The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-12-06
The end of the notorious Billy MulHgan

About nine o'clock yesterday morning q shc5 was
fred at Chinaman in warehouse, which strueS Ilo
side Of the building, lodging in the wall rol nca
subsequently extracted, and from its snpecraAes
was known to have been fired from Mulgf MS pistol
The matter reported to the police office; aId Capt
Lees sent officer Mcmillan to iuBestigate and arrest he
offending party. Mcmillan proceeded,to tn house, -c
Muligan room and requested be lei in; aus tIil
gan refused admttance and ordered the offc 70 leave
or he would be killed. Mulgan contended taat the
vigilance committee after him. and that re would
not be taken alive and advised Mcmillan, TO whom ha
professed feelings of friendship, to leave and not o.
tempt his arrest Muligau had his door baTreaaed 2n
the inside with all the furniture in his room 3 ugTesa
IN that direction was impossible Captain -aas il5h
held long conversation with MulEgan iron pc A&ls
endeaVoring to prevail upon him to sure der, ana
promising him protection from his enemies 1nGgau
listened TO the propositions, and several tim was on
the point of 3arrend>ring but when requesa4 70 gir2
up his pistol he refused to do so, and finally Enied
his determination TO stick 80 his room and stan siege
until starved out. lEtle strategy the esoTted
to on the part Of the officers Mccormick We Gus on
Dupont street for he purpose of attracting AuhgahA
attention. Mcmillan remained at the door, WINE Ihap-
pele got the balcony and proceeded 70 he wan
dow oE Mullgan for the purpose Ct catg4B lsA
while his attention was attracted by McCornHaS. ENa
the ruse did not succeed for Chappee cane to th3
window for the purpose of sprnging in upon him. Mu
lgan WHO the watch, fired his pistol the b1-l
just missing Chappee'head. The firing OF his shoF
seemed to have raised his frenzy in the high9s pcn,
and he stepped the balcony, talking inooherenty
and cursng and swearing at terrible rate. He a
ed along the balcony pistol in hand and enterea another
window opening on Clay street, and was agn lost 70
the view of those outside. 1t thought advisable,
as Of pacifyng him. to get some of h5 ntualo
friends to approach ana draw MN INTO
but thee who knew him best least inc1 81 70 nasc
the attempt. a.
After several of his ehds had declined to undertake
the Job Jack McNabb (not Tom, were Incorrectly
informed Yesterday friend and companiol OF drt-
gan's attempted to accomplish the object in teT Nc
Nabb went up stairs and as he advanced M7t8an lev
eled the pistol at his breast. McNabb eont 10 adj
vance, speaking TO Mulligan in familiar tor nd ~
! ing him that he wanted to take drink wit m iu
this way, by coaxing and proposing drink @-Aaa.
had nearly reached the spot where Muligan staia-
ing when the latter fred and shot him. the ba entering
the right breast the armpit, seyering artery
causing internal hcmorrhage from which be died in
half an hour afterwards at Dr. MuTphys Ollie 70 oEhch
he was Immediately taken. At this time the sgtemeat
about the vicinity of the tragedy nten E9 tH5
streets about the St Francis hotel were bloc I'D with
human beings, drawn thther by the excitas stories
which had spread like wildfre about the town THE ng
lice endeavored in vain to keep them back, represent
ing the danger that existed with crazy man H.I1ad
with revolver and ready to fire at any mo #aa aau+
any direction. But still the crowd pressed a every
man apparently thinking that IN so large c9"a DIa
chances of getting hit were slim, and the Per a3Asaga
largely in favor Of his own safety.
Various expedients next attempted or 7i5 'odE
inc the maniac. The presence OF the Catheag a.o.@
was brought to bear OF the priests, lah-a
by citizen, attempting to reach aim by areIgnboTiE
roof but he fired his pistol at them, and the com
PEELED to retreat Several attempts to admins drug
ged liquor made, but to no purpose.
About three O'Clock, officers Ellis and McNtan I1aa5
another unsuccessful attempt to get hold O. h1lGEl1
but it having been abandoned they were cT9ssas the
street when Mulhgan appeared at one OF The #la1oTs
and fired at them The bullet missed the intend lAE5
but struck innocent passer by, shot hi iHEoog4
man was John Hart the foreman OF the EHaaa- nose
company No g. He is represented by those who aDoW
him as having been estmable young man Llis wis
and child died few weeks SINCE and he lea e5 no tam
ily He has sister in this cita who Is SAID be marry
bereft of at the sudden shock, and Sc or
relatives He has father, mother and you ger broth'
er residing in New York
Itwas now determined by the police that, 5 the only
means of preventing boodshed OF the part 81 n-
nocent persons MuIlgan should be shot at '5ut Ac-
cordingy number Of the police armed Wltl
Mimic rifles and took positions coIlmandng the front
! hnuaa Tong iUIlwaA
remained out of sight of them and at the aeaa of tho
stairs few minutes before four o'clock a4 went 10
the upper story of the house end looked out Fl PES win
dow Of the Dupont street side the crow beneath
then returned head of the stairs, from whence lac
suddenly wheeled and entered room on the second
floor fronting Clay street. He advanced 70 the wiz
% dow and about throwing open the swl g'g sash,
. when officer Hopkins fired from the WindoE opposite
and laid him low The ball struck him in TIE left eu-
~ pie passing through the head glancing int 1s ceiling
u about ten feet romwhete he standing thence ganc,
a. ing downwards and lodging in door at the hther end
of the hall some thirty feet distant from where he fell
Immediately after he was shot the word passed quickly
4 through the crowd that Mugan beyond the power
= of doing HARM and the crowd then pressed towards the
= hotel with the hope getting sight at the dead podT
s Stretched in the hall his back, With his feet
~ lust inside the door of the room, lay the earhy re-
u mains of Billy Mulligan The blood was flowing from
" his mouth, his eyes prorodIng from their sgee, ana
the brains oozng out the floor and ming ing with hts
T. blood Firmly grasped in his right hand, aud lying ~
~ his side the weapon with which he had 1eeA oea-
= ing death about him. The pistol is arg seveD-3ar
~ rel French revolver carrying haltounee BAH 0' one
~ ~ of the size as those used in Colts pistols
is There still remained three loads in the piso and au
" other cartridge sfound in his pocket Ila walls
m were despatched with blood and brains, aad 1s
- with the fatal bullet the indicatio ot da1
J. even to the further end of Che hall Some twenty te
=; from where the body lay was picked up piece Of m
IN IN skull the size of silver dollar showing the terrible
S character of the MIME ball. and its deadly effect wher
I it strikes The body arrayed in fash5nab sa
TN of black which with the neatly fitting boo and othr
portions of the dress which characterised hfn ael
sst alI ehe az sli"V = ~ 81 ,,,or, T. .
ifs itey aresSe" esIeL"uo5 IN " Nv ;i,od @ c;+;ryy
the terror of the peacefully IncHhed cluzeLs.