The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13
A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
Three People FoulIy Murdered-Fhe Muir
derer Captured After Being Fatally
WOunded-He Dies in the Parish Prison
a Few Hours After His Capture. .

Few Hours After His Capture. .
At bend in the Calcasieu river near
Lockport, is situated the home Of r. g.
Howard. The place is scarcely accessible
except by boat. Howard was living with
colored woman, by whom he had three
children, two boys and girl, and the
family gained a precarious living by fish
ing, logging and the products of small
patch of cultivated ground.
On Saturday evening the mother and
younger son took their skiff and rowed
up to Westlake for provisions, and had
bought the same and were on their return
home when they were Oyertaken by a
man (alsO in a boat who is known gem
orally in the neighborhood as Earl. His
real name, as he gave it, is Hubert Earl
Partain.
When Earl came alongside of the boat
containing the woman and boy he shot
aud killed both. The tragedy did not
elld here, for in the early morning Sun
day he visited HOward's house, coming in
at the back door, just as Howard stepped
out of the front door Oh the porch. Earl
drew his pistol and fired at Howard, who
Immediately ran from the house. Earl
then turned his attention to IA boy about
thirteen years old lying in bed. He shot
him in the arm inhicting u severe flesh
wound but breaking no bone. Earl next
noticed the grown daughter, and crowd
| ing her into a corner Of the room he
placed the pistol to her head and fired.
The girl did not fall as Earl had expected
but broke from him and ran to Il window
and while in the act Of climbing out
Earl shot her again, this time in the
shoulder, also setting her clothes ON fire.
She fell on the outside of the window,
and Earl gathered up the gun of Howard
and fled, following the river about 100
yards to where his skitf wasBnOOred and
took to the river
1t was some hours before any intima-
ton of the affaff came to sheriff Reid,
but immediately thereafter he and his
deputies started'in pursuit, which was
not relaxed unfit the criminal was cap,
tuTed. ,ts..
Monday evening Earl went to the house
of Peter Madison, located in the woods
: short distance from the Watkins (fOTHi.
erly Dees) mill. Mrs, Madison sent heI
little boy to notify the sheriff, but before
he had proceeded far he met Mr.. J. G.
Valyerde, who Immediately went to the
sheritf7s office with the news and returned
accompanied by Deputies NJ. j. Andrus
aud DIS. A. Harmon to the vicinity Of
the Madison house. After cautiously re.
connOitering the woods they discovered
Earl sitting down by a tree, his hat in
whistle as signal to his companions and
ut the same instant Earl discovered Har
mon and drew his pistol, but before ht
could fire all thrHe had him lowered, and
called upon him to surrender, but he i'm
mediately started to run and was pursued
by an of the party, they continuing tC
call upon him to halt, Yalyerde firing II
the air. Just before he had reached 4
fence, evidently intending to leap th'
same, they all fred upon Earl, Ealyerd'
first and Andrus and Harmon simultane
ously second later, Earl sank to th'
, ground, and when asked to hold up hi
D hands seemed to be unable to do so h
= then thew his pistol D little way from
+ him aud lay upon the ground, his fac
: downwards and his hands stretched out
4 The pursuing party then came up ant
( placed him in . wagon to convey him T.
} town. He was afterwards placed in Har
/ mons buggy, that being more comforta
BILE. He was thus conveyed to the jai
and medical attendance procured. !
was soon found that his wounds weT
mortal, one large internal artery 9Th
right clayicle) beirg severed, from whicl
he bled to death, He died between eigh
y and nine o'clock, in the jail.
I, Earl made no denial Of his crimes, an
said that lie killed the Howard fanlil
!, because they had treated him badly. Th
story goes that he wanted to marry th
= daughter Of Howard, and that Howar
and the girls mother would not giy
ie their consent. How much truth there
L III this story We cannot say.
! An inquest was held By Coroner Pel
Z lsins, whichdeyeloped the foregoing fact
y ii il stated that the Howard girl wh
81 was 80 badly wottnded may ree0yel
e Later on the body Of the httle boy wh
i, was killed iii tlla boat at the same tim
4 with his mother, has been recovered b'
y ing found III the river not far from 81
n scene NJ the tragedy.
The niau, Earl, claimed to be twentl
six years old although he appeared to
1. older. He also claimed To have . iatht
II and an aunt LIVING II Alabama.
= One of tile most iahutnan aud cru
n OatFages ever perpetratsd III this con
r manity was that Of some parties unlSnow
% who saturated the hair Of dog WIZ
z coal oil and theu applied 4 match. "a
q poqr dumb brute, writhing with pail
II would bite limself in The vain endeagl
~ u extingpish the flames, ana finally t9c
refuge under the Catholic school bnildiI
IL corner Of Bilbo and Kirby streets thl
oe 6ndangering tle same. A policeman NJ
1t called, who With theaid AZ h garden rak
II dragged The unfortunate apinal no
sk under the house aud put Al elld ~
VI stifserings Be have been unable ~ {
ds to ascertain elio tils guilty. parties ~
8a bat we trust II found, they wiA he nlal
ia to safer the extreme penalty ef the III