The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-06
IjRIbE RED.
A MAN STABBED FOUR THINKS ANS~
MORTALITY WOUNDED
FnH Particulars of the Tragehy Gath
cred by n RepnrCer-A Dylng
HsrrHa ra tEDn

At q quarter to O'Clock last evening, at the
corner Of Irhoupitou1as u q st Joseph streets
an hd ono ny mas % 2r an ng s
John Fnatherston eliminated at tho above hour
in 9 cold boodeh murder, Sullivan vas the
victim, and bis body was made sheath four
times for q double-edged dirk In the hands OF
A DEMoCEAT reporter i'm mediafely visited the
scene Of the difficulty. and arrived Just In time
sons drug store. No. 2!a TchoupitoulHa street let,
ne'te SUMMONED to attend him. Upon the
arrival OF the doctor. Sullivnn's wounds were
examined One was q penetrating wound o. :
wound WIS in the left abdominal cavity, tho
third was the lot leg hod the fourth was an
The physician after making thorough OK
animation. said there was no hope for Sul Ivan.
that death would ensue in very few hours.
HIS sUFFEE1NGs.
While theIife Of the patient was gradually
ebbing away his wife and poor old mother came
to see him and it Was sOrrOWful sight they
were forced TO witness, for the husband ana son
was covered with blood from head to foot and
then told them hat his case was hopeless one.
The wife kneeled down beside ber, husband,
but his mother, was taken with Mysteries end
before she reached home was deliriOus ln her
ravng she said. perhaps dozen times ANA
he has Mt last murdered my 8on-be has slhnght-
cred him. and stood by the table and saw it
The wounded man weg kept at the drug store
until Il O'clock, stimulated by whisky ana la,i q
! deu"e o. South Market street oppo8lte the St.
| Mary's Market ,
origin Of Fine the diffic1lty. bat at first it seemed
| impossible. as there was not single witness
who saw the sabbing. Officer Herman, OF the
| First Precinct states that he was standing At
the First Precinct poll Of the second Ward.
which was situated one square from where inc
sTABB1NG OCCURRED.
when he was approached by. Sullivan, who
| ae ked him. Are there any policemen herer
! Being answered in the affirmative. he safda L
| have been stabbed; take ms to a do tor" The
/ officer then asked him who st,bbed him He
rop.,ed lack Feather5on n me No ocer 1
drng store and left him in charge OF olilee~
John NJ McIntee.
bHTE@n ad a'2 vas az the d nsr u
ST. Joseph aud Tchoupitoulas streets feat e
ston came up,t to me- and said: I have got 1t in IN
then cinched during which he got the best OF
me-, He put bis knife into me four i fmes: -
| After DR.. MOnete pronounced sullivan Ia d
dying condition Father Allen was called, who
admnistered the last rites OF tt TIE Catn9gdlGf
Dnurcn. dls lranspnIe o11p r9 t aore ~ his
some Of the friends Of Sullivan made state
ment to the effect that about month ago, Wnlle
| both men were under the influence Of liquor.
they became engaged in rough and tumble
| DgnL Wnlcn was DfOuRut aDpub ~ oh iA t
| Immediately showed that he was % good q man
as Sullivan and was In a fair way OF giving
him severe whipping, when The police put In
| an appearance and took both Ene n to JAIL
While en- route to prison Fratherston threat
ened TO get even with his asaailant. It Is evident
that Sullivan expected difficulty as he visited
several of bis friends and asked the loan Of
q patrolman Of the First Precinct and asked
him to loan him his revolver, but he Deremp-
After the physician and priest bad finished
with the wounded man he. was asked by the re-
porter for q statement Il was given, but was
considerably disconnected in point Of articuia-
ton from The fact that he WAS sinking very
raj idly and 1T intervals OF every Two Or three
minutes would expectorate
CLoTTED BLOOD.
He said: That's all right, what Jack said:
know I am dying. and l shall die without let
He cut me with double edged dirk; he cnt and
ran; | had not done anything at all; said
nothing and done nothing for him to have pun
ished me so; it was dirk that he gave it to me
said, Stand away, He hen said, I am going
to get square with ,OD.' Here Sullivan
STOPPED and sDat up large quantity Of blood,
which proved that he was bleeding rapidly in
Again becoming easy, he continued: 1t was
about little, fuss month ago; that's all; no
die; am going to die, and I know it. ! 4
stabbed me with dirk. and then ran off" -
Sullivan at this stage Of the statement be-
came so weak that he could say nothing more
The police and DETECTIVES have been hunting
FeatherstOn, but u . to midnight had failed to
capture him.
Sullivan is tWenty-fou years Of age and leaves
a wife, a mother and several sisters and brothers
to mourn his nntimely end.