The Monte Vista journal., 1897-10-23
"CREoLE." THE CRIM1NAL.

CHEOLE. The CRIMINAL.
He II more than six feet tall. and
weighs 200 pounds. He Is now about
- years old. and has been actively en-
EaEed In murder for ten years. He
planned his first murder while he was
At work on plantation in st. Martin.
willie. He sought Aubert White, a
saloonkeeper. whom he asked to change
. IS bill. While White WAS fumblins
In his pockets Creole struck him In the
face with heavy stick. White was
felled to the ground. but before Creole
could rife his pockets q passer-by
scared Creole away. He served two
years In the penitentiary for this at
tack.
II 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
he had failed. He had only stunned
his victim and not killed him. Creole
had walked eight miles to do his frst
murder. and his attempt was wholly
unsuccessful. He reasoned the matter
In his coarse and Krucsome way, and
came to tho conclusion that he had not
succeeded because he had attacked his
man from the front. He determined
In the future to strike from behind.
Thereafter Creole acted upon this idea.
and he never failed again.
There IL an intermission Of two year,
after his reiease from the penitentiary
before he succeeded In killing a man.
During that time he worked on q rail-
road. In swamps. and on plantations,
changing his name to Joc Alex, because
he had become . very unpopular ne
gro about New Orleans. His fellows
recognized him a. q very dangerous
man.
Had Creole beea simply Influenced by
motives OF robbery he would not have
killed old man Patterson. II was
known that Patterson had ~ much a.
500. Creole coveted this money. He
watched Patterson one night and when
he started for home. which was several
miles hack from the railroad. Creole
followed. He approached Patterson
from behind. crushed In his skull with
club and rified his pockets. He found
only silvor watch and nfty cents. Pat.
tsrson had hidden his money. The
murderer threw bis body into q lake.
He was arrested and tried for this
murder. He escaped In . remarkable
way. In his posSession was found q
watch which was identi6ed a. that Of
Patterson. Creole proved that he had
purchased this watch at New Ibaris. As
. matter Of fact. he had pawned the
watch he had taken from Patterson and
bought the other. which was almost It's
counterpart.
II occurred 70 Creole one day that Il
hs had . pistol he could murder more
easily. He stole one from . white
man. He was caught anu again snnt
to prison. While he was working In
tho sVamps hs learned that there was
. movement on foot 10 lynch him q
soon ~ he was released. This caused
him 10 taks . chascs 70 escape. lie
determincd that The arst man he ~
should furnish him With clothing, This
man happened to b tramp. Creole
demanded his apparel. Ths nan 70.
fused. Creole knocked hlm esassisss
with . club. lie could havs taken ~
clothing when tho man was hslplssa,
bet this did not content him. He must
needs % murder - we'll.
His next mnrder vas that Of Q color.
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