Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-15
MANsLAUGHTER AT THE SAINT NICHOLAS
HOTEL.
A Californian Killed by a southernsr.

Shortly before6 O'Clock yesterday morning ia.
which Col. Chas. Loring, of California was run
through the body with a sword cane by DR.. R.
II. Graham of New Orleans, and fatally wounded
Both, with their families, were boarders at the
Hotel, and yesterday morning about O'Clock DR..
Graham, who had been out drinking most Of the
previous night, came home almost crazy from the
effects of liquor. He became quite disorderly by
constantly ringing the bells in the hall near his
apartments, and calling loudly for the servants,
greatly to the annoyance of some of the borders
in that section of the house.
Col. Loring came out of his room, which was
nearly adjoining that of DR.. G., and asked him
to desist making so much noise, saying that the
servants were in bed and that he could not find
any at that hour The Doctor answered that he
had been ringing the bell in his own room for two
hours, but had not got an answer. In making
this statement he swore considerably.
COL Loring then closed the door and went to
bed, and a mOmeot afterwards the hall bell was
rung. furiously again. He again got up, and
opening the door a second time, said to DR.. Ora
ham, 81 would be much obliged to you, sir, if
you would not ring the bell so violently, as my
wife is very unwell." He also advised the Dr..
to put on his pantaloons, for if he"wanted the
maid to answer the bell, he was not in a condi-
ton to be seen by Der.
DR.. Graham then said he did not care d-n
for maids or any women in the house, and would
dress as he pleased. The Doctor used other vi
olent language, and the Col. told him if he re-
peated it he would break his head with stick.
Col. Loring then went again to bed, and soon
afterwards the bell rang violently about thirty
times. He then got up, put on his pantaloons
and slippers, and put one arm in his coat sleeve.
He then opened the door and stepped out and told
the Doctor that he would go to the Office and see
whether he could find a servant. Mrs. Loring
IF ho1 md hor huch nd
not to 60 out. He requested her to stay in the
room. The Doctor at this time had nothing but
his shirt on. Mrs. Loring went back to her room
and dressed.
In the meantime her husband was absent and
becoming alarmed, she went in: search of him, and
found him lying dead at the extreme end of the
hall wetsring in his own blood. The scene which
followed was truly frightful and for some time
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed throughout
the house. Two or three walters witnessed the
ARRAY which resulted in the death of Col. Lorng
The parties were disputing in the hall while
moving towards one end of it about DIR. Ora
hams ringing the bell and making noise to the
annoyance of Col. Loring's wife. In the course
of this dispute, DR.. Graham called COL L. a liar.
The Col. in return slapped Graham in the face,
when the latter, who had sword cane in his
hand, made blow at him with the cane.
Loring took hold of the cane, and in an instant
DR.. Graham drew the sword from the stick and
stabbed his antagonist through the body. The
weapon entered the left side six inches from the
spine and twelve inches below the shoulder blade,
penetrating the lower part of the left lobe of the
lung and coming in contact with the bones Of the
breast, when it bent nearly double and produced
instant death.
The only words the deceased uttered we're: 81
am stabbed / am killed." Graham did not at
tempt to touch his victim after he had inflicted
the fatal wound. but threw his sword into the PAN
try and walked up and down the hall apparently
much agitated. He was Immediately arrested by
the Eighth Ward Police, and held to await the
action of the Coroner.-N Y. Tribune.