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Lincoln Waggoner
| Mob Defied By A Prisoner. Repulsed by a man they wanted to kill... Shreveport, La., Feb, 3.1891—Homer, the parish-seat of Claybome, has been the scene of intense excitement for the past two days. On Saturday night a mob battered a hole in the jail, and six men went through the passage to kill Link Waggoner, the desperado recently captured and placed there for sale-keeping. As soon as Link saw the six men he began firing at them, having In his possession two six-shooters. He s hot two of the men in the arms, defied the whole number and held them at bay. The mob was composed of gray haired men and strong young men. It seems that Waggoner bad not been placed in a cell, and did his shooting from the corridor, dodging In different departments. In trying to pull open the door of a fellow- prisoners cell, the latter caught the door with one hand to keep him out, when Waggoner threw a knife and cut off his fingers. The sheriff says that when placed in jail he was searched and no weapons were found about him, and it is supposed his friends furnished him with arms. "Spank" Waggoner, the brother of link, was sent back to the penitentiary last Saturday, being an escaped convict. |
| A TRULY BAD BAD MAN. An Escaped Convict "Who Has Killed More Than a Dozen Minden La., Nov 18, 1892. — Sheriff Ragin is searching "Webster Parish for the desperado "Link" Waggoner and some of his confederates. Last Saturday night Waggoner is supposed to have gone to "William Holland's house and killed him. He also stabbed a man in Texas and had to leave the city. The Sheriffs searching party is composed of nearly all the men in the ward who can carry a gun, and it is thought that they will kill several who are thought to have harbored him- Waggoner is an escaped convict. He was serving a life sentence for murder. More than a dozen deaths are charged to his account |
| Nov 17, 1892 Trenton NJ Article "Ward 1 of Webster parish, La , is in terror of Link Waggoner and his gang The sheriff and 150 men are hunting for the desperado" |
| A DESPERADO'S DEED. Lawless Condition In a North Louisiana Parish—Acts of Revenge. NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 10, 1892—A morning paper Minden (La.) special says the northern portion of Webster pariah, bordering on south Arkansas, is in a state of terror. Sheriff Reagan and a posse of 150 men are searching for the desperado Link Waggoner and his confederates. Saturday night Waggoner went to Wm. Holland's and shot him fatally while he was holding his-baby In his arms. Holland staggered into the house. After firing several additional shots the desperado left. Waggoner is the man who repulsed the Homer mob. After getting out of that scrape he went to Nacogdoches, Tex., where he stabbed a man and had to leave. Ho has resumed only a abort time, but has commenced to execute his threats of revenge. If he is discovered he will never reach Minden again. It is thought the posse will kill several who are supposed to have harbored Waggoner. Tuggle, who was shot Thursday, is dead. Ho declared that Tom Kindler of Claiborne parish shot him. This makes two cold blooded murders within a week and no one arrested for them. |
| Minden, La., Nov. 16.1892 Bangor Maine Armed Men A band of 150 armed men, under Sheriff Reagan, are searching about Webster Parish for the outlaw and murderer, link Waggoner and his confederates. If overtaken a desperate fight will probably occur. |
| LINK WAGGONER LYNCHED. Shreveport. La.. Sept. 10,1894.—Link Waggoner was shot to death by masked men who broke into the parish Jail at Minden yesterday. Waggoner had been at Monroe, but was brought to Minden Friday evening, his trial being set for Monday. The citizens wore aroused at 1 o'clock yesterday by cries of murder from the prisoners In the jail. A citizen succeeded. In collecting a crowd that went In the direction of the Jail, but the mob made quick work killing Waggoner and leaving the place In thirty minutes. Three white men In the cell with Waggoner were compelled by the mob to hold him while they shot at him. Waggoner cursed them and defied his enemies ns long as he had breath to call, and said If he had one pistol he could whip the whole crowd. He was shot twelve times and died In a few minutes. The mob consisted of about forty masked men. Link Wagoner had been Indicted by the grand Jury charged with shooting W. S Holland. He evaded arrest until last November, when Deputy Sheriff Reagan of Webster parish went to Nacogdoches county and laid the matter before Sheriff Spradley. Sheriff Spradley at once organized a posse and proceeded to the Waggoner homestead. Arriving there the posse surrounded the house. When Link saw them he appeared at a door with a revolver In each hand, but he surrendered after a deal of parleying on the part of himself and relatives. Deputy Reagan passed through Shreveport with his prisoner and took him to Minden. and afterward the prisoner was brought back to Shreveport and placed In jail for safe keeping- When the Webster parish court met last March Link was tried. He was acquitted of trying to assassinate Holland, but was rearrested charged with stealing a mule. He was then removed to the Monroe Jail for security. |
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