Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Blankenship, Doctor December 25, 1858
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The Independent [Harrisonburg, LA] January 19, 1859, p.2
  On the night of the 25th ult., a fight with knives and hand-spikes 
occurred at Bayou Boeuf bridge, in this Parish [Note:  Morehouse] between a 
man named Doctor Blankenship, and Mr. Stallings, a resident of Ouachita 
Parish, which terminated in the death of Blankenship, who received a wound 
in the left breast with a pocket knife, which occasioned his death in a few 
moments.  The following day, Stalling was arraigned before Justices Parker, 
Fulow, and Naff.  A considerable number of witnesses were examined, which 
occupied the time of the court two days.  There was no one present at the 
time the fight took place, and judging from Stallings declarations and the 
circumstantial evidence, he was justifiable in killing Blankenship.  The 
Court, it seems, entertained a different view of the matter, as appears from 
the decision.  he was bound over in the sum of $500, and yet he was tried 
and convicted of murder.  It seems to us, that inasmuch as he was found 
guilty of imbueing his hands in the blood of the deceased, the prisoner 
should have been imprisoned until the next term of the District Court 
instead of admitting him to bail, which is tantamount to turning him loose, 
inasmuch as we understand tha law to prohibit Magistrates from taking Bonds 
in cases of this character, and any so taken are therefore null and void. - 
Morehouse Advocate.

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