New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-10
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: WstaI ARRAY in New York.
! soaet&e morning of the I'd inst. an ARRAY &C.
.cdrred in the St, Nicholas Hotel, New York
between DR.. r.. M. Graham, of this city, and
Col Cbas. Loring, of California, which resulted
in the death of the latter. From the New York
Courier and Enquirer we cut the following
statement Of the unfortunate affair, it appearing
to US the most impartial of any published in the
New York papers;
fatal and very amentable ARRAY occurred yesterday
morning at the ST. Nicholas Hotel in which Col Chas
Loring of CALIFORNIA; was killed by Dr. R. NJ Graham OF
New Orleans Both were putting up at the hotel with
thaif families and yesterday morning. about O'Clock
DR. Graham had been out drinking most OF the pre-
yious night home almost crazy from the effects Of
LIQUOR He became quite disordery by constantly ring
ing the bells the hail his apartments and calling
loudly the servants to the great annoyance Of some Of
the boarders in that section Of the house. Col Lorip
came out Of his room, which nearly adjoining DR.
G's room and requested that he would desist making
such Noise it annoyed Mrs Lorng, who was at the
time nnwell Col l. went back into his ROOM but soon
had to emerge it again and request Graham to stop
his noise The latter he would not, something
to that effect and threats were made on both sides
About quarter Of hour afterwards Col Loring got
up his bed apparently determined to quiet Dr. Gra-
ham way His wife urged him to stop in bis room
and n0toe the sorderiy character but be pulled on
his pants and went into the hall hadressed The bell
stopped ringing but Mrs Loring being anxious sbout her
husbands safety went into the hall she could not nna
him and every Of whom she inquired regarding nm
were silent Her anxiety increased and on reaching the
end of the hall She to her horror nsr
husband lying dead upon the floor u ms own Dooa
scene which followed truly pu, and for some time
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed the motel
Two Of the waters witnessed the ARRAY which resulted in
Lornc's death The parties disputed in the halt while
moving towards end of it, The dispute Of course
was about Dr. Graham making noise and annoying hun
and bis wife In the course Of TINS dispute Ge@nan
called Loriug larLoriHg in return slapped drahan IN
the face when the latter who had in his
hand made blow. Lorng took hold OF the cane and In
instant Dr. Graham drew the sword from the stick
ana stabbed bis antagonist through the body The
pom entered the small part of the back anu psss,oe
through the left globe Of the lung came in contact with
the Of the breast and bent nearly double Loring
dropped upon the floor died in about two minutes a
3 forwards. The only words he uttered were, ~ an
stabbsd--I am killed.
had given the fatal blow but threw his sword into thu
pantry and walked up and down the hoor, apparently
custody by ths Eighth Ward Police and held to await
the action of the Coroner About 10 O'Clock uorons'
0sDonue proceeded to the hotel and instituted an IN
vestigation when the above facts were elected Tht
jury after brief dsliberation rendered the following
verdict That Charles Loring came to his death by
S the hands OF Robert NJ. Grahan.n
On the rendition of this verdict the Coroner comttef
Graham to the Tolnbs to await examination
The prisoner belongs New Orleans and Is about forty
theinquest Col LoriDg was late of Benecia California
where he had been acting in the capacity OF Receiver
excitement about the St. Nicholas yesterday and
to cast painful gloom the boarders
The testimony of Mrs. Loring. wife of deceased
and that of servant in the hotel, and Of on'
or two other persons, taken before the Coroner
jury, establishes the correctness Of this state
ment.
DR.. Graham has many friends in this cit,
and elsewhere who will deeply deplore this mel
ancholy occurrence. He stood high in his pro
fession here and was universally respected ant
esteemed, Col. Loring, too, was Of high re
spectability and had the reputation of an anna
BILE disposition and pleasing manners. The New
York papers generally relate the above particu
lars without comment, but the Tribune, tn
great abolition organ, the contemner Of ever.
thing Southern whether good Or bad, makes !
most brutal and senseless attack upon DR.. Ora
ham, holding him up in the light of an armed DIES
perado and endeavoring to excite public feeling
against him by appealing to sectional prejudices
The Tribune AYERS that Dr. Graham is South
temperament under the influences Of Southern
institutions, and that therefore he was necessa
rily. peculiarly fitted for the commission o
crime; thus arriving at the very sage and sat
isfaotory conclusion that the killing of Mr.
Loring is altogether to be attributed to ths
teachings Of Southern institutions, This il
Greeley's peculiar mode Of attack upon thu
South, the point at which he forever aims, tt
argue from individual crimes, errors, accidents
or weaknesses, the wickedness and profigacy o.
the whole--not caring how great wrong and in
Justice may be inflicted by his savage attacks
upon those who have been unfortunately PLACED
in a position to appear as examples Of the truth
of his assertions.
All this is rather more amusing than mis-.
chievous, but the effort to mislead public opin.
ion, to prejudice and pronounce against the &C.
cused before even On indictment has been framed
is q serious matter and deserves the heavies
censure. And in this particular the hypocriti
cal Tribune, with all its destinations assump
ton Of love for Justice and law, (higher law,
has ever been foremost to cast these obstacles il
the way Of justice and law. ra5
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