New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-27

neCoIder Gastlnel, charged with rODDlne
| William Dodds of ninety five dollars and two
| revolvers. search warrant found one Of
the pistols in her room. She was remanded
| to prison, but asserts her innocence of the
| theft.
BOARD OF METROPOLITAN PoL1cE.-The
board met in regular session pursuant to
| adjournment.
Present: Commissioners George, Raynal,
Burbank and Isabelle. Hon. O. J. Dunn in
| the chair.
The board then proceeded to investigate
the following charges against members OF
the force:
Patrolman John Willis, river precinct.
Cnarge, dlsobedience of orders and neglect
OF duty; found guilty, and fined five days
pay.
Special Patrolman J. E. Maynard, sixth
precinct. Charge, neglect of duty and un-
ofhcerlike conduct; found guilty, and
dropped from the rolls
Patrolman Thomas Kelly, sixth precinct,
Charge, unofficerlike conduct and neglect of
duty; found guilty, and dismissed from the
service.
Patrolman A. Barrett. sixth precinct.
Charge, neglect of duty; found guilty,
and fined one days pay.
Patrolman A. Barrett sixth precinct.
second charge, neglect of duty; found
guilty, and fined one days pay.
Patrolman l.. Donnagan, sixth precinct.
Charge, neglect of duty; found guilty and
lined one days pay.
Patrolman NJ 7. Boyleson. third precinct
Charge, conduct unbecoming an officer;
found guilty, and fined ten DAYS pay.
Fatroiman l.. Mirabin. third precinct.
charge, neglect of duty; found guilty, and
fined one days pay.
Special Patrolman N. E. Kirk, second
precinct: Charge. conduct unbecoming an
ofhcer; found guilty, and fined three days
pay.
Patrolman j. Harris, second precinct.
Charge, neglect of duty; found guilty, and
hned five days pay.
Patrolman J. Hagan, second precinct.
Charge, conduct unbecoming an officer:
found guilty and fined two days pay.
Special Patrolman James Brennon, first
precinct. Charge. forgery; found guilty and
dropped from the roll.
Special Patrolman John Corners, first pre-
clnct. Charge, neglect of duty and drum.
roll.
Special Patrolman George Allen, first pre-
cinct. Charge, neglect of duty; found gull
ty and fined one days pay.
Patrolmen p. Hanley and Thomas Potts,
hrst precinct. Charge, conduct unbecoming
oflcers; found guilty and dismissed the
service. u
MURDER WILL OUT-Tico Insane Persons
Beat a Third to Deah.-It requires more
than an ordinary amount of reticence and
secrecy to hide from our attention an item
around which clings blood; but CORY
transaction, in this city occurred about two
weeks ago, and we did not learn of it until
last Thursday.
1t is we'll known fact that the Insane
located within the walls of the
Parish Prison, is and has been carelessly
conducted for long time, and as an evil
dence OF the assertion we publish the fol.
lowing:
The maniacs one of them quite beyond
control, were placed in one small cell for the
night. A. first, they covered in corners,
only glaring one at the other, however, not
speaking. On the night in question, there
was single Waterman On duty, and he
ad, unable to handle an ordinary sized
man, and he must have slept while on guard. |
Some time during the night, the maniacs
grew FESTIVE, and began to fight as only in
sanity can fight. One, Hebrew, was q |
horrible sight the following day, his many
wounds indicating that both hands and |
Teeth had assailed him. He was so badly |
beaten that he died soon after.
When an alarm was finally -given, one of
,he three was stretched on the floor.
nangled, his head unrecognizable, 30
swollen was it. The flesh on his head and
arms was literally torn from the bones,
While not an inch of his emaciated body
out told plainly of murier0us blows dealt
~ strong hands. Mutilated and fostering,
he unfortunate wretch was quickly carried
III to the Potters Field. He was an Irish.
nan, it is thought, and his name was
hcGrath or McGraw, about thirty years old,
md that is all we learned of him.
The third was Frenchman, and at times
He, too, bore numerous
marks of unusual violence, such as no sane
person could possibly live under, and doubt
ess he has since died from the effects of that
lights battle. His wounds were made by
stave from bucket, the only weapon the
naniscs had.
so far as we can learn, no report Of these
lorrible occurrences ever reached police
nor can we learn that the
joroner held an inquest on the murdered
nen. Secrecy has covered these sad events
ntil to-day, when we, as faithful enron
clers, have made an effort to expose out
ages which must attract the Immediate |
ttention OF our Grand Jury. Our source of
Information is good and will be given to
hose who have right to know. An
ortunate human being has been MUIR
cred, and SO far no investigation has FOL-
owed. The awful crime rests on somebody,
nd q strict account should be demanded
Without delay. If one comes our readers \
hall have it. E IL
DRowNED.-When the steamboat Column
ian was about to make landing yesterday,1
deckhand Of the vessel was in the yawl,
ut the current WAS too strong for his
was unable to manage her. 4
he steamers hull crushed the yawl against
barge, throwing the man, Bender, into the
iver, and he was seen no more.
Our AGAIN.-For nearly two weeks past
.ecorder Mascot has been absent from his
flee, attending strictly to particular case
smallpox, but he finally obtained the