Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-08-06
Correspondence of the Baltimore sun.
PHILADELPHIA July n, lSi2.


A man named Noah Louree. who kept n bro
ker's office in Third street, above Chestnut, was
murdered this morning at about a quarter past
SIX O'clock, by man who catered his Office IL is
supposed, for the purpose of robbing HIM Mr..
Lougee received two stabs in the side
from a dirk, one of which entered his heart and
produced death almost instantly. From the ap-
pearance Of the wound, it would seem tina. The
murdered man stabbed across the counter,
although he afterwards got TO the door, AMI at.
'racted attention by an iudiscrbahle noise, With
his hands tightly pressed against his breast. The
assassin, though he resorted to the stale custom
OF being himself the loudest alarulist, cryinu.
Stop thiei!' Stop thicfl" and .Murderr' was
Immediately pursued by a number Of citizens Who
heard the cries, and was finally captured. after
vigorous chase, in the fourth Of "A warehouse
ia Front street, near Walnut, where BIO had en-
deavored 10 secrete himself
On being arrested the only reply he made to
questions asked of him, was che called inc llaTn
but it is reported that he subsequently confessed
TO officer Russell that he purposey excited
quarrel with Mr.. Lougee, with the intention Of
robbng und numbering him. The dirk with
which he killed his victim was found in heap
OF sand and mortar, at tho corner Of Third I'd
Chestnut streets, where he had thrown il in his
flight. Subsequently, searching the prisoner
dirk sheath was found fitting Exactly 10 the dirk
which he was seen In throw away. On eXamina-
ton before tho Mayor he stated his 10 be
seen the deceased.
The murderer first stated that his name
Smith, bat he afterwards denied il, and refused
10 give his real name, because, as he said, he did
not wish to disgrace his family.
In his confessions, he told tho police officers
that he was coufting young woman, who refus
that his motive in committing the murder was to
raise sufficient sum 10 effect this matrimonial
alliance.
Mr.. L., was formerly broker in Cincinnati,
and kept also Office al louisville. His office,
among others, was u1obbed during the late RIOS
at Cincinnati, at about which time he privately
came TO this city, and was here time be fofc
he went into business.
He Is years of age, and has a wife and
three or four children, who reside al No. 20 San
som street. He was in the habit OF opening his
office before he took breakfast and also KEEP, open
in the evening. This accounts for his being In
the Office at 50 early an hour as hat at which the
murder was committed, and may probably have
been the cause Of his having been selected the
victim 1t was almost the only place where INC
ney Is kept open at that hour.
The alleged murderer is a tall, stout, we'll Dress
cd young man, SAID to be Southerner and ap
Pareutly not more than 70 years Of age. After
his arrest, he made resistance, but quietly &C
companled his captors to the office Of The Mayor
The impression is pretty general that the muir
of the brokers' money.
Much excitemen. has prevailed in the streets
the of The day, and the press has been quite
unable TO satisfy The demand for slips containing
an account Of The affair.