New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-24


and III the cunning nrt of In savni
~ pnr blou zis roponsc, it is full
wisdom. C'cst 2e resume Of zo istor
of mankind Re eternal legend ,
= Cain ct Abel
But who has been killed quoric
nnXiously several of the byatandcr,
The excitement was ronching the f.
= yer hoat Th stranger ns If to tnntil
izio the ANXIOUS curiosity of tho crowd
made no answer to the query, bu
merely snid: "Cau any ono tell M
Z whor ! cnu find the Coroner? and the,
he added Any rcfr shueni to bo I'm,
: some brandy shall crtniniy collnps,
without liquor of some kind to stimu
late my vitality. ns nm faint with
fatigue? shall then tell YOU all That
know Of the murder.
The brandy was procured. the
stranger slipped it with apparent rel
ish, sinnckod his lips in due npprccia
tion of it's iuvigornting virtues, and
wlping his mouth on the sleeve of his
cont proceeded thuswiso To impnrt
whatever knowledge he had of the oc-
onrrcnco to the cnRer crowd thnt clus.
tered around him.
There is no doubt in my mind TINT
II foul murder has boon committed
said he seigneur Jesus, again ejncu.
lated the plump fair little woman.
This morning n coffin was found drift.
ing IN the bayou coffin nine feet
long.
What n coffin nine feet?
Nine feet long, repeated the strnng-
or.
Sncrobleu exclaimed tho little
Fronchman. Who have dragged il ON
the banks of the bayou, where IL now
lies. awaiting tho coroner's action
but whore is the coroner after all?
The information impaired by tho
stranger was n disappointment to tho
bystanders who were not whit tho
wiser for what they Ind heard and IL
was with TINT sort of joyful feeling
which takes hold of crowd ut cir
,us when the riders in gorgeouspess
Of apparel. make their appearance in
the ring, that the bystanders saw the
Coroner coming ut distance. They
Knew that their curiosity would Mt last
DO satisfied.
The Coroner came along with hur.
led strides, the perspiration running
lown his fat sleek cheeks, M he hiod
himself towards the assembled crowd.
What s the matter? Who wants
ne? Who has been killed? How did
I happen? Can't you answer?
These questions popped out of his ,
mouth with the rapidity of volley
hota from repeating rifle handled by
frightened aIoOtist .
A shootst ? Whnt is that UncleBen
/ shootist, said he somewat piqucd, Is |
me who shoots Mt random without
my aim. like you boys, when you aro
ternally putting smart questions to
nc.
The stranger, he continued, related
low the nine foot coffin had been dis
overed floating down stream; how 10 II
nd been dragged high and dry on tho /,
'anks OF the bayou--how heavy 1t II
vns the stencil had almost smitten 1
hem to the neighbors, reaching the c
onclusion that tho coffin contained {
he body of some murdered person,
nd sent for the Coroner. Beyond this I
10 knew nothing and could give no II
urther information, to tho great dis.
,ust of the bystanders who had waited, II
With bnited breath. for ampler details
Il the murder. The Coroner looked {
wise and solemn, and seemed absorbed
II deep meditation. He then remarked. II
~ you know nothing Of the particu- Z
mrs of the crime, II crime there be, the {
Whole matter remains involved In a