The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-24
More Blood.
Two Republicans Fight to the
Death.
A Man MORALLY Wounded.

This morning about 9 o'clock, Erato street
near Dryades, was the scene of one of those
bloody encounters which serve to cause a
feeli e of horror to run through the comml-
n ty. The affray took place between Ed
ward Stansberry and Philip Perrin, both
colored, in which the latter received two
mortal wounds.
1t appears that excitement has been rum
ming very high in the various Republican
ward clubs, and close scrutiny is had in
the late election of officers to discover, on
either wing, fraud in voting. Stansberry
registered in the First Ward when, it is said,
he resides in the Fifth. Be this as it may,
however, from this question grew the dis
pute between Perrin and himself. From an
eyewitness we get the following facts:
Perrin met Stansberry OH Erato street,
near Dryades, this morning little before 9
o'clock 1T the second ward poll, ard on ap-
preaching him said, Stansberry you pub
lished card in the Republican about me and
l want to know what you meant. STAINS
berry retreated, denying all the time that
he knew anything about the card, when
Perrin following up dealt him severe blow
in the face with his fist. Stansberry then
warned him off, at the same time putting his
hand behind him.
When Perrin saw this he dersively said,
shoot me, shoot me, will your" At that
moment Stansberry drew his knife and
lunged at his opponent. The blow was Civ
en- SO quickly, even bystanders thought he
had missed his man. In an instant he made
another thrust, driving the knife up to the
hiH in the center of the chest. The men
then clinched, and after tussel Mr.. G. ID.
Geddes separated them. As soon as they
were apart Perrin fell and became insensi-
BILE. Stansberry started off, but was taken
in charge by an officer, who conveyed him
to the Pacanier Station.
The crowd now became quite large, and it
was only after friends appeared that the
wounded man was taken to the drug store
of DR.. Tanney, at the corner of Dryades and
Clio streets. Here his wounds were exam
ined by Drs. Tanney and Drew, who pro-
nounced them mortal. The one in the
breast is at the junction of the fourth rib
and the breast bone and the other just be-
low the false ribs in the left side. Through
the last wound his bowels are protruding.
and from both there is but little bleeding.
A few minutes after the difficulty repre-
sentative Of the BULLETIN was on the spot,
and accompanied Perrin to his fathers house
on Magazine, near the corner of Gaiennie
street. Here he was placed on a sofa, but
he complained of great pain in his stomach.
The following is his statement, given be-
tween severe spells Of retchlng to vomit from
the internal hemorrhage.
Statement Of the Dying Man.
II will tell you-all know-how l got
fixed this way. There was a commissioner
or clerk of election who was not a resident
of our ward according to the constitution
Il entered the offiec-nO not that-any
citizen has a right to protest against any
member of the ward being appointed. l
protested against the gentleman-for he
was not Iesident-I can't speak no more
Il am suffering too much-pm obliged to
you"
Alter few minutes the spasm of pain
passed off, and he said II did not give any
cause for the blow with the knife. We
have been SO so friends together. l didn't
think he would hurt me. Ed. w. Stansberry
did it. The first blow with the knife was
struck by him. That's all"
Stansberry, at the Pacanier Station, re-
fused to say anything about the matter at
present.
The Weapon
was double-edged dirk, about six inches in
length and three-quarters in width. At the
last accounts the man was sinking.