The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-08

A Little 07me In wrica Seven
~ Eng axed.. ~ ~
Which Endediatse Lot Being
Safely Lodged In the
Parish J All.


the store Of Mr.. 4. A. Deau had
been entered during the night anl
u considerable amount Of mones
and goods stolen from him. The
community were not long kept in
suspense, and sooD learned that
Mr.. Dean had lost the money AMI
the goods. and was ont with cou.
pie of deputy sheritfs, on the hunt
for the burglars. Before night
they had arrested AMI im orisoned
four Of the suspected thieves. o.
Wednesday they honse1 four more,
one II them heing sfterward re-
leased ~ having no connection with
the robbery. BY this time one Of
the pegroes had turned State ev,
dence aud divulged the VII, IL af-
fair. the sequel Of which proved
that the deputies had been as re-
msrkably correct AS they were sue
cessful in their arrests-in eight
arrests having been able to bag the
entire gang, consisting Of seven
lively mokes, named as follows:
Horace White, James Monroe, Cap
tain Ware, Pascos Ware, Harr,
Carter. Robt. Psrtiway ana Albert
Niles.
Horace White Was the ono wh .
''peached" ON the others To save his
own bacon. He and Munroe ~ eln
to have been the principals, while
the last three, Carter. Pe,tiway ana
Niles, who are boys, we're led into
the net by the older heads.
They stole t3l2 in money aud
about tl0U worth Of goods Abuu,
500 worth VI goods were rec ,vered,
and 1919 Of the money
The first cline Mr.. Dean got To-
put him on the scent WAS u bill
shat White bought goods with from
Mr.. Hiram Williamson, at Indlmn
Hill. Upon being questioned rs to
where lie got tine money, White
said Anderson January paid 1t To
him. When asked about 1t, the
latter denied ever having given
him . cent IN II years. White then
stated that Mr.. II. A. BOissat, Oh
Cotile, WA. tue party from whom
he receiyed II. its WAS tiien toia
that ~ Mr. Boissat was y very CIR
rect and particular business man,
his books wouid sno,r whether this
story WAS true or not, and that thu
sheriff would subpoei him ~ u
witness III the case. Being now NJ
his wits end for sub,erfages White
admitted that James Mourue had
gwen hi,a the money and instrtc..
ed him what to say If questioned y
to where it came from.
Monroe il an old bird and should
have been Gagged long before this
Several evil transactions have beeL
traced to his door, but FIR want of
sufficient evidence he escaped the
clutches of the law. 1t IN very
probable that he was concerned III
the murder Of the German, Martin.
found in Bayou Darro. last year,
with his throat cut. tie broached
the subject and did the planning In
last Monday nights TRANSACTION,
aud WAS armed with revolAei
when he eutercd Mr.. Deans sJOr.
At the time of the robbery Mr
u. ". Dean, Mr.. w. A. Little xna
u uegro boy, Dock jackson. were
asleep III = room ~ tue back Of tn.
store, bu. knew nothius Of tnell
visitors until ulOrnIng. The nignt
was dark, ralny aud windy. Before
retiring the u masles hal heard d
nOise aud looked out to sscerL4s,i.
WHIST IT was, Tut Concluded that
sOnle cattle near b. Ovras.Vned IL.
The entrauce vas .ua'ic D.. pry
aug the hinges oil tue ~Inio xsud.
tsr With n hAlctit4t