Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-18
MURDER Will OUT"

The homely adage that murder will OUT was recent
y verified in remarkable manner in New Orleans. On
the I'd instant aborer barrel revolving in an eddy
of the river and brought it shore surprising he had
secured prize. On Knocking in the head the feet OF
boy sprang out of the BARREL and the was shocked
to find body surrounded by the litter of horse stable
The post norton did not @eveop any fatal injury but an
intelligent policeman took the matter in charge examined
the marks the barrel and the quality Of -four adherng
to its Sides the kind of weeds mixed with the hay among
which was also found some broken glass He succeeded
in tracing the barrel to certain grocery store to which
stable attached There the hay corresponded ex-
actly with that which had been placed with the boy
body in the barrel The weed was plentfully dis
covered in it, and the bed Of the horse and the refuse
his stall were profusey mixed with the tell-tale weed
Moreover pieces of broken glass found beneath the
horses feet corresponding in every particular with the
pieces which had been taken from the barrel Some
of glass in front of the horses manger had been broken
and had furnished the transparent for suspicion
OF foul play so strangely brought light Further search
in the store developed the fact that -four barrel Of the
same make and brand that in which the body Of the
murdered boy had been slowed away was there with a
similar incrnsaton Of damaged -four around it's sides and
bottom Jean Desponey A. Dartigues, Jean Tape, and
Francois Casandre attached the store arrested
but all denied any knowledge Of the circumstances Sub
sequently Tape made confession stating the following
facts: ~ -a taH
That he employed drsyman BY Mr. Dortsues that day
before Yesterday several children playing there Dir Dartigues
o angry at said children and told them 70 60 out Of the store that
saned and arack with c Of iron on the neck by the said Dr
then said Dargues throw number q sacks Of bran over the
ordered him about his the
depnent pile tho aca Of bran in te og
Daruucs not to touch
90 Opponent then went and did hear again
body this morning he light In the store,
through the hatchway and having walked down stairs he Mr.
Dargus the ack Of bran which he had thrown
boy Deponcnt Mr. Dargues something
cover hay lie then took II outside
light and went back bed Deponent
The Of iron produced and shown 70 him tho uc
striking said boy That this morning there
the Icycc and Daue and Desony told deponnt
thing about what he lad but about his bust
Dcponent further that
something barrel he foot projected said barrel and
back into the barrel Nv Dngucs the
when taken from the barrel by the side Of the river and
TINT Of the boy that bad struck by Dargues here
mentioned Deponent the although told by
Dar,igues and Dcsponey not to 20. 5i
The iron with which the boy struck was -four
sampler 1t was found in the part Of the store indicated
by Tape, and was considerably bent probably from the
effects Of the blow dealt with it the boy The name
Of the deceased Is THEODORE GEORGE WoLYLEY IL is not
probable that the blow he received would have occasoned
death had he not been confined and smothered beneath
the sacks Of bran.