The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-26
POISON BEFORE PRISON
A Cincinnati DcfauItor Swallows
Poison While Being Arrested,
and Dies from lts Effects.
THE Chockorod Career OF Young
Man Ends with n Tragic Death

Christmas eye had just pnsand away. IN
the many merry church hola were chimilt
In tho advent ST another merry Chria'mhR to
all save ann. who nj that moment was Rhon
30 glvou hia life. ~ he ay upon hts SO N
tho Charity Hospital.
III waa moi II life taken by q bullet from ~
other man'apatol OF ny q thrtlnt from lsnfr
bat ii life taken by the Victims own hantia e.
prevent the modification Of hnn9 thrown
into jnii as II common fol"n,
Around tho dying man wia a. crowd at pnn,
ple. composed Of phyainana reporters. ~
iienmcn. Mr. All werN intert upon aeeIng
IL man die and "ngerIy watching for tllo pIiJ'
sienu'E deCibiou Ia Rly that ho wua doad.
"Ilc III trHd" nj Inst foil from tho dortor'a
lips mud then the crowd turned and left the
hospital.
Al their steady tread echoed throughout hN
hospital. tho Footsteps ~ tho mon bearing
tho atretphar Oh which roGtod NIL that wta
earthly 1T fred &. Voalaa wore heard ~ they
pnnEed through tho nrchrd halls 81 their way
To tho dcadhonse. Ia Tho death III this man
~ ttc sequel viii show ia a history as ra-
markHhe as II Ia thrilling
N0alaa wta u resident ~ Cincinnati and
while III that city Iii thu capacity " Il cctl,
for Mr.. Houston. Ut tho Cincinnati Sputh
crn Railroad. omhegsled " largo amount ~
money. and thou Ilnd IT, this city on route to
Havana. Ills dofAlration had no sooner been
discovered than Chief Of Police
wArrENsrrfN, OF CINCINNATI,
was furnished with tho fncta III tllr taar ana
authorized tO nae every mcana ~ arreh thc
accused. Tho chief, OH learning that Nonl,,A
had Rtartrd fnr this pniui, on tbs twenty
second instant autographed ihia lioyan e.
arrest him and hold him euhjact t. hi4 ordrrs
HIP WHIT AMI, hnj a
or was unable tn give u description of the
accused. the authorities at thIa point wore
somewhat NJ Eoa as e how f. start f. work
On The morning Of tho twenty fourth Ghier
BoylnH received II dispatch from Capt w n. .
Hmkartnn. Ut tho rinkOriOn iorGO OF ChPnpn
notifying him 10 arrest NoaIos md hold him
This dispatch gave q full description If the
together with the fact tint liz lid
Registered ii tassiay's Hotel. and also thn
maine of joanrottH Gordon II lady whom no
was n trirld of, and In wiloao company ho
would tn all probability ho found.
Together with the above flrts tha dispatch
warned the chief that Npalea was IL desperate
person. and would rrast arrest perhaps even
to death. A soon ~ the Chlof Obtained these
hn PLAYED tho ease in tho hands IL
Aids Dave and Mike lIcunesAey and Capt |
Zach Bachemin, who started immediately 10
hunt up their man. They first eAllrd al Gus
sidy's Hotel. ascertainra that u man answer |
Ing 81 the description Of Noalos had register
THE NAME or RAFT.
but hai paid lila hlil and left
they then madoa search for Nj I5a .J0anncitr
Gordon, Noalcs'a female friend. and locating
ler OIL Guatamhousn street. watched her with
lho Same vigilance ~ they did tho advent uf
The man whom they intended taking into rll4-
yoiy.
Tho officers, obtaining tho information n,
y O'Clock Wednesday, night. that Voalra was
n tho house with Miss Gordon, imnird- |
itely surrounded II and thcn prepared for tho
arrest. Aida Dave and Mike llenncAsev IA |
Manned ON tho outside uf tho promises while |
Capt Zach. Bachemin entered
On opening the door of the room III which |
Voales was supposed 10 ba concealed tn,
Young woman tGorlon) sprnng through tho
ieor, and rs she ltd SO Capt. Baehemin saw
lis ulan Just as he W In the net OF DRAWING |
liz revolver to makca light. Although Noal"s
In getting hia pistol out Capt.
5uehemin quickly eveIed hts Frantcr nj his /
head and ordered him to throw up his hands
II he WAS
DEAD MAN.
Voales instantly obcyed the command, ana
u he did so Capt. Bachcmin Ipaped upon him.
The prisoner and the officer had no sooner
ltnehed than Aid Mike Hennesscy was Mt
land, and Selling Vonloss pistol hand re-
eved him Of an improved selt-eockinK Colts
llySr-mounted revolver.
During the scuile between the prisoner and
APT Baehemin the former took something
rom his pocket and put II In his mouth, and
he Captain noticing this told Aid Dave Hon
cssey, who was ON the left that Noales had
In his left hand.
HenneaSey forced open his hand and found
box marked, Poison Cincinnati, " and also
oticing that Voules was chewing something,
eized him by the throat and tried To mako
i'm eXpect0rate.
As soon rs the prisoner was secured, salts
lei as the officers were that he had taken
olson. they Immediately procured a cab and
Ouk him to the hospital
As soon As he was taken into one of the
ards he Was examined by the house sur
cons who informed the officers that the pa-
ent had swallowed a quantity OF cyanide of
and that his death was but ques-
lon of Il few moments. The officers state
hat when they placed the deceased in the cab
smile III up his countenance and tie said,
Boys. you are too late III am on
From that moment he became speechless
nd remained 50 until he died.
From the fact that the box containing the
olson was purchased In Cincinnati, II Is eyi- ,
ent that Noaies had made UP his mind that
b would never ba taken prisoner
The deceased was six feet high. thirty three
ears Of age, with brown sandy hair, and Of a
allow complexion.
When the deceased was searched, on his
erson were found $500 and gold watch and
lain.
Chief Boylan yesterday telegraphed the
of the case 70 the different all-
lorities, and In return received dispatch to |
I've Eoales respectable burial, which re- /
nest WAS COMPLIED with.
Hiss Jeanette Gordon was interviewed hy
reporter regarding the deceased, bit she
eciined To give any of his previous history,
Though she was we'll acquainted with it, !
he however, said that he was Of good fam
y, who reside in Cincinnati.
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