The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-19
ARRAYS at New Orleans.

Since writing the article neaQeu OutEdgeS
at New Orleans we have found the following
extract in the Louisville Democrat, from the
New Orleans Crescent, by which it appears
there were two ARRAYS in that city on election
day, which resulted fatally, and almost riot.
The Crescent says:
At the Twentieth precinct, corner Of Casa
culyo and St. Ferdinand streets, at about /
O'Clock, q Frenchman named Antoine Feiler
raised an alteration on account of his natural
ization papers being rejected, which resulted in
his receiving two stabs, from the effects of
which he died in cab, while on his way to
the hospital, The Coroner began an inquest
on the body yesterday, which will probably
continue several days. A man named William
Delmot was slightly hurt at the same time
and place.
At the same precinct, at five O'Clock in the
evening DIR. Frederick Scherer, German,
who kept drug store at the coroner of st.
Ferdinand and Greatman streets, was shot and
killed. Our best information is to the effect
that he went to the polls in an erascible hu-
NOR, speaking very noisily and insolently as
he went through the crowd. An American
gentleman, we'll known for his peaceable and
amiable disposition, approached him, and put
ting his hand on his shoulder, said, in friend
ly way doctor don't go on so-you'd better
leave here, for you'll get hurt if you stay" AT
that the Doctor becoming exasperated, drew a
revolver and fired full at the gentleman. The
| bullet missed its aim, but lodged in the right
thigh Of youth named Joseph Nutter, who
was standing by. Thereupon the crowd made
charge at him with pistols and knives; he
ran out St. Ferdinand street short distance
and fell, with four bullets in his body, three Of
which alone and separately would have caused
death. He died in an hour or two afterwards
| The Coroner commenced an investigation in
his case, also, yesterday, which he had to post
pone, owing to Recorder Seuzeneau taking
away the witnesses for his purposes as mag
istrate The Doctor was a rabid anti Ameri-
can, and had frequently boosted in public that
all he wanted to do was so killed Know Moth
ing Young Nutter's wound is very bad
one, although the bullet had been extracted
and he is doing well.
At about the same hour, whilst Mr. Jas
Boyland, Deputy Street Commissioner, OF
horseback, and several other members of the
| American party, in two carriages were coming
up from the twenty first to the eighteenth
precinct, they were fired upon by party o.
Irishman at the corner of Enghien and Victory
Streets and by other Irishman concealed ii
houses on victory street, tnat nelgnDOrnooo
being exclusively Irish. Some thirtyor for
| ty shots were fired at them, yet by strange
good fortune, none of the Americans were hurt
Mr.. Baylan being much exposed, spurred his
horse onward, having drawn his revolver
which he Discharged back at the Irish as he
went After his pistol was empty, an Irish
man ran out of house with an axe, which he
drew back as if to chop the fore legs of Mr.. BIS
horse Mr.. B. scared him off by pointing hi:
empty pistol at him, but was just then seized
Iby another Irishman, who came up from be
I hind, and was in. the act of dragging him from
his saddle, when he was shot by the othel
Americans who had jumped from their carriage
and came to the rescue. He staggered to the
sidewalk, fell on his face, and was left for dead
but when the Americans had got some dis
lance off, he was seen to jump up and run like
a good fellow He was probably only grazeC
by the bullet, and stunned. Some of th'
Americans at the eighteenth precinct hearing
the firing ran down to the rescue, but coulC
find no one upon whom to wreak vengeance
every door, window, and gate being closed, ant
I nobody visible, and they, with all their excite
ment, being too considerate to modest womeT
and children by breaking into houses. Tha
no riot followed this most fragrant outrage
speaks very highly for the Americans of tht
Old Third.