The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-05
SAElHErowH, Texas, April % 1871.

Jas. H. t0STrOVr Est. N"lcl'''"''>' ''''
DEAR SIR: see in the TWdic"t"r of
thr :;l>t Nnrl. a publication in relation
to thu, murder of DR.. II. W. Evans. (al'a>
Sidney Cook. suppose his true ''an'.)
Now sir the gentleman from S'hnr par
ish, whoever he may lt, has most grossly
mi>rrrrr>rntrd the matter, and as ne has
taken the liberty t" do so. and feet th"t
| I'm one of the Sufferers, so tar as bring
ing my name and family int" the matter
feel it duty owcto myself and friends
to ri>r you a true statement "f 'ar'>
Now Sir. this heightened gentleman DENT
ist. of whom he speaks. whose character
was above suspicion. was. IN the FIRST
rlarr 4 most confirmed drunken >"t,
rohbrr and Bigaml,t. | can prove by
Mr.. Ahmr Roberts. ofS@n Augustine. that
he told him that he had Il wife and chlld:
He told Mr.. J. S. Willis. of Milan: that
h. was Il married man. II told DIR. Lar X
in, OF Milan. he had family, and spoke
to him to 90 after them for him Now,
when he married my daughter. during
nv visit to your place, my son G' Is.
Gonllor. told him that if he deceived his
sister that lie would kill him. ne o!d
my son if he could prove him guilty. the
could ITO So he, Evans, as he called
: himself. gave my sou rrterehcc "a
, Capt. Baily Vincent, of ora"g"' Sa'I
Vincent is agent for the Orange ana
Houston II. Il. G. B. Go"lh~ saw Capt
=, Vincent. who told him that he bad known
Sidney Cook from y chile; THAT nc was
= one of the most notorious >roundrclS Nv
/ inc. That he committed a robbery II
5 Baton Rouge, and fled with his wife t.
. Galveston, that he left Galveston s"o'
f after and that he dropped his wife IN
house of i'll fame in that city, and !ei
u her there. Capt. Vincent also tol't MI
i l.. u. Edrinyton, of Pcrdlcton, if h
y would 90 over with him, he would sh'\
- him his (Evans) wife. AS soon as N
!" son learned these facts, he went direct t
: Evans and told him that he had see
- Can't. Vincent. and was then satisfied
e his Guilt, and that he had come t" Srtt|
\, witt, him. That G. b. Go"dlo" killed
l. W. Eva~s or Sidney Cook, there Is Il
!. doubt in MY mind, for he t"ld a d"z'
y, gentlemen that he would kill him, All
~, he did it. He said he hail killed Inn
~ and told where his body WAS. )" far
~ the robbery is onc"rn'd, that l i'r' &c
s. tain is not so, for if Evans Had d"lla
he certainly was a worse man man VI
cent described him he. for he eft with"
u dime to pay his trrriaGe, nor dld
nav his board in Milan or SahinrtoT
nor to Mr.. BccvrrS, of Sabine paris
IA who, by the Ivy. is a very poor man, Al
w. afflicted at that. If the gentleman ire
Sabine parish can find 4 man III Sam
IS county who has been tn" east cNrll
tin ABOUT the matter. he viii find one | l';'
=, NOT seen, nor 'lo think yml can fine
~ gentleman in Texas who will not say IL
he ,ch man deserves not to i've III
m. christian community. Had G Is. G"'
, lor after he had captured the tirnd,
De ken him to Hrmphill and lodged INN
tin iail he wonld have acted more IN ace"
of ancc with my feelings. | feet s"'
VI aye, grirvrd that such thing sh"
OW ever have occurred. But who can
ex- what an honorable man would 90 I'M
similar circumstances.
WRITE YOU this and ask y0u as an
of simple justice. that IL Will give 81
has notice of the facts as they demand.
publication which has gone ont is cal
anu lated to have an nntavorahc mi'ue
gly ,uon the mind Of the community. |
ho;r not ar any thing they may say OF
" . l think my character is we'll kn'
our throughout the country, both IN IL
and Louisiana and l have written
these lines to set the case III its true Ii
before the public, as it has become
s us property of the public throngh the
ace, dunn of the newspapers. | have
, sen it in the New Orleans Picay
" /" Had the case been correctly placed
lou. fore the public, I would not have sal
IA Of word. l am responsible ior every wo
~ have written, nor have | writer
publication, but to You as a gentle
who l feel satisfied will give 1t
with notice its Importance demands Re
hon.. me to subscribe myself
~ Most Truly and Fratemally Yours
Tor r. X. GOODLO