The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-21
TWO DESPERATE MEN.
Lying in Wait.
Shot With a Double. Barrel Gun.

About half-past one o'clock YES terdsy
afternoon q serious shooting ARRAY took
place on Frenchmen, between Galvez and
Miro streets, between two young men, Gus
tave Giro and Marceline MOrdeOu, which
resulted in sewers wounds to the forme 81
gentleman.
On learning of the occurrence . BULLE-
TIN reporter visited both parties and asoer-
tanned the following facts:
For some time past the two gentlemen
have been open enemies and . fSrm deter
minatiOn had been expressed on their part
that one or the other should die. The cause
of their Misunderstanding is not positively
known, but from very good authority We
learn that woman is at the bottom Of it
all.
About three days ago, as Mr.. Mcrdeau
was walking in the suburbs of the city, his
antagonist made Q sudden attack upon him
with adsgger. Being unarmed, and we'll
knowing that GriO was q determined man,
he fed from the spot.
Not until to-day did the gentlemen meet
again, while in the interim 40 bitter had be-
come the feud, aggravated, no doubt, by
unpleasant remarks, that their determine
ton to annihilate one another at their next
meeting was tnow an open question, and
their friends looked anxiOuslyt forward to
the results, which they naturally concluded
must be fatal and final.
As Mr.. Mordeau was standing in the
doorway of his residence on Frenchmen
street yesterday morning, he saw his
enemy approaching. leisurely up the street.
Now was his chance. Going within
doors he seized his shotgun, and as
soon as GIRO had passed his house and
was about twenty yards ahead, he
pulled the trigger, taking his opponent
unawares. The effect was not what he an.
ticipated. 1t is true that some few shot
lodged between the shoulder blades, but the
majority missed their mark. As GIRO
showed no disposition to fight, he quietly
replaced his gun and awaited another op.
pOrtunity.
1t was not long in coming. About half
past O'Clock in the day GriO again passed
MOrdeau's house, evidently returning from
his mission OF the morning. He hardly
anticipated further difficulty that day.
not being prepared for q second attack.
Fortune was against him, however. Nor
deau was watching and waiting, for a. he
came abreast of the house, shotgun in
hand, he rushed out, warned his anita
gonist, and fired.
The effect of his second fire was marked,
for GIRO fell to the ground severely wound
ed. The neighbors around rushed to the
PROSTATE man and carried him homo. The
doctor was sent for, and an examination
too clearly showed the result. About forty
back on the left side, inficting severe and
painful wounds. Mordeau was, after some
difficulty, found by the police officers and
locked up in the Fifth Precinct Station
He is young man about nineteen years of
age, while Mr.. GIRO has not yet reached
his twenty-sec0nd birthday.
We cannot but deprecate street attacks,
for they in most cases endanger the lives of
innocent parties. Gentlemen nowadays
have, and have had for centuries past, q
way of settling their difficulties, not only
satisfactory to themselves but to all who
believe their honor to be, in this world. their
first consideration.