New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-26

fault of payment she to serve year longer
in the Parish Prison. This sentence was
delivered yesterday by Judge Abel, and he
has the thanks of all who possess knowledge
of the harridan. So vale to this the wicked
est woman in the Parish Prison.
alony Before Coroner Croagh.-This official,
as early as possible, yesterday morning,
summoned a jury OF inquest, and found
most of the persons who knew anything of
the killing of Michael Hickey by Officer
CoughIin. on Franklin street, Thursday
night:
Officer Fl. Ryder, sworn-On August "a.
abolN the hour of 10 p. NJ, saw three men
named Joyce, Petrie and Hickey, standing
on Canal street, between Baronne and
Dryades: Officer Stevenson and I asked
them what they were looking for; they said
they lost breastpin: as soon as Hickey saw
me he walked away; these men were there
for an hour before they moved away; Hickey
waited on the green, in the centre of Canal
street, for the other two men; then. the other
two men started up the railroad track with
Hickey, and crossed Canal street toward
Basin, upper side; as soon as Officer Steven.
son started after them, Hickey broke and
ran; Petrie and Joyce stood there; they
wanted to know what they were arrested
for; / ran after Hickey and cried, 'stop
him." followed him as far as Gasquet and
Franklin streets; when got to the corner
of Basin and Gasquet, Hickey was already
shot; when | was on Gasquet street, be-
tween Basin and Franklin, I heard two
shots.
Officer j. n. Stevenson sworn-On Au-
gust IA, at half-past 10 p. NJ, was at the
corner of st. Charles and Canal streets;
one of the harber police, named Fl. Ryder,
dressed in citizens clothes, asked me if l
was going to watch Basin street; | said Yes
we walked together, and. when about halt
way between Baronne and Dryades streets
we saw three men, named Petrle, Joyce, and
Hickey, the deceased; they appeared to be
looking for something on the banquette; |
said, gentlemen, what are you looking
for" they said "a breastpin;' L stopped
down to help them look for it, when Mr..
Ryder touched me and said, "they are
thieves that he knew positively that Pc
trie was thief; then Mr.. Ryder walked off
piece and called me, asking was | going
as far as Basin street; / told him "no. not
then, 1t was near time the corporal to come,
and he always raped at the lower end"
soon after Mr. Ryder left, Hickey walked
OF; when they got to the corner OF Dryates
street, they turned as if to go down town:
followed on slowly behind them: when they
got IN the middle of Canal street they saw
Mr.. Ryder standing on the opposite corner.
and they all three turned back again; joyce
and Petrie came over on the banauette |
was on. while Hickey went up the railroad
track Mr. Ryder came over to me, on the
corner of Dryades, and said: ssWe ought to
arrest those three men y / told him to
come on. and we walked at brisk gait un-
til we got to Rampant street; Joyce and
Petrie were only a short distance ahead of
us then, and / told Ryder to go ahead of
{ them, and that would come up behind; he
fold So When Ryder stopped them, they
ke's-efee time / came up and put my hands
7 that vel, and told them / arrested them;
! thehi 81 Being out on the green nearly OPP
lekeF, pSzesrted off on brisk rum Ryder
osite, ssa 11d these two, and 1 will catch
alu no arted running out Canal street;
I'm ~ ne - rted, two or three citizens also
shen nc s.a him; as they crossed Basin
t Iaree aise o u some one say Stop him
treeS T n n few seconds after heard
'Iop n. ti,rao bots fired; Ryder came back
wy VI ~: Sn 49, topped him took.the pris-
ihu s,.u .nSs he spot where the deceased
,neis 80 1.as leo5 ing Joyce in front; as soon
l Lay IL saw the deceased he said; They
=, - - ;IIaa INV "A kiend.p Then we brought
. la ,,r;snnars To the station and locked |
them up. a., .,.+ "a az
william Clark, s. yorn-On August =, at
.,,.,,t 1l.l5 P. M. MO young men and my |
. ~ lent into !, housk e on the corner of Gas
s s,,a+ and Franklin etreets; was there a I
little while when / heard whistles blown
and clubs rapping. and \some parties saying |
teton thief" scatch t&at man." we went |
out and were behind the ffi5cer, running to-
ward Canal street. on Franklin; everybody
was CRYING "stop him." stop him. saw
the officer, theone that shat at the man; the
man stopped, when the oficer tired again;
+he man then gave. a moan tand fell down; /