New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-20
Crime I'm Baton Rouge.

Last week we gave an account of the
| capture OF two horses, saddles and bride
and lot Of plumber, by Mr. Frank Bless.
ing, near the Blessing ia, N, at Brooksto wn.
Since then the horse that was retaken at
| night from Mr.. Blessings stable by the
thieves has been captured by some Of the
local officers, together with one of the sup
posed thieves. The horse has been identi-
| fed by Mr.. Blessing az the same he cap-
tured and was taken from his stable
1t is also stated that the plumber captured
| from the thieves had been stolen from Will.
| lis & Blouin, w. S. Booth and Mr. Htlbbs,
near Greenwich Springs. 1t seems these
thieves are two of gang OF horse thieves
and petty lafcensts and that they were
| laying in gOodly supply Of commissary
stores preparatory to an extensive raid into
other parts, and it is thought that they
operate in the parishes OF East and West
Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Ioerylle, Ascen.
sion, Livingston, St Helena and East and
West Baton Rouge.
Some time ago one of the parties who
was recognized by Mr.. Blessings man SER
Want brought a bale OF cotton To Andrew
Jackson, Esq, and offered TO sell it to bin.
Suspectng that the cotton was stolen, MIR.
jackson accepted the etfer but deferred
payment therefor for few days in order to
ascertain if the bale OF cotton had been
stolen. Accordingly he transmitted in
quiries to several points on the river above
this city, the result OF which was that the
cotton was ascertained to belong to a gen.
temrn residng at L,bdell'st Sore. The
tibet got wind Of these facts and never put
III his appearance to get pay for the cotton.
Notwithstanding these facts were known
by the proper officers, this Infamous villain
ha been allowed to remain to a recent date
unmolested-at least until after the time of
his being discovered with the stolen horses
aud plumber; and very likely he would not
have been molested had he not shot negro
man from whom he had stolen horse.
The facts about this last exploit were
these: After being routed aud his plumber
captured by Mr.. Blessing he LAID in wait on
the road to capture another horse to travel
on, and finally succeeded in doing SO when
a cOlOred man rode up to house on
the road. dismounted and went into
the house. As soon as the colOred
man had got inside the house the
thief mounted the horse and started to
ride away, when the colored man ran ont and
called to him to bring back his horse. Find
ing that he was discovered the thief turned
upon his victim and shot him down. After
committing this foul deed he ran off, and the |
body Ut the wounded man was picked up by !
some negro women and thrown into a small |
branch OF water believing him to be dead. |
The women were evidently the friends OF |
anu participants in the fruits Of the thiev |
cries OF The, horse thief and would be muir |
derer.
After this his hiding place was ascer. |
tanned, and an attempt was made to arrest |
him by negro constable called Sam. He |
requested Sam to hold on Till he could 90 in |
the house and get something he needed to |
take with him, but sOon emerged with
double barrel gun and routed Sam in less |
time than it takes t. tell the story. Since |
hat time he has not been so n near his old |
haunts. He Is q negro, and his name is
said to be George Wells
These are as near the facts as we have |
been able to ascertain them from parties
who have heard the story r.lated.-Batom
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