The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-17
A MINIATURE BATTLE.
TWO FACTIONS COME TOGETHER AND
MAKE IT WARM FOR EACH OTHER.
The sweeneyites Triumphant. M They
MOrtaly Wound Two Of Their

At about o'clock last evening n difficulty
had It's origin at the corner OF Tchouniton1aa
and Joseph streets, between Fred Meyers. Ed.
Hughes and Robert G. mpbell on one side and
Thos. Sweeney and Edward Sweeney on tbe
other. which terminated in the Sweeneyites
gaining the day by using up the other men in
such manner that two Of the defeated side are
not expected to live.
Fred Meyers was shot In the head, the ball an.
terinR near the emplsa and ranging downward
FRACTURED THE SKULL
and right jawbone. He also received a wound
over the right eye and one under. evidently in
fii ,,bs by some SHARP cult ng instrument
ROBERT Gam pbeil was knocked SenSeeS5 with
some blunt Instrument, and showed that he
also had be.n cut with o knife; he had cash
the ridge Of bis nose. one over the top Of the
Uranium, snd a. cut some four inches Ia length
an .he Of s ae f te ekss BE so
Edward Hughes was more fortunate than his
two friends. for although he had a head ON him
almost as large as keg his Injuries are not
Corporal Bloai. and onicer G. Mitchell, on
sweeney and one Henry MeIaughIin Prison Prison
ers. They were brought to The Seventh Station
The two Sweensys were charged with shoot
Ing and wounding with intent to commit MUIR
der, and also with assault and battery with a
dangerous weapon with intent to kill. Nc
Laugblin was charged with being an accessory
before and after the fact.
DEMOCRAT REPORTER
yisft ed the scene Of difficulty, and after inter-
viewing number OF persons in regard to the
affair, came to the conclusion that whisky"
had more to do with it than anything else as
no substantial reason was gwen for the ARRAY.
and 1t was aid that nearly all Of the parties en-
gagged were more or less under the influence Of
1t appears that as Thos. Sweeney was going
to his supper he was accosted by Campbell and
they had Il fist bght. Ed. Sweeney. fortunately.
his bis brother and Gampbs ghnx a went se and
separated them. and took his brother off, Camp
bell then went in search Of his crowd, which
consisted Of Meyers hughes and himself:
| August HaDley came after the Swseneys and
catching up witt them the difficulty ensued..
during which the shooting and the using OF
blunt instruments took place. Thos. Sweeney,
upon being
INTERVIEWED IN HIS CELL,
said. upon the entrance Of the reporter: II have
bG1 hs to h Scs With
around there for fight. armed with revolvers.
had just left my work and was going to sup
work after supper, the crowd came on US.
volver from Meyers. He fred one shot al me
after he jumped out OF a buggy that him and
Hughes were in | have several witnesses to
prove that be fired first. took the revolver
don't know what became of the revolver;
threw it on the ground.
can assign no cause for those men jumping
on me: did not shoot at any Of them.
Ed. Sweeney. another one Of the accused and
brother Of Tom Sweeney. said: At about 5 30
O'Clock was coming ON supper; ! saw Mr.,
Campbell corner of Joseph and Tchoupitou-
las streets, apparently in an intoxicated condi-
ton. IS looked at him heard him use some
mpertinent language to me. but paid no at
IGNITION to it.
then PASSED. but upon looking back saw him
and my brother jostling each other. wrestling.
went toward them and endeavored
To SEPARATE THEM
and succeeded. My brother and myself walked
away to attend to our business when. looking
back, ! say three m1n p, Ia buggy coming TO-
man whom took is be August Haniey. Meyers
INQUIRED which one of US 1ad ins1lted his friend
Campbell. and said he wished to know, as he
was ready to defend him.
Ny brother asked him what he wanted In the
mater. At this remark Meyers pulled out his
revolver and fired shot In nv brothers face.
| rushed In betw. en- them. but Was seized from
b. mind BY Ed. Hughes. who held revolver
cooked in his hand. / then defended myself by
down, And taking my brother with me. walked
away. know no more about the affair. con-
slider Meyers and Campbell my enemies.
Mr.. August Haney did not have hand In
this row, as his horse became frightened and
RAN AWAY
at the report Of the gun. and he had to go after
him.
fact that up to midnight this gentleman had
not recovered Consciousness.
The only information that the reporter could
get from Mr.. Hughes was 10 the effect that ne
did not know who steppad on i'm. but was fully
aware Of the fact that he had been stepped on.
none OF his friends were able to give his version
Of the affair.