The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-18
ANOTHER MURDER.
A Chinaman Kills his Wife and
then Attempts to Kill her
Paramount.
Full Particulars.

About o'clock Monday morning China
man named Joachim Florence was brought t.
the Third Precinct Station and locked up
charged with shooting at a Mexican named
Raphael Gonzales on Royal street.
He fired three shots at him, when Mr.. K
T. Periand ran up behind him and wrenched
the pistol out of his hand, and handed him
over 70 Officer Sherman, who took him to the
station He stated to some one, Immediately
after his arrest, that he had killed his wife IN
his room, No. 1873 Bourbon street, between
Toulouse and ST. Peter
Sergt Moore Immediately repaired to his
room over the kitchen, in the rear OF the
building. and found the woman lying IN ped
dead with horrible stab in the left breast
The assassin had taken the clothes out OF the
armoir and had covered over the body before
leaving the place.
large amount Of money was found scat
tered On the bed and mantel-piece. and the
room was in the utmost confusion and looked
rs if it had been visited by burglars
The accused states that his wife, Maria
Louise, who is mnlatto woman, intended
running off with Mexican named Gonzales
and taking his money with her; that ne found
it out few days ago, and had been Watching
her very closely ever since.
She came home Sunday night in sompany
with Mrs Hebert, the lady where she was
employed, and he had made up his mind TO
kill her AS soon as she went to sleep, he
got uI and seized q sfoemakers knife that
was lying on the table and stabbed her, he
states, two or three times, killing her almost
instantly.
He went on to state, "After 1 killed her
laid down on the bed went to sleep, and
hwoke about o'clock in the morning. l
got up and pulled all tho clothes out
of the armoir and threw them over the body
He arted out of the house in search OF the
Mexcans, closing the door before he LETT. lie
went to one place and failed to find the party
he was looking for, and on his way to his
shop, No. $50 Royal steeet, he met one OF the
men, named Gonzales whom he tried to kill.
The accused, it seems, was exceedingly
Jealous OF hi, wife, and was continually visit
ing the place where she was employed. look
ing after her The woman stated to the lady
where she was employed, on st. Louis street,
that her husband was jealous OF her and
wanted to kill her. She remained at home
Sunday night to take care of the children
during the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Hebert,
who had gone to the theater, and when they
returned the woman said that she was afraid
to go home, for she knew her husband would
kill her.
Mr. aud Mrs. Hebert thought they would
20 as far as the door and see her husband and
explain that she had been at home minding
the children. When they got there the ac-
cused was standing in the alleyway in his
stocking feet, waiting for her to come in.
Mrs. Hebert called him and told him that his
wife was at home minding the children.
He said it was all right if she was there,
and they both walked into the house.
The accused was arragned before Judge
0taes and pleaded guilty to killing his wife,
He stated in court that he found out that
his wife W IS going to run off with Gonzales
with his money, and he killed her and tried
to kill him.
He said that if the Court would allow him
he would shoot himself and end the matter
He was then remanded to the Parish Prison,
without bail, to await trial