New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-18
News from the Interior.


shots. We proceeded in the direction til
shots came from, and on our way met fou
men carrying the body of q man an
followed by large crowd, the nearest dru
store seached, the body was examined by
physician and ordered home, pronouncin
lite nearly extinct. Proceeding further "
met several parties, spectators to the lat
scene, and learned from them that Michae
hlor0an. steamship fireman by profession
and Harry Hughes, seaman, while drinl
ing together in Jerry McCarthy's saloon
entered into a dispute concerning an
other party, who Riordan was playful
attempting to strike, Riordan a
the time being under strong influence o
| liquor, Hughes fired two consecutive shot
from pistol at Riordan: Riordan said
You have lodged two bullets in me, Civ,
me another" This Hughes instantly did
| The pistol was then taken from Hughes b,
| spectators, and RiOrdan, who had fallen OF
| the floor, was picked up and conveyed t,
the nearest drug store as above stated. DR.
n. A. Eayes, town physician, soon as in
formed OF the occurrence, went TO the
wounded mans house, and, upon examina
| ton, found that one ball had pa ssed through
| the left lung and lodged in the chest. ano
the other in the left arm. The man il still
llvlDg, and, We are informed, is improving
Hughes was arrested in his room, OF
Union street, at hal past eleven O'Clock, tn.
same night, and lodged in Jail. The mayol
had nim before his court on Tuesday, anc
remanded him to appear before Judge
Mentz, now holding court at Franklin. The
deputy sheriff, however, refused to receive
INN, and he still remains in the town Jail.
From the st. Martinsville Echo, MAY Is:
Brigadier General Augur, commanding
Department OF the Gulf, accompanied by
an aid-de camp, arrived in this town on
Sunday last per steamer Iberia from New
Orleans, remaining Till the afternoon oi
Monday. During his brief sojourn he
visited the quarters of company D, Third
Infantry, located in the st. Martinsville
Hotel, and expressed himself pleased with
the surroundings, and considered St. Mar
tinsville one of the healthest localities IN
Louisiana. The General lett Monday after
noon, proceeding to Iberia, stopping at
Serret's Hotel until the arrival OF the boat
for New Orleans.
From the Lake Charles Echo MAY 6:
On the twenty eighth ultimo, near Henry
Welsh's, in this parish: while Joseph Roy
was going to the Mermentau in an OK cart,
young man called Dock Shocky rode up
to the cart with double-barreled gun and
demanded payment Of small amount
which Roy owed him, saying that he would
kill him if Roy did not ps.y him Oh the spot
hoy replied thai ls would give all the
money he had w.Lu him, and would pay
the rest 1--WE believe about $Jl as soof as
possible. Shocky replied, No, d-r
the money! and instantly fired. Roy
lodged at the moment, and the entire
load of buckshot, owing to the close range,
struck him near the base of the spine.
making gbastly but glancng wound not
more than three inches in diameter. Roy
then gave Shocky all the money he had,
and begged the latter to put him out of bis
misery by shooting him III the face. The
young devil then deliberately snapped two
caps in succession in Roy's face, but the
other barrel refused to fire. Then the fiend
tried to finish his victim by punching him
with the gun barrels, but his (Shocky's)
horse was TOO restive to make the murder
GUS blaws effective, and Shocky then
rode Oft.
Mr.. Roy was carried back to Mr.. Welsh's
and is attended by Dr. Gray, OF our town.
who says that if he RECEIVERS, which is
doubtful, his lower limbs will be perma-
nently paraly zed, in consequence of one of
the buckshot striking the backbone and
lnjuring the spinal cord.
description of Shocky is given in an
other announcement of reward for his
arrest, already amounting to over $500, by
private subscription, which, if the police
Jury offers a reward, as is expected, will
reach $1,000.
Mr.. Roy is universally esteemed for his
lprlgnt character and engaging manners,
and there is intense popular indignation
against his would be murderer. l.: is
thought the latter has gone to the Indian
NatiOn, from which he went to Texas, and
hence came here over year ago.
From the Attahopas Register, Msyl5
Captain John Pharr met with the sad
of having his hand cut of by
! circular saw at his mill on Bayou Ramos,
asst Tuesday. He departed the same day
or New Iberia, where he will place himself
lader the skillful treatment of Dr. B!an-
het.
hip hutchinson were scrubbing the vessel.
ne Of them-Thomas Read-lost his foot
ng and fell overheard. In swimming back
o the ship he passed near the bow Of coal
arge, and the current being strong at
he time, he was drawn under the barge
nd drowned. His body has not been re-
overed.
From the Bastrop Republican, May l3:
On the preliminary examination of Luna |
lcRea for the murder of the child JEFF, of |
7hich we spoke in our last, came off Oh the |
ixth before Judge c. B. Wheeler, Manuel |
cRea was discharged, but Luna McRea, |
ls wife, was remanded to prison on the |
barge of murder. The evidence showed |
er to be tieDd incarnate. She seems to
ave joyed in the killing of the child bv |
,ches, the recital of which chils eur blood.
Her own son, little boy of twelve years
the main witness. She made this child
lg up and move the corpse some two or
lree times within the space of week
be first buried the child in her garden, and
hen she found that inquiry was being
ade for it, she attracted the attention of
lose in search to some other point, she her
III accompanying them, but told the little
oy (her SOM to dig up the body in their
)sence and hide it under her chimney,
hich he did, and at night she made him
try the body out to a cotton pen, thence
le made him move it to thicket, where it
as found. She evinces little feeling in re-
ard to the matter, and has no sympathy
ON any quarter.
From the Ouachita Telegraph, May IA:
During the thunder storm Wednesday
ght the residence of Mrs. Tatum was
ruck by lightning. The fluid entered at
9 end of the comb, followed a etudding
'wn and also came down the chimney.
essrs. Cottingham, Arthur Tatum and
s brother John were in the room convers-
g. Cottingham was thrown backw on
e fioor, the chair rem aiming upright, and
ooco VI CloCh stduAlng Oh tNe manuel |
posted in the seat; Arthur and John |
ere rendered speechless for few moments,
ID the whole room brilliantly lighted.
range to say neither of the three were |
riously hurt, but gathered themselves up
rtectly bewildered, Arthur gathering his
stol thinking some one had shot at him.
le clock was knocked into forty pieces,
d partly scOrched, as was also some of
g woodwork of the room. The screen in
9 fireplace was badly torn. The building
Is built, we believe, by the late S. W.
,wns, United States Senator, and was his
sidence for many years. 1t was but H:.le
mayed.
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