News From Allen Parish

Dec 11, 1902 Ft Worth Star: Louisiana Records a Shocking murder. Alexandria, La. Dec 11-- Woman living near Alexandria Louisiana called to the door of her house and her body riddled with shot. One of the most dastardly murders ever recorded in the annals of Louisiana occurred near Oberlin, about fifty miles south of this place. A Mrs. Sonia was called to her door and her body riddled with shot. She died almost instantly. A clue was secured concerning the identity of the murderer and a armed posse is searching the country for him.

Two Texas Travelers S Brandon of McAllen and Forest Thomas of Beaumont were held up and robbed of money and jewelry early Friday by a lone bandit at Kinder, Allen Parish. Stopping off at Kinder to change trains, the men were confronted by a robber while walking on the tracks near the station. After obtaining $53 in currency, a diamond ring and a stick pin, the robber escaped.Lake Charles, La June 11, 1927

Mrs. J McGee made a flying trip to Kinder yesterday. Messer. Mr. C T Miller and C E Johnson were in Kinder on business yesterday. 1910-08-28;Beaumont Enterprise

Robbers Get $12,000 from Louisiana Bank, Beaumont, TX Jan 28, 1918. Two armed robbers secured $12, 000 from the branch of Calcasieu National Bank of Lake Charles, at Oakdale, Louisiana today. Ray Young one of the tellers, had just opened the bank when he was covered with a revolver and ordered to open the vault. The bank carries $500,000 in deposits and the fact that the main funds were secured in a time lock safe, which does not open until 3 o'clock prevented the haul from being larger. The robbers escaped in an automobile.

June 4, 1918 Albuquerque Journal Aviator is found dead in Quarters. San Antonio Texas June 3---Capt George Leroy Austin 413?field artillery was found dead in his quarters at Camp Travis Sunday afternoon. There was a bullet hole through his head and an army revolver nearby. He was a graduate of the Leon Springs training school of November 1917. His father is R H Austin, of Oakdale, La. Captain Austin formerly was a lumberman of Louisiana.