The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-01-20
SIDNEY ETIE DIED.
The Twelve Year Old Lad
who was stabbed IN the
Face on Dec. 10th.

On Tuesday, January 10th, inat one
month after being assaulted hv the
negro boy ut the street fair. SIDNEY.
twelve year old eon ~ Mr.. and Mr4
! Henry Elite, died NJ The family home
on Weeks street, near Dale street.
| The funeral services were held nj 81
| Peters Catholic Church on Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock
Sidney had made friends with the
| living horse man nj the street Fpir.
and IN Dec 10th the manager, wish
| ing to I've absent for y short lille rut
Sidney IN charge until HE retutn
The proprietor had hardly gone be
vond hale when negro boy mounted
one IF the horses Sidney, tue IT, his
ttusi, tried 10 dislodge the Intruder,
when he srrang from the horse and
rushed n, Sidney with drawn knife.
4 cash cut IN Sidney'a coat, iuai
above the waist line, told ito own stu-
~, though that thrust Of the knife
did not reach the body second
thrust of knife descended Through ihp
bet hrim and inflicted ~ urly wuunh
- the cheek lust forward nf the eat
The darkey promtIy Disappeared IN
the gathering crowd befote II was 81
parent what injury he had done No
one seemed TO know the negro huv
and the authorities had great dinicul-
w in getting any information about
him
City Marshal NJ J Dominique, who
had been studying the caae. got q clue
which he followed into Lafayette pnr
,sh The darkey he suspected had
f.. l..
was but aiS Years old aud the mother
had Loaf Sigh, Of him This fugitive
child found his way to q fatmer's
home in LAFAYETTE parish. beck of
Scott station, where he remained FOR
quite nine years. lie left his home ct
Scott. and returned to this city about
two weeks before the assault uron
sidney Elite The culrrit remained in
hiding Saturday and Sunday after the
deed and ventuted cut on the follow
ing Monday, when he walked 10 Iaia-
ye,te. Suspecting that he had gone
back to his nine wear refuge Officer
Dominique went TO Lafayette and laid
his plans before Sheriff La,iulniH aud
sought his cooperation, which was On
stintinglv given In an ATTIC. bray
ing wind and rain and roads none too
good. they visited the farmer back oil
Scott. The boy was not there, nor
could any trace of him be found
Tire troubles gave the officers some
thing else to think Of ~ they retraced
their way back to Lafayette on bare
rims.
The Sheriff suggested that possibly
Jane Watkins, formerly Of Iberia.
mivht he able In rive somp n rn,mo
ton witch would aid them in their
hunt. A fresh auto was brought into
service and they were soon ~ the |
wonan's home, which was in n Free
Town" suburb. They found the front
gate locked The from. door Of the
house was locked. While Officer
Dominique guarded the front, Sheriff
Latiolais went to the rear Of the house
and caught the wanted boy in the
kitchen, huddied over The fire. lie
FULLY understood why he was wanted
confessed readily to having stabbed |
Sidney, but he was not aware Of the
fatal effects of his act till advised by
Officer Dominique lie was brought
back TO Iberia aud lodged in jail.
Yesterday the Grand Jury Of this
parish was convened In special ses
sion to hear the evidence of witnesses
in the case.
Officer Dominique is unstinted In his
praise of the manner Of his reception
by the Lafayette Sheriff and OF the
latter'a interchangeable and enthusiastic
efforts to capture the fugitive. lie
let no rebuff daunt him, and no dis
chilled his ardor.