Obituaries:  Johnnie McComic, Sabine Parish       M-252
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 7, 1973
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Johnnie McComic

  From The Shreveport Times, March 22, 1898.

  From passengers who reached this city yesterday morning from
Zwolle, on the K. C. S. road, 62 miles south of the city, the
particulars of the most desperate affray that occured in that
town Saturday afternoon between 5 and 6, are learned.

  A man by the name of Nick Sepulvado, who lived not far from
Zwolle, a man of a quarrelsome disposition, raised a disturbance
in Zwolle. Johnnie McComic, the town marshal, attempted to arrest
Nick. He resisted the officer, pulling a pistol at close range,
and fired on the constable, shooting him in the stomach.

  After falling mortally wounded, Mr. McComic pulled his pistol,
and laying on the ground, fired three shots into his assailant,
one penetrating his heart, and the other two in his body, killing
him instantly.

  Mr. McComic was conscious until 3 o'clock Sunday morning, and
died at 10 o'clock that morning. Mr. McComic married Miss Bettie
Parrott, and leaves a most beautiful young wife, and two small
children to mourn his untimely death.

  He was 28 years old, and was generally esteemed for his sterling
qualities of head and heart. He was honorable and upright in all
his dealings, stood high in the community in the defense of peace
and order, of which he lost his life. He belonged to a fine
family, was a cool, nervy, and fearless man, as demonstrated in
this affray in which he killed his assailant, after being
mortally wounded. The tragedy caused intense excitement, and the
death of the courageous officer is deeply deplored by all
citizens of Zwolle.