The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-03-03

Rubin; when the latter found on,
Lyle's method of proving his
Innocence by proving an alibI, he
thought the scheme good one ano
wrote the following letter through
the assistance of a fellow prisoner
and instructed Its delivering &c
Lyles:-
September 9th 1899.
DEAR MOTHER,
Patoutvllle La.
am in. jail and do not know
when | Will be out; so l want you
to 90 out to Mr.. John Lewis, and
get my things for | don't know
when will be out. So | want you
to get my things as they are of
importance to me. SO If anyone
comes to you and asks you some
thing about me as TO where | was
the night of Mr.. Martial Sorrsll' s
murder, tell him thAt was home,
and tell my wife to say the same
thing, because they are red hot
after me, and before | will oM n it..
l will die like a man first.
There ls not but one man In here
that | have had any talk with, and
that is Mat Lyles, but | think he is
a friend to me.
To Mrs Feby Robinson.
From Your Son
Mr.. RUBIN CATELY.
+. S. Dear mother: If you find
a knife of any kind in the house
throw 1t away and you will save
your son. So mother see If you
can get more witnessed to say l
was home the night of Mr.. Martial
Sorrels murder, and that will clear
your son.
The letter fe,l into the hands of
the law. Later, when Rubin was
confronted with the evidences of
his own guilt, be broke down and
admitted that he was the culprit; but
held out for days that he had done
the work alone, that. he had no
confederates.
This however did not discourage
Deputy Henderson. He had gotten
| this much with no starting point.
save those wrapped in the deepest
mystery, and now with a criminal
in his hands, be was determined to
unravel the whole plot and plan OF
the murder. After some four or
five days more OF solitary confne-
ment he offered confession I'M
plica.lng four men who are living
at Olivier. In this confession be
clearly stated the part each one
played, giving their names and said
he was the watchman ON the out
side. He further indicated every
detail of the room and store in
which the crime was committed,
saying how the body was left and
what they did.
This story was of course investl-
gated and was found TO be utterly
false. Upon being assured of the
fact that be was lying, be agaln
indicated his helplessi ess in the
expires, ion, II believe you have
noodocd me-" alter being assured
that lies could avail him nothing
and that he could die but once he
gave his contederaies away and
told the following story.
! We, (meanipg Paul Brown,
-Hlpl oli,s- Charley Brown, John
/ Gleen ard himselD, made up tie
plan to rob that store on Monday
i(Aug. lD So | oun work al
dinner time TO 70 to Oiiv,e, Station
10 look over the ground and see
i how things We G iiAed, which / did.
/ then ent back to the Big jim
j (meanlng the +. L. Renoudet saw
; mlil) where | waited for my part
| ners to cross the bayou. Tae)
arrived Oh ,,n.e and W. took tbs
, abroad track to q iy,er Station
!, One OF the party brought from Mr.
lC nrad's silopihe STAPLE part of
i heavy gate hinge. With thus tn
J window was pried open and Will
It later M. Soriel was kali d
fnaved outside TO watch till ate
the killing, wes { AID helped ro'
the store. After leaving the stor
t we took the railroad track back t
, the B. o jim. Here | lett the boy
) Who went back To Mr Conrad
t lplace and went 10 my wife's
Jeaneretie, later goirg to NJ
& Lewis place.
4 This information furnished som