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September 11, 1877
The New Orleans Daily Democrat
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
A negro excursion to Bay St. Louis ended in murder when George Charles shot DuBuisson dead over a dice game dispute. Charles fired at the sheriff during arrest but was captured with several accessories. The body was returned to New Orleans.
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MURDERED AT BAY ST. LOUIS,
A Bloody Termination of a Negro Ex-cursion.
At half-past 8 o'clock yesterday morning the excursion given by a negro association known as the "Union Sons' Relief" left this city, and reached Bay St. Louis at 11:30. They had no sooner reached the Bay than some seventeen of them, men and women, became involved in a difficulty, which finally terminated in a negro named George Charles drawing a pistol and firing five shots at a negro named DuBuisson.
One of the balls penetrated the latter's heart, and he dropped a corpse at his murderer's feet.
The report of the pistol brought the sheriff to the scene, and he attempted to arrest Charles. The slayer of DuBuisson made up his mind that he would not be made a prisoner, and taking refuge behind a tree, leveled a pistol, that was handed to him by one Louis Smith, and fired four shots at the sheriff as he
Advanced Upon Him.
The sheriff, however, bravely stood his ground, and with a couple of his deputies took Charles into custody.
After the principal had been landed in hock, the sheriff arrested twelve men and three women and locked them up on the charge of being accessories
To the Murder.
A Democrat reporter interviewed several of the negroes who were present at the killing, and they state that the clique of seventeen were all more or less playing high dice, when a negro named DuBuisson, who was the boss of the excursion, stopped them from playing, and as Charles and DuBuisson left the game the latter made some remark in French, and the former took it as an insult to him, and wheeling around drew his revolver and fired five shots at DuBuisson, the last ball taking effect in the left breast, penetrating the heart.
The murder threw a gloom over the tawny sons and daughters of Africa, and they all eagerly awaited the train to convey them back to the Crescent City.
When the return train stopped at Bay St. Louis the body of the murdered man
Was Put Aboard
and brought to the city, reaching here at 10 o'clock last night. It was then removed to his late residence, in the Third District.
A Bloody Termination of a Negro Ex-cursion.
At half-past 8 o'clock yesterday morning the excursion given by a negro association known as the "Union Sons' Relief" left this city, and reached Bay St. Louis at 11:30. They had no sooner reached the Bay than some seventeen of them, men and women, became involved in a difficulty, which finally terminated in a negro named George Charles drawing a pistol and firing five shots at a negro named DuBuisson.
One of the balls penetrated the latter's heart, and he dropped a corpse at his murderer's feet.
The report of the pistol brought the sheriff to the scene, and he attempted to arrest Charles. The slayer of DuBuisson made up his mind that he would not be made a prisoner, and taking refuge behind a tree, leveled a pistol, that was handed to him by one Louis Smith, and fired four shots at the sheriff as he
Advanced Upon Him.
The sheriff, however, bravely stood his ground, and with a couple of his deputies took Charles into custody.
After the principal had been landed in hock, the sheriff arrested twelve men and three women and locked them up on the charge of being accessories
To the Murder.
A Democrat reporter interviewed several of the negroes who were present at the killing, and they state that the clique of seventeen were all more or less playing high dice, when a negro named DuBuisson, who was the boss of the excursion, stopped them from playing, and as Charles and DuBuisson left the game the latter made some remark in French, and the former took it as an insult to him, and wheeling around drew his revolver and fired five shots at DuBuisson, the last ball taking effect in the left breast, penetrating the heart.
The murder threw a gloom over the tawny sons and daughters of Africa, and they all eagerly awaited the train to convey them back to the Crescent City.
When the return train stopped at Bay St. Louis the body of the murdered man
Was Put Aboard
and brought to the city, reaching here at 10 o'clock last night. It was then removed to his late residence, in the Third District.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Murder
Negro Excursion
Pistol Shooting
Arrest
Dice Dispute
Bay St. Louis
What entities or persons were involved?
George Charles
Dubuisson
Louis Smith
Where did it happen?
Bay St. Louis
Story Details
Key Persons
George Charles
Dubuisson
Louis Smith
Location
Bay St. Louis
Event Date
Yesterday Morning
Story Details
During a negro excursion organized by the Union Sons' Relief association, George Charles shot and killed DuBuisson after a dispute over dice playing. Charles resisted arrest by firing at the sheriff but was captured, along with twelve men and three women as accessories.