Obits: Lillie Dee Dugas, 1930 Caddo Parish, LA
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor
Date: July 2000
Source: The Daily Leader, Ruston, LA


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Obituaries are in the possession of Kelly Priestly, troubles@bayou.com




Tuesday, January 7, 1930



"CADDO GIRL KILLS SELF OVER LOVER"



     Shreveport, La. Borrowing a gun to end her live because of

the way things had turned out, Lillie Dee Dugas, 20, fired two

shots at I. C. Miller, 24 year old filling station employee here,

because he refused to wed her and then killed herself in the

office of the plant. Miller escaped the bullets aimed at him. 



     Coroner Willis P. Butler of Caddo parish, gave a suicide

verdict in the case of the girl and undelivered a letter she left

to Sheriff T. R. Hughes of the parish, which read:



     "Sheriff Hughes: Please see that the gun that I have used is

returned to Mr. Ayles at 420 Sixty-ninth street, Cedar Grove. He

does not know that I have it. It was taken from his home several

days ago by myself. I will certainly appreciate it if the gun is

returned to Mr. Ayles. Yours truly, Lillie Dee Dugas."



     Miss Dugas was carried to the hospital and died within a few

minutes after arriving. She had sent a bullet from the small

caliber automatic pistol into her temple.



     Miller was carried to the police headquarters for an

investigation of the tragedy. He made his statement to the

officers and was released.