The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-03-28
AN OLD NEW ORLEANS DESPE-
RADO.
He Kills q Cincinnati Officer.
His History Here.
An Old Pal Of Munson Alexander

Col. Loan yesterday received the following
dispatch from the Chief Of Police of Oincdn-
natl, Ohio, asking for inform alton concerning
noted burglar and murderer:
To Chief OF Police, New Orleans:
L. a. Smith, alias Bowman, an old New
Orleans thiel, murdered one Of my men Satur-
day night He (Smith) was q partner Of
Munson Alexander, who was killed BY Detec-
tive Devereaux two years ago. Write all you
know about him. SHOW this to Gallagher, of
Louisville. 7. E. SNEDBAcKER,
Cincinnati, O.
Capt Malone, Chief of Detectives, states
that Smith, alias Bowman, whose right name
is Tute. was arrested in this city by the late
Capt Youenes, at that time Captain of Police.
in the year 1853, charged with burglary at
Holiness dry goods store, on Canal street.
Hs was tried, convicted and sentenced to
serve term Of seven years in the Louisiana
State Penitiary. He remained in the Peni-
tentiary for about three years, when he man-
aged to make his escape, and nothing was
heard Of him again until the latter part Of
the year 1869. when he again turned up in
this city, and was arrested late at night BY
Dectives Diepert and Cain, in the Tivoli
Circle, charged with garroting and killing .
gentleman named Chandler, liquor mer-
chant doing business on the New Basin.
It was o well-known and established fact
that the notorious Smith, ID company with
one of his pale, named Rad Lindsey, caught
Mr.. Chandler at the head of the New Basin,
ON his way home from the theater for the
purpose Of robbery, as he WAS known to carry
vryskh lovr, A. 0f -sAA
the intention of placing him in an insensiblo
condition, Smith choked him to death while
Lindsey searched him and took his money.
An affidavit was made, and on the testimony
of Dstective Diepert he was sent down. Ha
was also charged ct that time with breaking
and entering Hawkins's Saloon, on Common
street. He blew open the safe after entering
the saloon and succeeded in making of with
$3.50 that was deposited in the safe the night
previous.
Detective Diepert was the principal witness
for the State in both OF these cases. But after
the ca,e had been sent before the District
Court by the Recorder, and before they were
tried, Detective Diepert died. He remained
in Jail for over year, and was finally released,
there being no evidence that could have con-
victed him other than the testimony of the
detective. which was very strong.
Capt. Malone, Immediately after his release
on those charges, re-arrested him, charging
him with being an escaped convict from the.
State Penitentiary.
Capt. Hayden, who had been connected
with the Peniteutiary for thirty odd years,
came to New Orleans shortly after his arrest
on that charge, and identified him as being
an escaped convict He was taken back TO
the State Penitentiary in charge Of Capt
Hayden, where he remained in custody for
abouta year, when he was pardoned out by
the Governor of the. State. It was q we'll
known fact in police circles. although there
was no direct testimony against him, that he
entered the grocery store of A. Phelps, ut
the corner OF Felicity and Prytania streets. in
company with Munson Alexander, one of his
pals, where q safe was blown open and .
large amount of money abstracted therefrom.
Smith and Nunson Ale xander about the
same time committed various daring and bold
burglaries in this city, and Smith managed to
get out Of town before he could be arrested
by the police, who were on the lookout for
him, and knew that he was plying his nefar.
ious occupation in this city.
Smith; alias Bowman, alias Tute, was dan
gerous man, and carried out his occupation in
this city before he was arrested by Capt
Youenes for several years, and was at that time
classed as an old time English thief
The Chief Of Police Of Cincinnati has him
in custody nov on charge of killing one Of
his men in cold blood, and it is to be hoped (.
that the punishment he 90 Justly deserves
will be meted out 10 him, as he is man that
would stop at anything to accomplish his
ends,