New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-07

room looks like one of the party who wa
in the room previously; his face is photo
graphed as it were on my mind.
| Mr.. Armand I. Beauregard, individual
b0ok-keeper of the bank-Testiied that ht
knew nothing about the difficulty previous
to the shooting; all that he knew was tina,
between the hours of ten and eleven O'Clock
his attention was called to detonation: he
looked around and saw Mr.. Rainey making
toward the vault, apparently wounded OF
to get out of harms way; at first witness
could not imagine what was the matter; he
then walked toward the vault, as he was
evidently hurt as l came toward him no
ticed scutfie between two persons, one OF
| whom was trying to shoot again. and the
other was trying to prevent him from shoot
ing; one of the persons was holding the
other by the shoulder; this was lust as
| Rainey had reached the vault; there were
| three men outside, one some distance from
the two others; Mr.. Wheless came in then
and came out of the vault with him; one of
the men, Pasteur the has an account here),
was trying to restrain the other.
The witness could not point out the man
| who did the shooting, although he could
recognize Mr.. Pasteur, who kept an account
in the bank. Every one having put ON their
hats, the accused among the rest, the wit
| ness still failed to recognize the one who
did the shooting; the witness stated that
the smaller of the men, the one who did
| the shooting, held his revolver in his LETT
hand, while one of the other two was try
! ing to prevent the shooting; the witness did
not hear but one detonation, although
there were two shots; he could not state
positively, although confronted with Mr..
Boyd, who was the one that fired the shot,
although Mr.. Boyd resembled one of the
| three men in size.
Here the inquest was continued by the
Coroner until to-day, at twelve o'clock,
corner of st. Charles and Lafayette streets
So dreadful deed brings about a re-
search as to the cause or motive which
every one feels must have impelled the
assailant. From all the stories that are
| going about, the reporter has been able to
select but one, which, by the many who
have told it, as if by common agreement,
must be nearest to the truth.
| Samuel Rainey, John Boyd and William
Boyd were, in 1869, commercial partners in
the country, part of their business being
the shipment of cotton, and in that year
| Mr.. Rainey withdrew, Owingto an angry
| disagreement, and the business was carried
on by the Messrs. Boyd, who associated
with them, subsequent to this withdrawal,
Mr.. H. H. Rainey (no relation of the de-
| ceased). For some months past the
deceased, it is asserted, denounced his
former partners as thieves and threat
ened, in the presence of II. H. Rainey, to
call upon every cotton broker in the city
and notify them that the Beyds were not
to be trusted.
Mr.. Rainey, to whom this was repeated
expostulating with the deceased, he is said
to have replied that he would not retract,
and that he was ready Yesterday morning
Messrs. William and John Boyd, with
friend, called in the bank and interviewed
the deceased in reference to the above con-
versation and statements that had ANNOYED
them, particularly as they were about to go
into the cotton press business next Septem-
Der. Mr.. Rainey stood at his window, with
in the counter, and here Mr.. William Boyd
presented him letter relating to the above
named assertions, and inquiring upon what
grounds these were made-the letter being
signed by William and John Boyd. On Mr..
William Boyd asking Mr.. Rainey if he had
made these assertions, he acknowledged it,
and Immediately after refused to retract,
when the alteration ensued with the re-
suit of laying Mr.. Sam Rainey at the foot
of his desk-dead.
The deceased was the brother of Mr..
James Rainey, formerly cotton broker ON
Carondelet street. He was for many years
boOk-keeper of the Canal and Citizens
Banks, and then held the same position in
the house of ROtchford, Brown & Co., and
subsequently was of the house of Aiken &
Rainey, which position he held until ap-
pointed to the place OF general book-keeper
of the New Orleans National Bauk. He
was about forty-ive years old and widow
er, with two children surviving the death of
his wife. The deceased was held, in the
bank where he was employed, in the highest
esteem and was deemed of the best capaci-
ty. AS far as could be gathered from the
testimony of friends, the difficulty began
out OF the repetition of Rainey's statements
by the friends of Boyd. In business to-
gether about year ago, their relations were
disturbed by disagreement, Rainey after
ward saying things against Boyd, and also
saying, in answer to a remonstrance, that
he was ready for him, or words to that
effect.
1t appears that William and John are
both now under arrest, awaiting the result
OF the Coroner's investigation, and that Mr.
Pasteur, the mutual friend of both the ac
cused, is summoned as witness at the in
vestigatiOn, which will be resumed to-day
at twelve O'Clock.
grand military picnic is to take place at
the Oakland Course on Sunday and Mon
day next by the Second Regiment of Lou
isiana Militia, and from the spirited