The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-25
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PAmW1 SUNES sea' 1T THROUGH THE
HEART RS .oUAs GRADY ON
R@0AF Al STREET.

at 1915 oelor AZ last night. In front Of the Cos
mospolitan restaurant. No. Royal street. Louis
Grady. q fell known character. shot and killed
man ~ the name Of Paddy Jones. AS soon
as the leaden messenger WAS sent upon its
err and OF death the victim. without an exclama-
ton, extended his hands heavenvard and. fall
/ Ing upon the banauette. expired.
Officer McManus. who was standing at the
corner Of Royal and Canal streets. rushed to
the scene, and on bis arrival Grady, who had
retre8ted into the restaurant came out, still
holding the instrument Of death In his hand.
and, on seeing the officer, said Il surrender
and here is the pistol"
The officer took him In charge and, as sew
eral other officers had by this time put in an
appearance, he left them TO watch the body
while he conveyed his prisoner to the Third
Precinct Station. where he locked him up
charging him with willful murder.
A. large crowd had gathered about the corpse,
and when this reporter put in an gDpearauee
they were satisfying
THEIR APPETTTEs FOR THE HORRIBLE
by scanning the CHASTITY wound In the left breast
Of the deceased.
The flrst exclamation that greeted the ear Of
serve that.s Mo- exclaimed the party y. a I'D
somebody when he was In liquor N''
After A pressing our way through the crowd
that had gathered We were in full yiew Of the
under the glare of two bright gas lamps. The
crowd, but it
WAS THE STARE or DEATH.
kercbiei which had been passed under the
chin and tied on top OF the head. His feet were
tl d. d together by piece q string perhaps
been carefully folded across his breast By some
compassionate passer-by.
The bosom Of bis blood stained shirt. which
was torn, once laid aside, presented to view the
sIckening wound. 1t was, in the left breast
about quarter Of an inch to the left Of the
median, line. and which evidently had pene-
trated the heart.
During the time an officer had been dis
patched to the station for sttetcher.
HATTIE PUT III AN APPEARANCE.
No one seemed to know who Hattie was. but
Paddy's, for she Wept bitterly over his death,
and leave his fnanimate form she would not
until torn away by an officer and taken home.
An Investigation as TO the cause of the muir
der was next instituted but singular to say al
though ROYAL street. as usual, WAS crowded
with that glass Of humanity that frequent the
street on Saturday night none could or would
not give version Of the murder. 1t was how
ever murmured around that Paddy Jones and
room after taking drink, sat down upon the
curbstone In front Of the Cosmopo1tan. at the
suggestion Of Paddy. who was com planning that
While sitting there Grady put In an appear
ance and exclaimed. Get up. Paddy; get up"
While Grady was telling Paddy to get up. Bren-
nan discovered o pistol IN Grady's hands, and.
getting up, quickly leaped upon Grady with the
agility Of leopard: and secured. the barrel Of
ensued, during which Grady released himself,
and with the evident intention of numbering
Paddy, paid no attention to Brennan but level
ing his pistol, which was an improved Colts
3s-caibre, at Paddy. fred. The ball did the
desired work. and the victim was ushered into
eternity without q moments warming.
Matt Gainnie. who, 1t Is said advanced on
Paddy with Grady. is wan ed by the police as
an accessory before and after the fact. He was
assisted to escape by Sonny DAILY, who, under
the pretense of
AREEsTrNG CANINE,
went up to him and is said to have told him to
skip, rs the police was going to run him in.
DAILY for his fri5ndliness 10 Gainnie. WAS
locked up IN the Third Station by Aid Nc
Donough.
The police were hunting Gainnie late last
night with the hopes of capturing him. Phe
body Of Paddy Jones was taken to the Third
Precinct Station, where 1t now awaits the action
of tho coroner.
Grady made q statement to Capt Gill TO the
effect that Paddy had threatened to punch him
10 the nose, and that's why he Killed him.
When visited In the cell by the reporter. he de-
elined to make statement, but said: Come
tomorrow, and perhaps / will have something
to say to you
Grady is q man without one redeemng trait,
go cIassed by nearly all that know him. and this
is not the first time that his hands have been
crimsoned by tho blood Of his fellow man. he
having been i'm Dlicated In some two Or three
other murders In days gone by.
ton. but unlike his slayer, was not considered
a dangerous man.