The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-19
About the City.
A Very Bad Man.

About l o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Special Officers Ruiz and Pecora arrested
and locked up in the First Precinct Station
one Manuel Ordonga, a Spaniard by birth.
upon the charge Of being dangerous and
suspicious character. As compared with
the mans reputation, the charge is simply a
farce, for an exam nation into his past
career brings prominently to light the fact
that fonr distinct times Ordonga has been
Spain. To those who know him he is a
pickpocket, garroter and murderer Of the
first water. His associate is one Pahara
Barclay, whose reputation fully equals
that of his cOnfrere.
Ordonga left here about six weeks since,
for New York, with a lot of stolen goods in
his possession. Monday evening last he re-
turned here from Chicago, having no doubt
come to the conclusion that New Orleans
presented as fair a field to ply his trade or
trades as he had discovered in his wander
ings His little game, however, was spoiled
for the time being, by the officers above
mentioned, who certainly deserve the thanks
of this community.
Stabbed In the Abdomen.
About 5 O'clock yesterday afternoon man
named Henry Reduer was discovered lying
in pool Of his own blood, on the ban
quette, at the corner of Durnaine and Ram
part streets. He was suffering from severe
stab supposed to inflicted by dirk knife,
in the abdomen. A man by the name OF
Murphy is said of have done the stabbing,
but as yet he has not been arrested. RedCer
was conveyed to the Charity Hospital. where
he received medical attendance.
Horse Stealing.
Between 6 and o'clock yesterday morn
~ ri rad tho TO Has Of Mr.
John G. Roche, No. IS Terpsichore street,
and took out a bay mare about sixteen
hands high, with a Jersey spring wagon.
No clue was left behind. Mr.. Roche en-
deavOrcd to furnish the police with all the
facts but receiving but little satisfaction
from the operator at the Paccanler Station,
be placed the matter in the hands of others.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition
The poverty of items for the past week,
in the way of sensations, have made those
highly respectable and truthful journals
the P;OayuNe and Times, seize upon little
shooting affair in the First District, which
is said to have occurred last Saturday
morning, and show it up as al attempted
murder Of the first water. As it happened,
the hero in this little drama was police
man, and these journals do not hesitate in
attrbuting his not having been arrested
and thrown INTO prison 10 tuis 1dCt, No",
the whole truth of the affair is simply this:
Officer Horrigan, of the Harbor Precinct,
returned to his dOmicile Saturday afternoon
about l::,O o'clock las was his custom, to din
ner. Thinking that her better-half was
flush in the way of greenbacks, or, IN other
words, that he had been paid off, Mrs. Hor-
rigan requested some few dollars for market
money. Horrigan however, at the moment,
was blessed with nothing but an empty
purse, and not in the best humor IN conse-
a nence, he bnckled on his revolver, seized
Ills hat and left the house. Z
His wife was not to be baff1ed by this,
however, for mistrusting Horrigan, she
quickly followed with the firm determine
ton Of accompanying him to the station to
see whether he had been paid or not-at
the same time renerking, II will borrow
two or three dol Is from the Captain for
market money if 1can find him."
By this time Officer Horrigans anger at
his wife's mistrusting his word was con-
aroused, and turning suddenly he
drew his revolver and fired one shot in the
air. evidently with the intention of fright
ening her back into her proper senses. As
for the little girl, who is said 70 have been
felled to the earth, nothing could be learned
from the neighbors in the vicinity. As
for tho above facts, whom it y known
80 they 30 given BY 9rA Horrigsa her-
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