On August 15,1853 an 8 to 9-year-old Orphaned German girl would die from yellow fever in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Her identity would be unknown. She would be buried at Cypress Grove Cemetery 2 in New Orleans.
At 2 p.m. on Jan. 3, 1901, four miles out of Welsh, Louisiana the crew of a freight train saw bloodied clothes hanging from the cards. Upon inspection, the body of a mangled teenage boy was found. It's believed that the boy was a stowaway on the train and lost his hold causing him to fall beneath and be mangled by the train. He had broken both legs, and crushed his skull, one arm was severed and the other only held on by skin.
A trainman came forward stating he believed he saw the boy in Houston, Texas. The boy told him he had returned from the Philippines and was heading to New Orleans to see his brothers. He stated one brother worked at a slaughterhouse and the other worked at a mill.
John Doe was a white male was between 14 and 16-years-old. He seemed to be wearing a new suit with overalls over it to help protect it. He had no identifying papers on him when he was found. He did have a tattoo of an anchor with the initials G.T.
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On February 2, 1886, James Baptiste and Marie Dujoe were to be wed at the Jamisen Plantation near Thibodeaux, Lousiana. What should have been a joyous occasion became a tragedy. During the wedding, the lights were suddenly extinguished, and the room would go into complete darkness. There were screams in the darkness.
When the lights were relit James was found lying on the ground dying from seven stab wounds. He would die a few minutes later. The murderer was Keziah Collins who was a former mistress of James. She had friends help turn the lights out and she was able to escape onto a steamboat called the Alice LeBlanc.
I couldn't find any articles about if she had been captured and charged for the murder.
SOURCES:
Clay County Sentinel Feb. 11, 1886
The Pleasanton Herald Feb 12, 1886
The Conservative Feb. 13, 1886
