GUIDRY DIES, LANDRY HELD
Crowley Signal January 20, 1925
News Article from Adadia Parish
Submitted by Winston Boudreaux, 2006

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GUIDRY DIES, LANDRY HELD
Crowley Signal January 20, 1925

The death last night of Ignace Guidry, shot Monday night by his brother in law, 
A. Landry, near Lawtell in the south eastern part of St. Landry parish, has 
given the basis for a serious charge against Landry, now held in St. Landry 
parish jail.

According to reports of the shooting received by the Signal, Guidry was shot 
by Landry at the home of the latter after a quarrel between the two men, which 
is said to have ensued when Guidry came to Landry’s home to get his wife, who 
had gone there Saturday night. The report said that Mrs. Guidry had gone Sunday 
evening to the home of Amos Reed to visit some sick people. Later she went to 
the home of her brother where she remained until Monday night, at which time 
her husband came to get her in a car. Her brother is said to have told Guidry 
that his wife was to spend the night, and it is said that an argument followed, 
leading to the shooting.

It was said that the quarrel between the men leading to the shooting was due 
to Landry’s complaint that Guidry had been abusing his wife, according to 
the sheriff’s office in Opelousas.

Guidry died at the St. Landry sanitarium at 10 p.m., last night after lingering 
since Monday. He was rushed immediately after the shooting to Opelousas where 
medical attention was given. Meanwhile Landry, also taken to Opelousas was 
jailed and has since been held pending developments at the sanitarium.

The remains of the deceased were brought to the home of his sister, 
Miss Blanche Guidry, in Church Point this morning, according to advices received 
from that town, and funeral services were to be held from the Catholic 
Church at 2 p.m. this afternoon.

He is survived by his wife, and ten children, of which seven are from a previous 
marriage, his first wife having died several years ago. In addition he is mourned 
by three brothers, Charles and Jack of Ged, La., and Ben of Goose Creek, and 
three sisters, Mrs. E.L. Melancon and Mrs. Stephen Thibodeaux of Church Point 
and Mrs. Roland Davis of Vinton.