Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-10-06
THE NEW ORLEANS TRAGEDY

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7, 1896.
5y yesterdays mnil sent you an outline
OF the horrid scenes OF the previous night.
on VIII find in the papers OF our city of
inns morning some further particulars Of this
sad CATASTROPHE
But, hy The silly conduct of The assaiIants
we are leu 10 ask, what was their real object
u, u. gong |" The house of the assaulted Judge
BERMUDEZ This is an interesting pojnt
OF inquiry, and the following is, think. the
solution, although ii is generally unknown
here:
During the trial Of GiqueI, Judge 3. pre-
siding, the deceased and other Young men
continually met from evening TO evening
augmeniIng their numbers, watching the
progress OF The trial, aud resolving that, in
case ct Giquei being admitted 10 bail, they
would lynch either him or the Judge.
on Monday night large meeting was
held, and II was determined 10 carry The pro-
Jeci INTO execution on Tuesday night. After
ms meeting was closed, & the greater part
OF the aSsembihge dispersed, one Of The Young
men returned and reported that Giqucl had
!e' me cry: About twenty were remain
ING at The place where they had met.
They resolved that twelve of The number
should get vehicle and proceed immediate
~ to overtake Giquel, and bring him back
10 th' CITY. They obtained carriage and
proceeded to execute their plan hut when
they arrived al the lower part OF the CITY thew
i"nhd IL dllhcut 20 trace the object of their
pursuit, and hailed. Feeling themselves
commissioned with an important trust. thew
concluded 10 go to The house of the Judye
mol Tar distant, with view as is supposcd
OF insulting and otherwise maltrealing him
yin their arrival, only three Of their number
approached the door, the whole com
pany, unarmed, IL is believed, except dirk
OF TWO. One OF them tipping at the door,
me 'ndge himself appeared, thinking il
some oil his friends, who had lust left and
were soon to return Pagan first entered
The door, and inquired if il was Judpe Rer.
inndeZ, and, being answered by The .Judge
Thai 1t was, caught hold Of him, and in The
scnlhe was run through entirely By The sword
which the Judge had in his hand, or in some
way procured during the scufle. While
TINS was going on, Bailey passed into the more
private part OF The house, and there encoun-
tered The vile of the Judge and Young MIR
Heau:egerd, who shot him Bailey) through
The body under the right ann; The wound
proving mortal, and giving him time only
10 pass TO the street door, when he fell Ea
gan, finding himself MORALLY wounded by
the sword OF The Judge, retired to the door.
and Tell across Bailey, and both instantly
dIed. he other, Mr.. Marchand, had en-
'ered The house, and received wound. j. is
SAID by the hand ofthe wife Of the Judge.
ana on his escaping the door Of The house.
and seeing Eagan and Bailey wounded and
"yi,ng' called out 10 the rest Of the party,
Come on, my friends my companions are
/ Killed, dead, dead, dead. :"
On seeing and bearing this, they took to
their heels and ran away. Mdrcband walk .
ed bone, holding his hand over The wound.
lhls account, think is true, as il affords
( The Explanation, otherwise unaccountsble IA
US as yet, of the entire want OF arrangement.
preparation, plan ofaltack, and want of sue
cess on the part OF The assailanls ;and, iitrue.
IL proves most clearly that there was no fix,
ed Intention Of taking the life of the Judre.
One moral lesson from this tragical affair
J1G' persons beware how they presume ia
taKe The laws oftLe land into tier own hands
TO administer them.
/ The three or four last attempts in this crty
are dreadful examples, viz. Brux, Bailey.
Eagan, and Marchand