The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-31
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SANTA ANNA AEAIN IN JAIL.
NE Ia Tired OF BEING Arrested and At.
tempts to Commit suicide.

NE IL Tired Of Heing Arrested and At
tempts to Commit suicide.
A. @. Christopher, alias Santa Auna, is the
name Of an individual who has figured conspicu-
ously on the police records since the ninth day Of
January, on the charge Of being dangerous
aud suspicious character.
The time that Santa Auns dates his downfall
was In the early part of the year 1876, when he
was arrested for completely in the Lowe murder.
He had no sooner gotten out Of this scrape than
he was pulled on the charge of burglary and
| robbery.
| Not being able TO give bonds he went to the
Parish Prison, and staid there until he was tried
and acquitted before the Superior Criminal Court
by jury of his country.
After Santa was acquitted OF the above two
charges, he conceived the idea that Packard
would be the next Governor, and that by bis
becoming Republican he would be solid man.
He turned, became one of the lights of the
Packard guards, and was solid man.
| Suddenly Santa discovered that the ship that
Packard and his crew were iu was not sea
worthy boat, and he made up his mind to desert
her. and In deserving himself he tried to carry
the Packard guards with him.
| In this he failed. Then he became q political
outcast; the Republicans would not have him
| and the Democrats did not want him. Never
| theless he proclaimed himself Democrat and
this was enough for the Republicans, who were
| in power at that time,
| no CRUSH HIM.
and they did, for Santa spent The best portion of
| his time In the Parish Prison.
| When the Democrats got in power santa gained
his liberty and was free until il was proven that
he would not work, and was working q gang Of
| ssrappers."
Then the police laid heavy hands on him. and
| he has spent the last six months In the Parish
| Prison..
When he returned from his Donaldsonyile
trip the police arrested him for being connected
with the cutting and wounding OF Emile Lazard
| and VIM. Riley. On this charge he was aequit-
| ted by Judge Smith, who gave him twenty-four
| hours to leave town. He promised. but instead
| OF doing 80 he appealed to the United States
authorities for projection, the following affi-
davit:
am native Of the city of New Orleans born
| january Ii, 1853 am positively satisfied that
am persecuted by parties connected with the po-
lice Of this city account OF my political afiia-
| tons, who want to deprive me of my liberty by
| trumping up fictitious charges against me as
| thief
Furthermore to prove that am not such
dangerous man, let the records OF the courts be
examined and see If 1 have been convicted of any
crime. On June 5. 1877, was ordered to leave
| the city in twenty -four hours or serve thirty
| days imprisonment. / am willing TO work: al
ways did work when it could be had.
A. q. CHRISTOPHER
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9Th
day of June, 1877.
JOHN MCCORMICK,
Second Justice Of the Peace.
The United States authorities did nothing for
him, and when he was found after the twenty
four hours had elapsed, he was arrested and sent
TO the Parish Prison
FOR THIRTY DAYS.
On Wednesday morning his time had expired
and he was released. He had had hardly time to
sniff the fresh air when he was again arrested
| and lodged in the Central Station. At about 10
o'clock he informed the turnkey that he wanted
to make last request Of him. and that was to be
allowed to see the DEMOCRAT reporter. His re-
quest was granted, and the reporter visited him
in cell No. 5.
Santa then commenced and spoke as follows:
81 have sent for you to have little talk before
/ die. Is there any one listeniDg2 {" There i.
not" answered the reporter. Well then. sir.
this is my last night on earth. have been
ruined by the press and police Of this city, and
propose to Hill myself. / have written letter,
which you will find in my breast, just over my
heart, and which have directed to you. This il
all have to say; the letter will explain ALL
/ Reporter-How do You intend to kill yoursel I?
Santa intend to hang myself.
Rep.-Well, you know If you hang yourelf you
will not make q
HANDSOME CORPSE.
Swell. don't care. I'll be buried in Potter's
field, and there will be but few people who will
see me.
Rep.-When do you think you will take your
life
Swell. l can't say exactly, but in few
hours.
Rep-Well, Santa, [ will hold the forms 70
you until 8 O'Clock; and ii YOU do the thing well,
will do you up brown, and you can rely on it thai
your obj uary will be read with interest.
The reporter then withdrew and patiently
waited for Santa to carry his threat into execu-
ton.
At o'clock noise was heard in cell No. s, and
station clerks, turkeys and reporters rushed to
the scene. On opening the cell door there was
Santa kicking for dear life, suspended by the
neck from the bars OF window in the cell. He
had stood on his bunk, tied one end Of his shirt
to the bars, adjusted the other around his mech
and then jumped eff. By the time Santa was
cut down he had had enough of self-destruct1on
for that night.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.