The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-03

fortunate prisoner, while Alexis
ransacked the safe with as much
sangfroid as a banker does his own.
Despite the gag Martin could speak
distinctly and it was at this
moment that he said: "Why do
you treat me in this manner? Had
you asked me to give you some
money would have done So. -
But 1 replied, "You are saying this
because you are canght." Alexis
then said he had to tell him where
were the keys of those two little
drawers. Martin replied: The keys
arc in one of the opened drawers,
and furthermore, one of drawers
contains only private papers while
the other contains some gold. "
Alexis returned to the safe and
found but one key which opened
the drawer containing the gold; he
searched for the other key, but
could not find it, but being satisfied
with the money he had found, he
believed Martins word that the
other drawer contained only pa
pers. After waiting impatiently near
the bed about fifteen minutes
walked over to where my brother
was to see if he had finished rif1ing
the safe. 1 noticed on the floor
near the safe two sacks filled with
money while Alexis pockets were
puffed with bank notes. We were
discussing the manner in which we
would tie him SO that he could not
give the alarm before morning, when
he said:
:Do not destroy my account
books nor my private papers, with
out which 1 cannot make living. :"
In the silence of the night this
sonorous voice appeared probably
stronger than it really was and i'm
pressed US with a feeling impossible
to express, and we rushed to his
room and l (Ernest) stabbed Mar
tin who was sitting on his bed.
How many times I stabbed him
know not, nor did I ever know
All that I remember is that Martin
uttered a smothered groan after the
first plunge of the dagger, which
was certainly mortal. Without
losing any time we walked out of
the house and fed along the rail
road track to our cabin. After ar
irving, the first thing we did was to
bury the money, and conceal our
banknotes and weapons, and we
burned all clews. The next morn
ing when we heard Of the crime we
were with Col. Boudreaux in his
orchard picking Japan plums. The
old colonel was stupefeel. We
feigncd to be equally affected. A
short while after we were informed
that the sheriff would arrive on the
scene with blood hounds to track
the murderers. We had not
thought Of blood before and
this information caused us some un-
easiness, and the consequence was
we remained in our cabin all day.
At four O'Clock in the afternoon the
dogs, after trailing around the store,
seemed to take a trail along the
railroad which they followed to the
place where we left the track the
night before. We were very much
relieved when we felt sure that the
dogs had lost the scent. After
staying one week without being sus-
| pected and making believe that we
| had received some money we left on
| the 1910 train for New Orleans
| with the stolen money strapped
around us. Immediately upon our
arrival in New Orleans we bought
valises and going to hotel soon re-
| licved ourselves OF our belts. The
next morning we left for Atlanta
| thence to New York where we
| rested several days before taking
our departure for Europe. After
six days Of travelling we arrived at
Southampton, England, and the
next day we were at Havre, France.
We purchased new clothes and
lived several days there INDUCING in
the best of wines and the finest Of
French cooking. Dressed as