| Three days before the exeaution, Dr. Fling called en Pre-
vost and offered his services as a minister. On the day o:
execution a cart with a chffin in it was driven to the gib
bet. The poor wretch had been confined for months in pre
son and was very weak and mich emaciated. He had a fine
countenance, He was supposed to be under the influence of
arsenic, with which he tried to poison himself the night
before, The scenery of the woods was beautiful, he gazed
. long at the enchahting prespect before hime The scene of
‘his execution was pitiful, merciless in the extreme, where
justice should have been tempered with mercy." LOUISIANA
HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. III, #1, Janey 1920, "History
of Natchitoches, La," by Milton Dunn, page l5. Q
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Three days before the exeaution, Dr, Fling called on Pre-
vost and offered his services as a minister. On the day oj
execution a cart with a chffin in it was driven to the gibg
bet. The poor wretch had been confined for months in pra-
son and was very weak and mich emaciated. He had a fine
ceuntenance. He was suppesed to be under the influence of
arsenic, with which he tried to poison himself the night
before, The scenery of the woods was beautiful, he gazed
| long at the enchahting prospect before hime The scene of
‘his execution was pitiful, merciless in the extreme, where
justice should have been tempered with mercy." LOUISIANA
HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. III, # 1, Janey 1920, "History
of Natchitoches, La," by Milton Dunn, page 5.
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Three days before the exeuution, Dr. Flink called on Pre-
i On the day o!
The poor wretch had been confined for nonths in pré-
son and was very weak and mich emaciated, He had a fine
countenance, He was supposed to be under the influence of
arsenic, with which he tried to poison himself the night
befora The scenery of the wods was beautiful, he gazed
The scene of
justice sl
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PREVOSL, Dre phartac q
White, hanged Natchitoches, Laer, 1825,
" .eHe (Limothy Flint) made atrip to Natchitoches in com
pany with Judge (Henry A.) Bullard in 1825...A French sur=
geon by the name of Dre Prevost who had been educated in
his profession in France, and who came to Natchitoches at
the age of 36, was treated with unwarranted indignity th-
rough prejudice and bigotry, He was arrested and brought
to town for commitment to jail, was liberated on a writ of
habeus corpus, and conceived a deep-seated hatred against
a Northern man, the District Atterney named Mills, who hac
been instrumental in his persecution, and who called him a
liar in the courseof an altercation, Prevost challenged
Mills, offering him the choice of weapons, Mills decline
to fight, whereupon Prevost plunged a dagger into his hea
Mills died in a few minutes, and Dr. Prevost gave himself
up, was convicted on trial and sentenced to be hanged,
PREVOST, Dr. charles 1
White, hanged “iit chiteches, Lass 1825.
"He (Limothy Flint) made atrip to Natchitoches in com-|
pany with Judge (Henry A.) Bullard in 1825...A French sur-|
geon by the name of Dre Prevost whe had been educated in
his profession in France, and who came to Natchitoches at
the age of 36, was treated with unwarranted indignity th-
rough prejudice and bigotry. He was arrested and brought
to town fer commitment to jail, was liberated on a writ of
habeus corpus, and conceived a deep-seated hatred against
a Northern man, the District Atterney named Mills, who had
been instrumental in his persecution, and who called him a
liar in the courseof an altercation, Prevost challenged
Mills, offering him the choice of weapons. Mills declined
to fight, whereupon Prevost plunged a dagger into his heay
Mills died in a few minutes, and Dr. Prevost gave himself
up, was convicted on trial and sentenced to be hanged,
PREVOST, Dre oharjas
White, harged Natchitoches, Las. 18:
‘..eKe (Limothy Flint) made a trip te Natchitoches in com
pany with Judge (Henry A.) Bullard in 1625... French sur.
geon by the name of Dre Prevost who had been educated in
his profession in France, and who came to Natchitoches at
the age of 3%, was treated with unwarranted indignity th-
rough prejudice and bigotry. He was arrested and brought
to town for commitment to jail, was liberated on a writ o
habeus corpus, and conceived a deep-seated hatred against
a Northern man, the District Attorney named Mills, who had
been instrumental in his persecution, and who called him
liar in the courseof an altercation, Prevost aur
Mills, offering him the choice of weapons. Mills declines
to fignt, whereupon Frevost plunged & dagger inte fis hes
Mills died in a few minutes, and Dr. Prevost gave himself
up, was convicted on trial and sentenced to be hanged,
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