The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-19
The Bayou Macon Murder.
/, AN INQUIRY FROM TEXAS.

A. t@at IhAYhl eA2 1870 ftdJ AnHt JtRAGa lSbhfJ8
The following letter from Cold
Springs Texas; will be read with inter-
est. OF course, we are not able to iden-
tlfysthe person here described, but per-
maps some I of our Franklin parish
friends may be able to do o E
Cold SPRINGS, Texas, june s., 1874.
Slr-lR the Pfcayune, of May 30 Ino-
ticed an aec0nntiOf a cold blooded muir
der and robbery ON Bayou Macon, in
which Henry A. Lewis and "A. B. and
IL. Norris were suspected, and the
two latter having been arrested, but
Lewis escaped. #,tf sIaHa= aIs Isl.
About eight days ago there arrived att
this place a young man by. the name of
Lewis, who was here during the. war,
from Louisiana. This young fellow
sat around here the day after, and said
he was waiting for his horse to. rest ND
some, when he would proceed to his
brother-ip- laws, in Grimes county,
town of NaVasota. .ata sazf,
d. will describe This appearance:
About 8 feet 81 inches high; curly, light
hair about itWenty-tllree or twenty
four years old ; light eyes. had a nous
taele and a goatee on his chin; quite
active-a considerable jumper, could
kick his, 0wnshat off. A day or two be-
fore he left, he shaved off the little spot
on his chin, leaving his moustache. He
was dressed i'm, dark clothes !; shoes "a
little run dOwn1said he had been c
ly q month on the road.
The New Orleans Picaynne was ne
ceiEed Saturday, and Hardiman Lewis
loft tils11nOTning, going west, riding u
black 5horse, low i'll order, being the
Il he arrived on. e4i !. aIf fiji
fShoilld HiisnansWer, his description,
you had better send i'm officer for him,
and lose no time. Every man wishes to
stop crime il he can. Let me hear iug-
medlately on receipt OF this ii the MAN
who passed here assdescribed is the man.
Address e. j. JACKSON,
Cold Springs, San Jacinto Co, Texas.
subsequent TO the appearance of the
above In our edition of yesterday af-
ter noon we were called upon by b. u.
Sage, ESD a prominentand WelI.known,
citizen, who informed us that the young
man HaIdeman Lewis, is well known
to him as q. son of Thomas H. Lewis,
Esqss OF Dpel0asas, and as being in NO.
way connected with the Henry A.Lewisl
Mr.. Hardeman Lewis is q
printer by trade, and for two years past
llaa.bee1A working in the office of the
Opelolsps JOURNAL, and, more latterly,.
of tile New Iberia Sugar Bowl. About
SIX weeks ago he left Iberia Parish for
Nayasota, Texas, where he has sister
residing HeIWasfon horseback our
correspondent relates, and answers in
every respect the description given.
We Mllstithat no detention or annoy-
ance has been offered this worthy Young
gentleman who it appears is not in the
iresn0test degree associated with the
Bayou Macon tragedy, n0r, indeed,
eyer visited franklin parish in his life
and at the same time we take occasion
To thank our correspondent for the in
.tefest he has taken-through the best
Of motives NE are confident-In our,be-
half. .3y en at,
Mr.. 4. Hardeman Lewis left here
several weeks ago, on that "blaek
horse for Texas. The, horse and
money to pay expenses, were all OBJ
tanned here. He has never been to
Bayou Macon Or Franklin parish; and
if he had, he would not have been inn
plieated IN that murder. hi HsTn n