1896 Death Notice of Charles Davenport, Union Parish Louisiana
Submitted by:       T. D. Hudson
Date of Submission: 11/2008

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1896 Death Notice of Charles Davenport, Union Parish Louisiana

From the "Gazette", a newspaper published in Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana
Issue of 30 December 1896, page 3
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  Mr. Hez Malone accidentally shot and killed Charley Davenport, a negro, on Christmas 
day, near his home in the eastern part of the parish. Out informant states that Mr. 
Malone intended to simply scare the negro by pointing a loaded gun at him, when the 
weapon went off, emptying a load of shot in the unfortunate negro's bowels, producing 
almost instant death. People should never indulge in pranks with loaded guns. Such 
carelss and thoughtless acts have already caused many harmless men to lose their lives.


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