The Ouachita Telegraph - Layrisson's Clerk Lawhon Shoots Oscar Dupuy Date: Oct. 2000 Submitted by: Lora Peppers ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, July 4, 1879 Page 2, Column 6 On Wednesday night of this week a fearful tragedy was enacted on the east bank of the river in this parish. Mr. Oscar Dupuy, a native of this parish, heretofore considered a most inoffensive person, and related to some of the best people of the parish, in a fit of mental aberration, conceived the idea of entering upon the premises of Mr. A. Layrisson, about half-past 11 o’clock. He was warned away by threats from Mr. Layrisson, but he shortly after returned armed with a cooper’s axe, a hatchet, a razor and an iron hook. Mr. Layrisson awoke his clerk, Mr. Lawhon, and they both endeavored by threats to drive away Mr. Dupuy, but without effect. Mr. Dupuy persisting in attempting to do bodily harm upon Mr. Lawhon, the latter fired a shot from a double barreled shot gun, loaded with small shot, into the abdomen of Dupuy. Mr. Dupuy has since died from the effects of the wound and Mr. Lawhon is now a prisoner awaiting a preliminary examination. - Iberville South. # # #