The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-20
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| the former was shot in the head by the latter,
who was arrested and locked up in the Third
Precinct Station. The wounded man was
taken to the drug store corner of st. Peter
and Dauphine streets, where his wound was
dressed and pronounced serious, but not dan
gerous; after which he was conveyed to his
home on st. Peter, near Burgundy street.
| INFANT1c1DE.- colored women, johann
ma and Sarah Cobbett, were arrested by Cor
porals Miller and Smith, yesterday afternoon.
at their residence, corner of Gravler and
Dorgenois streets, charged by q. W. Miller,
| from information received, with the crime of
murder alleged to have been committed on
or about the Goth Of December, 1875. in kill
| ing her two twin children, then but few
days old. The rumor circulated in the neigh
| borhood that the two women had killed the
children and buried them in the yard This
| is what caused the affidavit to be made
against them The women deny all knowl-
edge of the affair.
CHARGED WITH MANsLAuGHrER Coroner
DeBlanc appeared before Judge Long, of the
Third Municipal Police Court, and made an
affidavit against Robert Loefer. the engineer
of locomotive No. -, of the New Orleans and
Mobile Railroad, charging him with the crime
of mansaughter. 1t will be rememb ered
that on Monday night last the locomotive col
lided with float driven by Mr.. Robert Piper,
who sustained such severe injuries. that he
died in the Charity Hospital the next morn
ing.
ROBBERY When Mr.. w. o. Howard woke
up Wednesday morning in a house on Bien-
vile street, between Marais and Irene, he
was at loss TO know how he got there. He
jumped up and found his valuable gold watch,
worth $500, gone out of his pantaloons
pocket, and accordingly repaired to the Second
Municipal Police Court and made an affidavit
against Mol!ie Wilson for stealing it, and
against Dora Reary, Emma Shark, Mary John
son, Mary Williams Stella Wilkinson, Mary
Oakland, Samuel Smith, Walter Cheatam and
John Harrison for being accessories before
and after the fact.
Mr. Howard was considerably under the in
fuence Of liquor the night before, when he
was inveigled into the den by this mob, who
managed without any trouble to steal his
watch. in their hurry to get of they left
without searching his overcoat pocket, which
contained about 500. The entire crowd were
arrested and locked up in the Fourth Precinct
Station, but the watch was not to be found.
DANGEROUSLY WouNDED.-About 1880 last
night difficulty took place on Constantine
pie street near Camp, between MIR. Frank
Skillman and his wife. Ayoung man named
Eugene Dallis happened by at the time, and
not knowing that the two We're man aud wife,
interfered and tried to stop the difficulty,
when Skillman assaulted and struck him IN
the face. Dallis after being struck pulled
out dirk knife and stabbed Skillnlan in the
right side. The wounded man was conveyed
to his residence, near the place where the
trouble occurred, and attended by Dr. Cham
bers, who pronounced his wound dangerous
Dallis surrendered himself to the officer in
charge of the Seventh Precinct Station, and
was locked up.
M1ss1NG.-A man named William Forman
left his residence, No 1876 Rampant street,
on last Monday morning, and has not been
seen or heard of since. He is about feet .
inches in height, dark complexion, dark
brown hair and eyes, and wore moustache
CUTTING About a quarter past o'clock,
Wednesday morning, q difficulty took place
on Burgundy street, between Customhouse
and Bienville, between a woman named Mar
tina johnson and one A. Caro-, which resulted
IN Martha's drawing black handled razor
and carving small piece out of Mr.. G. .
right arm. She WAS taken to the Third Pre-
cinct Station.
A CHIMNEY SWEEPER COMES TO GRIEY.-l
Etlenne Jean Baptlste went to work cleaning
chimney in the neighborhood of Dumaine
and Where streets, and, as customary with all
chimney sweepers, began to sing songs and
discuss the chances tor mans house to |
burn down if his chimney was not swept, in |
order to remind residents in the vicinity that |
he was about, ready to go to work as soon as |
he got through. Mr.. Fortune, who resides |
at the corner of Dumaine and Where streets, |
was attracted by his cries and looking out OF
the window saw him on house across the |
street. The chimney of her mansion needed
cleaning and she accordingly despatched one |
of her servants to hunt the man up. He
came over and without any cause or provoca-
ton assaulted and beat Mrs. Fortune, who |
had him locked up in the IRENE Station.
The chimneys were not swept.
H1GHwAYMEN- Tuesday night about 8
o'clock, man named j. Hlrsch was knocked
down at the corner of Hillery and Pearl |
streets, Carrollton, and robbed of lot OF
merchandise, valued at $50, by two unknown
colored men. 1t appears that Hirsch went
into coffee-house about three squares from
where he was robbed to take drink, and on
leaving the place noticed two negroes sitting |
on the steps. When he got short distance
from the house he looked around and saw the
men walking after him. He paid no more
attention to them, and when he got to the
corner of Hillery street, was struck on the
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two men, who stole his merchandise that he
was peddling, and made good their escape.
BEAT Hrs WIFE.-Ouselm Heller is quiet
man when he is sober. He is hard working
and tries to support his family, but when he
drinks liquor he is liable to insult and fight
bis Oldest and best friend. Unfortunately for
all who know him and some that love him,
he has been on one of his periodical tears for
a few days. He went home in that condition
Monday night, and Immediately after entering
his dopicie began to quarrel with his wife,
and ended by jumping on her and beating
her in the most unmerciful manner. Mrs. IL
had stood it as long as she thought it was
safe, but as he had done the same thing twice
before within the lapse of two days, she
sought safety by appearing before Judge Staes
and lodging complaint, charging him with
assault and battery, which caused his arrest
and confinement in the Jackson Square Sta
ton last night.