Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-21

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BRUTAL MURDER-A horrible murde
took place between IL and II clock O,
Thursday night, at the Front door of the
st Charles Saloon, on First street.
A few minutes before the fatal OCCUR
renee three men, named John Cassidy
Phillip Crawford and Bill Jones, entered
the St. Charles, pretty well intoxicated
and proposing to lodge by the fire all
night, took offtheir coats and threw them
on the floor by the stove for beds. They
had with them several loaves of bread
from which it was supposed they were
soldiers or steamboat hands.
The small boy Fred, who was in the
bar, called Louis down stairs. who sold
them they could not stay, when Jones
swore he should like to see the man who
could put them out, and expressed his
intention to remain Louis, in order to
persuade them to leave, offered to treat
them and show them a hotel. Crawford
and Jones each took glass Of beer, and
Cassidy TOOK cigar.
Cassidy and Crawford then commene-
ed seqffiing or wrestling, apparently in
sport, and Cassidy threw Crawford on
the floor Several gentlemen returning
from party. stopped in the saloon Just
at this time, among whom was Lieu.
De la Hunt, Post Adjutant, who, seeing
the men with blouses on, and supposing
they were soldiers, told them they had
bettergo home. Jones became insolent,
said he had been in ten battles, and
sneered at stay-at-home officers ordering
him home. De la Hunt told them he
was Post Adjutant, and would order out
the guard and have them arrested if
they didn't stop their noise and rowing.
Cassidy and Crawford said the Adiutant
was right, and that they had better 90
home, Cassidy, especially insisting on
doing so.
Jones continued his insolence and in
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friends.
The men then renewed their scntfiing'
and Jones interfering in some manner
which the attendants did not clearly I'M
derstand. was told by Crawford to let
them alone, that he could manage Cas-
sady. Jones stepped to one side when
the bows in the saloonEsaw a knife in the
hand of Crawford, who made desperate
lunge with it in the thigh of Cassidy.
Louis attempted to interfere, but
Crawfotd turued upon him and s"or'
that he would serve him in like manner
when Louis retreated.
The three men, Cassidy, CraWfor
and Jones, Immediately passed out
the front door, the former falling in tt
gutter at the mouth of the alley, wheI
he was discovered in few minutes by
a parry of gentlemen, who had been
stairs eating oysters
from the attendants in the saloon, tn
FASTENED to the Office Of the Post Adj
tant who dressing hurriedly, immedia
" called out the Provost Guard to
der all needTuI assistance aud arrest
murderer.
tt was somtime before surg
could be obtained, but Drs. Walker
Tyrrell arrived just as the woun
man was being removed into the fror
the saloon.
Cassidy expired as he was being
upon the floor of the saloon
An examination of the wound was
znediately made by Surgeons Walker
TyrreH, who found both the femorai
and artery had been severed
Search was at once instituted ft
murderer, and after patrohng the s.
for near three hours Crawford wa
covered by the guard, concealed ur
tarpaulin at the end of pile OF
bav on the wharf, and was at once
cd over to officers Morris and lem
who lodged him in jail Jones "
found that night, but was before tn
oner jury yesterday morning WI
denied being at the St Charles wi
sodv and Crawford. In the ear
ofthe evening the three had been
or at the Shamrock, on Water
drinking and playing cards, and
fore going to the St. Charles had
a bakery on First street below VI
purchased four or five loaves
and had acted so boisterously
woman who was in attendance
an officer to remove them, but
left before the officer arrived.
Crawford saws he is from W
da, and had been eight month
Rebel army, but had deserted a
his way to Pensacola, where
passed by Gen. Dow to New
where for some months, as al
Hudson, he had driven team
army. and had been in this
few days
He says Cassidy came from
New Orleans, and they had &C
river together He confesses
ing of Cassidy, but says 1t wa
self defense.
Another witness, William
fed before the Coroners il
had known Cassidy ever sll
born, and that he is from