New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-17
THE MATTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.

THE MATTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF pELEGATEs-
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.
We quote from the proceedings of the House of
Delegates on the 5th
Mr.. Baldwin resumed the Speakers chair when
almost Immediately pistol shots, in rapid success
sion, were heard in the vestbule. These sounds,
though unusual to the place, was far from taking
majority OF the IN members m BY surprise, 70 for it was
the Examiner, had been waiting in the rotunda for
an hour more to attack Mr.. N. P. Tyler, Of the
Enquirer, when the latter should leave the hall of
| the House. Mr.. Tyler had left the hall about five
seconds before the firing was heard, in company
with Mr. Coleman, of the Enquirer, and another
| gentleman
At the crack oi the first pistol, the members,
with few exceptions, rose to their feet, and there
was a general and confused rush to the door,
where a desperate struggle ensued between those
who were anxious to get out and others. who,
| being in the rotunda and supposlng themselves In
| the line of fire. to get in. The doorkeeper, also,
took active part in this contest, his object being
to close the'doors lest some one in the hall should
be shot. The noise consequent upon these various
exertions, together with the incessapt tattoo of
the Speakers gavel and his calls to order, were
deafening. The Speakers efforts to restore order
being partially successful, several members could
be heard calling through the almost closed doors
to those without, " Don't shoot don't shoot!' At
length the doorkeeper got these gentlemen out of
the way and closed the door with bang.
Order being restored the Speaker commanded
the sergeant alarms to arrest and
House the authors of the disturbance, an order
which was immediately executed and Messrs,
Pollard and Tyler appeared before the bar Of the
House. .,...- .ru
!, The Speaker announced to the parties that they
had been ordered into custody for having com
mitted breach Of the privilege Of the House OF
Delegates, and asked if they had anything to say
' why they should not be retained in custody and
! tried for the oitense.
Mr. Pollard approached the Speakers char and
said that he confessed the charge of having
IL h~Iy
a statement in extenuation and explanation of his
act. Mr.. Tyler had on the previous day, in al
editorial in the Enquirer, accused him of a false
t hood He had been seeking Mr. Tyler on the
streets, but the latter had concealed himself in
o cowardly manner
{. The Speaker interrupted Mr.. Pollard, reminding
him that he must contne his remarks to justifca
T ton of his own conduct.
n Mr.. Pollard resumed, saying, that as he coult
, not find Mr.. Tyler on the street, he had come NJ
5 to the Capitol in search of him. As Mr.. lyle
o came out Of the hall, he (Pollard) approache
e him. He (Tyler) drew his pistol, and he pollard
drew his. He was sorry for what he had done.
. had been done in a fit of passion. -.
& Mr.. Tyler came forward and said he had bee
{ guilty of no breach Of the privileges Of the House
d He had said no word to any man. He had don
nothing When Mr. Pollard had approached hir
in the rotunda, he cryler) had drawn pistol an
Is would have fred but that he he was in II
il was fired in the air. There never was a man
~ less danger than he (Tyer) was. He had not fire
y a shot as might be ascertained by examination
y his pistol, which would be found with all its ba
res 10 dded.
a The speaker remanded both gentlemen to IL
Il custody OF the sergeant-at-arms until the Hous
- should act upon the matter, and the sergeant-a
r. arms thereupon withdrew with them from IL
to Hall.
,e [Some discussion was had relative to the penalt
for the outrage, in which it was mentioned TIL
there must have been another party to the shoe
ing.l
, AT this point Mr.. Coleman appeared, and WI
Ii heard. He had only to say that as he passed o.
of the hall, and had proceeded about ten feet b
yond the door, a gentleman whom he did not The
know raised his cane and made towards Col. r.
6 Ter. He (Coleman) walked towards the front doc
o. and as he neared it Mr.. Pollard fred at him, he fire
at Mr.. Pollard with single-barrel pistol, whit
was the only weapon he had and then stood whe
he Mr.. Pollard fred at him again, and the
>. retreated A member of the House had then a
vanced and thrown his protection around hi
(Coleman0 Nothing was further from his inte
ton than to commit breach of the privileges
, n the House, and he did what he had done only
II protect himself.
'n1 a1 Mr.. Joyce wanted to know who fired the fl
~, pistol?
=, Mr.. Coleman stated that the first shot had be
,a ,a fred by the gentleman whom he knew now, fro
ali all having seen him at the bar Of the House, to
"a "a Mr.. Pollard.
eu s After adjournment the members assembled
@ the rotunda to examine the result of the firin
ed none of the parties to the atiray having be
oi' oi struck, it was matter of interest to know wi
M were to be seen on the west wall, near the MOI
Ho corner of the rotunda about twelve feet from
.oa floor, while another shot had struck the cane
'as the right hand of Houdon's statue of Washngtt
od carrying away one of the marble tasses. Fl
w shots are said to have been fired, but only ft
n could at that time be accounted for. 1t is deeply
y" be regretted that the noble statue of Washngt
inf which withstood unscathed four years of war a
NV the capture and overrunning of the city, should
az last be thus unntentonally mutilated.
o+o The above is from the Times report.
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, SAD ACCIDENT ON WHITE RIVERA Fatb
ihe sinks-Tea Liues LoSt.-We are under the pail
ms necessity of announcing most dreadful loss
heir life Nv he sinking of atboat above Batesyile
ded hinL n,arn two or three f,miIies NV etril,in
ces, , snag and sinking Immediately. 1t seems that
ahu persons in the fat were moving away from Ark
lei sas, and while descending the river, unconsci
~, of all danger, the boat struck snag and sunk
its tts less than five mputes in very rapid cure
left. ~ nscanpp5 1.atery graye Tho OIL
con- ,rora ,,nutIv ,von,en aud Children No vorn
a.. was given the poor unfortunates to prepare til
t,on M selves for SO sudden departure TO that buu
ian from whence 10 traveller ever returns The q
OH dent occurred in broad daylight, on or about
p 2lst ult. Several of the bodies were picked
Gn Di floating in the river by the steamer Catawab
W day or two after the catastrophe.
III. p. S.-Since the above was put in type
u NV of learn that there were only two families on
al; " boat, and that their names were Thompson
ui9 Carraway. The family of Mr. Thompson
ssting OF his wife, six children, and mother '
lost, and child Of Mr. Carraway.