The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-06

I CURED IN tQaGE CITY Oh iabG wednesday, efeuu1S.
From the Times We take the following account of
the difficulty
One Of the most tragic events that has occurred
/ in New Orleans for many day, startled the haoi-
tues OF the rotunda of tho st. Charles Hotel last
evening-one man being instantly killed. and an
other seriously, perhaps mortaly wounded, and
both men Of considerable mark in their respective
! spheres OF life.
The affair took place abolt O. quarter before
o'clock, and the preceding circum tances, as re-
lated by eye-witnesses and friends ofthe parties,
we're as follows: Some time ago q gambler by the
name Of Brantlcy forged check for $4,000 upon
well-known mercantile house of this city, to the
members of which firm Mr.. J. ). Bryant, keeper
Of the extensive gambling saloon over the Jackson
saloon, on st. Charles street, between Canal and
Common Streets felt under deep obligations for
their k.ndnesses shown his son. Bryant became
LAGRANGE, Texas, q well-known criminal lawyer cf
the Lone Star State, whom he accused Of COM
plicity in the swindle. The quarrel appears to
haro lasted some time, Bryant who WAS naturally
Of hot temper, becoming very Violent, and call
Tate acted quite calmly, told Bryant that he had
been drinking, and erldeavored to avoid a diff
| Guilty.
Itappears that by the intervention Of trionds,
hr. Bryant was taken to one side, after having
said that the clerks Of the hotel knew him latel
to be scoundrel. Tate entered the Office, and
asked one of the gentlemen which OF the number
it was who had spoken disparagingly OF him, and
as he could not, by this inquiry ascertain, ne
was advised to ask Of Colonel Bryant the name Of
the party.
v9nced to whero Bryant was standing, With seve-
ral gentlemen, near the centre OF the rot,nta and
asked him the question, in conciatory tone Of
voice. Colonel Bryant pushed him violently away,
either catching him by the collar or the throat in
doing 30.
And here the versions Of the difficulty are Ut
I1~oI ,no1,f
OF pushing, Colonel Bryant drew his knife; others
that he did not draw it until Judge Tate reached
behind him for bis pistol. Judge Tate himself
says that Bryant lunged at him with the knifo
whether the blow reached him; that the moment
he (Tate) saw the knife nc drew his pistol and
However. in less time than is taken to record it,
passing through the heart, one entering the right
Cheek and passing through the head, and tho
third finding lodgment We did not exactly learn
where. Bryant fell dead Instantly, cutching with
/, death grip the T shaped dagger with which he
had inflicted serious stab In the right SIDE OF hls
The body Of Colonel Bryant remained on the
marble floor, a CORY spectacle, for considerable
time, an object Of curiosity to an eager throng.
one friend Of Judge Tates, however by main 4
force, prevented the weapon being taken from the
hand Of the corpse, or the body in any other WY
seriously disturbed. uutil the police arrived and
took charge orit. The remains we're finally placed
on settec, and carried by the police and two wait
ers of the hotel to house on Grayier street, be-
tween Basin and Franklin.
Mr. J. J. Bryant was about si1ty-dve years Of
age, but had the appearance Of being much
younger. He passed several years in San Fran:
cisco, and is said to havo spent between fifty and
hundred thousand dollars at an election for
ldayor held in that city, in which he was candi-
date. Mr.. Bryant leaves wife, son and two
daughters. One OF the latter we hear was recently
married. His son was ct cne time employed at
the house Of Given, Watts & Co., merchants Of
this city.
a romantic feature in the career Of the son, is
the fact that in early life he ran away from homo,
and was, after tour years absence, discovered by
his father in the Life Guards Of Her Majesty
Of Great Britain, and on duty at Buckingham
Palace.
Erorn hare Mr. -R,.vnnt hrnneht The Yanth to