The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-09-13

was some little exclteRcnt in Ii,
vicinity o. the So Ia. depo5 q !
this place, caused by a negro viz |
Iator Of many laws attempting tc
dodge and get away from the o
ticers. Tne crack of revolver
made things quite lively for a
while, till the fugetive was tina.-
iy cornered and taken to jail.
Columbus Henderson, alias |
Lack, has long been wanted for
many offences. AS Chief of Po- j
lice Haley Garter said: "The effort
to catch him has caused me the
loss of much Sleep" and now that
| he is behind the bars the entire
force feels a deep sense of salts
faction. Chief Garter gathered
the information, on Thursday
morning, that Lack had returned
TO New Iberia from jefferson Per
ish the night before and that he
was quartered in small house on
Jefferson street, between Wash
ington aud Madison streets. In
company with Sheriff Henderson
he went to the house and demand
ed admission. Lacks keen sense
of danger apprised him of the ap-
proacE Of the officers and before
the latter were aware Of 1t the
"coOn" was making cross lots TO
wards the old Lee cotton gin.
Chief Carter followed in hot pul-
suit, and being accustomed to
tricks of fugitives. lost no time
in going through the old gin. bu
ran around the building and saw
his man in the act Of scaling tbf
fence. Failing to stop at Carter'S i
command he was open fire on.
The darkey fairly rolled over
: the fence. AS he was raising
] from the ground cn the opposite
, side Carter fired again Lack had
: lost none of his desire for liberty
: and needed neither Carter's com,
t nands nor, tie barking Of his re
/ volyer. He sealed DIR. Kock's
(. back fence, then across the Bontte
property, climbed Eratl's Iron
r Shed, dropped into the yard.
thence over the fence into haii-
road Avenue back Of Erath's
hardware store.
When Lack emerged from nlt-
der the cars Oh Railroad Ave, h
found Sheriff Henderson facin4
! uim. He darted back under tbt
i ears and the Sheriff's Ievoiye.
: sent leaden missile in bot pursuit
!, by this time Officers Tlnney, lie
!. bert. Palfrey and Co'gin were os
the scene and all were takins
! part in the exciting chase.
!, Lack once more emerged from
), under the freight cars standin,
- on the switches back of the depo
re- and attempted to cross the freigh
u platfrom. As he attempted t
r pass Mora Domangne, he wa
struck on the head with a lump @
stone coal and knocked down
ct Domangue, having but one arm
it was physically unable to cop
k with the darkey in scuf1le, prom
to pity prepared to further deal i
,e- coal. Ephram Jones, colore
he man on the spot, threw his arm
a; around Lacks neck and held hi
IN till Officer Colgln came up an
N took charge of the prisoner.
Lack is an old offender. Anon
the charges that it IS though th'
% he can be convicted for are rob
= ing the post-ofiices at Schriev'
and Jeanerette, robbing jackson
- hardware store at Jeanerett
:. Levy's store at Rayne, Theriot
: at at New Iberia, Jno. 7. Moore
store at Schriever and breakil
-, open freight cars at several poin
IL on the Morgan railroad. He b
u, two pals, Batiste Pane and Bud'
=, Cole alias Junco, now serving st
. tences in the Penitentiary. ]
has two other pals yet at 1ars
He is an exconvict, having sery
ont his sentence. He viii be iit
here till the U. s. Governme
-, authorities take charge Of hi
:. His wings are probably clipI