Newspaper article of assassination in Richland Parish Louisiana as published in the Columbus Enquirer-Sun, GA August 4, 1893 Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Shawn Martin, 03/16/07 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** * Columbus Enquirer-Sun, GA, August 4, 1893 TWO MEN ASSASSINATED RAYVILLE, La., August 3 – John J. Adams and Ben Duncan, who were riding a buggy together on the way from Alto to Adams home, were assassinated about 5 o’clock yesterday evening. When shot they were driving along an unfrequented road near the Hampton place. Their bodies were found at 10 o’clock this morning. Adams was in the buggy, his body riddled with bullets, and Duncan near by. The horse was still harnessed to the buggy and had not moved from the spot where the men were murdered. There is no clue to the assassins. Both men were prominent citizens and successful planters.