rants by the Hon. John I. Morgan, Judge
of the 8th Judicial District Court in and for the parish of St. Landry,
State of Louisiana, of date 13th of August, 1873, for the arrest of one
Cyriacque Guillory and one Benjamin Guillery, proceeded to Little River
in the parish of Catahoula, and to the residence of said Guillorys, on
the morning of the 19th inst.; and knowing the desperate character of
said men, proceeded quietly to surround said residence before daylight,
and remained still till after sunrise; when Cyriacque Guillory came out
of the house to feed his horse.  He was hailed and commanded to
surrender, as we had a warrant for his arrest.  He was further told not
to run as the house was surrounded and he would be shot.  In defiance of
this, he called to his brother Benjamin to bring him his rifle, and who
appeared at a window at the same time and fired on us. Then a lady
appeared on the gallery with a shot gun in her hands.  Cyriacque was
told plainly and repeately not to move.  He started at a quick pace
toward the lady - we suppose to get the gun, or to run under the house
to make his escape when he was again asked to halt.  He again refused,
when we in the legal discharge of our duty found it absolutely necessary
to shoot him down.  At the same time Benjamin Guillory, after the fall
of his brother, ceased firing and retreated to the back gallery.  Three
of the POSSE being on guard in the rear of the house hailed him and
demanded a surrender, as he was getting over the banisters and off the
gallery.  He at once presented his rifle at Mr. Lewis one of our deputy
sheriffs, who not only to protect his own life, but in the discharge of
his official duty, shot him dead.  By an unfortunate accident, for which
we cannot account, Mrs. Cyriacque Guillory was wounded, and we are sorry
to hear, dangerously so.
 It is proper to state that we asked two citizens of the vicinity to
enter the residence of the messrs. Guillory, after we had surrounded the
house, with the view of arresting these parties, without resort to
force, and that no one was willing to do so.  We regret exceedingly the
wounding of Mrs. Guillory, which, from the voluntary exposure of her
person, we think was unavoidable; and what we have done in this case was
in pursuance of our official duty, and as good citizens of our State;
and we hold ourselves responsible to its Courts for any illegal
proceedings on our part.  C.C. DUSON,
     J.B. JACKSON,
     D. ORTEGO,
     C. D'LAFOSSE, JR.,
     W.C. LEWIS,
     E.S. ANDREWS,
    Deputy Sheriffs and Posse.
 The Catahoula News, in which we find the above, contains the following
further particulars:
 On the morning of the 19th inst., on Little river, in this parish,
about 11 miles from Trinity, Cyriacque Guillory and his wife, and Benj.
Guillory, his brother, were shot.  Benj. Guillory died immediately; and
the other two have since died.  The facts connected with the killing of
these persons, are set forth in the card of Mr. Dudson and others, in
this issue.  The unfortunate woman was enciente.


The Ouachita Telegraph
Friday, September 28, 1877
Page 2, Column 3
MURDER.
        A brutal murder was committed in broad day light, at the 
ferry landing opposite this place, on Thursday last.
        F.A. Wade, son of D. Wade, an old citizen of this parish, 
was returning home from town when, on crossing the river, he was met 
at the landing by two unknown men and shot dead.  Up to time going to 
press the prepetrators (sic)of the deed hae not been discovered.
        Wade was but a boy, about 18 years of age, was unarmed and 
had no means of escape, as he was shot in the flat as it touched the 
landing.
        No stone should be left unturned to discover the murderers 
and bring them to justice.  If such dark deeds are allowed to go 
unpunished no man's life will be safe. 
- Columbia Herald

The Ouachita Telegraph
Friday, October 5, 1877
Page 2, Column 1
THE CALDWELL TRAGEDY
        The killing of young Wade at Columbia, a notice of which 
we copied last week from the Herald of that place, does not seem to 
have been a premeditated affair.  Wade and an older brother were 
before the District Court charged with hog-stealing.  The latter 
was convicted, and sentenced to 12 months in the parish jail.  
To one of the grand jurors, Wade, the deceased, stated that he knew 
of men who were guilty of stealing stock, and mentioned the names of 
R. Humble and R. Brinton, two industrious young farmers in his 
settlement; but when called to testify before the jury he said the a
ccusation was made in jest and not seriously.  Hearing of this,
Humble and Brinton were indignant and started to Columbia to arrange 
their business, in order to call Wade and his friends to personal 
account in case a retraction was not made.  At the ferry they saw Wade 
in the flat, and halted for him to get out and proceed on his way, 
there being two roads up the bank, one of which was open to him.  
Wade, however, continued to remain in the flat, when the two men went 
down and got on board.  A colloquy ensued, the purport of which we 
have not gathered, but which resulted in the shooting and killing of 
Wade on the flat.  Wade was unarmed at the time. Humble and Brinton 
returned home, and remained there a few days,  but when the Sheriff 
went to arrest them they were gone.  It is said they will return
in time to stand their trial at the next term of court.
        A reliable citizen of Caldwell informs us that the above is 
the generally  accepted statement of the facts in the case, by the 
people of that parish.
        The trouble grew out of depredations upon hogs and cattle, 
of which there is a large number in the section of country where the 
parties to this unfortunate tragedy live, and from which no small 
portion  of the revenue of the inhabitants is derived.  Both Humble and 
Brinton are of respectable parentage - the former a son of the late 
Gen. Humble  and the latter a cousin of Judge Bridger, representative 
of Caldwell,  and both are represented as having the confidence of all 
who knew them.  Young Wade's character is known to us only by report 
and the fact of  his having been tried for larceny, but whatever it 
may have been, nothing but self-defence  (sic) could have justified 
his killing in  the way it is reported to have been done.  The real 
facts may be different from what is stated above; if so, we will gladly 
give a hearing to whomsoever will correct our report.


The Ouachita Telegraph
Friday, July 5, 1878
Page 2, Column 1
        A most horrible story comes to us from the Western part of our 
parish.  A lady was attacked and killed by a panther.  It seems the 
unfortunate victim had started to a neighbor's house nearby, and in 
passing through a skirt of woods was attacked by the hideous and 
dangerous animal.  Her husband, becoming uneasy at her long absence, 
went in search of his wife and when he reached the scene he found the 
panther devouring its prey.  The husband fired at the panther but 
without effect.  The body of the lady was much mutilated. 
- Catahoula News.

The Ouachita Telegraph
Friday, February 13, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
        Judge R.W. Richardson came up on the Hanna last Monday night 
with the body of Mrs. S.Y. Tew who died in New Orleans of pneumonia 
on Saturday morning the 31st, of January.  Mrs. Tew was one of the 
old residents of Harrisonburg and her remains were brought up for 
the purpose of interring them in the family burying ground along side 
of her husband and children.  --
Catahoula
News, 7th.
        Mrs. Tew was the mother of Mrs. Richardson, and the sister 
of Mrs. Garrett, wife of the late Col. I. Garrett.

The Ouachita Telegraph
Friday, April 2, 1880
Page 1, Column 5
AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.
        A very unfortunate and lamentable tragedy occurred on the night 
the 10th inst., in the Parish of Grant, about fourteen miles from this 
place, which resulted in the Killing of Mr. George A. Kemp, a young man 
of that parish, and a most worthy and estimable citizen.
        The facts, as nearly as we can gather them, are that a posse,
composed of citizens of Grant and Catahoula parishes, were in pursuit 
of several men charged with horse-stealing, and who were regarded as 
dangerous and desperate characters.  In the neighborhood of where it 
was supposed the suspected parties would be found, it was thought 
expedient to make a division of the posse in order to visit several
places simultaneously. The night was very dark, and whether any place 
of meeting had been agreed  upon we do not know, but about nine o'clock 
the two parties met in the road, and one being called upon to halt, 
the other, not recognizing the voices as those of their friends, 
responded by repeating the words:  "halt yourself."
The two parties were within a few fee of each other, and the first call
which was instantly followed by the click" of guns being cocked, and, 
in the excitement and apprehension incident to what seems to have been 
a very unexpected meeting several shots were fired.  As stated above 
Mr. Kemp was almost instantly killed, being struck by a full load of 
buckshot in the chest, and by one or two pistol shots in the head.
        Our information leads us to understand that no criminal blame
attaches to any one, but that it is one of those unfortunate 
occurrences which is always possible when in sudden and unexpected 
emergencies men have arms in their hands.  The darkness of the night, 
and the known desperate character of the men for whom they were 
searching, were calculated to arouse more than ordinary precautions 
to give no advantage to an adversary. We deeply sympathize with the 
family of (the) young man who was so unfortunate as to fall a sacrifice 
for the misdeeds of his fellow men. ? La. Democrat, 17th ult.