New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-31
.rArHER DESTROYS DESTROYER
ANU EGEATEEI LDAtGt!II.E
Ending q: L. Years History

| On tie six, y; Deem Ge-. $50. 81. e
! Courtois. Sc".". q. {: grocery sore AT the
| corner ut Hrya.ic- @a,. :i,>. sire e:s. bccau,
aware t.a! po':cc Ser-c"E. :. x. Moss wa'
! either very intimate with his daughter
! Constance Co.r;ci., o. hat: !..v.Shci her IL
: her own h",rc. :: tue tine :Lece Were
several statements. Hu.Er OF which arr
| now discovered 70 h..v" c..: mad" ~ h,..
| the S.f.ran:S eN"r..:v. ::- wa> Eo
! promptly arrested. .:.. there WIS even al
ct;or. made :" .Mo"t:: dow: - ra,: con
! iuc:. 4 few '!.>- ..:..: .tc sandal be
came public, Moss an III. friend Conway
, were locked NJ. he ,rst >'":.s.. VIZ, :@.."
! ..n,. IT,. latter Wiz. ;.iGHar,.N".
On the :wcn'y-:.;rtn ~. tcc." u.: N c..
Jackson. When Ii. testimony vas -t::.c:en;
, q. send Mess 70 -. i:i.i,:... Corr: a.
! charged. HI. "as" was :. :oHc :-iiic before
JU,i.s Abel. wien. .:t"- .!oo,:: ~ mc..>.
Nr. \. Du!>u.il.-. cc,in>.. :p-ac"'.s-.i. SIC
cec.leh il ,ccr.:a: lie release u ACCT: -eG on
tl,.. Thousand! ,.Gl'a. ro.d-, ai4', Tie trial
was liked FOR yesterday. II" crf:,: !n'!
ionds,ucu VII r.v.: ~. :,"-:t.itG. :rr tir.
Court"i.. Sunday I:gi,:. i.ov.. -; TO
.,,..e. iuiy .n.i ",.".,..c....
....er Moss gained ~ .ib.:: 10 ."saatc.'-
" law (ons:a:!r" ~l.LoG: ..:' parents
knowledge. ana !: appears ii" meetings
we. ,or@lI, g. .r.,ri ty IL. gi.. as b; .hc
Kan. rs : -ustai,c,. hv rose .''"rs nov ii.
possession vi Coroner Cgea.il. copies OF
which we furnish. on: readers. Tbs state
Of affairs NAV have pee slis.,.c:c! by the
Ungratefui "ir.'s i.Mil-. and circumstances
indicate that III" unhappy .a.h'r was a
last tortured in,o :. ...nsy ~ -. unnatural
conduc: OF lis gin.
Every nigh. :or ~" weeks past Mr.
Courtcis and lis soH .,.L,,c lay. kept 4
vi.il"n. watch "y.: .i...v premises. pre-
pared with firearms - asa. any intruder.
Sunday nigh: tic ...,icr stood sentinel
over his castle. :. lew Minutes after mid
night he heard sounds as i some persons
were walkin. in Il" gard Tic moment he
sighted the form. - :. man lie discharged
gun. which w:.s loaded with large
shot. The man was Moss. and a. soon
as ne was wonHIcG he YAK 10 the
corner OF Second and Dryad"s streets.
where lie fell. .xpr!n: :. few sec
ond- ait.rwarj'. Before dying. in reply
TO question OF Corpora! Carlton as t, who
shot him. he replied, "tourtois,' The Cor
poral at once proceeded down tOwar,. the
grocery. and or I'll" Tav met Mr. Cou:toiS.
who said he had sho: Moss in his yard. and
was Oh his way 10 surrender himself. Carl
ton then took hlin prisoner. lie spoke OF
the iri.cdy withou. much excitement. say
ing that last Friday might, while watching.
be had heard IL noise, aS II some person was
.ndeavorng to climb his fence, bu. he saw
Il" one tLen. lie was watching for -:..eIes.
ne said. Saturday night his son Emile was
OF guard, bat lcar,. nothing.
he -ln, . new one. vas loa.ci with
buckshot, ana twenty-five of them lenc-
tratea Moss hrea>.. tearing one Ing ana
emitting the heart. causing death IN :. few
seconds. when he t.-al shot Va fred
Moss stood On Inc -not where N" .iri
testified =. oH'r:tc"! i'r. in iS"j. '>o:l" of
the shot are Goy. ,,.:.",: III :. post by the
locality.
Some o: H." n.:...;.or. heard the slot
fired, and Oh: person states that he saw The
flash. while .n0f,...' says that when be
heard tn" vel.c'J &c exclaimed ''ihat =
Moss and lacking into tnc stree; saw ...nr-
.unnin" along :i. .,.,nIiett". Also that he
knew that Moss hat been sent for and was
10 90 there Sunday night. which, il TIE.
Indicates that some things az" s.lN U:;t"G.
]; is reroIted that = policeman Srohr with
Moss on G"avitr street a. eleven O'Clock
that night, when t- sax, tina, he was II
poor health. and ii not bette: :hc following
.l.v would ne conpeli.'. t. % GoHr to
coGr: II :, carriage.
Coroner Crcag ans. others having c.-
AHMED the body after death. 81 III" i.an
,tler.c. caused it - be removed % his ..tc
residence. 40. ~. Tha'ia street, where his
willow and only child we're. The widow
stated ti,aJ Moss la,i lett home between
.i:e and six o'clock Sunday evening.
q ti.ou.i. he complained OF feeling il. De
ceased was a u.ltive OF Virginia, lalg' %!
stature. and lived ii New Orleans about
-iirtythlec years. He was dlsmsse! .he
police force some weeks after his arrest.
Coroner Crcagi. cnpaHeilcd jury. ana |
viii t9lc testimony to-day. The juGymen |
IRE a! colored: George Gcddes. residence |
~. go Erato street William james, Jack I
Or street. between Clara and Wilson; Cor |
,oral H. Fuentes. No 6 Locust street: All
,Ustus Blass, No ~ ITALIA street; Benja-
nin Gcddee. No. 81 Magazine street.
The Girl Constance, who is not more than
ixteen wears old. seems rather DISTINGUISHED.
not defiant.
The following letters were found in the
ocket Of deceased, being without dates and
nsigned. They passed through the post
flee, and one was in an envelop, but the
ost mark is so very indistnct that it can