The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-31
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
Disappearance of Police MAGISTRATE A. III.
Macarthur.

al the usual hour OF opening court, III
o'clock yesterday morning the room was
crowded with citizens who had been called or
came OF their own accord, to hear the argu-
ments and testimony in the case OF the State
VS.. Morgan Cammack and William H. Barnett.
After waiting for about half hour for Judge
Macarthur and seeing that he did not put in
an appearance, Chief Clerk Stevens left the
court to hunt up the missing judge.
After visiting his house and inquiring of his
personal friends he failed to find any one that
knew of his whereabouts, or that had seen
him later than $50 o'clock last night. Mr.
Stevens at about II o'clock returned to the
court and reported that he had hunted high
and low but could not find the Judge.
MI. Arthur Gastinel, the supernumerary
police magistrate, was in the meantime tele-
graphed for, and had arrived in court, when
Mr.. Stevens returned, ready, as it were, to
take the bench and dispose of the docket, but
was prevented from SO doing by not receiving
the necessary document from William Pitt
Kellogg, which he momentarily expected, and
which he did not get.
Seeing that no magistrate appeared on be-
half Of the State, Mr.. Stevens discharged the
DRINKS, and held the balance Of the prisoners
over until to-day. About half past 2 o'clock
Judge w. L. Evans walked into court and
had his commission as acting judge placed on
the docket of the court
The many warm friends of Judge A. II.
Macarthur, on hearing that he had not shown
up, called at the court during the latter part
of the day and at the Central Police Station
as late as - o'clock last night anxious to find
out what had become of him. From what
we have learned the Judge has been out of his
mind little for some days past which is
supposed to have been caused by having GER
tain obligations at hand which he was unable
to meet, such as promissory notes and docu-
ments which called for about $500 cash, and
which had fallen due some days ago, and
which he was unable to pay.
About halfpast o'clock Tuesday evening
he was last seen taking red car in front OF
the Central Station, on his way down town.
Since that time he has not been seen either
by his friends or at his home. Just before
leaving the station, he conversed with several
of the officers, who noticed that he was COM
pletely out of his mind.
Judge A. H. Macarthur is a man about 45
years of age, black hair and moustache, gray
eyes, weighs about 1856 pounds, and was five
feet eight inches in height; when last seen he
wore black hat and clothes, white shirt with
amethyst buttons, large-sized amethyst seal
ring and a fine gold watch.
The affair was at an early hour last evening
placed into the hands Of Capt. G. j.
Schneider, Chief of Detectives, who has
placed two of his men to work on the case,
but up to the time of going to press nothing
could be learned of the missing judge. 1t is
evident that Judge Macarthur has either been
murdered or committed suicide during fit
of insanity, which he was laboring under
when last seen.
Prior to this the Judge has never stayed
away from, and it is to be hoped that he will
appear before long and assume the functions
of his office. as the courtroom will be filed
with Third Ward politicians as long as w.
L. Evans remains in power.