The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-24
A SHOOTING ARRAY ON
CHARITIES STREET.
A Well Known Merchant Seriously
Wounded.
/. X. Levy Fatally Shot.

Customhouse street, was startled about 1890
o'clock yesterday by the report of a pistol
from a shop in front of the store of l. K.
Levy.
Inquiry developed the fact that an affray
had occurred between Mr.. Roux the book
keeper of Levy, Loeb, Scbeurer & Co., of No.
80 Canal street, and Mr.. l. K Levy, in which
the latter was most dangerously wounded.
1t appears that the affair grew ont of dis
pute over some t1olial business matter.
Mr.. Roux, with his brother and friends, lat
once proceeded to the Third Precinct Station
and surrendered himself. This affair has
caused great excitement amongst the mer-
chants of the nelghborhood.
THE WOUND.
The ball took effect in the right breast
penetrating the lung. DR.. Stone after an
examination pronounced the wound danger
GUS if not mortal as internal hemmorhage
had set in. He is bleeding profusely inter-
nally and it is expected he cannot survive.
STATEMENT OF MIR. J. G.. RoUx.
Mr.. Roux surrendered himself at the Third
Precinct Station, and stated that he had shot
Mr.. L X. Levy in self-defense.
A representative of the BULLETIN inter-
viewed Mr.. Roux, who made substantially the
| following statement:
Mr.. Roux-The affair grew out of a little
difference in the payment OF q bill.
A clerk of Mr.. Levy's called at our Office
this morning, about 10 O'Clock, and paid a
SIN al bill. l did not count the money until
after he left the office; found the amount
short by one dollar; went at once to Mr. Ls-
vy's store and representing the matter, Mr..
Levy, ST., at once handed me the dollar.
Immediately thereafter, however, he COM
menced abusing me in a very violent manner,
alleging that had assailed his commercial
standing, and had stated to gentleman in
our office that his (Levys) credit was not
good He called me the most opprobrious
epithets that could be applied to man.
told him [ was not prepared to have a
difficulty with him then and there, but would
go out and come back again; that his allega-
tons were untounded and untrue.
| went back to my office, and shortly there
after returned to Levy's store where l met his
son, whom | told that 1 had come to have a
retraction from his father, and that desired
his father to 20 with me to our office, where
the gentleman referred to would disprove or
deny the statements attributed to him.
Mr.. Levy, Sr., thereupon came up and
asked me what | wanted. | repeated what [
| had said to his son. He refused to go with
me. He refused also to make any retraction.
stepped out on the bapquette and he fol-
lowed, saying that he was ready now to settle
| the matter, and reiterated what he had pre-
viously said.
| then said: "Mr. Levy, you must not talk
in that way, or l will strike you. Instantly
he struck me violent blow on the side of my
face, and thrusting his hand into his breast
pocket drew out a revolver. Seeing that my
| life was in danger (Levy, Jr., advancing on
me also), drew pistol and fired"
! Mr. Roux being informed that Mr. Levy
was dead, expressed the deepest sorrow, ex-
pressing repeatedly the hope that it was not
true, saying:
Oh, no, it is not so bad as that; not SO bad
as that | hope. | would rather have been
killed myself than he should die.
! The friends of Mr.. Roux suggesting that
the act had been done in self-defense, he said,
81 know that, but had rather die myself
! The wounded man, about three quarters OF
| an hour after the affair and after his wound
had been bandaged, was carried to his resi-
dence on Baronne street, near Julia, on a
stretcher The latest report was that he was
dying.
Mr.. Roux is young man apparently not
over rs years Of age, and Mr. Levy is appa-
rently about SO years of age, and has large
family.
young man named J. Keiser, clerk in
MIR. Blumenthals clothing establishment, No.
81 Chartres street, gave the following state.
ment:
Thursday afternoon, about 1890 o'clock, ]
was up stairs on the second floor packing
some goods, near the window opening on the
street. when l heard the report of a pistol
ran to the window and saw Mr.. l. X. Levy
and Mr.. Roux scuffling in the middle Of the
street
Roux held his revolver in his right hand,
and his left hand to Mr.. Levy's mouth, who
let 90 of Mr.. Roux, and fell back into the
gutter shortly afterward. Mr.. Roux then
walked towards the opposite side OF the stree,
and handed his revolver to one OF the clerks
in Mr.. Jeanfroid's fancy store. l saw large
knife in his hand when he turned around
and walked towards Customhouse street.
did not hear the dispute or see the sho
fred.
Some fifteen or twenty merchants on the
street, VINO saw everything that transplree
from beginning to end, refused to give an!
intorma ion regarding the affair. They seemed
to think that if they got their names in tn
papers they would be summoned before the
courts and loose too much time.
STILL LATER.
Our reporter visited MIR. Levy at late hou
last night, and found him under the influence
of morphine. DIS. Schuppert, Borde ant
Stone attended him, but were unable to Civ
! definite opinion as to the probable result Q
the wound until to-day.
Ladies who warble and manipulate tn
worries, would find it to their interest to go
little farther up-to ia Canal street-an
buv their music of Blackmar i Finney. TIL
choicest music, most courteous attention an
good bargains are guaranteed to them.
: Corner Of Canal and Camp is the place 70
turkey.