New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-27


and kept staggering to the window, where
he was stabbed H remained standing az
the window about one minute, ana as
George Martin offered him chair tell out
of the door on the floor into the nail. Inc
man who stabbed the deceased stood where
he stabbed him. and witness heard Colonel
Luckett remark that it was horrfole, OF
something to thahetfect, whereupon witness
told Colonel Lucket6 that that man was
going to die. After this Colonel Luckett
went into the back part of the room ana the
assassin went ont of the front door, ootn
very rapidly. Witness then went OUTSIDE
and called the police; they came over ana
he described to them the fugitive. witness
did not see Colonel Luckett any more IN
the room after he walked to the rear OF the
room.
Witness describes the murderer as beinga
man of FIVE feet seven inches, had dark
complexion, mustache. and goatee, trimm.
ed and Jet black. and witness thinks he had
a checked linen sack coat and felt hat,
| but does not recollect the color. He was OF
rather stout in appearance. witness thinks
| that he win recognize the man again. The
| deceased never spoke word or made any
| resistance after being struck, and had moth
| ing in his hand during the whole affair.
| The attack commenced about three or four
minutes after Colonel Luckett and his friend
came in. Did not hear Colonel Luckett ask
to send for physician after deceased had
| been struck.
Louis D. Craig: Knew Major Frank Man.
ney. Known him four or five years. Took
/ a plate of soup with the deceased Thursday
night at halfpast eight o'clock in the restau.
rant; never saw the cutting, as witness at
| the time was standing outside of the door.
| The man that killed the deceased never said
a word. The one that it was said had killed
him had been eating in the restaurant.
| After finishing with the supper, witness and
deceased started to leave. Witness was
Tearing up against the door on the outside
| awaiting his friend when the killing &C.
Cured. Witness had supposed that de-
ceased was following Immediately on be.
hind him. Could not have been leaning up
| against the door more than a minute when
man passed witness going out. Did not
notice him any more than he would any
other man in public house. Thinks Col
| olel Luckett was with him; he had been
eating dinner with the man that passed wit.
ness in going. out. They had both gone of
together and came back together to the
restaurant.
John Pickett. cab driver, without being
sworn, stated that he heard the cry of watch
and went to the door of the restaurant, sup
posing that a cab was wanted. At that time
there were apparently only four persons in
the restaurant. Saw the man fall, and Vic
tor go to the door and call for the watch.
Saw man in y Panama hat pulled over his
eyes moving rapidly past Mr.. Victor, and
stepping off pretty lively into a fast walk
toward Burgundy street. Thinks he was
running before he got there. The man
turned the Burgundy corner.
Charles Myers, an officer of the first dis.
trict police, without being sworn, states
that he was standing at the corner of Bur
gundy and Canal streets at the time he
heard the cry of ''watchn He went to the
restaurant, and was the first person that
entered after the affair occurred. At that
time there were only two guests in the res
taurant eating-one near the keepers stand,
the other halfway down the room, at a
window. There were then four walters
present. At the corner of Burgundy and
Canal the officer states that he saw q man
with Panama hat and black coat, the hat
pressed over his eyes. The man was walk
ing fast.
The statement of George Martin, one Of
the proprietors of the restaurant, and a
nephew of Victor, is to the effect that Major
Manney was in the habit, during his visit to
New Orleans, of taking his meals at this
place; that in the course of his visits he had
run up small bill, Thursday he visited the
restaurant, in company with friend, to
procure dinner; he was very much intoxi
Gated, and continually used abusive and
J insulting language, to the annoyance OF
halfa dozen guests, among whom was Colo
mel Luckett, of Texas. On finishing his
dinner he called Mr.. Martin to charge hi:
dinner to his account. This Mr.. Martin
respectfully declined to do, and insisted or
payment in accordance with the rules of the
; house. Infamed with wine and highly in
J censed, Major Manney rose from the table
. applying to him the most offensive epithets
Colonel Luckett and friend, seated at al
opposite table, became disguised at the Ian
guage and demeanor Of Major Manney
approached Mr.. Martin, and demanded theil
, bill, intending to leave the house. The irt
of Major Manney now seemed turned OF
Colonel Luckett, and several very harsl
expressions passed between them, wheI
{ Colonel Lnckett left the house and immedi
, ate1y returned accompanied by a dark
heavy set man. Major Manney met then
| as they entered the door. Some word
/ passed, some blows were struck, and wher
Mr.. Martin and others reached the doc
, Major Manney was corpse.
- On deceased was found a knife almos
! exactly the same as the one which hat
ended his existence. They are what ar
s termed "gimlet knives" one of the mos
villainous weapons ever manufactured
They are easily carried, and when used ar
not easily seen, as the handle is hidden il
the hand the same as is the butt of bras
! knuckles. His friends removed the bod,
before noon yesterday, preparatory to in
terment. He formerly boarded at No. Is
Customhouse street, kept by Mrs. Marga
: rette Jules.
Colonel Luckett yesterday morning CAV
himself up to Chief of Police Williamson, il
q manner prisoner, and so remained unit
| the two went to the restaurant where tn
! Coroner was holding the inquest, and tn
4 Colonel was then placed on the witnes
! stand, when it was arranged to clear tn
, room of all persons except officials, and {
course we do not know what was the sui
stance Of the Colonel's evidence.
E This we conjecture on fair grounds, tina
! Colonel Luekett well knows who the assai
? sin really is; but whether he will divulge Q
! not we do not know. The jury failed
fully agree on a verdict, but it is so far SCI
/. tied that DR.. Bradford has committed Lucl
!. EFT to prison as an accessory to the murder
From certain things that have not ye
E been made public it is supposed that tn
trouble really grew out of the late fllibust
9 ering scheme that was exploded flew day
ago.
! FROM GRAVE TO GAY.-In the first dis
I trict court day before yesterday prisone
e was tried for killing man. Yesterday tn
Tina of the trihunaI vuaa ooeuniad in irwin,