The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-27
N EW ORLEAN MS:
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 81.
Charity Hospital Report.
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FATAL AFFRAy-Again we have to record a rencontr.
resulting the death of of the parties engaged it,
About o'clock last evening" Josiah b. Johnson Levee
Broker, went into the St Louis Exchange to take
irehments While standing at the counter he left his friends
and stepped few toward another party addressing
Thos. Har1er, he asked if his not Harper. An
answer IN the affirmative being given, Johnson drew cow
hide Whether blow struck not remains for Judicial
investigation, Those who were present. and from wdom
we obtain the particulars of the ay could not whether
blow was struck by him not However this may be,
npef retired some hteen or twenty feet, and johnson
friends cautioned him to prepare himself for deadly conflict
Although he had loaded pistol he disregaded these
uoas and was leaning against OF the pillars cOnversng
with his friends when Harper advanced and coming
gether they cnched. Immediately, Harper drew pognad
and inflicted two blows with it the breast A friend of
JOhnsons stepped in separate hem and with this OBJ
Ject made blow with a cane, striking between them
johnson fell at the moment and expired Immediately
One stab oil the pognad directly the heart and
from appearance must have penetrated that vital organ.
The other penetrated the middle and upper part the chest
Harper instantly fled and had not been arrested, up late
hour last night The deceased was young man. apparently
about % years of and native of South Carolina.
lie was married man. and the father of children, who,
with his WIFE, are their this city, to join him
but what reception awaits them The husband father
Will not greet their arrival The afiay, understand,
spang from business difficulty which both of the
parties had spoken dspaagngy of the other and johnson
having challenged Harper the latter refused him.
because he was not gentleman" Harper is of the firm
harper q Cakin 80 Graver street, and Is brother OF Capt.
Harper formerly the head of the Second Municipality po-
hce. Recorder Genos and Capt Youennes the Ex-
change shortly after the murder. The Recorder busy
taking the of those present the ARRAY and Capt
Youennes dpItchng the police search of Harper
Capt Spedden the Coroner also about half
hour aiterward but postponed inquest until this morning.
and ordered the body be removed room of the de-
ceased in the st. Louis Hotel.
This course the of the Coroner is the least
OF questionable popety The law makes his duty hold
an inquest body where he finds it. If dies by
violence immediate investigation finds the witness on
the ground the clrcu vivid the memory and
no description of the locality required for jury To-day
an inqaes will be held, but where the witnesses Who
command their presence without knowing them We
make these remarks with regret but they forced upon
by apparent indifference the important duties of the
office. Nor would base upon a sngle neg
gence but the laws defining the Cooners duties have been
so frequently sighted and the by which justice
Its ends often lost that incumbent pendent
to give the public of the conduct of servant
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