The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-24
A Lady Garroted.
New Orleans in the Hands
of Thieves.
Another Pet Loose.

We have been hourly expecting to see the
dire effects of the wholesale Jail delivery of
Kellogg. The battalion of felons turned
loose on our people we knew would be true
to their instincts, and we are sorry to say
our predictions have been verified. 1t has
always been the proud boast of New Or
leans that lady without escort was safe
hour, and that here perhaps more than in
any other place in the world could they ven
ture out after nightfall without danger.
A new order Of things has been brought
about, and with humiliation we have to ac-
knowledge that much caution is now neces-
sary, owing to the unprecedented action of
Kellogg in opening the prison door for the
convicted criminal.
Yesterday morning, at ten minutes past
II o'clock, as Mrs. Tessier, lady belonging
to one of our oldest families, was returning
from lunch at lady friends, and was cross
ing Seventh street, on Prytania, she noticed
a negro, apparently about % years old, on
the opposite side of the street, watching her
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he meant harm, she walked on, and just
after passing the corner, was Mortified to see
the negro approach in demonstrating man
ner and seize her hand.
Mrs. Tester had not put on her glove az
ter taking lunch, and the sparkle of her
brilliant diamonds had caught the 6end's
eye. He wrenched violently at her fingers,
but the rings did not come of, seeing which
the miscreant, in order to make sure of his
work, with glaring eye,
Seized Her by the Throat,
and, closing his fingers, prevented the lady
from either screaming or breathing, and
with the other hand tore from her neck a
heavy gold chain, to which was attached a
lady's chronome,er. The surprise was 81
grea. that at first she could hardly realize
the situation but, recovering, looked steadi-
ly into the face OF the thief; her head thrown
back, and unable to catch breath.
After securing the watch and chain, the
negro tore from her dress valuable breast
pin, in doing which the ladys ruffles anG
waist were rent considerably. He then ap-
peared to be satisfied, and loosed his hold
and ran. Mrs. Tester with rare courag,
followed him, calling for help; but as i'll
this neighborhood there are only large resi-
dences of merchants, who, at that hour, are
in their counting rooms, no one appeared il
response. The lady, still running, came up
with two negro men, who refused to give
their assistance, and she was about giving
up the chase, when white laborer an
swered her call and took up the race after
the fleeing negro.
After considerable fatigue the lady re
turned to her home on Carondelet street
near Felicity Road, where representative
of the BULLETIN visited her. She was still
suffering from the nervous shock, but was
none the less willing to confront the negro
could she see him. Her selfpossesion and
GOODNESS under the circumstances were re-
markable. The value of the breast pin and
watch and chain was about three hundred
dollars. Gen. Badger and Capt. Fortier, Oil
learning the particulars, at once put the
police force on the track, and it is to be
hoped before morning the criminal will be
captured.