The Ouachita Telegraph - Dave Slater Dies of Wounds Received from George Mitchell

Date: Aug 2001
Submitted by: Lora Peppers <lpeppers@ouachita.lib.la.us>



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The Ouachita Telegraph
Saturday, May 25, 1889
Page 3, Column 1

            Dave Slater, a negro living on Bayou DeSiard, died on the 21 of lockjaw from the 
effects of a gun shot wound received at the hands of George Mitchell, another negro, several 
days ago.  Mitchell was arrested and jailed.

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