The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-13
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last night man named John G. Murphy,
who resides on Magazine, between Calliope
and Galennie streets, was fired upon end shot
IN the left breast by one Frank employed at
Baumgarden's bakery. The affair took place
III front of the triangular building, corner of
Delord and Front streets. The prisoner was
arrested by two off :ers and confined in the
Second Precinct Station. Murphy after being
SHOT walked to the corner Of Tchoupitoulas
and st. Joseph reefs, where he was taken to
the Central Station by Officer Mccartney.
| bis wound was examined and the ball ex-
tracted by Drs. Cummings and Lynch, who
pronounced his Injuries slight
! DANGEROUSLY BURNED About 2:45 o'clock
Yesterday, girl named Margaret Petty. aged
about years, the daughter of MIR J. w.
Petty, residing on Poydras, between Barorlne
and Carondelet streets, was dangerously
burned about the body ut their residence by
d clothing catching IN fire accidentally
| TON some unknown ca use, supposed to be
from the refuse fire Of tobacco pipe. A
physician was Immediately summoned who
properly dressed her wounds.
YOUNG CorToN THlEvEs.-About II O'Clock
yesterday morning three boys were discovered
on the levee, each carrying off a sack Of cot
ton, which was supposed to have been stolen
Officer lexis chased them for several squares,
but was unable to overtake them. The boys
| dropped the cotton in their flight which was
| brought by the officer to the Sixth Preci act
Station, where 1t awaits an owner.
[From Yesterdays Evening EditionY
! LARCENY OF SILVER WATcH-Jacob Laws.
a gentleman of color, was greatly in need of
a watch by which to tell the time of day.
Although he had money enough to purchase
one since his ambition was first aroused he
found none SO cheap or that suited his taste
better than Mr.. Mckinsey Griffins silver re
peater. He accordingly waited on the gentle
| man, at the corner Of Gaieanie and Front
streets, at half-past ] o'clock Yesterday and
thinking that no one would see him, not even
| the owner himself, pulled il out Of his pocket
and ran, but the gentleman fortunately dis
covered his loss and gave chase to the thief,
| arrested and locked him up in tie Second
Precinct Station.
BUEGIaRY.s About II O'Clock las. night one
| Owen Carpenter, teioniously entered. the resi-.
dence Of Mr.. Jno. Farmer. on Poydras. be.
tween Dorgenois and Broad streets. TIL. en-.
trance was effected by removing the lock on
| the front door, and which woke Mr.. Farmeruo
Hearing some one i'll the house he jumped out
Of bed quietly and walked to Mr. Harris room.
both gentlemen with their revolvers in hand,
succeeded in capturing him behind the bed in
| the front room where he safely stored himself
away. He was brought to the Central Station
by the two gentlemen, md on being searched
u weapon was found on his person concealed,
which will help him considerably in the way
Of having the papers sent before the Superior
Criminal Court.
INSULTING CITIZENS. About o'clock yes.
day, just rs all good people were on their way
home from church, Patrick Burke. who
ala RI hoy al
corner Of Canal and Roya' streets, and passed
a few hours Of his valuable time in insulting
passers-by which caused Officer Tompkins,
against his WILL to arrest AID lock him up in
the jackson Square Station.
SrcA AND DESTITUTE. An unknown man
aged about 20 years and native of Italy, was
sent to the Charity Hospital from the First
Precinct Station i'll sick and destitute condi-
ton.
STOLEN PROPERTY Officer Donnelly found
on the Levee, head Crossman street at 5
o'clock this morning barrel containing old
iron supposed to be stolen, and removed it to
the Harbor Station, where the owner can call
ana get back the property.
TIE Hosp1rAL.-A man named John Muir
ply was sent to tie Charity Hospital last eve
:,ing from the jackson Railroad depot. Muir
ply was brought in from Magnolia Station on 7
the road, where lie had his foot badly mashed !
BY the train yesterday morning
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF. killman aged |
q years, and by occupation laborere was az
rested by Officer Gilbert on the levee, head of
Common street, and confined in the Central
Station Oh the charge of malicious mischief I
BURGLAR CAPrrRED-Albert Anderson, !
a hog thief and penitentiary Jail bird, was ar
rested and locked up in the First Precinct
Station, charged with being one of the parties
in the robbery which occurred at :
Mr.. Farmers house, on Poydrass near Broad
street, last night
MURDERER SURRENDERED. e-George Eugene,
who killed one Dave Peel on March 80, 1874,
himself o Special Officer Smith
at police headquarters yesterday. and was
locked up Oh charge Of murder
CUTTING on LIBERTY STREET.-About
O'clock Sunday morning, on the corner of La
fayette and Liberty streets, difficulty took
place between two negroes named Martin
Dixon and one Johnson, first name unknown,
which resulted in the latter being cut and
severely wounded in two places, with knife
ia the hands of the former The police were
On hand shortly after the occurrence, but not {
seeing the fight refused to make an arrest
OBTAINING GooDs UNDER FALSE PRETENsEs.
An unknown negro has victimized several
parties living II the Fourth District, by bor-
rowing such as wLeel-barrows, stei-ladders,
gardening implements, etc., in the name %
different neighbors, and when lent are never
heard Of again.
Run IN.-John Schultze. aged "a years, was
pulled il from the corner OF Lafayette and
yaronielet streets, charged by Mr.. Farmer as
being one OF the men that entered his house
asst night. John, early this morning, planted
himself near police headquarters. waiting to
ind out what would be done with his two f
huns, Anderson and Carpenter. This aroused a
he suspicious of officer Williams. who locked v
lim up in the First Precinct where he will, >
10 doubt go down to the Parish with the Y
est. ,
THE COURTS.