True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-07
THE TRUE Am ERICAN,
EDITED nv JOEaN GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
NEW OR E4EANS:
TUESDAY ........AUGUST Z. 1898
MURDERS IN THE NORTH.

Nearly every nurual on the other side the Po-
omac, is in the practice of giving currency to
very idle rnmonr which gossip, or malice may
pread Ia the Disadvantages of the morals of the
'nuh. No tale is deemed too exaggerated for
,eef, no marvellous story told but is shown mp as
axes place, or quarrel results in injury, the
northern press (with some few honorable excep-
ions) is open mouthed in citing it as common |
instance of the blood thirsty propensities of all
who breathe southern air. Although more
riots, and injuries, result, from one local election
in the sixth ward of New York, than took place
throu ghout the extent Of Louisiana in the recent
excited contest, yet does Philadelphia bigo, as.
sert that every man went armed to the polls, and
that twenty duels resulted from, and followed the
election. No SENSIBLE writer would pen such
trash, and intelligent reader should believe
il. We Of the South are certainly not more char
geabe with deadly crimes than our revilers of the
North, nor does it appear that we are so much
Quarrels and ishrs, certainly break out among us,
hut cold blooded murders less frequent in
records, ,han in those Of the colder North. We
are naturally led to these reflections by skimming
over only few papers received Yesterday. Whep-
ever did the southern press, of one single day.
esent such an array of bloody deeds we give
few specimens Of below? When was SO butch
erly nm act perpe,rnted here in open broad day, in
the public streets as this first which we gather
from the New York Sun
Deliberate Murder IN Broad,cay, at .Nid.aay.-
Broadway, near Walker street, was on Sat urday
forenoon, near o'clock, the scene OF perhaps the
most deliberate and airocious murder that ever
was perpetrated in this cty. A black man, named
Edwar Coleman, I'll, re'put an end to the lite OF
his wife Ann, by nearly scverng her head from
her body. 1t appears that the horrible deed re-
suited Il IN his helittiot her inhdety; and it the
of tn. r acquaintance are correct his
belief was not without cause.
This BILE VAR formerly lived in Phadel.
phia from whence they removed to this city few
months since, and 'ok apartments IN he rear OF
No. $50 Fulton street, where they sll had their
home a, the time Of The murder. His treatment
of her here, OF late, has been very harsh, owing to
his belief OF her lntiIeuy, andwithlna short time
past she has been obliged 10 appeal TO the police
for protection against Lis violence and his threats
of deadly revenge /: would seem, however, that
he was excessively '''" W 'e'' a"u l"s
known on MS h"e'H w ~ W Nv
sell becoming ""e' nes'ues se'N"s '"e p,o-
lecloh hi '!'e P"''e', smr "'' ' s' S''e'
from his whence. at different times, with some
of her friends nd on Thursday las. Tor this
she repaired 10 the residence of relative in Hester
street He hovtve, asccrtained her retreat in he
course OF the day, and repairing there, spent that
night WIN htr' va Hat"'u'y '''"'''"9 nv SUI
ceeue" III pe'suhu'"s "o' '" 80 w. - 49, "
Turn home, ana 'hev were oa ''e'' way 'n'''e' ;
"hrn the murder was cothh''"eu
one was SUE, n""e'e', "Fp'eAeHs'E' V, '''
'enee rom h'm' aho 10 eua'a "g"'hS' ", s'i' e''
me ft'a''Vfs N"hc'e "hH "u',' as we u"ueis'oou
TWO behind them at the lime of the murder.
Nhen thef mao arrived "PPoSi'e mf. 'o'''e h"-
,he;r sde hesrd hcr ask him for n shillinu ia re,
s,n,s f,,d ,y;,b-sha sail, she hod had nuthin5 Il,
oar since tho nrovinus pv,ninr II. refused th.
shi,lno ON H.. uro,ud tina, She loved another man
t,,. 1I sIo,,d L;. bn, ,h;s sI,. ,,,st vebe
mrn,lv drn;el, n. nnnenred to place some con-
Gdence i, her urolestat,ons. and mt his arm over
her shoulders as il lie purposed Kissing her in
,oNth " ,e'u ,. ~, . ~
pulling ii back, drew razor across her throat,
VIII CHI nearly severed her head from her body, ana
dropping her upon the paymcn' she was dead al
most immediately.
razor hts ppi n,ternp' TO escape, bu. throwing the
severa! who witnessed the tansacu"T, ~assi' Va
w. =, Nv o.; ''I W."
! ed, 81 have done it-sne was ii, and deserved
II: IT,, nave h' weapons aoo'. '"e-'""' me, yI you,
lie was taken to lhruoIice oilicr, whcnhe was Or
dertd to pr'son, The justice OF winch ne ach"o"
hlnni }, Az, Ln, nf III. r,,,Is,ed woman WINS
removed 10 the dead house, in the amshcu, e yard