New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-24
Local Intelligence.

SINGULAR OPERATIONS IN THE STATE
HousE.-Between four and i've o'clock Mon
day mornipg policsmsn who arc in charge of
the State Houss buildings and lts surround-
ings were apprised Of the tact that unsu-
thofised persons were in that house. a. I,
During the night, say abqut midnight,
Miles Sharkey and Joeeph Mcmahon, we're
in the State House, occupying room in
that Institution, - they occasionally did.
The room spoken of has been, under tho i'm.
mediate charge Of Captain Flood, Ger gsant.
at-axms Of the Ho1se of Representative.
Daring the night Officers Rsinhardt and
White we're called into the room occupied
BY Mr.. Sharkey, and entertained m undue
length of time. While they were there
Officer White heard 3 noise ON IN upper
floor, and -. not quite understanding
il, started up but was told that
it was only rats running over the floor.
However, he would not be detained, and ON
reaching the next floor saw man carrying
. sack of something. which sact naturally
aroused his suspicions. He NO sooner At
tackled the strange individual than he was
violently attacked by persons he could not
zee; but before he was entirely mastered he
blew his whistle for assistance. Officer
Reinhardt heard the call and rushed to az
siss his friend, going into dark hallway.
where he supposed tho call had been made.
He had barely left the lighted portion Of the
hall when somebody a. .iled him, thump-
ing his head with what he supposes WAS .
slupR shot or q braes knuckle. The blows
Frustrated him. and he did not recover for
Q Quarter of an hour, be fore which time as
sistance reached him, but he could not
make single explanation Of the situation.
Previous to this Transaction four, i've OF
six men had silently visited the upper
floors, near where the State Registrars
Office is located, Q place where State ar.
ehives are sometimes temporarily deposited.
A Mr.. Jewett was sleeping in one of the old
hotel bedrooms, and the fret intimation he
had of intruders was the breaking open Of hia
door and SEINE men grasping him rudely be-
fore he wss fairly awake. They bound him
with cords and gagged him, 90 he could not
utter Q word or sound an alarm. One q
the men carried Q lantern, throwing the
light into his face, 90 binding him that be
could not see his prosecutors. One OF the
gang, in q mild tone, told him not to be
frightened az he would not be harmed
Having secured Jewett the men retired
leaving him in . helpless condition.
The fellows then started down stairs, al
which iuncture Officer White heard them
in the large hallway, near the Attorney
Generals Office, where but little light wal
shown. Both nfficere Reinhardt and White
there encountered the robbers, five or siz
of them, and rough ard tumble fight en-
sued. One of the men succeeded in wrench
ing his pistol from his hand, and while
thew were scufflipg in the dark the Metro
politan grabbed O revolver from one of hif
opponents. just here Reinhardt received
tho blows which Frustrated him. By that
time the robbers had managed to escape
undetected under cover of darkness.
Sergeant Bergeron was soon ON hand
and finding Sharkey and Mcmahon In
room, still awake, arrested them as acces
SORES. charging them with assault and Dat
tsry with dangerous weapons, on whicn
Acting Judge Heidenhain released accused
on furnishing bonds in $1,000. ,-t .
When the midnight intruders were sur
prised by the police inside the State House.
three of them dropped three bags of docu'
ments which they had stolen from room
on the fourth floor, and the sacks were sent
to the third precinct stationhouse in the
charge of Captain Lawlor.
The papers which were in the sacke' ID
most part, were documents relating to Dem
ocratic frauds In registration matters, com
mitted in various portions of this State
Hereafter these papers viii be retained in
places where few men will know OF tnem'
and where only the custodians can reach
them. .sa-
The BULLETIN PRINTERS.-EridAy even