New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-07
TaE MECHANICS INSTITUTE 1aAeEoY
Further Particulars Of the Trouble
STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE MEMBERS

STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE MEMBERS
The accounts of this affair which appeared
in the morning papers yesterday were
necessarily very much confused and contra
dictory in consequence of the excitement
which naturally grew out of 1t. In addi-
ton to the we'll known facts that there was
a conflict which resulted in the killing Of
one member of the club, Lucien Adams. Jr..
and the severely wounding of two others.
Judge Lucien Adams and John King, the
following details, which were given by
General Leonard Sewell to the Bulletin,
and were reafirmed by him to our repre-
sentative, are deemed sufficient to give the
public until Judicial investigation takes
place.
The Bulletin pretaces General Sewell's
abatement with the following in troductory
remarks:
Our readers will remember that in an &C.
count of the meeting of the Southern Re-
publican club, on March 8, Judge Adams
published card in which he made some
vsry serious charges against Judge w. L.
Eyaus and Superintendent Loan. As was
expected, this created considerable ill
feeling between tue friends of the respec-
tive parties. Judge Eyans had previously
made application tor membership to the
Southern Republican club and was refused.
He has been for come time president OF the
central Republican club of the third ward,
and it ia said all the officers and many OF
the employees of his court are prominent
members Of that club. and determined
friends OF his.
hIr. Sewells statement. substantially cor
..roborated by other members of the club
who were present, is about as follows:
At the regular meeting of the Southern
Republican Club. held on Wednesday even
ing. it was noticed that John King. James
Walsh, II. C. Stone and - C0nners, who
ara known adherents of Evans, were pres
.ent. and it was whispered around that they
came there on purpose to raise disturb.
ance, and annoy Judge Adams and his
friepds These men are ali either police or
court officers connected with the First
Municipal Police Court. When the minutes
of the previous meeting were read. T.
.Creagh objected to them, and moved to
table them. The point of orGer was then
made, that Creagh having been absent from
the previous meeting could not object to
the minutes.
Mr., Michael Creagh, son of P. Creagh,
Also then offered an objection, when the
reply was made that he could not object
because, with several others, he was sus-
pended under charges, and would probably
be expelled. The accusation against young
,Creagh and King, and Walsh il, that al
though they had sworn to oct politically
oulv with the Southern Republican Club,
and to favor no caad-date OF man not in
dorsed by the club, they participated in the
organization of the Packard Guards, on
Fr:day. March 81, and were elected officers
O. that club, and it is announced IN the
charges that they had thus violated their
pledge to the Southern Republican Cinb.
When these objections were offered some
little disturbance was made, ana Judge
Adams. who has acted a. sort OF CON
servator of the peace, arose, and walking
over to where the parties were eeated, told
them they either had to keep quiet or leave
the hall Ao almost unalimOus cry was
ther made, "Put them ont" The men then
agreed to go out, and Judge Adams went
with them into the first bah, outside OF OF she
room, whittier he was followed by his son
and one or two other members of the club.
The doors leading to the meeting room
were then closed and the business OF the
meeting proceeded with. While in this
inner hall some abusive epithet was applied
to Judge Adams by one Of the party and
he promptly Knocked the man down. and
taen was himself shot by some other Of the
party. Remarking to q friend, II am shot,
he was carried away. The remainder Ct
the party then went through the other Lall
10 the street, where quite . crowd nsd
gathered. and it was here that young
Adams was mor:ally wounded. The sfoot'
ing then became promiscuous, several per
sons having been wounded, one OF them
King, seriously.
= NJ. Sewell states that the impression thai
the members from the third ward were a
all responsible for the disturbance is not
correct; he says that it is true that those
who created the disturbance are from thai
ward, but that they were not Joined by The
others. who were all quiet and orderly.
M. Robert Mogel, who edits small Ger
man weekly in the city, had notified tn
club that he had formed an auxiliary ciut
il the third ward, and had been elected
president. His credentials were about be
ing handed him, when, some objection be
ing oasredthat the election was Lot regu
la-. It was resolved to postpone furthe
consideration until after the meeting of thu
mother club.
While the row was going on outside it il
said the club remained in session and trans
acted ecme business, bat Of course th'
meeting was made as short as possible.
Robbing of the Peabody Educational Fund
Raleigh, North Carolins, special to tn
Wash;n gton National Rcpublican, Marcl
u, says: