St Landry County Louisiana Archives News.....BLOODY ATTEMPT TO ARREST.  Two Men and One Woman Killed in Catahoula Parish! August 23, 1873
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The Ouachita Telegraph (Monroe, LA) August 23, 1873
The Ouachita Telegraph (Monroe, LA)
Saturday, August 23, 1873
Page 1, Column 6

BLOODY ATTEMPT TO ARREST.
Two Men and One Woman Killed in Catahoula Parish!
 The undersigned, armed with warrants by the Hon. John I. Morgan, Judge of the 
8th Judicial District Court in and for the parish of St. Landry, State of 
Louisiana, of date 13th of August, 1873, for the arrest of one Cyriacque 
Guillory and one Benjamin Guillery, proceeded to Little River in the parish of 
Catahoula, and to the residence of said Guillorys, on the morning of the 19th 
inst.; and knowing the desperate character of said men, proceeded quietly to 
surround said residence before daylight, and remained still till after 
sunrise; when Cyriacque Guillory came out of the house to feed his horse.  He 
was hailed and commanded to surrender, as we had a warrant for his arrest.  He 
was further told not to run as the house was surrounded and he would be shot.  
In defiance of this, he called to his brother Benjamin to bring him his rifle, 
and who appeared at a window at the same time and fired on us. Then a lady 
appeared on the gallery with a shot gun in her hands.  Cyriacque was told 
plainly and repeately not to move.  He started at a quick pace toward the 
lady — we suppose to get the gun, or to run under the house to make his escape 
when he was again asked to halt.  He again refused, when we in the legal 
discharge of our duty found it absolutely necessary to shoot him down.  At the 
same time Benjamin Guillory, after the fall of his brother, ceased firing and 
retreated to the back gallery.  Three of the POSSE being on guard in the rear 
of the house hailed him and demanded a surrender, as he was getting over the 
banisters and off the gallery.  He at once presented his rifle at Mr. Lewis 
one of our deputy sheriffs, who not only to protect his own life, but in the 
discharge of his official duty, shot him dead.  By an unfortunate accident, 
for which we cannot account, Mrs. Cyriacque Guillory was wounded, and we are 
sorry to hear, dangerously so.
 It is proper to state that we asked two citizens of the vicinity to enter the 
residence of the messrs. Guillory, after we had surrounded the house, with the 
view of arresting these parties, without resort to force, and that no one was 
willing to do so.  We regret exceedingly the wounding of Mrs. Guillory, which, 
from the voluntary exposure of her person, we think was unavoidable; and what 
we have done in this case was in pursuance of our official duty, and as good 
citizens of our State; and we hold ourselves responsible to its Courts for any 
illegal proceedings on our part.  
     C.C. DUSON,
     J.B. JACKSON,
     D. ORTEGO,
     C. D'LAFOSSE, JR.,
     W.C. LEWIS,
     E.S. ANDREWS,
    Deputy Sheriffs and Posse.
 The Catahoula News, in which we find the above, contains the following 
further particulars:
 On the morning of the 19th inst., on Little river, in this parish, about 11 
miles from Trinity, Cyriacque Guillory and his wife, and Benj. Guillory, his 
brother, were shot.  Benj. Guillory died immediately; and the other two have 
since died.  The facts connected with the killing of these persons, are set 
forth in the card of Mr. Dudson and others, in this issue.  The unfortunate 
woman was enciente.



Additional Comments:
Cyriaque and Benjamin Guillory were the sons of Augustin and Eugenie Mirza 
Soileau Guillory (see the 1860 St. Landry Parish Census).  Cyriaque married 
Sophie Sylvestre in St. Landry Parish on September 7, 1865.

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