The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-20

HoRnID MURDER AT New ORLEANs-MUrILArI
OF THE BoDY-BURGLARY AND RoBBERY.-A IN
fendi nurcer was comnlstted on Saturday night
early ON the morning Of yesterday, in the Second
trict. The victim was an old man, between sixty &
seventy years Of age named Jean Leblanc, who owi
and occupied house on the corner OF Claiborne and
Philip streets. The body found early yesterd
morning, sashed and mutilaed in a most horrd mani
The deceased vas unmarried lived alone, and had K
small grocery store AZ the place Of his residence
much beloved bY numerous circle Of ncquaintap
for his quiet manners and honest and depoftm
By mans Of indus ry ano economy, he had managed
acquire compel, nee. lie had got a reputation n
reighborhood Of possessing considerable OF nor
ana bad frequently been applied to to change bank
4 which purpose he would resort to a bag in which
gold sas boarded This bag and its contents attrat
the attention 81 vsiters aud the sequel will ,how
not fail to excite the cupidity Of some who determine
possess Themselves Of IL IL caused the loss Of the
mans life Early yesterdsy NOR ming. Q baker, who /
been IN the hlbt OF furnishing the deceased (LeBa
with bread called ON his usual errand The old man
rot respond 70 the Call, whereupon, the baker hut
the street door OF the house sjar IAN unusual crc
stance went in and 90 his horror found the occur
stretched on cot behind the counter, covered 81
bood dead Coroner Wilknson. on being informed
the fact proceeded 20 hold an inquest on the body
Uncovered FIRST view and without removing
elotbipg Of licensed Mat nineteen wounds were Vi
upon the BODY. the coo on which he lay sglmu
Ia blood and his gray locks we matted with H.
had been dead some hours On further examination
body appeared covered with gashes and stabs from
head md face 70 ~ iips In the language of the
it appeared literally dashed up Forty. Eve
cisod wounds were discovered forty out Of which VIII
have sinriy proved mortal Tho cuts etabs and cas
appeared 70 have been made with three different Ins
mtptswitb tlroe corbefed stilletto Bowie koifa
hatchcs Hence thr iufo that he h I'd been as
cd by three per nj Abe time The verdict az
Coonor's jury That the deceased was murlera
some person or persons unknown Police Officers :
the alert to ferret out the perpetrators ~
most foul and unnatural nuder A n. gro how ms,
Antonio who had lived wigh the deceasad IN ~
questioned by The Coroner eyinced consiIerab,a tro
ton which fact led TO hia arrest and irnn-isonmsa
one 81 the FospecSed parties Suspicion also fell n
Two Spanufus who kept goats for milking in nm
hVue ADJOINING The y uement Of the murdered man
WIS TURNER OF covered that the room where the dece
t,eo' was only 10 be entered by the back door thru
tbN Poat-nons and that The front door which IN,
way been botod inside an could only be opsned
Whhin was wide open the moraipg OF the ca,astro
eh'e ihe Inference that the murderers entered thr
.ne goat house and. ubbolttDg the front door from
III escaped q the street. From these facts the ow
" we goats were susp, ctod Of being the murdsrers
~ ,hchl Francois Hanitc ana another have been mr.,
"a by oiiictr Eoulloussa the charge IL "a n ain
Iact tfat Iamite who had been seen habitualIv
tsly en- the morning after the murder wearing n h,
oinDment OF whiskers was caught an honr afterw
without this birsute eppendage and clean sh wen
examining the house three oornered stilleto was n
upon The foor. but Without any bloodsains uppn n
was also discovered that all the trunks and ar
about the house had been forced their contents ;
and scattered about the room and about 5000 sn,nN
80 bave been In the old mans possession como n \
were 10 marks II blood about the house Save un,a
cot where he body lay from which 1t IL inserrea
the uniortrn nate man must have been killed nv tho
blow snd that being In the dark his avern hal con,
% 70 back and tab him 20 make sure work sf h =
Orleans Crescent Gig Oct. H.