The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-01

MoRE THuaoERRY! GREAT EXCITE
MENr AT Po4rEn The subjoined
letter, dated q Ponpeii, the Goth inst,
hom our regular corresponding will
souvince the impartial Of all parties,
chat Il is time for Justice and the laws
to be vindicated by summary ven
gence. We forbear making comments
upon the letter, because the public
mind has already been worked up to
the boiling point Of indignation on the
subject Of Tbuggerry, and it is our
business as concervator Of the public
peace to try and ally, rather than add
to%hs excitement: 44H raf.
PoNDENoE.1
Poxrnr, Teb,y 9oth, SO.
Dear Co'nt As your regular cores
pondent in this city, it becomes my painful
duty to inform you of the events Just trans
PRED here, shaking Pompeii-as a great
spasmodic earthquake might-to its very
foundation stone. The matter will under.
30 thorough judicial investigation, and I
shalllherefore only glance at the facts as
elected BY investigation before the COM
uniting Magistrate. ...
Night before last, a. Dr.. Augustus Smidt
(the Doctor is the editor of The Torch
Light Of Lidsrty) was going from his Office,
to his residence in Patipao Place, he was
met by three Thugs who seemed to be in
waiting for him. Five out Of seven y the
men, were in black masks, the others, with
"visors down." The foremost and most
desperate of the band, demanded the Doc
tor his name, a. the gas lights were but
dimly glimmering and they could not wei,
discern his features. When he answered
'Smide' they up-tripped him-brass knuc-
kled him as ialling-slung shotted him
when down, and dragged him into ST. Ma
'oleon street by the heels These are the
acts u stated by Police officer Nc Flanni-
,han, Of the forty-second station, who says
lie was there and saw the whole matter
The Ath1ninm came out on the morning
# Wednesday last with it's column rules
'p side down and u lengthy obituary, Of
which the following is the last paragraph |
Poor "Smidt," he was bold and fearless
hinker; pretty liberal drinker, not fear.
Nc to assert the truth, when nothing could
e lost by it; and Of such are undoubtedly
he Kingdom of Heaven. He Jacs S,,idt-
eqsies cut in pacei
EXAMINATION OF THE CASE.
DIR. Bonje sworn, testified that he was on
ne spot, shortly after the killing, having
cen called on by officer McFlannighan who
to him a. Smidt was dead, he
'snted to know MAat killed him. Dr.
onje is Of opinion that deceased came to
10 end BY virtue of knuckles-cannot saw
neither they were brass OF bell metal
lat the deceased had a wound on the left
de, near the nipple, penetrating the par
cular pavacestesis a6dominis int, ioris, caus.
9 death. Mr.. Flannighan, sworn ''for
slators"-when Smidt was falling heard
IN exclaim II am not dead or still
ve"-don't know vhich--ran to the spot
I'd called on the Thugs to surrender, which
ey refused to do, and thereup}on left the
ot. Gloom hangs like cloud per the
ty-"The Torch Light Il Liberty has
ne out-the doors Of the Smidt residence ,
Patipan Place, are draped in mourning.
e Knights Of Jericho have passed resolu- !
ms Of coincidence with the friends and q
mily Of the deceased, and Smidt, poor {
nidt Is no more. What's to be done to \
We the constitution and the laws? NV r
art sickens at the very thought Of such q
'graceful scenes. 10 =
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.
ord Clarendon's speech in the House o
Lords. stating that he had proposed \
refer the differences between the b
% countries to the arbitration Of a a