St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-11
Terrible Fight Between Prominent 0iti-
zens of New Orleans spring-lOcked
in a Room Together.
Both of Them Filled With Bullets-0ne
of Them Found Dead and the Other .
Mortally Wounded.
The Cash of a Hoosier County Treas
urer Proves TO be over
$4,000 Short.
Important Evidence in the Maxwell
Case Missing--Another Man
Goes TO Canada.
Fatal Bravery.

Special TO the Globe.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March IA des-
perate shooting affray took place to-day in
the clerks Office of the United States dis
trict court in the custom house, in which
one of the principals was killed and the
other fatally wounded. Both of them are
well-known men. NJ. L. Grace was young
lawyer who had held the position OF in
spector of customs. Capt. L. NJ. Brou has
been for years one of the most prominent
men in the steamboat business. Mr.. Grace.
who had an admiralty suit before
the United States district court, was
seated in the private or inner Office of the
clerk when Brou entered: The suit hap
pened 10 be against friend of Brou, and
the latter had interested himself in it. Step
ping up 10 Grace, he said: ''YOu ought 10
be more of a gentleman than TO take case
like that" Grace sprang from his seat, de-
claring that he was as much a gentleman,
and as good man as Brou. The latter
struck him upon the face with the light
cane he carried, when Grace drew his re-
volyer and fired, the ball inAicting a mortal
wound.
BRoU STAGGERED,
but did not retreat. Again he lifted his
cane and struck his antagonist across the
a
shot which struck Brou in the chest. In
deed. il was almost impossible 10 miss him
as the two men stood within few feet of
each other. Bythis time Brou had got out
his pistol and a number of shots were fired,
the two men facing each other reSolutely.
When Grace's pistol refused 10 fire he
turned and ran to the door as if TO escape
from the room. There had been a num-
Der or people in it when the
firing began, but they had scattered at
the first shot, and the door, which had a
spring lock, was then locked on him.
Grace ran into the outer room to escape,
pursued by Brou. who struck him over the
head with the butt end of his pistol He
tried the other door and found il also locked
by a spring. This was the last of the tight
seen by the outsiders, for the two men were
left shut up in the room together with all
the doors spring-locked. Another pistol
shot was heard, and then
SILENCE REIGNED
within. The crowd without waited few
minutes and then entered the room. The
two men lay on the floor close together,
Grace stark dead al the door, which ne had
been trying TO open, BrOu insensible and
mortally wounded in the center of the
room. Their fire had been wonderfully
accurate. Every one of Grace's bullets
had taken effect, one entering Brou's face.
penetrating from cheek 10 cheek, another
passing through the back and lodging in
the abdominal cavity, the third penetrating
the right lung. Grace was shot
through the arm and twice in the
chest. Most of the wounds had been
inflicted while the men were standing face
to face, and with their pistols almost touch
ing each others breasts Graca was 70
years Of age, very popular, and enjoyed a
good practice. Brou had lately been the
agent of the French opera here ana was in
various steamboat enterprises. He is a
Creole, 80 years of age, and was regarded
as dangerous man to quarrel with. having
been the principal in several duels. Lasi
year he was in duel with MIR. Perch,
whom he wounded. Brou was a married
man