The New York herald., 1873-10-14
THE MURDER RECORD.
A Louisiana Creole Killed by . Gam.
bier in y Drawing Room.

bier in y Drawing Room.
The New Orleans papers OF Wednesday last have
full details OF the assassination OF Henry Armand,
member OF well known Creole family by Samuel
M. Williams gambler, on the previous evening.
at the boarding house of Mrs. Felchart, No. lIg
Royal street. The tragedy is thus described by the
landady:-
AT about eight O'Clock in the evening was sit.
ting IN the parior with my daughters Upon the
door beinz opened leading into the hall I saw Mr..
Armand. VINO was an Old friend OF mine, and whom
time MIR. Williams, who boarded in the house,
was coming down. The two men met at
Mr. Armand saying '.Get out out Of sr'' ruy ''s, way,
will your" and pushing Mr.. Williams aside, walked
In, stating he had come to pay me visit: Mr..
Armand boarded in the house With me for about q
year, though he lett about a month ago. Mr.. VIII
liams has boarded with Inc for over two years and
About fifteen minutes after Mr.. Williams had
gone out and while Mr Armand was quietly sitting
waikedin, going up to few feet OF us and draw
Ing pistol fired az Mr.. Armand saying at the
same time "You insnted me- did yoaS fbis shot
bail apparently taking effect n n Mr.. AImand's s
by the door. | screamed for help, when Mr. viii
lams again fired, his ball striking the wall over
Was Wi rsa wo men rsse up partially and
enect, one In Mr. Armand's neck and the other in
saIzas MS let ns ear with my Oldest daushter then
way, MIR. Armand crawling into the hall, when he
expired. MI Williams broke from us ana ran Into
the street, cropping his pistol on the stairs, when
It was picked up by some one and carried away
To my knowledge there never had been any
previous dnicnlty between the men,. and
barely exchanged words. think, though, there
may nave been a coolness between them on ac-
count OF Mr.. Armand having expressed dislike
Tor Mr. Williams profession
Immediately after the shooting 1t appears Will
lians ran into the street, where he was arrested
by gentleman named j. B. Tusson and conveyed
to the Third precinct station, where he was locked
up. His pistol, as stated was net found, having
been removed by some one, though that OF young
Armand was found, without bullet discharged.
Dr.. Lewis, who was passing at the time, mmedi-
but he expired lev seconds after his arriyal
without speaking word.
The Mink-Baker Murder In NIainc-Tho
Vengeance or Woman sOorned.
One OF the most exciting murder trials that has
ever occurred in the Pine Tree State is now pro-
gressing at Rockland, Me-, Miss Lucy NJ. Mink be-
ing the accused. She Is charged with killing her
alleged paramour. Dr.. P. r. Baker, formerly OF this
city, at Warren, on the 18th OF last May. The evil
dence for the prosecution closed on tho 10th,
during which the following, among other letters
written by the accused, many OF which were very
obscene. was read:-
this sound as good Il not better than what You
wrote e me last winter never asked you to come to
You no. 10 never should have been 10 Boston 81 ' il
m M @ @ % & DG f Msn hsvs s 70 @
her, I" get some APPLES and another trip on the
ssla va. soln: 70 AMhsrs! and SIslssa. Susr
know what should do W sus you think win keep such
10 'sy s Z IL oi Esoa 10Th day and
te
aea ss % oI s last 10 i res 9s
and h. .ap beside think Il is time ior me to do Some
Sssst you Sssn here the q day Fe0rpasyi;
or not wiz show you engaging is the same as mar.
You remember the promise You made nc % before you
o to SI.o s a. any ns other g. i Il aT
dent care how msny womcn you 80 WITH bit you don't
i sS Gal {, ss $ oay "a
You @ 40 S MGu have ss Sa n yaF hea
4 have .you shn have The prvilegs Of payirf
OF saving dollars and cents TO buy candy and nuts
iosnd Out =. what sS biptns i oa, iyga ana
Dc o when yS easa as5S an 70 g. s
ii. ace, Il viii sound wei When You 80 to court and
DO you remember when went to Boston last iall you
@ MY again alive sa nfvs5
haunted yoa nisnt and day. You thought OF it didn't
Eut w:ll thank God Tor sparng my lie and health to
s sss Gr no M you have wGrd o w ShHm
yet But don's know how soon 1T may be before So
greatly mistaken ers. SO set your heart at
rest was not like your WIFE as Mrs Staples said DR.,
aa @ m la s6asp p % S1i bp
walker too II had time 20 write IT, What do you
drive slow past houses In the night for? You had
better take your bells and put them in your
Satan eyeniSs anI hs pghs before I'll twsiys oeecs
aad then you couldn't hold MP your head But wnen
Gushing some OF these days do take your
coin along with YOU You may need It before yoi are
aware OF H. have so: NV SIS ring my finger. and
cant get II or WHY don't you take officer and take II,
could not fare well you aud Bunker did Mccall
lum This Is nothing TO what shall write.
On margin OF third page
Pcar,s u damonds kind words mean