The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-02
THE WORK OF THE KNIFE.
Stabbed to the Heart.
Blood Upon the Highway.
4 Peaceable Citizen Murdered in
Cold Blood.

Last evening, about "a O'Clock, one Of the most
bloody tragedies was enacted upon the corner of
Royal and Canal streets that has for many days
appeared upon the pages Of crime. AS Mr..
Justin Bourdonnay was quietly coming along
Canal street, he was rudely brushed by one
Alexander Newton, a well-known sporting man III
this community.
Mr. Bourdemay said 60 away, | don't know
yon ; don't want to fight with you, whercupon
Newton repeated the insult, adding can kill amy
son Of b--h i'll the White League, upon which
Mr. L. grasped Newton for the purpose of de-
Tending himself, when Newton drew Il bowie
knife and plunged it INTO the heart OF his victim,
without word of warming The crowd gathered
around in dense throng to witness the dark
tragedy, women, men and children gazing upon
the ghastly wound and blood-stained streets in
amazement and SO great was the excitement
that the crowd, swaylnS to and fro III their Wild
ness, trampled unconsclously upon the body Of
the murdered man.
After Newton had executed the bloody deed he
fled up Canal to st. Charles, and entering the
Crescent Hall, he seized large bot lie from the
oyster stand for the purpose OF resisting an
rest. Mr.. Boult, who has charge Of the oyster
stand Immediately took the DO tie away from
Newton, who then fled through the Crescent Hall
yard into st. Charles street and thence to Camors
r. staurant; entering there, he detied the police
to arrest him. Special Devereaux, with his usual
GOODNESS and bravery, assisteti by that worthy
officer, Mccartney, gave him to understand that
they wanted him. and without more ado he was
taken to the First Precinct Station and safely
locked up.
The knife with which .the deed was done. was
an old-fashonod black handle bowie knife, about
nine inches III length and doube-ed sed. The
assassin knew well his work, for with nnerring
aim, he plunged the weapon between the third
and fourth ribs, severing the heart the blood
rushing in copous Hood from the wound and
dripping through his ears from hemorlhage. The
would was about four inches i'll width and one OF
the most CHASTITY nature. The scene at the sta
ton of the greatest excitement, hun
dreds Of citizens and policemen gathered around
the Office, where the body lay; expressions of
regret and sympathy were heard from all sides,
for the death Of peacablo and worthy citizen.
From all we CLEAN Mr. Bourdounay was man
of most peaceab!e disposition and quiet in his de-
taken suddenly away by the knife Of the assassin,
leaves wife and six children to mourn his loss.
Mr. b. was bright light III the Odd Fellows be-
ing member OF the Polar Star Lodge |. o. O. +.
The prisoner Alexander Newton, for some time
past has been known desperate man in this
community llis. it is sad, is not the first
bloody deed which is upon the hands Of this
man.
When not under the influence Of liquor he was
courteous and agreeable in his manner and had
many warm friends but when in liquor he be-
came demonacal and seemed to lose his entire
senses. 1t Is seldom that we are panied to chron-
icle 50 bold and outrageous deed as this one
pelpetrated upon the public streets Of largely
populated city ike this, committed III the presence
Of hundreds of persons passing to and fro on
Canal street, and at early an hour III the even
ing as to render it one OF the most daring and
high-handed assassinations on record.