New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-10
A SENSATION SPOILED.
That ~GaFrotiug Case''-A Vietimized
Reporter, but no Mystery.

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Reporter, but no Mystery.
We are sure our neighbors of the Bulletin
will be delighted to learn that they have
been egreglously deceived by some one in
the alleged case of garroting, at the corner
of Gravier and Franklin streets, on Tuesday,
Whoever it was that wanted to create
sensation, made the mistake of being too
circumstantial. He was too particular
about the time of day, the day of the week,
the color of the assaulted woman, the
amount Of money of which she was robbed,
the hue and cry that was raised, and the
location where it all occurred.
Such a transaction could not take place
in broad daylight, in the presence of fifty
citizens, and afterward be shrouded in
mystery. From the following official re-
port it will be seen that there has been
some little confusion of events by somebody,
and our able contemporary has been vic
timized. The affair took place on Monday,
not on Tuesday, as stated. The offending
party was drunken colored man, and the
assaulted lady was not white. The culprit
WAR pTOuptIN dAAOotOuy duu UtdIl Will
according to law. The lady came forward
and made q complaint of insult and abuse,
but made no mention of having lost 500 or
any other sum of money. We regret that a
wide awake, enterprising young journal,
just bidding for public support and conf
dence, should have thus allowed itself to be
deceived, since it will have the effect to i'm
pair confidence in its numerous reports of
burglaries and other villainies, many of
which no doubt actually take place. But
it is desirable that q newspaper should be
believed on its own reputation for accura-
CIV, without requiring confirmation from
others. AS this story of garroting proves
to be all moonshine, we begin to doubt
whether the citizens of the Second and
Third Districts have gone 80 extensively
into the vigilance committee business as
the Bulletin tries to make out:
NEW ORLEANS, May 9, 1874.
General A. S. Badger, Superintendent Metropolitan
Police:
SIa-In this mornings issue of the New
Orleans Bulletin appears an article headed,
Another GarrOtting Case" which, if IN
noticed, might be taken and accepted as
| truth, and reads as follows:
AS a white woman, who was quite we'll
dressed, was passing along Franklin street.
! near Gravier. on Tuesday last, about $50
| p. NJ, che was assaulted by thick set man,
| who approached her from behind, and
| throwing his arm around her neck. held
her until he had succeeded in securing all
| the money she had, which amounted to
over one hundred dollars. The alarm was
given and some fifty citizens joined in the
| chase, and the garroter was captured after
| a long run. He was taken in charge by the
officer of the beat and carried toward the
station, but. to the surprise of many who
witnessed the affair, he was seen on the
corner of IRENE and Canal streets ten min
utes after. No record of this act was
to be found at police headquarters"
Sergeant Caster, after q careful invest
CATION of the above matter, reports that he
made diligent inquiries of several respect
able citizens residing in the vicinity Of
Franklin and Gravier streets, and who
were all day Tuesday about their premises
They state that they never heard anything
of the garrOting and rObbing of woman or
that day, but on the day previous, Monday
colored man named John Anderson wal
disturbing the peace and insulting ant
| abusing q cOiOred woman named Marie
Williams, at the corner OF Gravier ant
Franklin streets. The former, upon the
approach of the officers, ran to the corner
of Canal and Franklin streets, where, aftel
hot chase, he was arrested and taken tt
this station. and sent before Recorder Nc
Arthur for trial. The woman prosecuted
him, and he was placed under a bond tt
keep the peace. The officers and citizen
further state that there was large crowt
of people collected there, and considerable
excitement caused by the woman halloain!
"polics' and watch"
Very respectfully,
| THOMAS FLANAGAN,
| Captain First Precinct.