The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-20
DUMAY'S DASH.
NOW NE ESCAPED PROM A CONsTA-
BE AND FLED FROM JUSTICE.
a Plot Laid Ivy Friends for Wis Run for
LIE successfully Carried out.

Al o'clock on tho evening of the ninth " De
camber. Mt A. Huheri's grocery store. corner Of
Tehoupitouas aud Gadiz streets. .. T. Dummy
shot and killed negro named Chaa. Cromwell
Since The moment Of the killing w 70 the
present time hIa career has been one If marvel
oua adventures aupportaI throughout by
brains money md influence The night Of the
tragedy the smoke from his death dealing
weapon had hardly died away whom for the
purpose Of evadng the law. he turned uron
one " ia myrmiiona md fred ri him. md
then made for The river hank. whore n akin
awaited his advent 10 assist him In iefyng the
law
The officer who hai 90 narrowly escaped the
second bullet from Dumny's pistol waa nm
armed himself but before the fugitive Ind got
ten over many yards ~ ground he obtained
double barrel shotgun nnd was soon again on
his track II WINS his intention to take him
prisoner alive n he could. dead II he must
Coming within gunahot range of his man 6a
leveled ha gun md ordered him to halt. and
then fred The pursued man waved hls ra
tol. which he held III his right hand above hls
head IA " IN defiance. and then descending
the river bank entered the skin and rowed
across the river Itea"hing the right bank.
he got out Of tho skin. took the public ropd
and started for Alginrs The night was one
like last night cold AMI bleak. with pene
trnting rain
naing eick nj tho time, and becoming *
haustel end hungry. he concluded that Vt was
'on made M y hts se"" p 10 eae ahe p
ter for the might In the noiphboihood he was In
He saw light In the distance, and attemnted 70
reach II After wading through mud aud aluah
10 fl HE knees hi nnnlly arrived there A mi
ut the door brought the inmates out, but they
taking Dumay for
pFeEtyiNG rRAMr,
unhesitningly ordered him away, regardless OF
his appeals for pity He went from house to
house along the road and met with Xix o re-
hun Nv the time be got through knocking nj
the different doors he found himself IN Algiers
lie was almost frozen there was The station
house, only u few yards ahead Of him. whore he
could 20 and get warm, but he was satisfied
hat the station wac no place for one to go who
had few minutes before killed n man.
While ponherinR over what he should
do one side Of him became parayzed and he
fell into ditch Next n,orning he was found
hy a negro who reported tho fact To two police
officers. The ofilrera repaired 70 the place de
scribed, and found him stiG and frozen almost
tu death. They carried him into n grocery
where he was made comfortable IA was pos
sihla under the circumstances. The officers did
not know II was Dumay, and upon returning 10
the station reported to Sergeant Huin that they
had found n man lying IN the ditch, whom they
believed 10 have been beaten md robbed. From
the deerripton they gave the sergeant was
aai isHed that the man was Dumay. and mount
ing hs horse, started Immediately Tor the
grocery.
On arriving Mt the groonry ne 1den!lhno
numav and placing his hand on him told him
to consider himself under arrest. After re-
naming with him until he was warmed through |
aud Through, hn procured wagon and removed
him 10 hs station
Nv the time he arrived nj the station DR.. J. G |
Beard had been notified, aud was at the station
him and found that he was suffering |
from carhunce on the back and pleuro- pneu- |
monin and stated that II would jeouariiza his life |
to remove him. Upon the doctor giving q Ger
lfleate 10 this effect Sergeant ruiof turned his |
office into n bed room and put the then almost |
I wing man into 1t, al the same time detail an
officer In the room and one on the outside.
Dumay was then furnished with all other
neneeaariea to make him comfortable.
From the time the accused was taken In
nharRe by the authorities, from the present ae
be / Of things II would appear thRt hia friends
made NJ their minds 70 DO everything In their
power TO pevent the law
FROM TAKING trs countE.
lawyers we're, procured and everything was
rotten I'm readiness for the time when the ac-
,usea should be taken before court i
The fret two days that the accnsnd remained
i the station Or. Beard had little hopes Of
aving hia life. From that time, however. he
,aran to improve and on Wednesday he was
considered well enough to be taken before
ourt
,n -" and and siyihort and driven t. The Seventh
I"atiae Court Being unable to walk he was
,arried into court and placed q the har
Several witnesses for the state we're exam
,ont tho accused to the Parrish frison without
he benefit Of bail. TO appear before the Second
Iadioial District Court.
The following statement from Jnsttce Fa'ls
yivea a most graphic description Of tho affair ~
( transprnd IN court:
Yesterday At ID o'clock tho case 81 Dumay
yaa fixed VI examination. He arrived mere IN
, cab a little before the time, In n h"iploss con
ii,ion, and had 10 be carried into the court.
lie being cold mud very feeble had him re-
moved into the office, where there wac flre.
II auppo he was hero probably halt nm honr
before the ease was called. | was waiting FIR
him 10 warm himaolf and recover from the colo'
HI q omnd to be in a chilled condition.
"Ho al atpd that ono whole side Of him waa
completely paralyzed He was in company
with hia attorney, Mr.. Castellanos.
When tho case was called, be being unahle
~ walk or even to stand alone, he waa carried
into tho court and seated NJ the bar. |
The witnessed for tho state were called. Only
va ar thrra M thorn we're swOrn, an0 tho cOUr,
regarding the testimony IA sufficient to hold
him, and, there
BEING NO pEFENsE
made. the case was sent TO the Second Judicial
District Court and the prisoner remanded TO
he Parish Prison without bail.
AT this point Mr.. Gastollanos made feeling |
and able appeal to admit him to bail on me
ground Of the condition Of y" p1ishhn"f Sh"W
imporil the life of the prisoner TO SEND MIN To
prison that night
bond and delivered tho commitment to Con
stable +. Gcs.
"Thrn there was an effort mnda ny hts nttor-
neya 10 have the cons'ahl" TO aceompany them
with all tho papers In the case to Judge fardee
for the purpose of either obtaining bail or some
order that would place him in he hospital.
The constable, the prisoner, and MIR.
Casteanos aud G. l.. Hall. Esq. left the court
this being Mt about $50 O'Clock and started for
Garrollton 10 see Judge Tardee. About dark
they returned to the court slafing that thoy had
been unable to flnd Judge Pardee he being out
of the city.
They again made an appeal to mo Tor relief.
cert
he was put In prison that night.
Il informed them that had no power IN the
premises that the prisoner was IN the hands
Of the constable.
They then convinced the constable that he
would have the right 70 take the prisoner home
with him or guard him at any other place where
he could be maR comfortable
UNTIL MORNING.
THE constable obtained room from Mr.
Hufendeck mt the corner OF Louisiana Avenue
and Magazine streets, Mr.. Hufendeek stating
a III, hitNa far Nbhra