The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-02
shooting ARRAY on Canal street,
TEN SHOTS PRED NOBODY KILLED
A STATE SENATOR IN THE calasoosE

The boulevard in the neighborhood of the Clay
siatue was yesterday afternoon, about dark, made
the scene OF an sfiray which created for sh ,rt
TINE an excitement unequaled since the
| atempt of the Radicals TO intimidate Rollins.
appears from all we can learn that p. B. 5.
flncnoack, colored man, who on Monday was
tswOrn into the Senate in the place of Mr.. e. r.
1e"eii on meeting on Canal street on the neutral
ground near the starting point of the Prytsnia
street cars with s., @. Morgan, a light m6latto,
without any words drew pistol ON him and com.
menced firing. Morgan at once returned the Ore.
and each of the beIiigerents fred five shots, 40
damage being done except the slight woundng of
Morgan in the head. and the tearing of car
Cushion oy one Of the balls. This was at dis
,ance of about fifteen PAGES; but, their pistols
enpued, the two champions advanced upon each
other until when within striking distance thew
commenced vigorously to belab0r each other on
me head with their pistols No serious damage
resulted from this Interchange Of compliments
the African blood Of either party making his skull
pistol-proof.
At this stage of the game the contestants ware
interrupted by the rush forward of the crowd
who, at the first report of the pistols had surged
towards the scene OF the affray from every direc.
ton. Policemen were non est iaUentlts. So in
tner Default two young men, well known in the
cry arrested the disturbers Of the peace and dig
bIty OF the State Of Louisiana. As soon as thew
we're safely in custody. the guardians of the city
noeked IN, and an efficient escort to the station
mouse was at once provided. At this writing
these two hot-blooded belligerents are reposing
within the classic precincts of the calaboose i'm.
patiently waiting the coming of their deIiyerance,
ana meoitating, perhaps, upon how " little
cnldrenis hands were not made to scratch out
each others eyes out"
Before we close we wish TO call the attention of
our Radical exchanges to the fact that this afray
was purely Republican institution. No charge
OF " rebel can be brought against either party
concerned in it. In view Of this, does not the
question obtrude Itself: Who are the real dis.
fha
get INTO difficulties, or the RAIDS, who shoot al
each other In the open street during broad day.
light! Speak up, somebody.
since writing the above we have seen Morgan,
one OF The parties to the ARRAY. He told us in
the presence OF Lieut.. Manning and several police
ocers, mat the origin Of Tho lie night of the
18th OF that month, he says to call at Radical 1
headquarters, IL Dryades street, opposite the |
state House, when he was assaulted on the steps |
from behind terribly beaten and left for dead |
Removed and taken charge Of by good Samaritans,
be finally recovered. On inquiry, he discovered |
that Warmotb and Sypher had instigsted Pinch |
back to assassinate him. for the reason that dis
saushed with the nominations of the Republican
party he had canvsssed the State in favor of Tall
aferro. I
From that hour he cherished the thought of
vengt ance, and. yesterday. when he and Pinch
back met on the Canal street neutral gronn1, |
near the Camp and Magazine car station, bo |
Drew simultaneously. Morgan Gays it was the |
fret time be had ever fred pistol and that h,s /
antagonist was far better shot that he himself
hred i've times and then advanced on Pinchback,
str King him with the pistol. Policeman Trower
ran forward and seized him, when Morgan turned
bis pistol upon TrOwer, who found il necessary to
use his club 10 prevent being shot, and struck an
ugly blow on the occiput of Morgan, which would
cave Drained a white man. The blow from the
club was more eficacious than any and all of the
pistol shots. Morgan surrendered incontnently,
was taken TO the drug store, corner of Custom |
house and Royal streets, where his wounds were
dressed by DR.. Davis. They were all on the head,
and OF course innocuous. Pincbbsck was not
he police 10 tie shf f 7hatf qacss Ard at fea SG sy
panied by jubilant crowd of carpet. baggers and
negroes. '--s.-.-..s...a
There is something beyond common ARRAY In
this matter, even though il was between colsred
men. Pinchback bears unmstakeable evidence
Of his negro origin. Morgan, on the other hand |
1t first glance, would be taken for white. When
The firing began, an immense crowd congregsted, |
OF men of all colors. The cries from |
the coloTed people and those from the whites
we're encouraging to either side. After the afray
the colored men drew of and formed In solid
groups inlthe neighborhood of the Mechanics In |
stituIe, whilst the white men held the scene of &C.
lion. An outbreak was imminent, until the fact |
was generally learned that il was all little family
quarrel concerning none bat the big bugs about
Drysdes street. Both Morgan and Pinchback dis |
played good deal of pluck and were throughout |
as cool as II they were shooting at plank. |
II Morgan can prove his allegations about War |
moth, IL will be very serious thing for that Eek.
cellent young man." Aud Morgan is not to be |
ntmidaied. II he is made away with by mur- |
der, we hardly believe the governor Of Louisiana |
will make his case the one hundred and ffty-irst
of "loil' men committed in the State
within the last six weeks.
Bolh Pinchback, the senator, and Morgan, Pinch !
backs thuggee, are in confinement at the First
District lookup.