New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-10
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY,
Local Intelligence.

The TALL DRUM MAJOR MUSTERED
OUr-Old Gallatin street, of very bad
scented memory, has once more broken ont
in it's former bad ways. During q mon
otonous period all tho dance houses, cribs,
dives and other terribly low places re-
manned AZ quiet and orderly as could be de.
sired; not even q drunken brcil was re-
ported there until about two weeks ago,
when q man was shot and killed in the
Green Tree place. That case was sur
rounded BY an ignorance of facts, go to
speak, which defed unraveling. The per-
man surrendered himself to the police, but
he took that course in selfdefense, ss there
existed NO charge against him.
Following close on the CarcOb tragedy
comes another of like proportions. 1t ap.
pears that Mrs. Lima Walsh is now the pro-
prietress Of the Green Tree place, and that
che lived with D. A. c. Lee as her reputed
husband. Lee was policeman 10 the first
police precinct, and several days ago was
detailed to do duty on st. Charles street.,
from Common to Canal streets, a. be was
t<opgk Father slenderly constructed. After
performing his days duty he would repair
to his home, in Gellatin street at night, and
look after his house. TIE frequsnters of
that place do not wear kid gloves, nor do
they move in excellent society; in fact, the
crib is ono of tho worst in New Orleans.
Sunday night William Lyons and VIII.
liam Knuckley entered the aforesaid bar
room, called for drinks of crazy whisky and
refused to pay for the poison. Lee there
upon ordered the men to leave his house;
they obeyed and Lee followed them to the
door and perhaps INDUCED in some precious
epithets toward the fellows. While at or
near the door Lee was stabbed in his left
breast near the heart, which etab caused
his death a few hours afterward. Fortu-
nately Judge heidernain was at the third
police station at tie time. and was informed
Of tho affair. He visited the house and
found that Lee could not live long, as the
wound waa CHASTITY one, portions of the
liver passing out of the Orifce with copi-
Gus HOw of blood. The wounded man was
informed that bis death was near, and he
believed such to be the case. On this Judge
Heidenhain took Lees dying statement.
Immediately after the rumpus both
Knuckley and Lyons disappeared, but the
police in every precinct were instructed to
search diligently for them. Captain Gray
arrested Knuckley yesterday morning, and
Lyons was captured about the same time.
The pair we're sent to the Parish Prison for
safe keeping.
YESTERDAY morning Lees body was moved
to the third police stationhouse, and was
buried last evening, large number OF
policemen attending. Deceased was mem
Der Of the Crescent City brass band, taking
tho prominen: position OF drum major. His
uncommon height and somewhat peculiar
bearing in uniform on parades made him q
marked person When in police uniform on
St. Charles street he was decidedly q re.
markable looking man, but his personal
character might have been better.
Deceased formerly belonged to the Tbir-
teenth Regiment of United States Infantry,
stationed here and was q member OF the
regimental band as drum major. but when
HID time expired he Joined the Metropolitan
Police. and also acted as drum major in q
city band. Only the day he met his fate
he was out with his band. He declared.
With his last breath, that Knuckley cut him
and there are threa or four witnesses who
have identified accused.