The Republican journal., 1874-04-23
A Fatal Duel.

! OF Bay st. Louis, III MlsSlsslppl-Mr Al,
fred Il. Phillips, an attoncy-at-law in
New Orleans, shot and instantly hillet
Alr. Aristide Bienycnu, also OF thf city,
IN meeting Of Il similar nature. About
two weeks ago there was in progre35 ul
tnal before Judge Cullom. of the Fifth
District Court the case of Madame Olyln
pe-thc Canal street modiste-ys Mr. Ari
tide blenyenu, wherein plaintiff claimed
a sum OF money for millinery and dress
making account contracted by Mrs Bien
yenu. Mr.. a. b. Phillips was plaintiff ,
counsel. At the trial were present Nh
and Mrs. Blenvcnu. and upon its close
the latter proceeded to the clerk = office
whittier Nh. Phillips directly following
he was StaightWay met hy the lady. who
had pursued in the 'ase, involving ali a.
legged attachment for her horses and car
riage, drifted into violent abuse, whicn
embodied the application to Mr. Phillip
of all the unpleasant cpithetS in the caen-
dar, and to which Mr. Phillips made ths
response that his aesailanl being woman
he could offer no resentment. but that h.
would notify her husband that he mu
restrain such exhibitions Leaving the.
the office tor the courtroom, to place the
gentlemen at thA thrn.haId nf w.
ioor rnnint, toward lin, a,a I'm b;n,
eail .,Nr Rianvann vonr VITA has q,,ose
! " inrultpd me ana i drsjrr Won to ny,.
Vent any turthpr ropctitinn oi 4uch i.n,
duct 10 hlis Mr. l,ionyrnu rrnlip1 ~,
| my wife has jnsn1tcd Won she has HAM,.
| iu,t rioht and mvsalf IN 1,I-. ,.,co.;.,,
| TO in5ult Won stilI mar, %o ,,n,,a,. ll,,,
he utter thr-,. words th,n \b. pLiIlin
provoked hevonl an,,ni.,urn Lnqal..I n,
| Eipnypnu down 1t which in,cti,r, N,.
B yorjtrratino her in,;oHot;un ,,oJ.
rush for Mr. phillns with ;ptout 7, .t,,,sl
him lint hpino 1t onrn ,,,,.,.ant,.I Il
~tonler, committed mo- d,maoa ,IaaI
while Nr T. risino. T., d, sittI,,. ,,.,.,I,,..
made . movement q fro .d,.o,, :. ,..o,,o,.
but those stan,iino h, rasf,ainad h.; ,,,l,,
nnuts IN that d;racti,n~ NJ. rh;Il;,.
standino. his orround ou;a,h h,r ,oni;nc.
| no effort beyond bi, FIRST hI,u- H.. tban Iaii
| the apartmcnt as did tLn. ntbn,. .nartia.
| shortly thereafter The 1.nsulr nt ih. ami
| sode trauspired Yesterday in = dual to th,.
| death Nr Bienyenu s0upn thr assi.t
| anrc of two friends \ chaIlanor v.,sroa.
ed and accepted. Saturday April 4 nam
| ed rs thc date shOt-onns and ha}i ~ t(,..
wcaDons. forty naccs the distanre .4ut
| BAY 81 Iouis a1 thn n1.rn Tho nort;..
with thei,. friends 1ssnmhlad ot x n.clo,J
A. NJ. yesterday. at the depot of the New
orleans, Mollle ana leXaS hallroad, 4t
ll' i"ot oi Han}I street. IN lime I" takr
! tIlV uNlu when was ueStlh"H 10 huflN
VI I,i'.' ~ il'' ",tnt 81 pioo'L Me'SrN 'H
| n'' '''II'" '','' INJURIES ~ -Atllla' dclcu u
| seconds. and Dr Isaac Scott a. SURGEON
! to accompany Mr. Phillips; MpSsrs Ipn-
| pold Lange and Charles Rritlirl as second
and DIR Huard a4 surgeon. accompanict
| Nh Bienvenu A number of other gen-
| tlemen went rs spectators apparently
acttlated by desire to effect 4 compro-
mise or settlement in event All upporturi
| ty should occur Among others were Col
| Sack Wharton. Col. Morrison. Mr O'Npl
| Alr Bangs. Mr.. Bigger, and a brother of
| the deceased Mr. Bicnyenu. and some
other gentlemen whose names we cannot
| recall The train started ON time and th,
| trip was made without any occurrence OF
moment up TO the time of arrival at tfl,.
| depot al Nicholson avenue. of BAY 81
| Louis where the party lrtt tine cars Mn,
number Of persons, all told. could moi
| have exceeded twenty The dav wa love.
y and bright a casual observer voult
| have failed fo notice any ,hinm unnsnal
a. = 4 .,
tb. ,rno,f,,l tn,I. ,noaor;no yho,, tb.
party arrived At tine station th. qrrnnJ
| i'lo''.r,r ,- .,i,,., .,r, -, =, ca, ia,
ground. They located the spot for tho
| conflict at about an hundred yards distance
| from and on the south side OF the railroad
The ground was m"a urod, per driven
and toss t"r choice ot position 1nd lhr
Wore was had which wa won bJ tht
| second OF Mr Phillip IN delay ocCu
| pied about hall an h"u1 During the time
the rest OF the company had broken INTO
| groups and We're lounglnG around 4.
| casual spectators. The principals appear
ed to be uneNceptonalll cool, calm lNd
cotlected. Neither evidenced the Slightest
symptoms of nervousness, or gave any iu-
dication of personal apprehension, altho
there wa no leyity of manner, bun, on the
contrary, rather a serlousne sol manner il
| keeping with the terrible tragedy ut hand