The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2 Page: 164 of 268
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LA SALLE
him, immediately drew his pistol and fired
it upon Duhaut, who staggered about four
paces from the place and fell down dead.
At the same time Ruter, who had been with
Hiens, fired his piece upon Liotot, the surgeon,
and shot him through with three balls.
These murders, committed before us, put
me into terrible consternation, for, believing
the same was designed for me, I laid hold
of my firelock to defend myself; but Hiens
cried out to me to fear nothing, to lay down
my arms, and assured me he had no design
against me, but that he had revenged his
master's death. He also satisfied M. Cavelier
and Father Anastasius, who were as
much frighted as myself, declaring he meant
them no harm, and, though he had been in
the conspiracy, yet had he been present at
the time when M. de la Salle was killed, he
would not have consented, but rather have
obstructed it.
Liotot lived some hours after, and had
the good fortune to make his confession,
after which the same Ruter put him out of
his pain with a pistol shot. We dug a hole
in the earth and buried him in it with Duhaut,
doing them more honor than they had
done to M. de la Salle and his nephew Moranget,
whom they left to be devoured by
'Wild beasts. Thus those murderers met with
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Cox, Isaac Joslin. The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6103/m1/164/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .