The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-27
THREE HOMICIDES.
jules Aagnan Sheets Henry Bell Charles
BrkeOe Shoots James Brisc0c- Ed.
ward Lee StabS John Smith.
FIRST CASE.

FIRST CASE.
Yesterday, about II 10 o clock A. NJ, at the
corner Of Esplanade and Decatur streets
Jules Magnon shot and killed one Henry
Boyle, alias Bell
1t seems that Bell, accompanied by friend,
John karlv, had been attending the numer-
GUS fires during the evening. as both were
members OF fire companies, after which t"ey
repaired to the Green Tree, a dance-house at
the corner OF Barracks and Hospital streets.
1t was then 1890 O'Clock
In the same building were a party of four,
named Henry Boyle alias Bell, VIM Hender-
son alias Crazy Bill, Thomas Pickett and VIM
Cullum alias Butcher One of this party,
Bell, seemed to regard A1agnon with an eye OF
displeasure, it being very well known amongst
their friends that war W between them
Leaving this place Magnon and Early pro
ceeded on their way home taking by-street
as MagnOn had early in the evening been
warned that the party of four were on the
lookout for him as Bell desired to settle their
differences in no mild manner. Proceeding
leasurely in their way and not anticipating at
the moment any difficulty, they came across
the party at the corner OF
EsPIANADE AND DECATUR
streets Bell advanced to Magnan ana re-
marked that he wished to settle their difficult
ties then and there. Magnan warned him,
however, to leave, as he de sired to have
nothing to do with him. Upon this Bell pre-
pared to show fight. Then Magnan drew his
revolver and fired
FOUR SHOTS,
three OF which took effect, one in the right
and one ia the lett lung, and the other in the
stomach Bell ran around the corner ana
was picket up and carri d to the Fifth Pre-
cinct Stat on, where he died in a few minutes.
For heightened period Magnon and Bell
haH h1c mn. a,,I
occasion the latter with his mob had attacked
the former
Taking the statements of the yeln Wit
nesses 81 both sGest amongst the most i'm
portant Of which Is, J. II. Hilbrandt. who was
sitting on bench in front Of Creole g, engine
house vt the time o. the difficulty. The con
clusion to be justly arrived at, is that the deed
was simply done in self defense by Magnon,
who e life had been more than once threatened
by the deceased.
The &C ual cause of the difficulty was a
woman, and from all the information that
could be gathered together, it was very evil
dent that Magnon Was the most favored.
EARLY III the morning, when the antagonists
first met, Bell had requested his friend the
butcher, to loan i'm his bowie knife
loan, however, was refused This, in itself
indicated the feeling entertained by Bell to-
wards M.gnon.
After the shooting this morning the whole
party were arrested. Some were locked up
in the Third and some IN the Fifth Precinct
Station
Yesterday morning our reporter interviewed
them all Ill Judge Long ) court, where they
were up for p eliminary examination
Bell, thu deceased, was native OF this city
and "a years old.
SECOND CASE
Tuesday afternoon about 30 O'Clock, at the
corner OF Derbgny and Canal streets, occur ID
u little difficulty between two brothers, named
Charles and james Briscoe, which re suited in
the latter being dangerously Shot through the
back Of the head with revolver 10y the for
mer.
James was Immediately conveyed to his res
dence, No. $50 Canal street, and Il physician
sent for, while Charles was locked up in the
First Precinct Station.
Yesterday our reporter obtained the fol-
lowing particular, OF the case
Charles who keeps a bar-room had, for some
time past, assisted his br ther James pecuni-
arily. but at last, becoming embarrassed in
business, his brother and friend named John
Harrison, the latter creditor of Charles, de-
termined to push him to the wall. They took
legal proceedings against him. showing but
little mercy, and seeming altogether to pass n
overk hast t,vors and the near rclationshipwhich
CXASUou DetWttH bND VI ltc lCtItltS III iItttItSt.
Meeting his brother yesterday, at the time
Of the shooting, Charles Briscoe requested
him to call at the lawyers office, Where the
affair might be amcably settled. Tnis how
ever, did not suit James. He tnrned upon
Charles and insulted him Words ran high, |
then the pistol was d avn and the shot fired. \
In connection with this affair We would like
to know the reason why this report was not ,
sent to the Contra, Police Station Yesterday.
The Suburban Station has certainly COM
mitted fault tor which there can be little or
no excuse
THIRD CASE
In our yesterdays issue We published full
statement OF the horrible cutting ARRAY be-
tween two negroes. with raZors, last night
They were both carried TO the hospital. and ut
he hour of ii o'clock John Smith died OF his
Wounds, while this morning, when our repor-
Ier visited him, Edward Lea was in a most
preCarious condition.
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