The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-04
Sunday Amusements In New Orleans.
from tho New Orleans Bee, August %.
4 WHITE LADY cHAsrIsEs A FREE NEG

WHITE LADY cHAsrIGEs FREE NEGRO.
sumption the "a e rec 81
has occurred in this city was punIshed summary
offender, in his own house Dsupan street, created
great excitement, and several gentlemen nterfered be-
learned The cause 81 bis puuisnmsn. sefwars they r.
GREETED having shielded him In any manner from what he
40 well merited.
On Friday evening an old negro woman came to tho
residence OF highly respectable lady IN the Third dis
trict who married 70 gentleman ia the river trade,
on The front ssoop and the old hss handed her and
then hobbled Off Tho following u copy Of the missve
reTbatim ct lRerGtina:-
MApAHEI ought TO begin hs note begns every love Jet
ter by telling you gush and soce when owe you ca H.
~oss sss would not i've me .s
ns you GOOD o sSgo oa me ne.
his mote viii Think about The poor young wishes
g ssS sI 20 %
esds ne Old woman knows whsro q sIe you
Before the lady had more than half perussd IT, she tore
into fragments, and entering the house, told nor hus
band Of the circumstance. he immediately went out and
picked up the pieces and then pasted them together
they could neither Of them imagine who the person Wa
that had been guilty Of daring inau but the hus
band was determined 10 ferret the author out and have
revenge upon him. and TO this purpose cautioned his wife
to control ner feelings Of indignation and endeAvor TO
from the old negro woman who sent her. Toe old
bag again saturday evening, and told the lady
her matter vas dying to see her. On being questioned
she said she could remember his name, the
OF the street In which be lived, but that she could lead
any one to the house.
The lady despaired Of tracing out the name and resi-
donce OF her inauter, except BY wing the negro
women and so she procured strong cowbide and rune
1t Inside Of her SKIRT that she could draw out easily
from her pocket She then that tho
the old bag called she would with her and deal her
vense With her own hand. We might here remark that
the lady able to put considerable orce into the stroke
Of co~hidc, particularly when inspired by the deter
nation which this Dsultipg letter called FORTH
About eight O'Clock on Sunday morning she observed
the old woman walking paa the house on the op2o
O
told husband and Of her pan and requested them
to olloH her At distance, and then going out,
toned TO the old hsg TO lead the way. They went
up Dauphn street, the nag ho5biing along in grea,
apps ent gee little thinking Of the nature Of the rentez
vous her master have. When between gsplanade
and Barracks street, the old woman pointed % miiao
sitting on soop opposite, and lod the lady that hor
master. THIS 81 color nsmsd Adolphs Ii
crox, who quite wealthy, and owns the old slave
man whom be sent on his sandaloas erranda He lives
in great style Dauphn street, Rad hts lnsoenN has
often before brought him into troabe he aasng oassme
occasons attempted to pass himself of white
The lazy mmediaey crossed taxing .as Letter
inpsantly stood up and answered With cool and auda
cious emile, "Ahl yes, tina. is my letter walk
In dear fYou did you did )" said the lady she
placed the letter in her pocket TO get hold o. h
hide. 'Yes" no returned IN the emiliug manner,
"walk into my room, my dear" AT that instant the
cowb,de noufrhed In the air. an the lady exclaimed
with sufused face and fa.hns eyes, "bere Ia yoar re
ceipt then 20 IL down his fs,e With terrible
effect three times more did descend upon his head
Al the rear Of the yard there fence aboa. nine
feet high and with bound the negro gained the top OF
IT, when the husband picked Up ootte and struck htm
the head with such force the fellow fell back lie
then retreated behind the cssern from which ne was
driven by brickbas which banged against his skull
Rubbing out, tho son struck him with stone and AZ he
dashed through the bsu out into the street the lady
HIM the face with her Shide. Lecrox darted
acroes the street into grocery husband
and son were seized by several citizens rnsy than
agreed d.st from any further violence and returned
home with the lady.