New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-07

| ousl Y corspirilg, With force and arms
upon the public places of the CITY 10 i'm
| pede, binder and distract the due course of
justice, they. contrary to the provisions of
the act TO enforce the provisions of the
fourteenth amendment to tho constitution
of the United States, and for other purpo
ses, passed April 60, 1879, and contrary to
the form of the statutes of the United
! States in such case made and provided.
After q brief ard Cursory examination
! into tho merits Of the case and after con
sultation with Distric: Attorney Beckwt th.
| it was finally decided tc remit the case 20
| the local courts Cor tgial. Recorder MAJ
thur, consequently, had his hands full most
Of the day yestsv3a. and well into the
night.
After the firing ceased, the opposition
dis. ppearing, the men were permitted to
take little rest and look about them to see
who was wo1nded. All responded. and no
one was hurt except Officer Psysant. wlo
WAS shrough the c.gh. arm.
There being 10 moro work 20 do. the
Metropolitan Militia-tor militia they are
marching orders. Tho brass gun was
started aud linz was struck for the sew
enth precinot-a po;nt fully four miles
distant. Passing up Magazine street quiet
ly without interruption and with only a
single rest. Reaching Louisiana avenue,
they discovered that all the stree. lamps
above were extinGuished, evidently done
C..yI {
the fact. Arriving at the corner of Maga
2iuc and Milan streets the squad went over
to Camp street. ID reach the rear ot the
market house.
General Badger ordered officer w. II.
Murphy, who was in citizens dress, to go
the market house and demand a surrender.
The order placed tho officer on post of
danger bat as he is kEown to be discreet
and brave man, he was iDtrusted with that
mission. He started of. followed by Cor
poral Sullivan and two or three men. When
nearing the building some of the be!iger
ents discovered him. and a dozen or more
shots were fred at the officers. Some of the
beseiged men were in Magazine street and
Others in the upper portion of the market
house. Thoso il the street ran off going
in every direction except toward General |
Badgers command A few took shelter in
the building, lower floor, and were arrested |
with weapons in their hands Hearing the |
firing. General Badger. with Sergeant Law |
Ter. took twenty men from Camp |
street and started for the scene OF &C
ton. He and his men were met |
met with :. fusilade from the enemy, but |
ed. The Geueral soon brought things to |
close and the men inside surrendered, after |
which the single brass gun. with the re
serve, took up quarters in the building.
Then i. was learned that kendrick |
Chandler. niomber Of the Penn police.
was badly wounded, he having received |
bullet in his abdomen, and a surgeon I'M |
madiate!r pronounced the wound morta! |
one. He was taken into drug store op- |
poste the market. but he was past recovery. |
He died shortly attegward. and the body |
was 9. Mt to Toiclanu street.
Two other men were slightly wounded. 50
slight that it is not worthy of mention.
The prisoners amounted to eleven inc,l.
IL early naEt o. she = Eht fore. of one |
hundred aud fifty had been inside the |
building, but most Of them had probably |
joined the assaIlants a. jackson square.
\ few minutes before 3 A. Nj. all was |
serene, and the men We're at liberty 30 :aka !
much needed rest.
And there the war ended.