New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-21

[, 1859.
combative woman, confronted Etsrd and said her
husband was not at home. Essrd peered in, saw the
old man lying on bed and said he was boand to zee
him. Lambert Jumped up, and said friously that II
any one attempted to enter he would blow his brains
out. He gave some weight to the threat by seizng
gun and getting ready for action. Not being armed,
Erard went for police assistance He got officer Pa
got, and whilst be kept guard, Fagot went and got
officer Leclerc When both the officers got back, al
Three charged into the house. Lambert had gone up
STARS bis wife stood at the foot Of the stairs with
iockless upraised gun in her hand. As the officers
approached, she clubbed the gun and battered away
at tnem right and left, striking Erard hard blow
over MS shoulder and tearing his coat. She was
quickly disarmed the party then started up stairs
after her husband.
Lambert, who stood near the head of the stairs,
ieVeed MS gun at them and said be would kill them
1t they came up. all three, however, rushed up
stairs to seize him. but before they could do 30 he
shot at them twice. Both barrels OF the gun were
loaded with ball, and by miracle no one was hit.
Erard sprang on Lambert elutchng him by the shirt
bosom with one hand, and by the crayat with his
other. Lambert, who is q powerful man, wrenched
loose leaving his shirt bosom and some OF his blood
on It, and his cravat in Erards hands, and jumping
back, showed fight to the death.
The question of seizure Of effects being now merged
into the question Of seizure Of Lamberts person and
the officers not choosing to shoot him down without
warrant OF arrest to sustain them, they withdrew
Erard went back to Court, complained, and Justice
Duplanter issued warrant for the arrest OF Lambert
and his wife for resisting the execution OF the writ
and assaultng and shooting at the officers with in.
tent to kill. The warrant given to Mr. Soraparu,
the head Constable of the Court, and he requested
Lieut. Gastine to accompany him to The scene of
fare.
Meantime the scene on Ursulines street was conf.
cal in the extreme. Lambert was in the upstairs
front room, marching up and down past the windows
in military style, with bis gun erect, hating. and
looking out every moment; whilst his wife marched
up and down the gallery beneath, also with guu
erect. Occasionally he would shout to his wife, in
French, "Sentnel! keep guard well down there
Don't sleep at your post !' etc. The faithful woman
obeyed orders, and eyed the wonderstrcken crowds
} as if she felt she could take regiment Several
times, when persons not connected with the fuss
came too near the house, Lambert leveed his gun at
them, shouting, Halt! this is my house! If you
enter, you are dead man !" OF course no one en-.
! tered.
. SiCas SloWu vi PeoPlc were CUeCLeQ 6CFOSS L0e
street. Occasionally Lambert stopped his tramp, aud
facing the crowd, and striking bis breast with his
fist, exclaimed, "Ah, ha you see Napoleon how
do you like him !" and other expressions of similar
b import. Once or twice he leveled bis gun at the
q crowd over the way; the stampede each time was
: sudden and laughable tnt
t In good time Mr.. Saraparu arrived, accompanied
9 by Lieut.. Gastinel and the other officers They
charged into the house. Lambert seeing the strength
of the force, at once surrendered, saying, SET
r how it is; am Frenchman you are all Austrians
and must give up! But remember, surrender ant
e you must not hurt me! Mrs. Lambert who bat
e been keeping guard 80 bravely, with loaded gun
surrendered and both taken to the lookup
On the way thither, Lambert patted Erard famar,
T. on the shoulder and said, "My friend, you are
good fellow, and will go my security" Erard, not
r little struck by such audacity, replied, Yes, d.
lie you, I'll go security to see you hung!"
il Justice Duplanter subsequently released Mrs. Ian
ct bert who is reported to be insane. Her husband ha
r to go snacks with the lookup mosquitoes. The onl
injury he sustained was scratch he got from Erard
er finger nails when he clawed his shrt-bosom. In q
to its aspects, the affair was lively.
10 AN EXCITING THIEF CHASE came off yesterda
afternoon. Lieut. Dryden and his aid Dalton arreste
- one J. j. Murphy on Common street near Claiborne
as dangerous and suspicious character of the wors
-. stripe They passed him over to officer Duncan,
=. convey to the lookup, and went on. Murphy said
~ Duncan, you needn't hold me, I'll walk with you
Duncan let go his arm, and walked at his side. A
81 the next corner, Murphy said My friend, TN hav
=. to bid you good bye! /" and off he darted.
- Duncan who is elderly and getting stih chased
but was left hopelessly in the rear. He had lun
. enough, however, to raise an alarm; and as Murph
- -. came kiting down Gravier street, the hueandcr
~ ~ reached Dryden and Dalton, who happened to /
coming in that street. Dryden headed the racer wh
- stopped and took the back track. The two DIS
:. course chased, and the crowd that followed demol
strated how intense is the public appetite for stree
W excitement in July weather. Murphy ran spendd,
and doubled each succeeding corner. After circun
~. bendbus of some eight or ten squares, his la
double was at the of Perddo and Clara street
au Dryden and Dalton, turning that corner, msse
sight Of him, but happening to glance in at ope
- window on the corner as they passed, caught
:" glimpse of the fugitive running inside the hous
=, The officers darted up open alley, plunged nt
the house and collared Murphy in the front parlo
- amidst crowd of ladies' and gentlemen, who cou
~ not have been more astonished If a bomb shell ha
fallen in their midst. 1t respectable house in,
' which the fatgued and frightened thief had run ft
last refuge. duncan came along aIterWard runnn
over with apologetic distress and being re-entruste
~ with Murphy's conveyance to the Lookup, and ha
ing no nppers, held him by the arm and by the Goa
s Hs tail all the way.
.u When the Lieutenant grabbed Murphy in the pa
.lo lor, Murphy said Lieutenant, you don't blame
"a. for trying to get away, do yon?" The answer wa
~ ~. "No only blame you for being caught!' Jol
scenes, these, for the present hot July weather.
mt THREE FATAL ACCIDENTS occurred yesterday II
he first was in the morning, at the foot of Esplana
ch street, where Jacob Hutty, workman employed
he repairing the wharf there stepped upon insecu
plank, which turned and precpitated him into Il
,as river Every ezertion made by the people
,ly to save him, but unhappy to purpose The boz
at was recovered three hours afterward. The Coron
IS j? investigated and returned verdict of accident
drowning Deceased was native of France, 3s yea
of age.
he The second accident occurred in the afternoon,
nd the new house, Of Bourbon and Toulou
bl- Streets A Mexican workman, whose only knoy
~, name was Vicente, was crushed by the fall of
lad chine platform used in raising brick to the upE
by stories Not being killed outright he was put int
ner cab and started to Charity Hospital, but dying
he the way, his body was brought back to the Seco