The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-08
THE CITY.

DYING STATEMENT OF MAsDExExARrs.-Thor
night Of the Sd of August 1t 10 O'Clock, died q
J.. the Charity Hospital at half past O'Clock xs
NJ. Saturday. HIS dying statement, as nearly =
could be CLEANED is as follows: He told his brother
l. | question the two women who were arrested came
into his room with knives, and that they both cnf
I HIM in the neck, and that the man Caps who was
: suspected had club, and struck him over the
Q head with it, and also on the arms.
a On the night in question, the mattress on
which the deceased lay. was found cut open and
pieces of it strewn on the floor. On arriving ~
. the hospital, Mr.. Masdexexarts told his brother
that there was $500 in money in the mattress
. Mr.. John Masdexexarts returned to the housA
and found the money. It is supposed that the
assassns were cognIzant OF the whereabouts ar
| the money and that the dastardly deed was dona
to obtain the spoils although the wretches failed
to find the money.
At liz A. M. DR.. ]. B. Cooper held post NOR.
tenn examination. The wounds proved to be in
the windpipe or trache causing inflammation
and death, resulting from asphyxia.
HoNoRABLY D1soHARGED.-Mr, B. F. Bursch,
mate of the steamboat John Kyle, who was
charged with malciously cutting the above boat
from her mornings in the great steamboat fire Of
April 3d. 1875, of the John Kyle, Exporter and
Chas. Bodmann, appeared before Judge Evans
First Municipal Police Court on Saturday. The
testimony went to show that the cutting Of the
boat loose was done with the best intentions by
MIR. Bursch; and, furthermore, that there was
not one person lost from the Kyle. After hear
ing the evidence, Mr.. Bursch was honorably dis
charged.
Smith, OF the First Precinct. complains that CITY
| carts Nos. 10 and IS have dunn ed the contents
of their dirt carts on Freret, between Poydras
and Lafayette streets, cove ring the decomposed
| bodies of two dogs under the pile. The effluvia
which arises from this place ia anything but
| pleasant to the residents Of that vicinity, The
drivers of the carts state that their foreman gave
them orders to dump the dirt In that locality.
| GONE TO GLoRY.-During the week ending
| Saturday, 9TH inst, the departure from this
mundane sphere Of CANNES has been 14O and
since the first issue of sausage 1455 unfortunates
| have passed away to some unknown world.
| ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-At o'clock Saturday
| morning the houses of Mrs. Ainsley and Witzen,
Nos. 81 and SO Gasquet street, was entered from
| the Howard street side by unknown thieves.
The timely approach Of the police prevented them
| from carrying away anything. The thieves made
| their escape.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDAL late hour last night
a woman Of i'll fame, named Minnie Howard re-
siding at the corner of Rampant and 1T. Louis
streets at the house Of one Annie Davis, attempt-
ed to shuttle off her mortal coil by taking chloro-
form.
It appears, from information received from
neighbor, that the woman of the house came to
her and asked that she come over, as girl in the
lie
diately went and found the unfortunate lying in
stupor.
In the course of time she recovered sufficient
ly to speak, and when Intercepted as to the
cause of the rash act, said that the trouble was
love affair and she wanted to die; that if this did
not kill her, she would take another dose in the
morning.
A reporter visited the house to ascertain more
closely the facts connected with the case, but
was not only refused admittance, but the fact was
positively denied, although the lady from whom
the information was received asserts she was in
the room and that the girl made the above state
ment to her. At the hour of this writing, 1915
A. M, her condition was critical.
CORNER LoAFERs A BIG HAUL.-Sergeant
Hrssey and Acting Corporal Cheevers made it
lively Friday night for the corner loafers in the
Second Precinct Twenty-one Of this fraternity,
who stand ON the street and annoy .peaceable
citizens, were escorted to the Second Precinct
station, where they were received in Captain
Schrleber's usual graceful style, and his hospita-
Bile doors thrown open for them, as they thought,
free of charge, but as Judge Evans is the co..
lector for that hotel, and does not "dead head"
any one each Of the young gents were charged
" 5O or tive days in the Parish Prison.
o. MOVE THOSE MOVING Docs. = The bodies
OF two dead dogs in advanced stage of de-
composition are complained of by Capt. Joseph,
OF the Fourth Precinct Station-one on st.
Claude street, between Bayou Road and Bar
racks street, and one on IRENE street. between
st. Philip and Ursulines. The perfume arising
from these defunct animals has hscome almost
uhpearapie, and cause the neighbors to repeat:
sob, cartmen, do your duty, we pray,
And instantly take these CANNES away"
How IT WAs.-We were waited upon Saturday
morning by Mr. Dennis Feeney, who, in regard
to the robbery of the store 3O8 Magazine street.
desired to state that his wife is the sister OF Mrs.
Matherson, from whom the goods were alleged
70 nave been stolen, and that they were placedin
her care by Mrs. Matherson for the reason that
Mr. Matherson ill-treated his wife. None of the =
goods were sold and Mr.. Feeney says his wife
dld not assault himself and brother-in-law.
ALMOST AFIEE-At 81 p NJ Friday lighted
candle being pla ed tov near mosquito bar in
.he bedroom OF Dr. N. Stolenperger's residence,
NO: III South Rampant street, it caught fire. in
Turing the bed and bedding to the amount Of
STREET SUPERINTENDENT NOTES.-The cross.
ING on the corner Of Bouny and Peter streets.
dretna, Is In broken and dangerous condition,
Inc cover OF the well at the corner Of Vallette
dition.
The following bridges in Gretna are reported
n dangerous and broken condition: Corner Of
" epster Avenue and Patterson street, and at the
corner OF Webster and Alex streets.
The following city bridges in dangerous and
broken condition Corner OF Locust and Clara
streets, corner of Liberty and Erato, and corner
II Freret and Erato,
FIRrs M. P. CoURr-Judqe Epans-Richard
41ore, charged with assault and battery by Sarah
Johnson, appeared for trial and was placed under
ponds OF $3.50 for appearance.
Kate Mclean having similar charge against
Ter, made by Big Annie Higgins, was placed
lnder $3.50 bonds for appearance.
Joseph Ernst, assault and battery on yallcry
jonnia, $3.50 for appearance.
Margaret and John Walsh assault with mis-
lies, $3.50 for appearance.
Laura Tel, insult and abuse. found guilty az
harged, 50 so fine or five days 10 the Parish.
Laura Bell again, for insult and abuse, guilty
s charged, $40 or twenty days in the Parish.
Louis Dunfous, for violation of act 81, session
1874, relative to private markets, $3.50 bonds
Or appearance.
PoLIE NoTEs-At o'clock A. NJ. Friday,
oy named VIM. Anderson was bitten by mad
og on Frenchmen street. The dog was Killed by
Ado phe BUTLER, for assault and battery with
ntent TO Kill Harriet Anderson, was run into the
18TH Precinct Station.
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