New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-03

clnct stationhouse, where COshman was
recognized as Jimmy Kruise, a man known
to the police in times past as burglar.
The young men stated that they knew
nothing as to how kruise received his
wounds, but that they had heard q cry of
stop him. when they saw him running.
one OF the party attempted to stop him,
when kruise made a motion as if to draw
pistol, which was afterward found on HIM.
lt was when he was about to draw a weapon
that some one struck him on his head, who
Is not known, but it is a mystery as to how
or when he received the stab wound.
few minutes previous 30 this the dwell
ing OF Mr.. Couret, No 800 Canal street,
mad been visited by three burglars. Mr..
Couret Is keeper of the Ruby saloon, Com
mon street. The robbers, or some one else,
aroused the inmates of the house, when the
fascals fed, two OF whom escaped, while
hftlse was captured. Special Officer Pear
son yesterday visited the residence TO note
the ground and, if possible. discover some
clue The rear gallery had just been
painted, and very plain foot print and the
marks of a hand were clearly defined. The
officer made a careful measure Of the points.
taking the exact size by cutting paper over
them. This done. he called at the Charity
Hospital, where kruise was lying under
the hands Of surgeon.
The paper copies were compared with his
hands and shoes: the foot print did not diff
Ter the eighth Of an inch, while the hand
| mark correspondent closely with accused's
ripper. His shoes-pruneila, ladies' size
and kind-were snreared with fresh paint
These clues, though circumstantial, still
very forcible, are accepted as fastening on
kruise the crime OF attempting to enter a
dwelling house in the night time, with force
and arms. Mr.. Couret made formal aft
davit against him.
The young men arrested earnestly declare
that they had just left dancing party il
Palmyra street, and started Tor the fleeing
man as good citizens, intending 10 assist the
police or catch the burglar, and as most Of
them have excellent characters we are in
clined to accept their statement. One thing
appears quite certain, that they had no ac
quaintance with kEuise, also that they
had been visiting residence>where dane
ing party had taken place. Kruise viii be
arraigned as soon as his wound viii permit.
Accused has not been known 20 operate as :;
thief lately, but was working in a foundry
in Algiers. Sergeant Flanagan. and officers
Cartwright and Keeling did their duty ike
wide-awake men.
BRIEF MESTIoS.-PA!lip Brown, accused
of the crime Of having attempted to outrage
a seven-vear old gi,l. viii have an examin-
alton on the ninth. No bail
John Ryan. the husband OF Mrs. Ryan,
who 50 lovingly chopped her with an axe,
will appear before Recorder Houghton Oh
the ninth.
Michael Golden. the sanguine man who
stabbed James Lewis II lie shoulder, vii
be alr;igned on the 18th,
Mary A. McGwinn. Margaret Cronan.
Margaret Lee. Martha Washington and
John Rice. hab.ruai aus0IbeEs Of tangle-
foot, 90 down TO the Workhouse for snor.
terms, to cheat GROCERIES out of custom.
These are among the first who arc punished
nnder thenew law.
Mrs. r Gentry, pronounced insane, goss
TO the asylum.
F. J. Kidder tai one. who walks with
out cane. is in prison. charged with forgery
and obtaining one hundred and fifty dollars
from an old friend by fraudulent means.
Peter McCann il III hocizlerv for nothing
more than loosely trying 70 cat open every
man lie met on s.. Charles -treet. Several
peaceful citizens wa!tze1 o.. Of his way
without being advised @.
Some one. WHO doc. no: wish 10 sec ii.
name in the papers. sen. Eis lsaden card from
point on Dsyades street. toward two gen
tlemen who stood Al the corner Of Burgundy
and Canal streets. The bullet made hole
in the wall, and / was just then that they
concluded to take four PAGES 10 the rear.
The time was about me tentt hour o. Tues
day evening.
\ clerk Of D. Z. No~pLv. anetioneer, fell
from a sccond-story window on Camp
street last evening. aud was badly injured.
His name was not asccrtained. as some OF
his friends sent him home 1T once.
4 SUICIDE ON ST. CHARLES STREET.-Be
tween nine and ten o'clock last night. a
woman appeared on one Of the upper veran-
das Of No. II St. Charles street, and called
for assistance, crying murder. Officers
Brown and CoughLn and one or TWO citizens
entered, and through utter darkness
found their way to the third story. where
they found the wo,lan, VINO explained that Z
c. or 4. Blevins was .he.e, and bent on
mischief, she fearing thar he intended harm
to his brother, William Bl.y;ns, then sick II
bed in front room.
There was no light except L the bedroom,
and as she opened the door Il giimmer shore
out, but did not show where The cause Of
this alarm stood. His hat Was or the floor,
which the servant noticed, and said he
must be near. just rs this was spoken
voice exclaimed a. Here am. aud VII
shoot myself or similar words On The
instant those present saw fash and heard
the explosion. A candle was procured,
when it was discovered that Ersi1ine Bleyins
was lying on the ti0or ais head at the head
of the landing and his feet on lie stars.