The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-06
DREADFUL TRAGEDY An NEW Or
LEANS.

Our Now Orleans exchanges Of Thursday giyo
tho following particulars OF tho tragedy which oc-
Cured in that city on last Wednesday evening.
From tho Times wo tako tho following account Of
the difficulty:
Ono OF the most tragic events that has occurred
tues OF tho rotunda OF tho st. Charles Hotsi last
oyening-ono mon being instantly killed, and an
StSr seriously perhaps morally wounded and
spheres Of life.
Tho airair took plaoo nbolt quarter before
lated BY oso-wtnessos and friends Of tho particS,
woro ns follows somo timo ago gambler by the
STaney HIEed *
members Of which firm Mr.: j. ]. Bryant, keeper
OF tho o1tensive gambling saloon ovor tho jackson
saloon, on st. Charles street, botween Canal aud
Common streets, folt under deep obligations for
their k,ndnesses shown his son. Bryant became
Ladrango. Toxas, woll-known criminal lawyer CT
THO Lone Star State, whom no accused OF COM
lasted aomc ns YrySnt %ho was PnPntraS %
ing Tato Otis sad( thief swndlor and coward;
boon drinking, and endeayored TO avoid q diff
Guilty.
Mr.. Bryant was takon to ono aldo, after having
said that tho clerks Of tho hotol know him trato}
to bo scoundrol. Tate crtorcd tho Office, and
] asked one of the gentlemen which Of tho number
| it was who had spoken dBparagingly OF him, and
| ma he could not by this inquiry ascortain he
was advised to ask OF Colonel Bryant tho nanio Of
Leaving the Office of tho hotel, Judge Tate ud-
raj sentlomen, nonr tho contro of tho rotunda, and
ress stSa n coeno ono pushed linn Violently ,G%S awaS
other catching him by tho collar or tho throat in
doing 30.
And hero tho versions Of the difficulty nro at
variance Somo parties aHsort that Mt tho moment
OF pushing, Colonel Bryant drow his knife; others
behind lin Tor his pistol; Judge Tato hnasli
| at the moment Of pushing, but is not certain
whether tho blow rcaohod him; that tho moment
ho tTato) saw tho knifo ho drow his pistol and
However, in less tim. than is taken to record 1t,
throe shots wcro flred into Bryant's pody, ono
cheek and passing through tho hoad, and tho
third finding lodgment wo did not exactly loarn
q doath grip tho + shapcd dagger with which ho
had inflicted serious stab in tho right sdo Of his
The body Of Colonel Bryant remained on the
time, an objoet 81 curiosity to IN oager throng.
force, prevented tho weapon bong taken from tho
land Of the corpse, or tho body III any other wny
took charge oft. Tho romans wero finally placed
ers Of tho hotel to house on Gravier stroot, bo-
Mr. J.. j. Bryant was about sixty-fiyo years OF
ngcr but had tho appearance Of being much
Is % IN saS
hundred thousand dollars at On election for
Mayor hold in that city, in which he WAS candi-
daughters. One OF the lattor we hear wns recently
married. His aon was at one time employed ut
the house of Given, Watts Co., merchants Of
this city.
romantic feature in tho career Of the son, is
tho fact that in carly lfc ho ran away from homo,
his father in the Lifo Guards OF Her Majesty
Of Great Britain, and on duty at Buckingham
| Palace. ......
From here Mr.. Bryant brought the youth to
Now Orleans, and placed him with the mercantile
house before named.
htted up magnificent suite Of club rooms, in tho
| buildings between Iopoz's confectionery and D.
70 a fsisbsnTSn ps @ r. ms h 5
for tho superb desorations.. although tho loss
| amounted to fully $50, 600. As bofore stated, he
has been located in tho rooms over tho jackson
Tho brother Of Mr. Bryant is q wealthy planter
Mr.. D., ho leaves many warm fiords, whom his
deeds Of gonorosity and genial temperament have
Els time was spent in Richmond and Mobile, and
hero also he will BIO most kindly remembered. It
is beloved Mr.. Bryant has in his time spent over
Aftcr thrco ahots had been fred by Mr.. Tate,
Special ofticof Petrie, Of the hotol, succeeded in
was .; nduetod up stairs to his room. Il was then
assistance was at once sent Tor Neither Dr.. Chop
pin nor Dr. Stono could be found, but DIR. John b.
| Foster, who had been sent for at last appeared
| and examined tho wound. It was found to bo
rapidly from loss Of blood, md tho hemorrhagee
had coased, 1t WAS considered bcst not to probo
tho wound. It WAS not positively decided whether
| the lung had been penetrated, and consequently
how dangerous tho wound is We uro unable to
say.
sqs sapesa assa rS s h %
shot only in seltdefonce; TINT he respected the do
ceased MS n man very much. Ho has q family in
Tho Coroner was sont for, and an inquest will
| BIO hold Today. Tho evidence may elicit further
facts in connection with this lamentsble occur
romeo. 4
In less than half ON hour after this tragic oc-
currence, tho rotunda presented ITS ordinary busy
Portable snoozo in q corner by tho door. Whether
| ho had consigned himself to tho embraces Of ths
s;HothIng god after witnessing tho fray or had
We did not care to wake him up md inquiro. The
usual groups woro gathered round tho stoves,
quietly discussing the planting interests the state
Of tho cotton MARKET or tho constitutional amend
mont; Boardors just from tho supper room were
quietly picking their teSth or putting away at
pillars, or reclined at in cosy arm-chairs
with their heels about foot above their heads,
book, or waiting impationtly for tho numbar Of
thor apartments; departing guests wih4travelling
bIags, I & &S, slGng about them wsro settling Their
calmly going through the usual Office routine, and
tho po,rt%ers % wore trundng luggage 70 and fto as
the Excited group OF Children, who wore poering @ M
through tho raillngs nt the top Of tho rotunda,
and tho businesa.like air OF tho newspaper report
| ors, who were gliding among tho crowd, no ono
would hayo suspected that anything extraordinary
bad takon placo-much less that follow-creaturo
had just boon hurried to his last account with all
his imperfections ON his head whilst another had
received dangerous, perhaps mortal injury. But
such is lifc = Il. :. ',''fst1il' !, g.H.7s.
LATER.-At Ills o'clock last night wo called to
SEQ Judge Tate, at his room In tho hotel and found
| o police guard at tho door. Tho condition of tho
wounded man wo found much improved, the knife,
4 having boon decided, not penetrating the lung.
Mr. +. thinks ho will bo ablo to leave his bed In
| threo or four days. IL
| CASTLE THuNDgR.-Tho Richmond (Ya.) Dis
patch indulges In the following lit "Reminiscences:
."rhis famous old prison for Confederate dcsort-
era, etc.. Is rapidly fitting up by: Captain John II.
Grennor for the manufacture Of tobacco-the same
purpose for whioh u wac used boforo the war. II
| Ia al immense building, and Captain. Grcanor Is
preparing machinery and making othor arrange
monts which will cnablo him, II necessary, to tnrn
| out ono thousand pounds OF manufactured tobacco
por day. walk over tho old factory brings to