The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-22
Carroll, Robert Brewster, J. b. Faget. I'd. Har-
ri8. VIM. Walsh, A. r. Harrison. John Herbert.
Ben Armbruster. a. De Russey. Capt. Foster,
Thog. Veaux, J. Dujaric.
"A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Mike Mclaughlin and Billy Welsh
Charged with Forgery and
Highway Robbery

hIkHWAy HOUDeEy.
Yesterday George ID. Rice. Jr aged nineteen
years. appeared before Recorder Bheehan an,
made an affidavit against VIM. Welsh and Mix
Mclaughlin. charging them with highway rob
berry. He subsequently appeared before Judg
Miltenherger and charged the same partie
| with forgery. #@#M
Aids McDonogh and M. Hennessey. who hat
been working 10 the case arrested Welsh. ant
on bringing him before Judge Sheehan he wa
ordered to give bonds Ia the cum of $500 FL
court and placed under $500 bonds to answer
to the charge Of forgery.
evadei arrest. but the entire police force were
notified to arrest him on sight.
A reporter OF the DEMOCRAT called at Rloe's
but s was d, unsnceesefu liz. however, ' aseer
tanned that Rioe had made statement to Chiel
gH,a chief when interviewed said that Rice
bad stated to him that between Q and I O'Clock
Monday evening he entered Krost's beer saloon
sos absre or the MI RRs e kos
Mike MeLauRhlin. who also were 18th friends
and he invited them to join him IN drink
They accepted. and while he was sitting at the
and laid It on the table With the remark: That
OF have got left boys put ny watch IN
Welsh grabbed the chain and put It In bis
pocket. He asked Welsh to return IT, but be
declined ,s to DO 20. saving, That's al right
Se nen v 4see e T Mss s
Jesnts Church, While Rice and the unknown
man we're together Welsh and Mclaughlin dis
During this, time as 1t is supposed, for the
PURPOSE OF giving Mclaughlin and Welsh 2
b xe q H.
strength Of whisky after It HAD been diluted
With the same quantity Of water. At the end Of
tion 10 go and look for them, which was accept
cd. They met them on Canal street and Nc
chain and IN ID currency. Ree SPOKE u r. ana IA
said that he had not authorized Mclaughlin to
pawn his chain.
with u bad crowd and tried to get away from
them. but was unsuccessful Suddenly the un-
known man Disappeared and b. with Welsh
10 Lafayette square. On entering the square.
Billy Welsh seized him by the throat and ohok-
Ing him said. II want five dollars" Rice. fear-
Inv that they would murder him handed him
They walked little further when Welsh
again sei1ed Bin by the throa IT. and McLaggh
money" struck him IN tho stomach and knock.
Cd the breath out OF him. When he recovered
he told them that # they would not murder him
and walked him over to the bar
room nj the corner Of Lafayette and Camp
streets, where he changed tho $40 Dill and gave
hem s1n.
They then went their way and he returned to
the corner of Common md ut. Charles streets.
where he met Aids McDpnogh and M. Hen
nessey to whom he related the whole transae-
ton.
Tho. officers on getting Rlce's statement.
non. Yesterday during thoir investigation
hey discovered that Welsh ind MtHaHRtflia
had pawned the chain ut OnGlades pawnshop.
lnd as they had pawned 1t In the name OF Rice,
without his consent 1t constituted the crime Of
forgery.
Welsh whom interviewed. denied the whole
and stated that the only thing he
had to do with 1t was In preventing McLnugh-
lin from numbering Rice
1t was nscertainsd from Rics's father that he
had instructed Judge 7. Childress, who had
been employed by his son to prosecute the case
to withdraw the charges
Chief Boylan on ascertaining this fact. stated
that IL the charges were withdrawn In the re-
oorder's court. he would instruct his police to
carry the matter before the grand Jury.
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