Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-30
A DISASTER IN ST. BERNARD


ttou. IS At half-past six o'clock On
Sunday morning, a break occurred
just below the Ducros plantation on
the property of Mr.. John Davidson.
of this city. About an acre Of the
levee gave way, the water rushing
in in torrents, sweeping everything
before it. and taking in one-half Of
tho road. The crevasse is near the
upper line Of the Poydras Plantation.
So extensive is the break, that no
disposition is shown on the part Of
the laborers on adjoining places to
attempt to stop it. 1t is impossible
to tell at the present writing the
damage that will result from the un-
I fortunate occurrence.
| Still Later-From Mr. Francisco
| Artieta, just from that parish, we
learn that the water has washed over
the lsvee ten or eleven inches with
out there being any crevasse. The
road is uninjured, though the water
has overaowed to the depth Of two
or three feet.
The break will be mended to-day
or Tomorrow. It would have been
worked on Sunday if the negroes
could have been prevailed upon by
the promise of double wages to work
on that day. The damage, it is
thought, will not be serious. -Nto
Orleans Times.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.-"Muy-
dey. W7aH Out."-We are informed
that a letter has been received BY
Judge CIV. Johnson from a party
in New Orleans, developing a cold
blooded murder committed in this
city about five years ago. The
writer states that his conscience will
no longer permit him to keep the
bloody secret, and he is willing to
come to Louisville if the affair is in
vestigated, and testify against the
guilty parties. The victim was a
Federal soldier, who had $500 on his
person, which instigated the parties
to murder him. He was inveigled
into an designation house kept by an
old negro woman on Third street,
where he was quickly dispatched
and his body was thrown into d
privy vault in the rear of the premises.
The informant points out the exact
locality, and requests Judge john
son to lay the matter before the au-
thorities and cause them to have the
remains disinterred, when he will
come here at once and divulge all the
facts in the case, and point out the
guilty parties. We understand that
this mysterious affair will be inves-
gated.-Louisuille Courier, 18th inst.
AN OBLIGING MURDERER.-The
Court of Assizes of Eure, France,
has just been engaged in trying a
man named Outlet, 20 years old. on
a charge of murder. On the after
noon of Christmas day, the corpse of
a laboring man, called Maurice, aged
76, was found in some ruins at
Chateau Guillard. The body was
seated with its. back leaning against
wall, a bullet-hole in the right
temple, and a discharged pistol in
the right hand. AS the deceased
had been heard to declare that he
intended to commit suicide, the
death was at first supposed to have
been voluntarily, but afterward sus-
picion alighted on the accused from
language which fell from him, and
he was arrested. When interroga-
ted, he stated that on the 22d De-
cember, he met Maurice, who asked
him to go and buy pistol at An
dley's, which he did. and met the
defunct at Chateau GuiIlard, by APP
pointment, at 5 o'clock. The latter
then taking the weapon, attempted
to shoot himself, but the cap failed.
Outlet, having discharged the piece
on the ground, reloaded it, when his
companion begged him to fire the
shot, offering as recompense all
the money he (Maurice) had about
him. After some persuasion, the ac-
cused consented, and, at the first es-
say, the old man fell dead. He then
propped up the body as it was found,
and placed the pistol in his hand.
He had acceded to the request with
out thinking Of the enormity Of the
act, having been drinking. The
jury found him guilty, but admitted
extenuating circumstances, and he
was sentenced to FIVE years impris-
onment.
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