The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-11-11

The 1urdcrers Of Young Martial
SOrrell viii Expiaee Their
FAenilish Crime ON
- $50 the GallOVo.

J ~0"6 A'A~As'~' 49,
rell. a most estimable gentleman. at
Olivier station, Iberia parish, few
months ago. AT the time Of the
murder the whole affair seemed to
be shrouded in mystery and 1t was
feared that the fends who had
taken the life of young Sorre'l in SO
dastardiy a manner would be able
to keep out of the laws hands.
The officers searched high and low
for clues which would lead to the ar
rest of the murderers, but their ef-
forts were at first unsuccessful.
Deputy Sheriff George Hender-
son, of Iberia, continued to- work
hoping all the time that something
would turn up to throw some light
on the matter. He worked with
commendable energy and skill and
the first clue which held out to him
the promise of success. He fol-
lowed the trail and soon had behind
the bars four young negroes, Hypoli'e
anu >hoiiSJ pio"h, jun N1sSSu
and Rueben Kately. Being con-
fronted with evidences of their guilt
the prisoners confessed to the de-
putty sheriff and told all the harrow
fendishness, has few parallels in
the criminal annals of this State.
Judge w orhies ordered the hold
ing of special term of court to try
at New Iberia last Tuesday. The
court appointed Messrs. +. D.
Foster, l.. +. Dulaney, A. ]. Cam
mack, and David Todd to conduct
the defense.
Three of the prisoners were
placed on trial for their lives.
Kately, one of the accused, was
used as a witness by the prosecu-
ton. kately's testimony was sub
stantially as follows:
s.Hypolite Brown, with whom
was living, came to me one day and
asked me if 1 wanted to make some
money. 1 said yes, and asked him
what it was. He told me, saying at
the same time that his brother
Charley and John Green would be
with US. We planned it all on the
A. Conrad rice farm, where we were
working. On the day before the
18th I went to Jeanerette, passing
the Sorrell store to get the lay of
the land. 1 returned the following
night and met the three others at
the Renoudet lumber mill, and from
there we walked to Olivier, getting
there about O'Clock, Hypolite
Brown carrying an IS inch heavy |
barn hinge. We selected a side
window in the store, which we
opened, the three others going in.
leaving me outside to watch. Peer
ing through crack saw them APP
proach the bed upon which Mr..
Sorl ell was sleeping and saw Hypo
lite Brown strike him four heavy
blows on the head, the others stab
bing him three times IN the neck
Mr.. Sorrell never woke up, just
little after the first blow
on the head. After making sure
life was extinct the three raised the
mattress and threw the dead man
between it and the stats. They
then searched the room, getting $40,
4 pistol and a watch. We then left,
going back to the Conrad place,
where we went to work the next
lay"
The verdict Of the jury consigned
he three nurderers to the gal
ows. Kately will no doubt meet
he same fate.
The people of New Iberia are to
DC congratulated upon the result Of
he trial.
Martial Sorrell. who was foully
murdered by the four black b,utes,
vas young man of 1rreproachable ,
character, and his untimely death ,
lnder circumstances SO peculiarly
sent shock of horror 8
this section Of the State r
No Right To Usliness.
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