New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
MATTERS in the Country Parishes.
From the Opeiousas Journal of tn
twenty.third:

twenty third:
On Thursday evening of last week Con
stable E. S. Taylor and Acting Constable
s. r. Walker arrested one John Williamt,
residing in the eighborhood of prairie Basse,
accused of having robbed the .jewelry shop,
some time since, OF Mr.. Rudolph Bodemuller
OF this town. All the watches stolen ex.
cept three or four were found, just before
his arrest, in the trunk of one of his as.
socrates, who was supposed to be his pal
Williams was arrested while plowlng,
and taken to his cabin; and while Constable
Taylor was searching it for more watches,
five times with pistol. but it is not thought
that either shot struck him. Williams en-
tered a th.cket very near by and escaped.
Williams was once slave of Mr.. Joseph
Beraud, and ran away from him and es-
capped to the North some eighteen or nine
teen years ago. He had only recently re-
turned here. He can read and write,
could when slave, we believe: and he is,
IN rogues' parlance, not only picaroon but
a pickle.
From the Terrebonne Republican of the
twenty. first instant:
An accidental shot, resulting in instant
death, occurred on the Blanchard planta-
ton, on the lower part of Grand Caillou,
during the past week, the particulars OF
which, SO fay as We could learn them, are
as follows: Mr.. Paul Faisan, the overseer
OF the Blanchard plantation, had been
cleaning and oiling his firearms, and had
very nearly finished, when a laborer
named Harry Hill came in and began
10 joke with Mr.. Faisan about what he
could do with him, at the same time taking
up revolver which MIR. Faison had placed
upon the mantelpiece. Mr.. Faisan loosely
remarked that he could do something too,
reached over to the bed where his repeat
ing rifle had been resting, and pointing it
at Harry, pulled the trigger, not thinking
there were any cartridges in the cham
ber Unfortunately, there was cart
ridge in the chamber, and the pulling
of the trigger caused the immediate
death of Hill, the ball having penetrated
near the heart. Mr.. Paul Falsan immedi-
ately caught the unfortunate Harry in his
arms and laid him upon the bed, calling in
the servants from the quarters by his cries
for help. All assistance, however, was
futile and the unfortunate man soon
breathed his last. The shot was purely
accidental. and no one could regret it more
than Mr.. Faisan. Mr.. Faisan at once re-
ported the occurrence, and the coroner's
jury rendered a verdict accordingly.
One of the most unfortunate occurrences
which has ever occurred in our town trans
pired on Wednesday, the twenty frat in
stant. 1t appears that Mr.. John r. Grain
age, who was working upon the water tank
belonging to the railroad, little out of
town, wished to ride into town upon the
inward bound train. For this purpose he
attempted to jump upon the passenger
coach while the train was going at the rate
of fifteen miles an hour. Owing to the
wind or sudden rush of the atmosphere
OccasiOned by the rapid transit of the
cars he missed his hold with his right hand,
and his grasp with his lett was suddenly
wrenched off, throwing him violently on the
track. The car wheels completely crushed
the lett leg and severely bruised the
right. The left being in condition which
will necessitate immediate amputation. The
cars were stopped at once, and Mr. Grinage
placed in an easy position. The accident
occurred SO near the town that almost all
our residents, especially the younger por-
tlon, were very soon Oh the spot.
MIR. Charles S!mon, the conductor,
promptly offered transportation to New
Orleans, and Mr.. Grinage took the out.
ward bound train, accompanied by his
Mrs. john Fields, and his
temperance brother j. K. Aitkens. William
Fanguy and Z. w. Condor, to be placed in
the Charity Hospital, under skilful surgical
treatment. Not the slightest fault can be at
tributed to the engineer or conductor of the
train, as Mr.. Grinage acknowledges that it
was solely his fault, and that the want of
properly calculating the force of the wind,
at the time blowing very heavily. The Cath
olic Total Abstinence Union Society held an
imprOmptu meeting, and offered all the
pecuniary aid necessary, and sent a letter
to the temperance society at New Orleans.
which will insure our young friend every
that kindness can suggest.
Although there is not doubt but what
the sufferer will lose his leg, yet the we'll
known liberality of our railroad magnate,
Mr. Charles Morgan, will insure Mr.. Grinage
rom feeling that dependence which is too
common among cripples. Our young friend |
las the coincidence of the entire community,
or he was universally beloved, and is a
avorite among his large circle of acquain-
ances.