Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-06
The Last Of the Fated FAMILY.

Ihe following paragraph and letter we
copy, says the New Orleans Crescent
from the Baton Rouge Comet of the 10Th
inst. The DR.. Bird spoken of had two
brothers. One (Orrin Bird was killed in
lo47, on Common street, New Orleans
city, in fight, in which he was the ag-
gressor. Another Theodore Brd) was
killed in the bar-room of the Veranda
slapped in ei,s q ~ S ne lth@ tIse
family, DR.. John G. Bird, came to his end
in a like tragical manner, as will be seen
by the following extract. The brothers
were all young men of intelligence and
prepossessing manners. The two first
had been married but short time previ-
Gus to their death
THE LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY.-A
few years ago there lived on Lafayette
street, in New Orleans, family whose
multiplied misery and misfortune is with
out parallel in the history of Louisiana.
The recollection is yet too fresh in the
memory of our people, the grief too poig-
nant, and footprints of the cruel fiend too
fresh, to admit of detail of the heart
rending scenes which our people were
called upon to witness, as they followed
one another in quick succession, under
the roof of that fated family. A daugh
ter, in the morning of her existence, with
the rose-tinge ON her cheek, blighted-a
brother butchered in his effort to avenge
the wrongs of his sister-and an honora-
BILE and high-minded old man, who had
weathered the storm Of life to the frosty
period of fourscore years, cut down, with
the .maddening evidences of his daugh-
ter's shame and broken heart. to the
grave. All this was stern reality, with
the most aggrayating details, and took
place but few brief years ago, to stain
|eta1e fair fame Of our quiet little city, and
add another page to the volume of crime
He who caused it has Just finished his
Infamous career. -... -.-.-..
We knew him-most of our citizens
were on terms of intimacy with him. He
was affable and courteous, and readily
won his way into favor. After the tragedy
on Lafayette street, he was aided to es-
cape the ignominious death he would
have met at the hands of our infuriated
people, had he remained an hour longer
lie fled. The following private letter,
which has been kindly furnished us for
publication, will show how the author of
so much misery, ended his existence:
ALBANY, Baker Co., Ga, May 4.
Dear Sir: Ipromised to write you the
result of DR.. Bird s trial. He was tried
at the fall term of the. Superior Court of
this county, and found guilty of voluntary
manslaughter. When the jury rendered
the verdict, he requested the court, by
his attorney, for delay of his sentence
for a few hours. Our judge being a man
ofamiable disposition, granted the request
| without hesitation. Bird was remanded
| to Jail there were other prisoners in the
dungeon, who stated that after the door
was locked, DIR. Bird shaved himself, put
on clean linen, clean drawers and socks,
hung his boots, on a peg, where he was
accustomed to hang them, all very quiet
ly, and, as the prisoners state, with the
coolest and most imperturbable sang froid
He then took out his pencil and wrote
quite an affectionate farewell to his aged
parents, (both of whom were at the hotel, J
in which he denied that he was guilty
After folding and addressing the note to
his parents, he took phial from his
pocket, poured the contents into glass,
placed himself on the bed, locked his
hands upon his bosom, and was in eter-
nifty in two minutes had swallowed
one ounce of prussie acid. 3G.I ta sJaa.g
1Fa The scene in the dungeon cannot be
, descri bed or imagined There lay, in
that dismal place on a mean bed: the in
animate form of Dr.. John G. Bird, q man