New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-09

Dig' stout German, named Anthony Behier, acot-
ton-tier at one Of the uptown cotton presses having
been afflicted with the red monkeys, alias delirum
tremehs, for the last week or so, concluded to shnf
lie oil his mortal coil" Going into the shoemaker's
shop OF his brother-inaw, on Josephine street, be-
tween Annnnication and Chippewa, he seized shoe
makers knife, returned to the front door step, and
there slashed away at his throat. He then back
iuSp .he shop and when the neighhors who had seen
nus ooody act rushed in front Of the door to see him
he mad taken bottle Of wine, rammed the neck Of
'he hott'e INTO the hole in his throat and stood up
eomposedly and let the wine gurgle in as the blood
4 tfleHea oat! Ihis may seem Incredible but it is
Voaehea ior by tue different witnesses. It almost
as ouq proceeding as that Of St. Denis, who, accord
1 ing 10 faithful Irish historian, kissed his own head
ai.er II nad been chopped of!
we Will hot SANDER the spectators Of the scene by
S'''hs lnat lhey stood TO look at it long One man
attempted 70 enter the shop to put stop to it; but
ne had no sooner set foot on the door-sil than the
crazy Dotchman stopped drinking through the hole
~ ms neck and shled the bottle at his head and
Iahns defensive position, continued to hur bottles,
/ iaSL7 ana Other shoemaker's implements at every
pouy tnat olieFed to enter the door Meantime, the
| Po'i "leech SISTER twIie ot the shoemaker whose
siD3 ne nad converted into for9 fled the house
eu ialntea on the other side OF the street. In very
'e" moments the news OF the thing spread, and the
"'' "ttoly eAci'eu crowd ol men,
'grlist my, '1i.u oiiiIareh,
r. ~, A.s u ~ Diseuils 1nFoaI remained master
- ~ IN '''''' .'it'u5 t'97"eS a' VIM
e!ei ''enPtea 10 enter anu appalling everybody by
MS Ygor and desperation, whilst his throat continued
to bleed and to gore bis whole body. and even the
floor all round him. At last, Lieut. Newland and
policeman Gregory. having heen annrisa7 of the
-: -: ~ Sp's' 'tSBofS' VIM i.ilcheS al
hoVHihS' Immediately rushed IN to seize the maniac
but before he could do So was knocked in the head
with last and whilst staggarno from tFa tlovv vac
epall,, faflo7 "a +ho Az ,i,t 1t ~ w.,
- -, 'r1 - ''li " C''a". Deioie 'ne
ia"!AE coulu 10 iutlleF damage, i4eat NeWland had
rushed in and seized him, and then, with the aid Of
Others (for he fought and struggled with the stran 9th
e ,,io-+s, t 4r o,a,,.,,l 80 ...t--
- S'"",,J ~ Va 9'IV'el' paV INV "asou' aha
sent 10 Cbarty Hospital.
Some one, upon seeing that the man had cut his
throat and considering him roDer flew down torvn
o- losto r., ,+7r, 10 C,a ~
l,oe' na''' - "Os"9 tle Solonet' MF' deputy loh-
stanzie at once flew up, and finding the man not dead
enough for his solemn offices, went back again. and
BETRAYED considerable disgust dnrfn0 the remainder
Of the evening
The unhappy victim of ipfemnarancn if onnaor.d
17 ~ ot -; ;I; t, =.
.,O 't'' 0's "-s Nen' olt hau sun cut MS
throat very badly; it stated to us that bis wind
pipe must have been cut. 1t was uncertain whether
he would recover ar die
y. . COMMISSIONER 5 CotRT'-ME Commissioner
Lusher Yesterday examined the youth Michael Hertz
cnarged with FranloTertp oht,irin ,a1r,I1a Iattn,
~, H. D. les.. y ''-1'''' sts'l ;
than those With , M tbn ,olg c Iis5 r1 were egea e
lI;t pi'TE ~ "l mnll vue PuuNC ATe Already IA
@ ~ ~ i'4u +" a. tguanueu 10 PRISON 10
'''''' l''' 'i41' ~ sI'0 W 20 ooui''
: RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT,-J. Kavonaugh was
yesterday sent before the First District Court Tor an
tu,itl Il