The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-01
THE CITY.
James Wilkinson Accidentally Kills His
RrOfher

James VuKlnSOu ACClucutaAiy AAuS HI
Brother.
On Thursday last there occurred on the N.Y.
tie Plantation, in Plaquemines parish, one OF tn
most sad and heart-rending accidents that "
a have ever before chronicled, in which Mr.. Her
bert Wilkinson, young man, aged II years. wa
accidentally shot and killed by his brother, Jane
4 Wilkinson. We give the circumstances as nea
r as could be learned:
On Thursday morning, at o'clock, party o
ladies' and gentlemen numbering some SIX o
q eight started out from DR.. J. b. Wilkinson
= plantation on "a hunt in the surrounding woods
The party, when about five miles from home, hat
occasion to chase deer into thicket. Mr. Jas
G Wilkinson took a position on one side o
, the road and sent his brother Herbert on the
other side with orders not to leave his post Ate
hunter anxious to get the first shot at the deer
moved from his place around into the busheI
out Of sight Of his brother James, who had re
manned at his post; he entered the bushes, wheI
his brother hearing the noise and thinking tht
deer was about to come out, fired both barrels O
, his gun into the bushes, in the direction from
. which the noise came, after which, he listened
for some minutes, and walked around to NEE,
his brother to help him hunt for the deer which
he thought he killed.
He found him missing from his post; he called
two or three times and received no answer,
whereupon he ran to the balance Of the party,
distance OF about three hundred yards, and not
finding him there all hands returned to the place
and commenced search for him in the thicket,
when James, the brother that had fired the shots
found his brother Herbert lying dead on the
ground covered with blood. After lamenting Tor
some time over the sad occurrence they placed
| his body into carriage and drove back to the
place.
His body was examined by a physician, who
found that four buchshots had taken effect, one
in the head and three in the body, which caused
death almost instantly The deceased was young
man of an amiable disposition Of good habits,
and was respected and beloved be all that knew
him. Hes was an ornament to society wherevt r
he went, and commanded the respect Of all who
had dealings with him, either on business or
sociablity.
BADLY BEArEN.-Last night, about o'clock, as
Officer Coleman, OF the First Precinct Station,
was assaulted, knocked in the gutter and badly
beaten by q crowd Of six men, with loaded re.
volyers. who made their escape.
SMUGGLING ToBAcco.-Pierre Tanges and Al
fred Quarter were arrested at six o'clock last
night, at the corner Of Carondelet and Julia
streets, by James Casey, Custonl-H House officer,
for violating the United States laws rela-
tive to smuggling tobacco. Two bags of tobacco
accompanied them to the First Precinct Station,
where they were locked up for safe keeping.
A SoN ASSAULTS HIS FATHER WITH AN Ak
About O'Clock Saturday morning difficulty took
place on Live Oak street, between Austerlitz and
Constantinople streets, between Mr.. Opferkuck
and his son, Henry Opferkuck, in which Henry
struck his father with an the left eve, in
tlictlng a dangerous wound In crossing the
gntter the son fell and broke his leg at the thigh
The old man was picked up by the police and re-
moved to the Charity Hospital. The young man
was arrested and locked up in the Seventh Pre-
cinct Station.
[From Yesterdays Evening Edition.]
LEGENDARY Fires in Sixth and Third Dis.
tricts-LOss About 5000
At half-past one o'clock this morning, fire
broke out corner of Upperline and Water streets,
IN the file factory owned by b. J. West e. Co,
which was entirely consumed. The building and
machinery are Insured, but in what company. or
for what amount, could not be ascertained. The |
flames thence spread across the street to a one |
story frame house, owned by Mr.. W. Winters |
and occupied as residence by Mr.. Devamy,
which was totally destroyed. No insurance. Tie |
fire extended to a one-story frame house, owned |
and occupied by Mr. NJ Winters which was also
consumed. Insured in the Germania Insurance
Company for $500.
The blaze spread still further, to the one-storv
frame house on water, between Upperline and
Robert streets, owned and occupied by Adam
kesler, which was totally destroyed. Insured in
the Teutonia Insurance Company for $400. The
entire loss is estimated at about $1,000 The fire |
is supposed to have been the work Of an iucen-
diary.
FLAMES ON TCHOUPITOULAS STREET.
At 4:45 o'clock this morning fire broke out
on Tchoupitoulas, between Constantinople and
|
frame house, owned by Mrs. Bardett. The flames
we're extinguished before ony material damage
was done. The fire was undoubtedly the work
Of an incendiary. Whether insured or not could
not be ascertained.
ANOTHER LNCENDIARY FIRE IN THE SECOND Dis
TRICT.
A half hour later in the morning another fire
broke out on Magazine, between Jena and Cadiz
streets, in unOccupied one-storv frame house
owned by Mrs. T. Carmel, which was entirely
1t was impossible to find out
whether or not the property was insured. Loss
bout $500. The fire was the work OF an incen-
liary.
STILL ANOTHER BLAZE IN THE THIRD DISTRICT.
About o'clock this morning fire broke ont
n one story frame kitchen attached to one
tory brick building, No. 365 Decatur street, |
wned and occupied by Mr.. Dixon as restau-
ant. The kitchen was totally destroyed. The i
uldng was partially damaged by water. Loss {
bout $1,000. Insured in the Merchants Mutual
Company for $780,.
The flames thence communicated to the two | s
tory brick Kitchen owned by Mrs. Lacrois and I
ccuped by Joseph Asher, which was totally de-
troyed. Loss about $500. The building is in
ured, but to what amount could not be learned
he flames again spread to the two story frame :
itchen owned and occupied by Mrs. Green, I
hich was entirely consumed. Loss about $500 | :
insured in the Union Insurance Company for ,
1900. The cause of the fire is unknown. An
arm was turned in by Officer Devlin, from box :
o. 254.