New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-20
CITY Intelligence.

MAN KILLED.-Another homicide, altogether
wanting in those mitigating circumstances arising
excessive provocation from the heat of blood attend
ant suddenly excited passions was committed yester-
day, in the cofee-house known The Falcon, on the
corner of Gravier street and Theatre alley This parcu
lar locality (Theatre aey which two months ago
was the of tragedy in which several were badly
wounded, and Captain Weymouth killed-that it might
be fully devoted the demon of discord and de-
struction-has received another and bloody baptism
The man killed was named Louis Lloyd, native of
Switzerland and about twenty years Of age He had
kept cigar establishment Mr. Laborde in the south
west of the Falcon house. was noted as man
OF quiet unobtrusive temper, He of stout and
active Frame about five feet inches high and had
light hair and blue eyes The name of the slayer is An
tome Guerrera-better known about the establishment as
William Henry. He is about twenty years of age
and a spaniard by birth He had previously been en-
poyed behind the bar at the Falcon house to wash the
glasses, and had recently been dismissed.
From inquiries to the the difficulty it ap
pears that Guerrero attributed his discharge from his
situation behind the bar to the interference of Lloyd who
he said had mrepresented him to the proprietor Guer
rera had banered Lloyd for fight which the latter de-
cned Eagerly persung his revenge Guerrero yesterday
about O'clock observing Lloyd go up stairs in the Fall
con House. went into the kitchen of the establishment
and picked up carving knife, which he was carrying
away, when be asked by woman in the room what
he intended doing with it? He replied that it was none
of her business words to that effect He then went
into between the kitchen and bar-room and sat
down at the foot of the stairs up which Lloyd had gone
where he remained some time if waiting him Lloyd)
to come down. Lloyd remained above minutes,
when his persuer becoming impatient followed him up
stairs. Here high words heard Guerrero exclam-
ed, You did do it - and Lloyd answered 'sYou are
liar :" There then noise of scufling and LLOYD
Immediately ran down stairs making great cutlery and
saying he murdered. He passed through the middle
into the barroom holding both hands on his left
side and staggering he walked To his exclamation
murdered cried out Who the devil killed
you he did not answer but staggered into the alley
and fell exhausted with stream of blood pouring from
his side He Immediately taken up by Officer Hunt
and others and conveyed to the Charity Hospital where
he died after about fifteen minutes.
Immediately after Lloyd fell Guerrero came down stairs
holding in his hand the bloody knife which he handed to
the proprietor of the house saying killed him and this
is the knife did it with member of the Police who
took Guerrero into custody When asked if he
had killed the man. he laughed and said yes; To a
question why he had done it - he answered he told
lies that made lose my situation killed him for
it, Being asked g if he not afraid of being hung
for the murder % he replied for he had but one time
to de He seemed perfectly Indifferent to the conse-
qenees of the deed and his way prison laughed and
oked about the fun would afford the public to see him
hung He heavily ironed and locked up in the Heyia
street prison.
The deceased had two wounds-one about an inch and
half long the breast bone which did penetrate
deeper than the skin The other in the left side about
inch and half wide which severed the sixth rib and
penetrated about eight inches with direction towards
the right hip The wound bed freely quantities of fat
proruded from it, and there appearance ecoses
suuson of blood about the neck and shoulders prob
ably produced by the friction of the sayer the
struggle.
The knife taken from Guerrero is old carving knife
with blade about ten inches long, strong much
taper towards the point in the dagger
1t bloody from the point to within inches of the
ht
RAILROAD ACcIDENT-Mr. John Serpas had
of his feet badly crushed last Saturday by the Next
Gulf Railroad cars When the cars were passing
Vaudeville street, he attempted to pass from car to
another, and fell Two passed his foot and
crushed it badly.
STOLEN PROPERTY Christian Tampest was
sent for trial before the First District Court on Saturday
by Recorder Winter, the charge of receiving gun
and two from slave who is supposed to have stolen
them.