Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Lamperez, Frederick Edgar - February 12, 1912
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source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.)
1902-1944, February 17, 1912, Image 2

Last Monday night at about 7:30 o'clock, a most horrible tragedy occurred in 
this City, Mr. Frederick Edgar Lamperez, aged eighteen years and son of Mr. 
Edgar Lamperez of New Iberia, was stabbed to his death by an unidentified 
negro, living only about forty minutes after the deadly weapon was plunged 
in his breast.  The young man was in company with two other friends, young 
Abbey Domingue and Joseph Richard on Jefferson street, and all three were 
singing and otherwise jollying one another when the negro followed them and 
mocked them in their singing. When they reached the corner of Jefferson and 
Madison streets young Lamperez stopped and remonstrated with the negro for 
his impudence which brought on words from the negro who at the same time 
advanced upon him with his concealed knife and drove it into the body of the 
unfortunate Lamperez with full force, causing his death in a few  minutes. 
After committing this dastardly deed the negro made his escape before he 
could be arrested. Sheriff Henderson and the police officials of this City 
have exerted themselves to apprehend the criminal, but up to the present 
writing the mdrderer (sic) is still at large. The Sheriff is so determined 
to run the accused down that, he has personally offered a reward of $250.00 
for any information that will give him & clue to work upon in catching the 
scoundrel and bringing him to justice and we sincerely hope that he will be 
caught and punished. Young Lamperez was a hard working and industrious boy 
and the community sympathize deeply with his family in their sade loss. The 
funeral was held the following evening from St. Peter's Catholic church and 
was attended by hundreds of grief-stricken friends and relatives.


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