The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-07
THE CITY.
A FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLAR
THIEF.
He is Identified.

From Yesterday Evening Editon.'
On the night of the 9th of October, 1874
the shop of Mr.. S. II Russell, of Collierville
Tenn, was robbed Of some fifteen hundrec
dollars worth Of jewelry and watches
man by the name of Ell. Mccoy ALA
some two hundred dollars worth of the prop
erty found on him. He was convicted anG
sent to the Shelby County Penitentiary, bu,
afterwards made his escape with nine other
| prisoners, among whom was a man by the
name of White, who was killed by the keeper
Mccoy was also shot in the arm Some
time since Special Devereaux arrested Nc
Coy, who was lodged in Jail Yesterday
Sheriff f. l.. McGown, of Shelby county,
Tenn, came for the man with requisition
from the Governor of Tennessee Mccoy
was taken away last evening via the New Or
leans and Jackson Railroad
The following letter to Capt. Schneider.
chief of the New Orleans detectives, will ex-
plain itself:
CoIIIERyILLE, Tenn, Oct q. 1874
Pear S3' On last night my shop was entered
by thieves and robbed Of fifteen hundred dollars
worth Of watches, jewery, pocket knives, and
some plated ware, sixty or more gold, silver and
brass case watches, both single and double case
Of all grades; one heavy double-case gold watch
English lever, little out of ORDER No. i207i
made by Joseph Johnson, % Church street, Iiv-
erpool, one ladies' size open face gold
watch, out Of order, balance staff broken
no glass, metal dial, number not known; the
other watches are all grades and make one
American case without movement and five or
SIX other cases without movements the iewelry
consisting Of ladies and misses pins and ear
drops, lot Of gents both plated and gold
charms, fob CHAINS, others swinging as follows
One banjo charm, one safe one revolving com |
pass charm one Key charm. shape Of a door. kew |
gents studs large silver rings with gold ton |
some OF them with emb. cma, such a. Odd Fel- |
lows and Masons', gents pms California dia- |
mond set, PLAIN and fancy tails, two druggist |
pms, mortar and pestle, saw one
plane, one c'eaver, two ini alton shears, |
one gold telegraph key pin. one large gold cor
nolan set Masonic ring, emblem pins Masonic |
and 7. Of II. enamel!ed god. Prices marked on
back q cards. Watch chains, both mech and |
vest, lot Of all grades hair, vest, rolled, gold |
twisted. square, fancy Inks also silver chains |
gold pens and holders, gold pens made by and
marked II. Muligan, Philadelphia Pa.
offer two hundred dollars for the recovery OF |
goods and apprehension and punishment Of the
thieves. The double-case gold watch is not very
much worn, cases engine ,urned, fits nicely.
Respectfully yours, ). 1t. RUSSELL.
DINNER Of MECHANICS No. Con the lth.
after the men Of this gallant company had stored
tway their engine, the beauty Grace" they
marched down from their house on St Joseph
street to the st. Charles Hotel, where a most
banquet was spread by that open
hearted gentleman, Mr.. Leon Lamothe, and Mr..
j. b. Johnson, the Marshal's Aid.
Entering the large rotunda the company filed
Q the left. and after short tramp through the
nails were usherei into the ladies dlnlnp-rDOr
where was spread table grOaulng under the rich
ands winch We're placed upon i il the greatest
)rofusion.
Mr.. Rivers, the proprietor Of the hotel in the
PREPARATION OF the dinner. kept up his long-estab
lshcd reputation as a caterer Of the first order
Many toasts were drunk from sparkling bump t
rs by the members and res pended to by the in
lted guests. Speeches were made good wishes 8
and every one went away full to
he brim-not with liquor, but with goog wishes {
or Nessrs. Lamothe and Johnson whose hospi- t
atty they had enjoyed, and thinking that Me- |