Criminal Justice Matters:  J. R. Black, 1908, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483


**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************
 


From:  November 25, 1908 Comrade

J. R. Black Killed

Information was received here Tuesday morning, that Mr. J. R. Black, a prominent
citizen of Winnfield, was killed in Alexandria, by George Herring a resident of
that city.  What led up to the trouble between the two men was not definitely
ascertained. Mr. Black was one of the substantial citizens of Winnfield, and
recently sold out his interest in a livery stable here, which he had successfully
conducted with Mr. A. J. Long.  He stood high in public estimation, and the news
of his sudden death was a shock to the entire community.

His body was brought here from Alexandria on Tuesday morning and conveyed to
Liberty Hill, Bienville Parish, on Wednesday and interred in the cemetery there. 
He leaves a wife and four small children to mourn his untimely death.  To the
afflicted relatives the public sympathy is tendered in their sudden bereavement.