St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-08-13
OFFICER HORN SHOOTS
AN ESCAPED CONVICT
Amos Brown, A third Termer," Attempts to
Get Away from officer, and Is Shot.
HIS CONDITION is SERIOUS
Ras Been Convicted Twice from Thls PARISH
Robbed Residence Last Sunday In
Peculiar Manner.

Amos Brown, AZ years old, 5 feet
55z inches, weight 166 pounds, dark
griffe, brown eyes, black hair turning
grey, is at the point Of death within
The penitentiary walls at Baton
Rouge, from a pistol bullet which
penetrated his body, entering in the
small Of the back, three inches to
the right of the backbone, and coming
out on the left side.
The bullet was fired by Deputy
Sheriff Plais Horn, of St. Landry,
when the negro was attempting to
enter cane field and make his es-
cape, at point a few miles from Gold
Dust, in Avoyelles parish, Tuesday
evening.
Brown is "thired termers-that
Is, this is his third term in the peni-
tentiary, and he was very much want
Ell by the penitentiary authorities.
He went from this parish twice, both
times for burglary. He was at the
time he escaped serving q term Of
three years and six months from
Madison parish, for burglary. He
was received at the penitentiary
February 4th, 1910, and escaped
from camp at Natehitoehes June 8.
1910.
Brown is a st. Landry negro, and
lived nearly all Of his life in the Sun
set neighborhood. He was an in
Yeterate thief, and considered very
dangerous.
His last stunt" before his capture
shows bis boldness. It seems that
be had been harbored by negro
near Opelousas, but he got informa-
sion that Officer Horn was hot on his
trail, and concluded to leave for new
fields. But be had no clothes, and he
needed a few other articles which
would come III handy III bis pilgrim
age. It was day time, and he could
not wait to enter any place By night.
sohe ran to a negro cabin and told the
negress that her husbands horse had
fallen on him Cher husband and that
he wanted her to come to him. The
field in which the husband worked
was considerable distance from the
house, and while the grief-distracted
wife ran TO the aid of her supposedly
wounded husband, Brown walked into
the house and leisurely helped him
self to some clothes and an ACCORDION.
He then made for the Southern Paei-
&c track and left. This was Monday
morning at 9 o'clock.
As soon as the matter was report
ed to the Sheriff's office, Mr.. Horn
suspected that Brown was the bold
chief, and set out after him. But
Brown had over a days start on him,
and while he heard from him at several
points. he could not overtake him.
AT Whiteville Mr. W. B. Jester Joined
him with a fast horse and buggy,
and just before dark they reached a
point where they could 90 DO further
in a vehicle. They went afoot, over
fields and ridges, and finally inter-
cepted Brown just before dark. They
crept up to where he had to pass,
put all parties getting to the spot
about the same time, the officer and
bis aid had no time to jump the high
railroad fence, SO they levelled the
guns At him and commanded him to
stop. Instead Of stopping, he bolted
for a cane field on the other side, and
as he was about to disappear Mr.
Horn shot The negro fell at the
first shot, with part Of his body with |
in the cane field.
He was taken to Gold Dust, and
medical attention rendered him, and
was brought to 0pelousas on the
Mary Jane" that night, and TO Baton
Rouge Wednesday,
Ma Horn received the $50 reward, but
says he will not come out much ahead
nthe transaction, as his expense in
trailing the nigger for something
like a month, and the medical bill, |
and the voyage to Baton Rouge, will
eat up the entire amount.
The negro is not expected to live. |