The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-08
HANGAAN VERY BUSY
CoIored MurdererS in the
South Are a Feature.
ONE HAD MURDERED TEN
John 0'NeiI, Jr. Hangs on
CirCumstantiaI Evidence.

New Orleans, La, Jan 7.-Three ne
gro murderers died on the scaTold at
Hahnville, a small town in St. Charles
parish, today. Louis Richards, alias
Pierre. alias Creole, by the latter name
being notorious, was one Of the trio
Together with George Washington and
FOxey Morris also negroes, he was SEN
fenced TO death for numbering and rob-
bing a Jewish peddler named Zeigler
last June on Ellington plantation, near
Hahnville. The murderers We're traced
by the discovery of Zeiglers goods in
the possession Of female companions.
Creole confessed, duplicating the 9TH
er two, and with his statement the au-
thorities obtained conclusive evidence
Of their guilt.
Creole also confessed that since 1894
he had murdered at least nine men and
one colored woman on various planta-
tions. His victims were principally
Italians and Jews who made living by
peddiins among plantation negroes.
Close investigation revealed that his
confession was entirely correct, and it
cleared numerous murder mysteries Of
years ago.
Here IS a list of Creole's crimes, given
by himself previous TO his death:
April ,. 1884. wounded Albert White,
st. Martinsville, La.
May. 1855, murdered and robbed Pat
tison, colored, Melville La.
II, - g., ba
penitentiary for robbery.
December Is. 1893. killed an unknown
tramp, white, Melville. La.
January 3. 1895. murdered Mary Par
ker. Ellington plantation, st. Charles
parish.
July 1S, 1896. murdered and robbed
Roccina Spaniard, Luling, st. Charles
parish.
December Il, 1896. murdered and rob
bed Alexander Johnson. Ellington plan
tation, St. Charles parish.
January. 1887. murdered and robbed
another Alexander johnson. Ellington
plantation, st. Charles plantation.
June 26. 1897. murdered and robbed
Louis Zeigler, peddler, Ellington plan
tation, st. Charles parish.
KILLED HIS MISTRESS.
Atlanta, Ca, Jan. Thomas Cyrus
was hanged here at 11:40 a. m. The
moose slipped from behind his ears and
death resulted from strangulation. He
made no statement whatever on the
gallows The crime for which Cyrus
was hanged was the murder of Annie
Johnson, a negro woman who was en-
ployed at the home of Governor Athin-
son as a domestic. The murder was
committed on the night OF June ?, in
little cottage on Bell street, in this city.
Cyrus was infatuated with the woman
who had been his mistress for some
time. On the evening of June ne went
to Annie Johnsons home and found an
other negro man in her room. Cyrus
asked for an explanation. and failing TO
receive a satisfactory answer, he drew
his pistol and shot the woman. She lin
gered until the next day.
MURDERED HIS FRIEND.
ST. Louis, Jan. "A special 10 the
Post-Dispatch from Rainbridge, Ga,
says: Simon Hopkins, colored, was
hanged here at 11:30 today. He made
a confession to the effect that he in
weighed a friend named Harris into
swamp and killed him.
PURELY CIRCUMSTANTIAL.
Fort Scott. Kan, Jan. water Gait
about midnight last night shot his
young wife twice and then sent bullet
into his own brain. Mrs. Gait was shot
in the shoulder and viii probably recov
er. His wound is fatal. They lived at
the home Of his father. II. Gait. a cider
at the Gait orchards,
four miles south of this city. The fam
ilv had entertained callers during the
evening. and young Gait. who had been
drinking. became jealous Of his wife
because she had held a whispered con-
versation with her brother-ln-laW.
When the shooting occurred all had re
tired but M and Mrs. Gait ana MS
mother.