Criminal: B. J. Bell Murder, 1963, 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: July 25, 1963 Winn Parish Enterprise-News American Separate Weekend Incidents: One Negro Man Killed, Two Injured In Fights A young Winnfield Negro man walked into Police Headquarters here Sunday night and surrendered minutes after another Negro man was fatally injured by four shots from a .22 caliber pistol. Police Lt. G. C. Bates identified the victim as B. J. Bell, about 24 years old. Bates said that Roscoe Singleton, 24, appeared shortly after the 7 p.m. shooting in the Cozy Inn Cafe located in the L. and A. Quarters. Singleton told Bates of shooting Bell and took the officer to a grassy spot along the L & A railroad where Bates recovered the pistol which Singleton said he used. According to Singleton's claim, the shooting arose over marital difficulties involving Bell and Singleton's wife. A murder charge was filed against Singleton who will probably face the grand jury this fall. The shooting followed closely a Saturday afternoon knife fight involving two Negro men leaving one severely injured and the other painfully hurt. Bates said this incident involved Jimmy Jones and Jimmy Ingram and occurred in the T. & G. Quarters. Bates said Jones was in the hospital in Pineville with a long slash over his left kidney. Ingram is recovering from a stab in the left shoulder. Bates said Ingram claimed the fight grew out of an old problem between the two men involving a pair of boots, owned by Ingram. Jones was brought into Winnfield City Court several weeks ago because of an alleged theft of the boots. He was fined on a charge of disturbing the peace which grew out of the matter, Bates said, and police returned the boots to Ingram. Charges are pending in the knife fight case.