The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-04

lie ~ more than SIX teet tall ahd
weighs 200 pounds re Is nov about
~ years old. and has been actively en-
Eaged In murder for ten years Tie
planned bis FIRST murder while ne was
az work on a plantation In 81. Martin
VILE lie sought Aubert White.
saloonkeoper. whom be asked 20 chang
s. bill while White was fumbllng
In his pockets Creole struck him In the
face with a heavy stick. White was
felled 10 the ground. but before Creole
could rife his pockets passor-hy
scared Creole away BE served two
years Ia the pcniientlary ior this at
tack.
n made profound impression upon
him He was not troubled by fact that
he had been captured and placed In
prison. but he was disturbed because
be had failed. ne had only stunned
his victim and not Killed him. Creole
had walked eight miles 10 DO his hrst
murder and his attempt was wholly
.gUsgccessfnL lie reasoned the matter
IN his coarse and gruesome way. and
came TO the conclusion that he had not
succeeded because he had attacked his
man from the front Tie determined
In the future 10 strike from behind.
Thereafter Creole acted upon this idea.
and he never failed again.
There Il an intermission OF two years
after his release from the penltentlary
before he succeeded IN killing a man.
During that time he worked on a rail-
ooad. In swamps. and on plantations.
hanging his name % Joe Alex. because
AZ had become a very unpopular ne
gro about New Orleans His fellows
'ecognifed him as a very dangerous
nan.
Had Creole been simply Influenced hy
motives Of robbery he would not have
oiled old man Patterson. Il was
nown that Patterson had as much as
100. Creole coveted this money. Tie
watched Patterson one night and when
ie started for home. which was severa'
niles hack from the railroad. Creole
oliowed Tie approached Patterson
rom behind. crushed IN his skull with
club ara -ise4 hts pockets. Tie found
My a silver watch and ffiy cents Pat
ersou had hidden bis money. The
aurdcrer threw his body Into a lake.
Hp was arrested and tried Tor this
aurder. We esesged In a remarkable
gay. In his possession was found a
catch which was Identified az that Of
'atterson Creole proved that he had
urchssei his watch az \ " Ibarls. As
matter Of act. he had pawned the
latch he had aiken from Patterson and
ought the other. which was almos, us
ounicrpNt
Il occurred 70 Creole one day thai n
he had pistol he could murder more
easily. lie stole one from white
man. Tie was caught ana again sent
10 prison. while he was working In
the sWamns h. learned thtt there was
a movement on foot 20 lynch him a.
soon as ho was released. This caused
him 10 take a chance 20 escape. Tie
determined that tho'hrst man Ne met
should furnish him with clothing This
man happened TO be a tramp. Creole
demanded bic apparel Tho man he.
fused. Creole knrcked him senrelcss
with a club he could have taken the
clothing when the man was helpless
but this dld not content him. Tie must
needs DO murder as well.
Ills next murder wss that OF color
cd woman IN ST. Charles parish. the
wife Of a man from whom he proposed
bacon Mary baker
threatened 10 tell on Creole. and he
killed her with an Ak.
Ills next murder was that Of a Span
lard named Roceina JacQue. which was
a very brutal and cold hlooded crime.
Three Italians were accused Of Il and
'wo Of them were lynched This IN
volvcl the uried States government
IN trouble win Italy. Il was finally
sdirs'eA nv ne niieh states naying
d.mares ~ 81 % Until Creole made
4 u 4rt as ~ ~ nls fectaf