Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-15

A Bold Attempt to Kill Cor
Packard OF Louisiana.
Particulars Of the Outrage.
The Electoral Commission.
Proceedings Of the Board To-
Day.--Exarts. Speech
new ORLEANS.
GOV. PACKARD SHOT .

NEW ORLEANS
& GOV. PACKARD SHOT.
New Orleans, Feb, l5--Abous noon 10
day Gov. Packard had an alteration In bis
oflce with . man who is unkn.wn to the
police on duty 10 the state house. Governor
Packard was shot in the knee cap, Tho
party who did the shooting WAS 1red upon
by a bystander and wounded 10 the arm.
COY, PACKARD AssAssINATKD.
Cincinnati, Feb. 1.-THE New Orleans
operator jsst reports Gov Packard assassi y
mated.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
A private message TO the general agent
Of the associated press states thai Governor
Packard Of I,otlisians was assassinated st
noon to-day. y
NOT KlLLED-THR PARTICULARS.
New Orleans, Feb. l5-Thc tt mcs
says u i1.30 the vicinity Of the Gov
ernors room in St. Louis street state
house, was startled with sharp re-
port OF two pistol shots fired almos,
simultaneously. II transpired tha.
Mr. Packard, while seated in his char
surrounded by 4 half dozen callers,
had been suddenly approached BY one
of the parties, who drawing
pistol and lcvclled it i Mr.. Packsrd's
hesrt and u slmos. point blank range
pulled the trigger. At tha. very in
slant Packard struck the weapon
Packard closed with the man and
threw him to the nsor. Diligent en-
qulry failed to divulge the name Of
the man or anything about him, or
anything about the cause OF attack.
The report is, he WAS correspond
ent for northern paper, but now I'll
information is vague. PAckard's
weund Is very slight. Only aesh
wound. 1871
4 4
New Orleans Feb l5-An eyewit-
ness Of the Packard shooting says
after the two men reached the head
OF the stairs, there was some demur
about admitting thor, but when ono
Of ,hsm proclaimed himself ) .iedsrsl
officer and the other eaid he vas .
discharged soldier and correspondent
Of the PhIids1ph,a press, they were
allowed to enter. The one armed
man staid out. Weldon went and ~
1T the left Of Psokard, Who was talk
ing TO Judge Boardman, OF Caddo.
Almost instantly Weldon asked sharp.
~: "When can zee you?
Packard turned and found pistol aimed
At his head and imnedistely struck |, dowz
and the weapon wss discharged In the righ'
knee cap, ipfiicting slight wound. Psck
ard Immediately dealt the man blow viii
his fist, striking hinsbetwess ~ egssssnf
knocking him dowG aevem mslIc66 u
the room drew their p,ssola and 1rel
wounding The would be assassin seriously
but mot fatally. Both men were arrested
Packard WAS then taken TO private apar,
snent aadshs wound e1anised il isne
ssricoas II scassehlly issded. Ths asssssi'
saysshls ass y Wns le.y leldoa, hosa
Philadelphia wh.ro he has q mother an
sister-
With regard TO his attemp. to IA
Packard, he says there were iou
others with him who were 10 hay,
assisted aim in the undertaking, bu
( hat when they reached the door {
the state house they refused to 90 /
aud left him to carry out The lls
alone. sWeldon is not very seriousl
hurt The ball hit Kim in tn
left arm just below the shoulder an
seems TO have come out.
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