The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-02
|InER SHERIFF aI I., OF
KLEIN PARISH WILL
10 on ROAD WORK
] ! Reed, Real Capturer
lg16 IS Carriere, Now
Contractor
I.ogs SITUATION ,nav
go Nf IN ST. LANDRY
\. Reen Engaged in Sim
!, D Work in Home For
Some Time

b Reed, former sherlI-
y. oarish, whose home is at
~ ,r,orms US that he will be
,.s,r for the purpose Of looking
'. .nbIic road work which is to
~, at contract and that he
:. n either make a bid for some
4. ,ork or seek employment with
....,fuI contractors as a foreman
be Job.
!. Reed. who is almost as well
n opelousas and st. Landry
i, in his own town and parish
,ssn engaged in road work for
!. time and has had considerable
,..nee in the work Of building
n modern highways. Allen par
er,e its creation has establish
,rnsrous splendid roads and at
,.s,snt time Is engaged in finish
/. share Of the Pelican highway
Al runs from Alexandra to Lake
ne, parallel to the Mo. Pac. rail-
|, This highway will connect the
larson and Pershing highways with
Spanish Trail.
n Reed won considerable fame as
raj capturer Of Helaire Carriere,
landry outlaw who, in July, 1915,
-,5sred St. Landry's famous sher-
Marion L. Swords, while the lat
ras trying to arrest him at Pot
~ NOT far from Opelousas, in the
i,nsi woods. The story of the kill
y 81 the sheriff. the long hunt for
! murderer, the spectacular capture,
zperstion, trial, conviction and fl
Y syscution Of the desperate crimi-
IRE still fresh in the minds Of the
sls Mr.. Reed, who knows the
ggtsrn part Of the state thoroughly,
ii I'd the trail of Carriere after the
rE had made his escape from the
hlei woods The outlaw made his
N across Mamou prairie, N
langsline parish, crossed Bayou Nez
sua into Allen, thence westward
wth Of 0berlin to some point on the
scaseu river. This stream he fol-
Es south to a point southwest Of
Taisr. Then, rabbit-like, he return
eastward, going to near Basile, but
aFlg Kinder and Elton to the north
aB avoiding all thickly settled COM
ilrhies
he made his headquarters in an
taniOned sawmill, on the railroad
BE- Just vest of Basile, and would
P into that village at night. This
formation Mr.. Reed secured from a
zailVe Of Carriere's who resided in
Lien parish. Securing the aid of
2aritt Reid Of Lake Charles, with Os-
n Tate Of Kinder and several dep
ties, the posse descended on the
z mill at night and awaited Car
ises rteurn from Basile. When the
rninal walked up to the mill plat
IN be was ordered to surrender.
men be attempted to use the rifle
la laid Sheriff Swords in death, a
"a Of buckshot stretched him out
y Dis capture was easy. Taken TO
AEe Charles he was treated for his
''0Ats, later brought to Opelousas,
sa and convicted and sentenced to
-'s Before being executed he was
'Ash 70 New Orleans for safekeep-
: ahd when the date for the exscu-
= vas about due he was transport
. Baton Rouge. While within the
'ea Of the penitentiary he attempted
-'lus by slashing his throat with
: 0A0e o. a safety razor but surgi-
attention saved him for the hang
ms moose.
'aefitt Reed has never received
Z credit for his remarkable detect
I. Y 'Elll in locating the murderer. for
: certain that Carriere might new
ave been caught had not the tai
4, more Of Allen stirred himself to
4 The avenging of Sheriff