"CROWLEY NEGRO, WIFE AND CHILD BRAINED WITH AX AS THEY SLEPT."
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Title
"CROWLEY NEGRO, WIFE AND CHILD BRAINED WITH AX AS THEY SLEPT."
Subject
Walter J. Byers, wife and child, negroes, were this afternoon found murdered in their home in West Crowley. They had been brained with an ax, and the murderer had gained entrance to the house through a rear window. The murder is supposed to have been committed Tuesday night, and the discovery of the crime was made on account of the odor from the corpses. There is no clew, Byers and his wife were respected and both were officers of the negro church. There was no evidence of a struggle, and the victims were probably killed in their sleep. The house is located in a thickly-populated portion of the negro quarter.
Description
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Creator
The New Orleans Times Picayune
Source
James D. Wilson Personal Collection
Publisher
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Date
1-27-1911
Contributor
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Relation
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Format
microfilm
Language
English
Type
newspaper
Identifier
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Coverage
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Citation
The New Orleans Times Picayune, “"CROWLEY NEGRO, WIFE AND CHILD BRAINED WITH AX AS THEY SLEPT.",” Who Did It?: Clementine Barnabet and the Louisiana-Texas Ritual Ax Murders, accessed May 15, 2024, https://whodidit.omeka.net/items/show/3.