The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-07
THE CITY.


WoUSDED.-About l o'clock yesterday diff
Guilty occurred at the corner Of Annunciation
and Thalia streets, between two men named
John Murphy and Frank Dorsey, during which
the former was shot once in the centre Of the
chest ard dangerously wounded by Frank
Dor .ey; who made his escape. Murphy was
brought to the First Precinct Station, and
from there removed to the Charity Hospital
where our reporter visited him last night and
obtained the following statement: I first met
Dorsey near St Mary Market; he approached
me in a friendly way and offered to loan me
some money.
Iaccepted the offer, and We both started
together for a grocery store, distance of
about two squares, to get change for large
bill which he held in his hand. On arriving
at the store Dorsey entered, but the man had
no change to spare. We kept on up town,
and, on arriving at the corner of Annunciation
and Thalia streets, Dorsey stopped suddenly
and pulled out Derringer pistol and asked
me how liked it. answered s.It is nice
Is it loaded? He cooked the pistol and pulled
the trigger without saying word. The pis-
tol was discharged, the ball striking me in the
breast Dorsey then broke and ran out
Thalia street.
The same individual got into difficulty with
the same man on the 18th of last month, in
the same locality and came out second best
receiving slight wound in the breast. Dor
sey surrendered himself the next day, but
Murphy not being altogether in the right, re-
fused to prosecute, and the case was dismissed.
A SMALL BLAzE.-About ha,f-past five
o'clock yesterday afternoon, small fire
originated at Joe's grocery store at the
corner Of Union and Dryades streets, caused
by tapping barrel OF coal oil near light,
which an employee had placed on the floor.
1t was however, extenguished by Officer Boyle
and some citizens without the necessity Of
giving an alarm.
WITH INTENT TO KLL-A. Cartwright was
arrested yesterday morning on the corner OF
Broad and Common Streets. BY virtue of a
warrant taken out by Robert Benson, charging
him with assault and battery with intent to
kill. Cartwright was locked up in the First
Precinct Station for a few hours and was
afterwards released Oh bond to appear before
court to-day.
BAD YouNGs-ER.- William Lee, boy
II years of age, took it upon himself to throw
halfpast 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, on
corner Camp and Julia streets Mr.. Ross, a
citizen, who was passing by, and seeing that
the life Of every one was in danger, followed
at him to stop. The young darkey paid no
attention to the gentlemans cries to stop, but
threw rock and hit him on the leg. Mr..
Ross followed him up for about SO uare, and
succeeded in capturing him. He was then
turned over to an officer, who locked him up
in the First Precinct Station.
[From Yesterdays Evening Edition.
BREEcH OF TRUsr.-Jeff Williams was ar
rested yesterday on the Levee, head of st.
Louis street. charged by John Smith with
breach of trust. JEFF passed the night in
Ts,,t To- for
the express purpose Of explaining his case to
Judge Staes, Of the Second Municipal Police
Court, this morning.
TOBACCO THIEF.-Officer II. Ballon Of the
Harbor Precinct, escorted one Frank John
son, a cook, to Jail from the levee, head OF
Cont street, where he was about getting off
with box Of tobacco. the property OF Mr..
J. A. Ruiz, who has made the necessary
affidavit Of larceny against the notorious
Frank.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF. o'clock yes
terday afternoon, as Mrs Ellen Williams was
walking on the levee, head of Canal street,
vagabond named William Gates, insulted and
abused her shamefully. He carried on this
game about long enough to bring Officer Cul-
len to the spot, who carried the notorious
William into the First Precinct Station, where
he passed the night in repenting for the
wrongs he had done the old woman.
ACCESSORY Boylson at q o'clock |
yesterday caught Mary Mcclellan. at her old
haunt on Burgundy, between Cont and Bien-
vile streets, where she has been missing some
three or four days. In fact ever since Mr.. r. |
ROLAND lost S25 in that place she has made
herself scarce. The officer knowing that she
was there when the man lost bis wealth, con-
cluded to bring the notorious Mary to the
Third Precinct Station, where he preferred
charges against her for being an accessory to
the above robbery.
INSULT AND ABusE.-Mrs. Lang, John and !
Nina Lang, placed themselves one and all in |
front of Mrs. Mary Wises house and insulted |
and abused her to such an extent that the |
lady found herself compelled to make an atfi-
davit before Judge Long. This was done and
the whole family were safely confined in Capt. |,
Joseph's Third District Hotel.
In DANGEROUS CONDITION. - Officer !
Rodgers, of the Algiers police force, reports
the gallery of a house on Where, between
Seguin and Bouny streets, owned by Ran
dolph's estate, in a dangerous condition, and
liable to fall at any moment. The attention of
the proper authorities is called to this fact.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS. Johnny and Jas. |
Kelly were run into the Fourth Precinct Sta
ton at 2 o'clock this morning by Officer Pas
cal, from Customhouse, between Claiborne
and Derbigny streets. The Officer entered
them on the books as being dangerous and
suspicious characters.
BROKEN BRIDGEs.-Of1icer Thompson Of the
Second Precinct Station, reports the bridge
corner of Melpomene and St Charles, in
dangerous condition. The officers of the SUBJ
urban precinct also report broken bridge at
the corner of Washington and Esplanade
streets, and the plank road leading to the
Bayou Bridge is in a dangerous condition.