The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-02

lie ~ more than SIX let tall asd
weighs 200 pounds He o. nov about
90 years old and has been actively en-
gagged 10 murder for ten years he
planned bis first murder while he was
no work on o plantation In g. Martin
willie. he sought Aubert white.
Eal0onkesper. whom be- asked 70 chang
a s. BILL While White was fumbllng
in bis pockets Creole struck him In the
face with a heavy stick white was
felled 90 the ground bat before Creole
could rife his pockets passer-by
scared Creole away he served two
years 10 the penItoatIary Tor this at
tack.
/ II made profound impression upon
[ him He was not troubled by fact that
| be had been captured and placed In
prison. bat he was disturbed because
/ be had failed. he had only stunned
his victim and not killed him. Creole
had walked eight miles 20 DO bis first
murder. and bis attempt was wholly
unsuccessful lie reasoned the matter
IN his coarse and grues1me way. and
came 20 the conclusion that he had not
succeeded because be had attacked his
man from the front lie determined
IN tho 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 penltentiary
before he succeeded in killing a man.
During that time be- worked on a rail-
foad. In swamps. and on plantations.
hanging bis tame 90 Joe Mex. because
~ had become a very unpopular nee
gro about New Orleans His fellows
'ecognlzed him a. a very dangerous
nan
Had Creole been simply Influenced By
motives Of robbery he would not have
Oiled Old man Patterson. II was
gnovn that Patterson had as much as
100 Creole coveted this money. ne
watched Patterson one might and when
ie started for home which was severa'
niles back from the railroad. Creole
ollowed lie approached Patterson
rom behind. crushed IN his skull with
club ard rifc7 his pockets. he found
My silver watch and ffty cents Pat.
orsor had hidden his money. Tho
nurdercr threw his body into a lake.
He was arrested and tried Tor thi.
lurder. ne escaped In remarkable
gay. In his possession was found q
,atch which was Identified as that al
'atterson. Creole proved that he hat
urchasei his watch at \ " lbaris. A
matter Of act, ne had pawnod N,
,utch he had aiken n m Patterson an,
ought the other. which was almost q;
ountcrpart.
Il occurred 70 Creole one day thai 6
he had a pistol he could murder NOR,
easily He stole one from whit
man. lie was caught ana again gen
10 prison while he was working 70
the swamps ho learned th,t there wn
movement on foot 10 lynch him a
soon as he was rc'eas q This cause.
him 90 take a chance 10 escape III
determined that the first mau he me-
should furnish him vitt clothing. Thi
man hanponed TO be- q tramp Crc0l
demanded his apparel Tho man re-
fused. Creole knocked him sonselcs
with club tie could have taken th
clothing when the man was helpless
hut this ala not content him He mus
needs do murder as well.
His next murder was that " a color
ed woman In st. Charles parish. tn
wife OF man from whom he propose
: .,'. bacon. Mary Bake
, threatened 10 tell on Creole, and h
killed her with an Ak.
Ills next murder was that OF Span
/, lard named Rocclna Jacque, which wa
! very brutal and cold blooded crime
Three Italians were accused OF Il an
. Two Of them were ynched This In
volvol the uni'cd states goyefnmer
IN trouble with Italy. II was hnall
: 'dirs'ed nv the United states psyin
i damaees I, Sc ono unt'l Creole mad
Is 90 as 10 ~ shs3ecte