New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-22

From The New Iberia Ne'cs, of yesterday,
we obtain the following additional particu
lars concerning the arrest. confession and
lynching Of the gang who, on the night of
the thirteenth instant, murdered Messrs
Lanet and Snaer at their store in New
Iberia and then set fire to the building con-
tanning their dead bodies:
Mr. Kyle and others started on Sunday
from New Iberia in search o. the murder.
ers, but only rumOrs we're brought back by
them.
Mr.. Kyle, in his description of the ne.
grOes he saw in the store on the night of
the murder, caused suspicion to point
strongly to one POlycarp, black, villain
GUS looking negro. and O1 Tuesday he was
arrested in the neighborhOod Of the
tragedy.
On Tuesday morning a large number of
citizens, many armed, assembled in Snaer-
vile for the purpose of attending the cor
Oner's jury investigation. The first witness
brought on the stand was Poiycarp. He
denied all knowledge of the affair, but upon
being closely questioned by brother of
one of the murdered men, Mr. Seymour
Snaer (attorney- -at-law, of New Orleans), he
confessed to having been at the store when
the deed was done, but had no hand in it.
He gave the names OF Martin Peterson,
Ozemie and Adrien Frilot, alias Williams
All three were arrested. but denied the
charge.
At about P. NJ. the prisoners under citi-
zen guards, reached New Iberia, where
they confessed their crime.
They went to the store, and after attract
ing the attention of the two prOprietOrs by
engaging them in showing them their goods,
upon given signal by one of the prisoners,
both Lanet and Snaer were telled to the
floor by heavy blows, administered with
hickory clubs. Adrien FrIlot, the most
powerful OF the party, cut their thrOats.
The doors were then closed, and taking the
safe key from Snaer's pocket the safe was
rided Of $500 in currency and $500 in gold
and silver. The bodies were then carried
into room, saturated with coal oil and
set fire TO-
The alarm Of fire was then given bv the
murderers. The prisoners were all young
men, the oldest twenty three years old
They belonged to q gang of thieves and
murderers, who have been operating in
that neighborhood for the past eighteen
months, and during that time the murders
amount to four and two attempts at assas-
sination, besides in the past six months not
less than four daring robberies, among
which the warehouse of Swain. telegraph
operators house, district attorneys house
and Lanet & Snaer's store. Mr.. Snaer hav-
ing promised protection to Polycarp if he
all. was protected by him and
sent to jail under charge of a constable to
guard him from being taken out and hung
oy the incensed and indignant people.
At about sunset from 1900 to 1000 colored
people had assembled in New Iberia. and,
taking Paterson. Ozemie and Adrien Frilot
across the bayou, tied them together and
swung them to an oak limb They were so
,lose together that their cheeks touched
each other.
One of the prisoners. while they were
,ying his HANDS, stated that he was steam |
ooatman and would die like steamboat |
BULLY. All three seemed Indifferent to their |
ate. Two of rhe number were recog-
,ized as having attended the funeral |
hanging no drop was used, bat
white and colored men hoisted them
Up bodily from the ground. Their necks
we're not broken but they were choked to
ieath. No manifestation OF pain or suffer |
ng, and the only movement made was by |
he strong man, Adlien, who shrugged his
houlders three times When taken down
lext day, with the exception of slight |
projection of the tongue, their features
we're not the least contOrted. The Rev. L.
Jessup offered prayer at the scatfold.
md they were placed in rough boxes and
,uried.
Our correspondent visited Polycarp and
lsked him if they had succeeded in eluding
he authorities was it their intention of
committing more such deeds. He answered
i spec So
Polycarp is expected to still confess more,
md the citizens are confident of capturing
he whole gang. Officers are already on
rack of three more men, and before our
'aper reaches the public they will likely
ave them secure in Jail, if not taken by the
itizens and strung to the same oak limb as
heir confederates. Polycarp is supposed
o have been the leader OF the band. and
urniug States evidence is regarded as the
'yeaking up of the gang.