New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-23
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CRIME.


AaothoP Whisky Murder.
New YORK, August 22.-This morning
Michael Frederick, while in . state Of semi
into4ication. quarreled with his mother-in.
law, at No. 80 Carmine street. His daugh-
ter, fearing that he might seriously injure
her, called in her two brothers, one of
whom James Broderick, aged nineteen,
rushed into the room and endeavored to
| take his father away from the poor woman,
whom he was savagely beating, when he
turned on him with . large knife,
and stabbed him twice in the heart, when
he fell dead. His brother john, aged
twenty-five. interfered, and the father
stabbed him once nearly in the same place
as he did James, without wOunding him
fatally. At this point the police rushed in
and secured BrOderick who was perfectly
for some days, and at the station house
professed to know nothing of the deed.
kicked @ Dsath.
The coroner's jury to-day found John
Lyons guilty of kicking John Mclaughlin
to death in a barroom last Monday, but ex-
onerated him from the charge Of intent to
kill.
fnceudiasry fire.
LOUISVILLE, August 22.-At an early hour
this morning several frame buildings once
used as government stables and rope walk
oOJOlJuuR. JuECo mlloS eUuLu VI tulS ClIy
were fired and almost entirely consumed. A
cOlored man named Willie, his wife and
four children, living in one Of them, wer Q
surprised by the flames and all burned to
death except Willis, who is not expected to
recover. Two suspected iucendiaries we're
arrested to-day.
- Attempted Assassinntion.
sr Louis, August 22.-An attempt was
made Wednesday evening to assassinate
General Joe Shelby, a somewhat cele-
brated rebel General during the war and
cousin to General Frank 2. Blair; The
General with two little boys was driving
from his residence to Aultville when an
unknown party fred from the bushes,
woundiug him in the hip.
/ Another Ateemps % Rob q Railroad Train.
An attempt was made on the night Of the
| twentieth instant to capture the paymaster's q
! car on tho Hannibal AMIDST. Joseph Railroad,
between Cameron and Kansas City, by a
| gang of men. The engineer saw the men
obstructing the track and reversed the
! engine and ran back to Cameron. Another
attempt was made Wednesday night to run
| a train of the track on the Atlantic and
without success. Several shots were fred
at the engineer, but he escaped unhurt.
The Philadelphia Outrage. '1
PHILADELPHIA. August q. Josephine
Rowland and her daughter Baptiste had .
further hearing this afternoon. on the
charge of cruelty treating Mary Rowland.
Mary was present, although weak and faint,
and still in delicate condition. She testi-
fed as to her treatment. The clothing she
wore when rescued was exhibited. It was
in perfect shreds, and 90 filthy that the
original color could not be designated.
George Anniskey testified that four years
ago Mary was employed as q nurse at his
house for four days, whom she was taken
away by one of the accused. His testimony
showed the wretched treatment on the part
the defendants. Winter and summer the
psor girl was clad in the same garments,
was barefooted, and received but one meal
Gay. Her hands, on one occasion, were
tied, and she was locked in room many
months, with insufficient food and clothing.
The testimony Of several witnesses was to
the same effect Tne girl has been seen at
different times to go into the yard and pick
food from the slop.bucket. The accused
were committed, in default Of $4,000 bail,
for trial.