The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-15
A DESPERATE DUEL.
r.cazyNE STREET THE SCENE OF A
DEADLY AFFRAY.
~ M. Cash, a Well known Young
Killed.

M. Cash, a Well Known Young Man, I
Killed.
Misunderstanding. growing out OIL SUI IN a
u;mple business transaction las the coll sctfcn
20 a hill eliminated at about I2:45 O'Clock
yesterday IL m ARRAY deadly In It's results.
and characterized by the great GOODNESS and de-
I,hsra.ion of the parties engaged. 30 cool and
collected were they. and so apparently de-
tormined In purpose. that the affair partook
more of the character OF
chan an ordinary street broil. Both were
young men. one, Frank M. Cash, being but
tventy.two years of age, and the other, j. 8.
Adams. not more than twenty-seven or twenty
eight. Young Cash was the aggressor. In his
capacity of collector for his step-father. Mr.. T.
a Hamilton, a large -four dealer. he called upon
Adams to collect a bill. He found Adams In
the auction rooms Of Mr.. 0. Valeton, Nos. 90 and
Us Magazine street, O few doors below bis
fAdamsl place Of business. Adams either de-
MED the Indebtedness or the correctness of the
amount, and high words passed between him
and Cash. Some parties who claim to have
witnessed the affair say that blows were ex-
changed, and other. just as credible who assert
that they were present at the beginning of the
difficulty SAT that neither party was struck or
AVIGTn IIfHa ~ VI tAps ttt bF ~ Hihyr nv
the quarrel was finally brought to q close by
Cash drawing a pistol. retreating q step or two
tn the bsnauefte, and firing on Adams, who. at
the frst shot. retreated behind q door and drew
his own weapon. Cash again fired. and Adams
Immediately returned his shot. and then 1t was
that the young men displayed that GOODNESS
and deliberation spoken of above.
After the first shot by Adams Cash retreated
about ten steps up Magazine street In the direc-
ton OF Lafayette. and here he took his stand.
Adams. still behind the door, nut out bis hand
and drew a shot from his opponent, and then
auickly, and before Cash could recock his pistol,
stepped out on the banquette, took deliberate
aim and fred. and then again retreated behind
the door. Shot for ehot was thus exchanged
three or four pa singl. Adams drawing the fire
of Cash, coming from behind his shelter, re-
turning the FIRE and retreating. az described.
until Cash fell, MORALLY wounded In the right
side Just above the hip.
When Cash fell Adams again stepped out on
the banouette. and the wounded man. by a des-
perats effort, raised himself, regained his feet
and sgain discharged his weapon mt his oppo-
nent, and then fell once more. AS soon as the
affair terminated Adams
SURRENDERED HIMSELF
To Mr.. a. X. Russ, and that gentleman started
with him Tor the police station, followed by a
large crowd. When on Poydras street, between
Camp and Magazine, some one In the crowd
called to Adams to go III to a stoie, MS he was in
danger. and he and Mr.. Russ stepped into the
establishment Of Messrs., Ct. Z. Crane d Co.
and Adams picked up a Ratchet. They stood
suddenly dropped his Ratchet and as suddenly
sprang out on the bauuuette, Selling and pin.
ioning the arms of Charles Cash. a brother of
the wounded man and some two or three years
younger, Just as he was Ia the act Of drawing Q
t S,stq me,; Ib bst cf ADAMS sG held on d e sspaeI,1 until atifl
Mr.. W. II. Byrne clasped young Cash about the
body. In a manner 70 prevent his using bis
accompanied by Mr.. Russ. proceeded to the
station.
sell, at the corner of Cam and Poydras streets.
where everything possible under the circum-
stances was done for his relief. When he
reached the drug store he was p~ulseless and
raspine for breath; stimulauts were, however,
administered and he revived. and was then
placed In a hack and conveyed to the residence
of his parents. on 81. Charles street. near the
The scene when he was lifted from the hack
and brought into the house, was most affecting.
HIS MOTHER,
and his feeble dying efforts to comfort her. were
heart-rending., Piteously, she pleaded with
that he was dying. dying fast. and In a few
short moments would be no more. and besought
her not weep. Judge sheehan and the coroner
were hastily sent for, 70 take
HIS DYING STATEMENT,
Dut ON IHeiE IeachlhE the, HOUSE, 10 WAS wv ,
weak to make one, and was Just able to say that
this was the case and that he did not want to
say anything. His mother was the only one to
whom he said anything about the affair. When
In her despair she cried. "Oh Frank. my poor
Roy Frank why did they shoot you you did
not do any wrong, did you?" He answered: No.
mother / did nothing wrong; he was a coward.
and shot me from behind a door"
These were among the last words he spoke.
In q short time after this. and In about an hour
after be had received his wound. he died.
Adams, who had been brought from the sta
tion for identification. was In the room when
he was dying. His emotions overpowered him,
and tears OF regret and pity rolled down his
cheeks.
The coroner. as was his duty, took charge of
The body, and the City Physician. DIR. Chastant,
Yves summoned. A Jury was empaneled and
a post mortem was held.
1t was found that the ball had entered at the
edge, passing into the add minal cavity
through the right ascending column, through
the aortasand a portion of the small intestines, |
and lodging In the opposite elium. causing
internal hemorIhage and denth.
The deceased was. as above stated. the step
speaking, o quiet. and In his manner. prepos-
eessipg young man. but the many murders
committed within the past fifteen or twenty days
have had on his mind an exciting and injuri-
GUS effect. which manifested itself in his talk, |
and hts expressions as to what he would do or
stances which led to the several killings. and 1t
lie supposed that he was possessed ofthe homi-
cidai mania. there being no apparent %juStifca-
ton for the first use of his pistol,
Adams not many months ago was In the en-
ploy Of Mr.. Hamilton. whom he left to go into
being a quiet. peaceful and Rentlemanly man.
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