The Ouachita Telegraph - Date: Mar. 2004 Submitted by: Lora Peppers ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm *********************************************** The Ouachita Telegraph November 21, 1867 Page 1, Column 4 MURDER AT PORT HUDSON. A shocking case of murder occurred at Port Hudson, on Friday, the 1st instant, at about 11 o'clock, A.M. The perpetrator of this deed was a colored man, known as Andrew Jackson. His victim was A.G. McDonald, of Clinton, a gentleman well and favorably known to many of our citizens, from his connection, several years ago, with the Advocate office in this city, in the capacity of book-keeper. Mr. McDonald was walking along the road at the time, in company with a friend when he was intercepted by Jackson, who, with a gun loaded with buckshot, fired upon him and killed him. There had been some previous difficulty between the parties, but nothing as we can learn, to justify the horrible deed committed. The murderer was brought here under a committment and lodged in the parish prison, by constable E.A. Triplet, of Port Hudson. Baton Rouge Gazette The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, January 3, 1879 Page 2, Column 2 East Baton Rouge. Last Saturday night a gentleman, who was on his way home at a late hour, heard some one near a gate groaning. Suspecting that a man had been foully dealt with, he went off and got another party to go with him to ascertain what was the matter and convey the injured party to some place where he could be carred (sic) for. When he returned wit a friend the man supposed to be injured was found to be Mr. Jas. Irwin, who had by some means or other got out of his house in his night clothes and was nearly frozen to death when picked up. He was taken to the jail the nearest point where a bed and fire could be found at that hour, but by the time they got him inside the room he was dead. - Advocate, 27th ult. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, February 26, 1887 Page 2, Column 5 BATON ROUGE. The following is an account of the murder of Hon. G.L.P. Wren’s little son, on Thursday last. “A brutal crime occurred late yesterday afternoon. The victim being a member of the family of Mr. G.L.P. Wren, who represented this parish in the last Legislature, and who lives at a country residence eight miles north of Minden. His little son, four years old, was decoyed into the woods near by and killed by a negro boy, fourteen years old. The negro broke the child’s skull with a pine-knot. Nothing is known as to the cause. Sheriff Reagan lodged the negro, whose name is Jim Cornelius in jail here this afternoon, and thinks he will develop other facts soon.” -- Capitolian Advocate. # # #