The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26

der whilo no was ut work OH u plantation
i'll st. Mnrtinvillc Ho sought Aubcrt
White, saloon keeper, whom ho asked to
change So BILL Whilo White was fun
bling in his pockets Creole struck him in
the face with heavy stick. White was
felled to tho ground, but before Creole
could riilo his pockets IL passerby scared
him away. Ho served two years in the
penitentnry for this attack
1t made u profound impression upon
him. Ho was not troubled by tho fnct that
he had been captured and placed In prison,
but ho was disturbed because no Ind fail
cd. Flo had only stunned his victim and
not Killed him. Creole had walked eight
miles to commit his first crime, and the
attempt was wholly unsuccessful. He re,-
soned tho matter in his coarse and grew
some way, and cano to tho conclusion
that no had not succeeded because ho had
attacked his man from the front Ho de-
termined i'll tho future to strike from be-
hind. Thereafter Creole acted upon this
idea, md ho mover fAiled again.
Thero was an intermission of two years
after his release from the penitentiary be-
foro he succeeded in killing IA man. Dur
ing this timo he worked on u railroad, in
swamps and on plantations, changing his
namc to Zoo Alex because ho had become
very unpopular negro about Now Or
leans. His fellows recognized him us a
very dangerous man.
Had Creole boon simply influenced by
motives OF robbery he would not have kill
cd old man Patterson. 1t was known that
Patterson had us much as 800. Creole
coveted this money. He watched Patter-
son one night, and when he started for
home, which was several miles back from
tho railroad, Creole followed. He ap-
mr. nOf,n I1.,tf
in his skull with q club and rfled his peck
cts. He found only silver watch and so
cents. Patterson had hidden his money.
The murderer threw the body into lake.
Ho was arrested and tried for this muir
der Ho escaped in n remarkable way In
his possession was found witch which
was identified as Patterson's Creole
proved that ho had purchased this watch
mt New Iberia. AS matter of fact, he had
pawned tho watch which he had taken
from Patterson and bought tho other,
which was almost its counterpart
1t occurred to Creole ono day that If he
had pistol he could murder moro easily.
He stole ono from a white man. He was
caught and again sent to prison. While
no was working in the swamps he learned
that there was movement on foot to
lynch him rs soon us he was released
This caused him to take chance to cs-
cape. dc determined that the first man lie
met should furnish him with clothing.
This man happened to be u tramp Creole
demanded his apparel. Tho man refused.
Creole Knocked him scnsoless with a club.
lie could have taken the clothing when
the man was helpless, but this did not
content him. Ho must needs do murder
us woll
His next murder was TINT Of a colorcd
woman in ST. Charles parish, the wife of
u man from whom he purposed stealing n
side of bacon Mary Barker threatened TO
tell on Creole, and he killed her with an
AK.
His next ,nurder was that of Spaniard
named Roccinn Jacque, which was n very
brutal and cold bloodcd crime. Three
Italians were accused of it and two of
Thorn were lynched. This involved tho
United States government I'm trouble with
Italy. 1t was finally adjusted Ivy the
United States paying damages Of 81, 600.
Until Creole mndo his confession it was
mover suspected that tho lynchod Italians
were not guilty.
The largest sum he secured from any of
his victims was from Alexander johnson.
colored man, moro than 40 yoars old.
whose skull Creole crushed with single
blow. In Johnson's pockets Creole found
S4.5 This year Creole has murdered two
people, both of them peddlors The last
named was killed June %