New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-10
SOUTHERN.

|
years of age, and native of this State, was shot
and killed at about III o'clock on Tuesday night,
at No. 232 Circus street, near Girod, by Matthew
Hughes, a member of the police All accounts
represent it to have been wanton and most out
murder.
Hyams was on his way to his home up town, but
stopped temporarily at the house named in COM
pany with two young men who roomed there,
named Peter Dinkort and Thomas Coulter. As
they stood in front of the house, party of men
passed the corner up Girod street; Hyams went
to the corner to them, and his two friends fol
lowed him. As they stood at the corner, one of the
other crowd asked them who had hurrahed for
Tom Parker. Dinkort, seeing that this man had
pistol in his hand told Coulter his roommate, that
they were in badlcrowd and had better go back.
They went back and stopped on the step, waiting
for Hyams to come back and bid them good night
before going home. In a few minutes Hyams came
back and told them that no danger was to be ap-
pretended, as he knew the man who had the pistol
and tina he knew he wouldn't shoot.
As they all stood on the steps, two men came to
them from the crowd at the corner. One was
Matthew Hughes, a night policeman, but not then
on duty: the other was George G. Wolff, driver of
night cart he was in his shirt sleeves, and had
with him the glass lantern belonging to men of his
calling Hughes, the one who had asked the ques-
ton and shown the pistol at the corner, again
asked which of them had hurrahed for Tom Parker.
Hyams replied, denying that any of them had hur-
rahed: at the same time Dinkort had some talk
with Wolff explaining that there some mis-
take about the matter. Wolff drew pistol and
leyeled it at Dnkort the latter denied the hurrah;
Wolf then slapped him in the face, and he being
unarmed, ran into the house Coulter and Hyams
started to run in after him: Hyams was last; and
iust as he was getting in at the door, Hughes fired
The bullet struck Hyams who staggered forward
into the passage, shouted Im shot," fell and died
in moment. The post-mortem examination yes
terday showed that the bullet broke one of his
ribs, and passed through his lung and heart.
Hughes and Wolff, after the shooting, walked of,
and went home to their beds, where they were
subsequently arrested by Sergeant Williams and
locked up. Hughes was considerably in liquor,
and affected not to know what he was arrested
for. A policeman on duty, named Connor, was
standing but short distance off when the firing
took place. He made no effort to arrest Hughes
or Wolff: his statement being that he supposed the
pistol shot came from some one of the young men
| who ran into the house. Wolff on being arrested,
stated that Hughes did the shooting.
| The Coroners investigation was had last evening.
1t was not concluded when we left; but the wit
nesses were Hyams' friends, and we heard that
their testimony would be the same as what is mar
rated above, the substance of their statements in
| the morning.
Hyanls very quiet and well-behaved young
man, EMPLOYED as clerk at Morison's drug store
on Magazine street. His unoffendng character,
and the atrocity of his murder, caused that murder
| nd f1,a 1ypp nf
Hughes talked of by some.
SHOOTING AMONG THE JEHus.-At about O'Clock
| Yesterday afternoon a row took place between
several cab drivers one side, and the driver OF
one of Wilbur's hotel and railroad depot omnibuses
on the other. The thing took place in front of the
ST. Charles Hotel. The story is that the cabmen
crowded the omnibus man; the latter drew knife
and one of the cabmen drew pistol and shot al
him twice-luckily missing him and not hitting
anybody else. All hands were arrested, to-wit
John Duffy and Pat Duffy, cab drivers; VIM. Terry
driver of the omnibus and fourth man, named
c. w. Lester. Subsequently, all We're released OF
bail by the Mayor. Patrick Duffy stands charged
with the shooting.
SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL.-Peter Meyers
of the Fourth District, was arrested yesterday by
Lieut.. Moore on charge of having shot at ant
wounded Wm. Shay with intent to kill. Meyers i
is stated. came down from the Fourth District OF
the evening of election day in cab, with severa
other Independent Americans and several double
barreled shot-guns their errand being to find seve
raj Americans whom they had decided needed
shooting The affair was said to be connected il
some way with the shooting by John Plattsmeie
mt the Paulding school-house, and the pistolor
search which crowd of Americans subsequent,
!, made after Plattsmeier and his crowd. Wha
Shays offense was we have not yet discovered
, but he swears that Meyers shot at him with gun
and he has some of the shot in his left to SHOW
for it, Meyers was held for examination befor
Assistant Recorder Monroe.
THEFT OF A HORSE AND CAB.-TwO men name,
Fred. Kelleber and Joseph Prudhomme were al
raisned before Recorder Wiltz yesterday, on
$ charge of having stolen from Edward Scully, o
Tuesday morning, his horse and cab, valued a
stOO, The cab was taken from the corner of Tont
and Ursunes streets, during Scully's brief absenc
from it, and was found afterward, some ten o
f twelve miles below the city. The two accuse
, were locked up to await examination.
Q ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED -Franko Portea, cal
: tain of schooner lying in the New Canal, fe
: overheard on Tuesday night and was drowned
u The body was recovered yesterday.
CoRoNER's INquEsT.-An inquest was held ye
u terday on the body of VIM Sullivan, found dead
u his residence on GaIatn or Barracks street.
q | rumor that he died of pOison proved to be II