The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-27
SENATOR BLACKBURN RORRED
OF $4,000.
Mike Hennessey and Others Charged
with the Robbery They are
Locked Up.

At late hour Sunday night. Jasper Black
burn, ex-Radical Senator took a tour out i,
the neighborhood Of Canal and Basin streets
where he was met by the notorious Michae
Hennessey and one of his "pals named
William Featherton, who introduced them
selves to the ex-senator and invited him r.
take drink
Blackburn, who was considerably I'm Ter the
| influence OF liquor at the time, and THINKING
| they were friends OF his, concluded to ioin
| them, when the three took him in first one
coffee-house and then another, until thew
finally landed in Buffalo Bills saloon OF
Basin street, between Gasquet and Canal
street, where they got another drink.
by this time Blackburn was so drunk that
he could not walk, and laid down and went
to sleep IN the above saloon, where he was
robbed OF his gold watch and cham, valued at
two hundred and fifty dollars and ten thou-
sand dollars in State Warrants. MIR. Black
burn, on discovering his loss repaired to
Capt. &. J. Schneider, Chief of Detectives.
who Immediately placed three of his men to
hunt up the thieves.
Early Monday morning man, named VIM.
Featherton, was arrested on Baronne street for
being drunk and disturbing the peace. When
taken to the station and searched, gold
watch and chain were fund upon his person.
the name Of Jasper Blackburn being engraved
upon the case. Acting upon this clue, the
detectives arrested man, named Michael
Hennessey, pal Of Featherton's, at 5 p Mr. |
AT T. NJ. the detectives arrested two well
known brokers on Carondelet street, Messrs |
Barnett Cammack, who, it appears, bought |
the warrants stolen from Blackburn by Hen
nessee and Featherton. Messrs Barnett & |
,onm0nly xr-Ill
same brokers who were arrested some time
ago charged with completely in the Fowler
case, and it is somewhat re-
markable that they should SO soon appear upon
The police books again charged with crime
80 similar In its character.
Fowler robbed the Louisiana Lottery and
dealt with Messrs. Barnett 4
1ammack, Featherton and Hennessey robbed
Jasper Blackburn and the stolen warrants are
traced to the same brokers. It
ooks ugly to say the least. ii
Since writing the above, Bill Davis alias
'uftalo Bill, has called in to say that ex-Sen-
tor Blackburn was not robbed in his house. S
He asserts that Blackburn came into his t
ouse in company with Featherton and Hen v
essey and several other men, about halfpast | i
o'clock A. NJ. Sunday, and Blackburn called Q
or drinks, which were served and paid for by
blackburn. 9
He called for drinks second time, which
9 declined 10 pay for, saying he had no r.
nall change with him, but would call round V
| the morning and settle, announcing that G.
e was Senator Blackburn. e,
He was evidently under the influence of il
luor, and, approaching Davis showed him
in which there was only forty b.
We cents in currency, but Blackburn told him tie
J had a large amount Of valuable warrants in to
e pocket-book. &C
The entire party then left the House, Black B
I'm having his watch upon him when he W
mt out The assertion in the Picaap,ne
at Blackburn fell asleep in the house Mr.. in
WIS alleges IS incorrect, and that he is able at
prove that the robbery did not occur on his m
emises. to
j his robbery is only one of series which di
owe concluslvely the utter incompetency of sit
} police Of this cty-the best paid and of
st unreliable Of any force in the country. tn
50 long as Kellogg's bold bandits and pets
Mined themselves to robbing Conserva- Is
es and Democrats, it made but little mat
(; but now that one of the faithful has ral
N mulcted, there will doubtless be howl. lie,
Iessrs. w. H. Barnett and Morgan Cam do
ok were arraigned before the First NUM-
al Court, this morning, and put under "s
100 bonds each, to appear for their prei- ito
nary trial. sio
and Hennessey were also ar vii
5ned, being charged with larceny, pleaded the
ot guilty and were placed under bonds of
same amount of Messrs. Barnett and Lie
nmack. Featherston was then arraigned, his
ng charged with having the stolen proper tio
his possession. He pleaded guilty and wri
remanded. the