The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-12
Phone SIS.
recover, although there is entertained
the hope which is fortifying and blissful.
A CLUE TO THE CRIME.

A CLUE TO THE CRIME.
When it seemed as if the best efforts
to unravel the mysterious murder would
be unavaiing, there was received at
police headquarters a note Of warning
| which was signihcant-a negro with
blood stains on his Shirt and pants had
been seen by white boy on the K. c. S.
road, which was confirmed by the state
nient of two men connected with the
Kansas City Southern. On receiving this
information the activity of the police
was redoubled, and Chief Jones and
Sheriff Ward each agreed on a plan of
action Sheriff Ward and posse trav-
eled in the direction of Wallace lake,
while Jones had scattered several squads
of police officers, Johnson, Craddock and
Hull, took the trail down the Kansas
City Southern to the Texas and Pacific
and there met Officers Rascoe and others
with hand-car After round up the
party retraced their course, being on the
trail of the fugitive who, however, had
eluded his pursuers. In the meantime
Sergeants Gerald and Roquefnore were
on foot, travelling briskly, in shirt
sleeves, when they spied a negro coming
into the roda from the, woods. Being
halle he stopped, and when questioned
about the bloody spots on his shirt and
pants wheeled around and started on a
swift run, the two officers after him.
Failing to stop when called, Gerald fired
and then Roquer11ore fired, and the shot
took effect, wounding the fugitive, who
kept running. After a brisk race the ne
gro was killed by the officers near Willie
Willis home on the Kansas City South
ern road FIVE miles from Shreveport.
! The negro killed was beyond doubt the
murderer of Mrs. Matthews. ~
This fact was dispatched by courier to
Chief Jones, who was in the vicinity in
another direction. In scattering into
squads as they did, it was the purpose
of Sheriff Ward and Chief Jones to cut
off the fugitive and catch him at almost
any point. The body of the fugitive was
put into a two-horse wagon and hauled
to Willis's, the undertaken on Texas ave-
nue, from where it will be buried.
The negro killed was aged about IS
years and was known as Ed Porter. He
was employed about the Union Depot
and had relatives in this city. --.--
And so has ended the career of a man
who while intent on robbery, added mur-
der to his crime, the murder Of mother,
the head of a family, and her daughter
whose life hangs on thread, and whose
death would intensity an already horr-
Bile record. A miserable life ended, and
as it was, by being shot to death by 1n-
errirg hands, i'll a1pholding the law. Bet
ter as. it is, better for the people that he
has been slain. .y4szr+... Il. ......,....-.. .-
r. THE UNFORTUNATE FAMILY.
And now few words for the afflicted
of the unfortunate family, bereft of a
dear, kind, loving mother, removed as it
were in the twinkling of an eye. Muir
dered! Horrible! but no. greater crime
was committed. And the little daughter
al deaths doorl What sad picture
Dark and desolate indeed and there is
no need of increasing with sensational
ism this picture of a sadness indescrib-
able and lnexpressible. But throughout
the gloom there will come the CLEAN, the
ray OF sunshine, the soothing, the heal
ing balm from the Giver of all Good
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