New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-21
Local Intelligence.

+. THE SlcILIAN FEUD AGAIN-AmrderOss
Fight on the Leoee-Itco Men Killed.
Boy Wounded. about six o'clock yester-
day morning was witnessed one Of those
bloody encounters which have disgraced
this city 80 often, arising out of the private
feuds of portion of the residents who are
natives of Sicily, and, in which one of the
most notorious of the gang, Joseph Aniello,
lost his life, as did also Customhouse
officer, who had nothing to do with the
matter. ett
The affair occurred at the head of st.
Philip street, where the fruit schooner Mis-
chief is lying, the deceased Sicilian being
engaged upon her. A perfect arsenal was
picked up on the levee after the fight, and
two men charged with murder, both Sici-
ians, named Joseph Maressa and Joe
Floriela, were arrested Immediately, and
are locked up at jackson square.
Mr.. Joseph Loude, the Customhouse OIL
Ger, was not killed instantly, but died on
the way to his residence, between Roman
and Derbigny streets.
A boy named Edward Nixon received one
of the shots in his left leg, inficting q
slight wound.
An:ello, the dead Sicilian, has himself
been mixed up in some way with nearly
every one of the assassinations that has oc-
Cured for several years.
The following is the evidence given be-
fore Coroner jackson:
w. G.. Observation-Disclosures at the Red
Store; is barkeeper there; was waiting on
three gentlemen when he heard shots fired;
then went to the end of the bar, saw several
men run up the levee; saw two men with
guns; could not recognize them again. 'ney
were running toward the wharf q
Richard Hunter, captain Of the schooner
Mischief, on which the murder took place.
On the twentieth instant at about SIX ociock;
heard a noise on the wharf; looked around
and saw two men have quarrel together;;
one had hold of the other; went behind the
main works and heard a shot fired; looked
around and saw the Customnouse ohcer
down on the wharf; went down In the
cabin as soon as possible; after the shooting
uas over witness came on deck and found
another man dead on the deck; the police
officer when there could not identity the
man: there were two shots fred while wit
meas was on deck; went to the cabin TO get
out of the way of stray shots.
H. ID. d.
Was in charge of the schooner Orient this
morning. about six o'clock, was sitting on
the Ieyee, in company with Mr.. Soude;
was reading the paper, when heard shot
fred Mr. Soude and myself jumped up
he attempted to 60 on board OF the schooner
Mischief, and l moved toward q pile OF
goods on the wharf; as | was backing, the
man that was found dead on BOARD tne MIS- !
chief was between me and two men, armed
with pistols and shotgun; the man the
farthest off Of the two fired pistol at the de,
ceased the deceased returned the hre, anO
ran toward the Mischief; as he was climbing
over the railing of the schooner four snots
were fred at him from shotguns by the Two
men on the wharf; one OF the SHOTS strucR
Mr.. Soude in the back; he cropped, az
.aIso did the deceased: Mr.. SOude called me
and I went to him; after the shooting the
two men started to run toward the lower
end of the wharf, one with his gun IN his
hand; the other dropped his gun between
fhe wharf and the ship; recognize the tai
man fMarcessa) as one of the parties ina
fred at the deceased; as was with MT
Soude man came running past toward tns
market. falling down twice before ios
sight Of him.
Ouestion-Did you hear any quarre
previous, or did you hear anybody say tina
his life was threatened! Answer-On thu
seventeenth or eighteenth of April l wa
on hoard the schooner General Prim; thu
deceased. Joseph Aniello, was working OF
hoard as laborer on the schooner; he at
TAINTED TO 90 out with something wrapped
up In his coat; the inspector asked hin
what he had in that coat; he went 5aci
into the hold of the schooner; the ONCE
followed him, and found that ne had wv
large sized pistols; he begged Tue omcer Z
let him keep them, as his life was threa'
ened.
Question-How many men did you &C.,
with arms! ADswer-I saw two men VIII
guns and pistols, and the deceased with !;
pistol; [ saw both men fire at the deceased
one of them had gun and pistol, the othe
one gun.
Peter w. Evans, captain of the brll
Marguerite, lying at the Picayune tief
shot fred, looked out of his window, saw
large number of people on the wharf, ant
at the same time heard six other shots II
quick succession; saw the flashes; a maj
dropped a gun and run; came ont OF hi
cabin and found CustOmhOust ofhce
lying wounded on the wharf, and mai
lying dead on board the schooner Mischief
the man who dropped the gun had on darl
clothes and wore Panama or straw hat
The prisoners were brought in, but witnes
could not recognize them.
.Jens Hansen, the mate of the schoOne
Mischief. was standing on the opposite sid,
of the deck; saw deceased struggling will
another man and trying to get away iron
him: another man ran up with a gun, aimee
at him and shot; another shot followed i'm
mediately, and the man fell; number o
persons were on board of the vessel, ap
parently to seek shelter, when more shot
were fired from the levee; saw maj
living wounded on the deck; went into tn
cabin to get out Of the way; witness coul
not identity the persons; the BOY take
from Marsesa looks like the one or one
the men who was shooting; does not kno,
the parties who were scutiiing; some III
known man had hold of the Customhous
officer (Soude), who was trying to get ava
from him, at the same time the shos wa "a
fired at him; the man who had hold OF e, th
Customhouse officer looked very much LIE
the deceased on board the vessel :, ,,.
John Higgins, second mate OF the Ml
chief, did not see anything of the affair.
Officer Peter Frey, harbor ponce, Wa
standing looking at the schooner Mlscnl'
when the men were taking boom on boart
went to the wharinger's office; heard tw
shots fired; turned around ; seeing wnei
they came from, run up toward the fic'
yune tier; saw man with gun ana
hunting bog; he fred shot and starte
toward ST. Ann about ten PAGES, then turne