The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-19
SUGAR-CURED HAM.
A Gay L0thariO Comes to Grief.
A Warning.

A WafhlnSs
Our readers will doubtless remember tn
man of insurance fame, one ]. W. Hamm, VIII
styles himself as President of the Merchants
Fire Insurance Company of No. AZ Carondele
street, better known as the "Wild Cat Com
pany," whose establishment was exposed
under that heading some two or three month
ago. Saturday afternoon, about o'clock
Mr.. Hamm received another one of those rar'
treats known as good cowhiding.
The scene commenced on Magazine street
between Eighth and Ninth, and was finished
in the Ninth street market about square
distant from the place of the opening conflict
at the hands of Mr.. and Mrs. William Kux
who reside at No. 500 Magazine street. be-
tween Eighth and Ninth It appears that
Hamm, who lives on Ninth street, be.
tween Camp and Magazine, in the rear of Mr..
Kuxs house, had on several occasions for
about two months back addressed notes to
Miss Gertie Kux, the daughter Of the gentle
man named, young lady about is years OF
age, which she claims as having destroyed
WltuOuI LOOKING at.
The last one however, was found by Kux
two days after it had been written, which
was still sealed, and as no name was written
on the back, concluded to open it, thinking
that it was letter written to him, and which
reads as follows:
OFFICE MERCHANTS FIRE INSURANCE Co.,
New Orleans, Jan. 5, 1875.
Darling Ge,tie-I long to see you. tell you
what to do; come down to my Office, you
will find me in, almost any time. just ask
for MIR: Hamm CHATS me). If you can't come
IN week days, come some Sunday afternoon.
I'm sure you can do So There is nobody in
the office on Sund ays'; am all alone, SO you
need not fear of being seen. If you make up
your mind to come to the Office some Sunday
afternoon, let me know through yonr window,
by holding q white handkerchief in your
hand.
Let me also know about the hour you will
come. by holding up SO many fingers, and
will be on hand. You can tell them at home
you are going to some lady friends. 1 will
not keep you long, and you will have plenty
OF time to 60 to some of your lady friends.
So you will see they never will find it out.
Now, if you love me as love you, am sure
you will try and come. Ny Office is No. AZ
Carondelet street, corner of Union, upstairs.
If you do as tell you, and let me know
through your window, will be on the lookout
for you. Now come; you can easy find the
office by the name of our insurance company.
Now let me know through your window.
love you, and want to speak to you alone;
don't fail if you have any love for
Here is kiss)
Lovingly yours,
AZ Carondelet street, corner Union.
Union street is the third street from Canal
street. j. W. H.
After reading the letter, the gentleman
called his daughter and inquired who the
party was and when had she received the
letter; she answered that she had received
that letter on the 9TH of the month from Mr.. |
Hamm, who passed by the store and handed it
to her in person, and not knowing what it
contained, was afraid to open it, and int nded |
to burn it, the same as she had done several
others received the same way some time
before.
1t happened, in passing through the dining
room, she dropped the last letter, which her
father picked up. Hamm, about four days
ago, brought watch to Mr. Kux's store, to
have repaired. Mr.. Kux, on inquiring of the
found out his name and residence,
which corresponded exactly with the letter !;
and on seeing Hamm pass the store every day,
discovered him to be the man that had writ
ten the letter.
The watch that he had left to be repaired
was promised for Saturday afternoon, and on
Friday Mr.. Kux purchased two cowhides,
which he placed behind the counter, and
posted the document inside of one of his
show cases.
On Mr.. Iamm's entering the place Satur-
day evening, Mr.. Kux inquired his name and
asked him to look at the letter and see if he
the handwriting.
Hamm, not waiting to get the watch or the
change, which he had placed on the counter,
made for the door, followed by the gentleman
md his wife, who administered the best whip
,lng that he, perhaps, has ever received before
n his life
Being guilty of having written the letter he
made no demonstration whatsoever, but did {
he best he knew to get out Of their reach,
which was accomplished by running through
he Ninth Street Market The affair created {
,reat excitement in up town circles, as Mr..
Iamm is married and has large family.
A GRAND CoNCERT.-On Friday evening, t
anuary 22d, at Grunewald Hall, there will be '
doubtless one of the grandest musical enter
that has been held in our city for y
ONE time past. The ladies and gentlemen s
Connected with the First Presbyterian Church, {
esirous of aiding their now largely attended J
abbath School, have secured the services Of :
II our prominent amateurs, and on the event :
u evening will present programme unusu-
lily attractive. It will be remembered this A
oncert was to have been given on January y