New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-18
News from the interior.
From fho Monroe L,fe}yjn..1

From the Monroe Xnteiligencer. June IL:
! 4 difficulty occurred on the Crosley &
Theobalds plantation on Sunday morning
| between Duncan Burns. one of the hands
| and Mr.. w. +. Iheobalds, in the course OF
which Burns was ehOt in the side. Hopes
are entertained Of his recovery. Mr.. Theo
balds was arrested BY Deputy Sheriff James
b. Ray on Sunday evening. and on Monday
brought before Judge Raw. who placed him
| under bond OF $500 to appear for exam-
ination.
From the Shreveport Times, June -:
Between one and two o'clock last Sunday
morning. corporal belonging to company
3. Seventh United States Cavalry, named
Thomas Murphy, went to the den of NO.
torious negro courtisan, near the head OF
Texas street, and commenced raising a row
with one of the inmates Of the bagnio: he
became SO noisy and Outra geOus that the
landlady sent out for police; officer TO re
move him; upon hearing Of it, Murphy re-
marked that he would drop any one who
laid hand upon him" A few minutes
later. in company with Sarah Rousseau, tho
woman he had been fussing with, he went
out Of the house by the rear way, and
walked TO the corner OF the alley on L ,u-
isiana street. between Crockett and Milan
streets About this time. Police Officer J.
l. Hart, who WIS on duty on that beat,
came along, when the woman exclaimed,
''there he ie." Upon thi. Murphy walked
close up to Hart. and deliberately fired at
him, the ball eDterip the abdomen and pas
sing completely through him. Hart raised
his cub and struck the fellow two bio ",
upon the head when, from weakness, he fell
of the sidewalk into the road: the soldier
az once ran in the direction of the market
house. Hart laid ior some minutes unable
to rise, calling for help. The chief of police
and several other citizens who had heard
the shot, then came up and found him a.
most speechle.s. and lying in a pool of
blood, which was fast pouring from HIM. He
wa. at once carried to the room Of the chief
Of police, over the market house, and med
ical assistance was summoned. DR.. Fisher
soon arriving, rendered all necessary assist
ance, and pronounced the wonnd q fatal
one. IN the meantime, Chief De wing had
sent for horse, which he mounted and
proceeded to the camp, on Fairfield
avenue. Upon reaching the city railroad
depot he was informed by some negroes
that five soldiers had passed along there a
short time previous. talking something
about tight, and instead of directing their
direction of q clump of frees on another
road. Mr.. De~ing then rode to the camp
and aroused the officer in charge, telling
him what had happened, and that he wanted
to arrest the man who had done the shoot
ing They both went to the tent Of Murphy
and found him just 10 the act of getting int
bed. Upon being questioned, he said be
had not been in town for two day., and had
only Just got out of bed to go TO the rear
An inspection of the bed showed that it
had not been elept in that night. Fur.
ther inspection disclOeed the fact that
had recently shaved of his nous
tache, the Jather in the shaving cup was
quite fresh and the towel he had used was |
wet and liked with blood from a cut be |
bad made white shaving: he had a so hidden
the clothes he had worn when in town, and |
returned to camp wearing only his under |
clothing. Mr.. Dewing then brought him to |
town and confronted him with bis victim,
who recognized him not only by bis face |
md voice but by tho marks made by the |
'lub. -Four Of his comrades who came into |
shreveport with him on Saturday night |
his statement about not being
n town, and said that they were all in town
ogether.
After lingering in considerable pain, Mr.,
Hart breaIhed his last at half-past two
'c)ock. Sunday afternoon. The deceased
vas about forty-tour years Of age. and |
caves a wife and sin children. He came 70
hreveport about six months ago, since
Which time he has been On the police force,
|
lent and fearless officer, a good, true and
pright citizen and man without an enemy.
le formerly resided in Minden, of which
own he was mayer for several years
uring which time he earned the respee.
nd esteem of all who knew him. Being a
lember of the Masonic order he was buried
esterday morning by Caddo Lodge No.
'9. f. and A. NJ.
After bearing the evidence of the wit.
esses, all of whom recognized the prisoner.
nd whose testimony was straightforward |
nd to the point, the corcner's jury returned
verdict that the deceased came to his
cath from gunshot wound at she hands
Thomas Murphy, and that Sarah Kpus.
au was an accessory to the fact. Both
'rties are now in Jail
The weapon with which the murder was
mmitted was q six shooter. Colts i'm
owed army pistol. At the time the
lief of police obtained possession of it
showed evidence of having been but
Gently discharged-tive chambers were
AIDED and one empty.