The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-29
BLOODY ROUSTABOUTs
GEO. JONES Is KILLED OurRrc..|
WHILE JAMES LANE AND NM
COoNEY ARE MORTALLY wouynr
Pistols and Knives are Used PromI...
ously-Facts Concerning the Af,a,v

ously-Facts Concerning the AtynIr
Yesterday evening the steamboat W. p. u.bal
day Of the Anchor Line, lying at tho haaa
Lafayette street was the scene Of Ii fniobss Y
said. three tragedies. Ia which ono negro u
killed outright and another negro and q uba1
man were MORALLY wounded
The first difficulty occurred In the hold III il
boat st 4 o'clock. between white man nam.1
Mike Cooney, d deck hand. and negro rfta.I
bout, Bill Stewart which resulted Id gfav,,]
stabbing his opponent twice. One was n r.ons1
trating wound In the left side Just under n
arm, Ia the region Of tho heart, while The oths1
was an incise one four inches in length acro.l
his left breast.
As soon as tho wounded man was diseovar.d
In the hold hs was brought on deck. and takea
into the deek-room, while Stewart was tats1
into custody by Officer Burns, md locked m
In the Harbor Station. charged from inform..
ton received. with cutting and dangerouss
wounding Gooney with intent 10 commit mur,
der.
When the representative Of this paper reaaha6
tho boat he found Couney lying on palIttI nj
the deck room, apparently In d diving e0ndi]
| tion, surrounded uy Ii large crowd wha sesrha1
to be- feasting their appetites for the horfibl7
on his then almost
INANTMATE BODY.
While the wounded man was awaiting trauy|
pprtatien to the Murine Hospital, thB poiE1
was considerably exhausted from the loss
| blood, ha made the following sta etaent I
garding the affair 10 the reporter Of the DTNl
| GRAFT:
| ND with tire handles 81 their cotton hood
! there was whole gang on me and theYNs
me the the knit. Ne gava it to me twice. i trid
| fight them OF but IL WIS no use, tray crowd
about ms Ike bees around u hive. You sea d
| and myself and the gang OF r0usters E4
breaking out -four In the hold and b5ssingt
gang In the absence Of the mate. ted Ba
| be d Fl he would. the maie had ordered
| to work at this fur and that ID what has
/ going to DO. Tried to free him and ths n
began; be called on the rousters to assisthh
They cot me forward. and before knew "A
4 was the mltter | was beat almost 20 deashs 4
| Stewart. with the evi !ent Intention Of kIls
me. drew sheath knife and cut me- tniee
was then brought on deck Isam .phillipss
sisted. Stewart. and the police. heat.
arrested him as m accessory. II.
The pnliee at this moment came up
! cab. and the wounded man was placed to II
THE HOTEL DTEU.
/ Upon his arrival he was Immediately Dr.
j In a ward and put under the effects OF m9rph
The accused was next seen, he being IN ae
the Harbor tatIon and upon bhing queEAe
/ denied positively having done the cutting
said he was present Ia the hold OF the. bgx
the time Of the difficulty. but took no hans
| thu fight MI
/ ing anything to do with tho fight.
SECOND CHAPTER or GORE.
In hardly three hours after the foresg
bloody ARRAY WIS enacted 1t was foH0Eee
another. the sequel Of the first, carrying NJ!
a darker deed and one Of TAR more sel,
Welsh by name, the Waterman OF the beaf1
q negro roustabOut named George JONES'
mouth. killing him instantly. and james u
also q rousIer, In the abdomen. mortaiiy W.
ing him. This difficulty took place - tas
Of the steps Leading from the boiler deex "
forecastie.
A number OF roustabouts met WelBa
charged. him with having been the cause
arrest OF Bill Stewart. the negro who nal
viously cut Cooney. They. to make taeir H.
stronger, pfefaced 1t with an 0ppTgDfi1Ms
thet Welsh in turn informed his accasz
no milder terms than that Of lar. Ivy
then made q pass ut Welsh. who 1mmsa1
drew his revolver and fired two shots InN
crowd, the balls taking effect as above eIalss1
As soon us he had fired the two shots n lsIs
his way through the mob and rsaenllnnk
Ievee. Surrendered to Officer WoodWonh
prisoner In fighting his way through taseas
Of negroes was By them ruck on the leaa.
!. eral times and painfully wounded
The negro Jones, as soon as ne Was
rushed np stairs and had no sooner reaenass
boiler deck Than the breath left his BODY ". w
lifeless CORPSE fell with thud on the q hsa
As soon as he fell blood oDZed from nH
ears and mouth, which was coneuealsssslg
, that he had been shot In the mouth ana s0h
: bullet had lodged In his head.
1, Lane, on receiving the bullet Ia nlS NV ~
ran down stairs and foil In the forecasfle
One Of the negroes who was In ths z, efg ,ss
= came so terrified at seeing Lane fal w w.
rushed to the side of the boat ana "
overheard, and has not been seen r. sI haass
d sistance could reach him he was droWneA
j vehicle was Immediately DroenIaaa
8 Lane, the wounded man. was conYeysa
ohaIry mosPta Thsre he nov es
J. stated that his chances for recovery VIII ss1
!, slim. When Visited by d reporter % ~ ~
don't thing Mr.. Welsh was SHOOTING, ,s r u WI
luck was against me and got me p aa Hi
am sure he was not shooting at mss
3 pulled the gun and shot at the eroWsai;s Iii
: : don't know anything about the diM ~ ,sss
lust went up to the head OF the STATS - s hi
the crowd was uD there; but VIII n q gaas
> anothed crowd. I wish had MOI eols
time. vi
The body of Jones. by order Of Capt an ~
: was placed On truck and removed " Sc
j HARgoR STATION,
: where 1t now awaits the action Of w
MarKeV. ru.ax
An interview with the prisoner, We
suited as follows
I am the Waterman of the boat: staJ
night. ard consequently sleep all w.
evening got up about o'clock, wv WI M
after the affray between Cooney an11 u
!, On hearing of the difficulty / went 49, WI
: the. deckroom and there saw Coon0f
. looked to me like a man that was dylhGSs sx
: Off to light up the boat. which was my W.
! then went to supper. 800
l Il was standing at the head Of the s "
was about to descend when the croWas s XII Y
ers came up to me. One Of them sslas
thing to me; ! don't remember now w. ~ "
t and called him liar. he then STRUCK aas "A
ne did 50 pulled my gun and fired q Y. WI M
D twice. After bling struck ! fnuahIs w
, through the crowd as best castd s ~
! on shore surrendered to Dog p oflessisss a
+ / don't believe / have d0sts an l " N
] wrong. and hope you ne Wspaper m Aa hi Nj
j | log TO give me square deal. neyai 4
J / til believed my life was In danger. I'M
garry my pistol exf ept when Watehlhlks M
1 am a young man, twenty -nTe yS sa.a w.
! And1 have never been In trouble peIo NH
, / had not got In this trouble, but eoaN
! out of IT. II hi
.. Welsh Is charged at the station VIII. M
der OF George Jones and secondly ,sWH igt, r7S
Ing and Wounding James Lane WILL As
, murder.
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