The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-21
CROOKED COONEY.
HIS Career of Crime bracfDg Shoot
Ing, Highway Robbery, and Lastly the
Attem pied Murder Of Murphy.


Attempted Murder Of Murphy.
| Ed. Cooney-the name sounds we'll enough,
but 1t is said the man who wears 1t is In the full
sense of the word bad citizen.
| Cooney Is the man who, few nights ago.
stabbed and wounded young man named A.
II. Murphy. who happened to be ON spree.
and who was too much under the influence OF
liquor to defend himself from the murderous
attack.
The moment Cooney committed the act his
friends tried to have him released on bonds.
Judge Sheehan positively refusedto admit him
to bail until Murphy's attending physician sent
certificate that he was out of danger. His
friends then repaired to the hospital and
asked the doctor attending Murphy to give
them certificate. The doctor informed Thorn
that Murphy's condition was still critical. and
that he could not give certificate.
They then tried to bulldozs the physician,
and threatened him that IL he did not give a
certificate they would bring doctor out there
who would give GER iffcate. This threat they
did not put into execution. however. owing to
the determined stand taken by the physician at
the hospital. who informed them most emphat-
ically that no physician could come into the
hospital and give certificate Of man whom
he was attending.
CUONEr . CHARACTEH.
Cooney. who is very young man. seems to
have commenced lifes weary pilgrimage at the
wrong end OF the road. He first cane into no.
toriety by shooting and wounding his step
case after he recovered from the wound and
the unnatural step-son escaped the peniten-
tisry.
He next turned up as 4 barkeeper, and upon
giving out that he had reformed and was going
to become good citizen. did very we'll for
while. But as bar keeper DO could not make
m no hn 6npfr nd hac or tod ~,rk
In the role Of hghwayman. But his manner
Of earroting fellow was little out Of The reg
ag y He s went t. the sGW he In
The first game OF this kind he tried was upon
clerk In the employ of Messrs., Lochte 4
with him to allow him to knock him down some
day when he should be going to the bank with
a large amount OF money, and then. when the
spells. The young man. allured from the path
OF honesty by the hope OF getting possession of
q, large amount Of money. readily acauiesced
AT 5 O'clock on the day following the PROPOSE
ton. on Gravier street, between Tchouptoulas
and Magazine, the highwayman and his victim
bank-book containing tbs money and made off.
The case was Immediately placed In the hands
q q ne ne detectives and upon bringing the clerk
the whole story.
:. Cooney, as soon IS he heard that his pal had
he staid away Until the De@ noe
captured the State. and then returned, believing
tina his crime had been forgotten. He had
hardly struck the town when he was arrested
been compromised on account Of the young
clerk. Coonoy missed the penitentiary second
time
His third defiance Of the law was the stahbing
of the young man A. III. Murphy. It is stated
that Cooney's friends are trying to persuade
Murpnys friends not TO prosecute, but Judge
sheehan stated that thiS was a question with
the State and not Mr.. Murphy. and that as he
was one OF the law officers. he intended to see
the law vindicated.