True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-08
TIE TRUE AMERICAN.
EDlVED nv J@saN GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
Yk w or LEANS:
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER s, 1885
DREADFUL MURDER.

| DREADFUL wi UhDER'
| Many Of our citizens will remember seeing on
| Thursday morning neat, clean, and shipshaPe
looking sailor, in the dress of the U service, and
| apparently over DO years Of age. His appearance
WINS remarkably trim, and sailor like, that none
who saw could pass him unnoiced. Yesterday
morning this poor fellow found murdered and
| mutiaied in the most unheard of manner. The
name of the unfortunate victim of unparalleled
barbarism was Charles Goodl'p, sad to be native
OF Missouri, and having served for nearly 30 years
in the navy. From the evidence adauced before
tie Record. we gather the following pariicu-
lars of this bloody deed. On Thursday about 4
O'Clock, Goodlip, called in at the low den kept by
Anne Jane Doyle, No 81 Girod street, between
Magazine and Tchoupltoulas street, and took a
glass Of beer, served to him by John Johnson, who
was officiating as bar keeper. Having drank it,
he quilted this den of crime, promising to return
l., the evening which he did about Q o'clock, when
he drank again, and ask ed for supper, which was
prepared on the order of Mrs Doyle, by Thomas M
Davis, and William Smith. BY the story Of the
former it appears that the latter put quantity Of
laudnnum in the tea given /" the sailor; who
speedily became drowsy, and was laid on bed
in the room by Smith & others. So far the story
is boil out by all the evidence. About O'Clock,
as Lieu Fallon Of the Watch was passing he heard
disturbance caused by the woman of the house
turning out her supposed husband, Doyle, who
informed Mr. Fallon that a comrade of his had seen
dead body under his wife's bed. Surprising the
story to originate in jealousy. all parties were
dismissed, but great charge was given to the
Waterman, Alex Mcclure, TO keep careful eye
upon the house. About O'Clock in the morning,
man was observed RECOMMENDING from the house,
and shortly nfrer another, bearing heavy burden,
came oui and passed rai.idly to vacant lot,
or yard. CLOSELY followed by the watchman.-
Dropping his load the fellow RAM but being tnk en-
brought his cap,or to see what it was, a blank e,
| filled with clay and soil, This man was conveyed
| TO the guard house, and proved t, be John Jnhsun
a young, but notorious offender Shortly before
day break, nbou, on Friday m"rning, Lieut. Crane
hearing the story of Mcclure, narrowly watched
the house, and after observing light brought from
the back room to the front, and carried there
again constantly, Knocked at the door, and took
into custody Anne Jane Doyle, and Thomas M
Davis On the person Of the latter was found a
loaded PISTOL and key, and under the bar counter
a blanket with about couple of hundred pound.
of earth in it. The latter circumstance induced
Messrs Fallon aud Crane to examine the premises
| and in The back room,-some six feet from where
tho loor kund to have been recently moved
On lifting them, and removing some 3 inches o.
clay, they came TO the blue roundabout of the
sailor, and on more carefully raising the soil will
their hands, drew forth the body. But oh God
what sight did it present. The head was off
the legs both cut out at The hip joints: the LEFT
foot severed from the shin bone, nd the right knee
% far divided that it hung but by slight garure
of in. Such a scene of butchery was never m e
with before: human nature ever seer
more dehased than in the persons of the prisoners
lHey MI Sn"ks anu peUUleus IN every HnFe q
their flesh. The woman professed that she slep
on the floor in the front room, and nothing
heard morning. after the victim WIS put to he'd
stupifed by Smith. Davis proclaimed that he ha
| slept from in the evening, and although Blu
about two yards from where the body was buret
vowed the utmost Inconsistencies OF all that had
passed. On his hands. nails, cheek, and cothe,
were fresh Spots and stains of blood. knit.
taken from Daviss girde had quantity of flesh
blood, and hair sticking TO the handle. No one
would acknowledge the least participation in tn,
bloody deed; and the three principals and Q sus
pected par,icipators stand renanded for furthe
examination this morning. Smith is ye, at large