The morning call., 1890-11-12
THIRTEEN VICTIMS.
Six Members of La Malta Fall
With the Rest.
The Bloody Career 81 Eiward Bouligny O
New Orleans Reviewed by the Police
officials Of This City

81 knew him well; he was fire-eater,"
said Charles Reynolds, clerk in the Chief of
Policies Office, yesterday to THE CALL re-
porter, pointing to the following dispatch
from Mexico:
CITY OF MEXICO Nov. 10.-A policeman at
tempted to take Edward Bouligny OF New Or
leans 10 police headquarters last might, but The
latter refused, and The policeman opened fire on
BOuligny In his office. branch OF Bouligny u
Co. of Philadelphia. Bouligny returned the fire,
aud his bookkeeper, who stood between him
aud the policeman, was fatally shot in the stom-
Sen Ie grew Gs Of ae the
has caused great sensation, as Bouligny is The
largest printer here.
At the request Of the reporter Mr.. Rey-
polds. who has spent years in the sister
republic, told the thrilling story of Bou-
lipgy's life.
So far as was known, the dead book
keeper is the thirteenth man who has fallen
dead before the ready and unerring pistol
of BOuligny, who to all appearances is a
counterpart of Bret Harte's hero of Angels
MAN OF ACTION.
Bouligny is man of SO years, native of
New Orleans. and q French Creole. The
strain of fiery Gallo blood coursing through
his veins, backed by spirit of reckless
daring, made him truly formidable as a
fighter, and it is said he was stranger
to fear. An insult which other men
would barely notice was sufficient to
arouse his anger and bring about
either fight on the moment, or a duel soon
afterward. And he seldom missed in his
aim when facing an adversary in mortal
combat Fighting duels to wipe out in
Suits" he once said in New Orleans. with
a careless laugh and languid grimaee, 'is
the same to me as eating" He was polite
and punctiliOus in his duels as any French
grandee, and invariably took such affairs
with singular GOODNESS and seriousness. On
these occasions his Quick temper was wholly
lost sight of, and his seconds wonderd8 at
the young mans bravery. All preparations
made, at the given signal he would turn
about as on pivot and fire almost while
turning His mau was dead, probably with
out having pulled the trigger.
HIS LIST OF MURDERS.
Bouligny entered into the affairs of the
reconstruction lerlod in his native city with
that interest and earnestness which were
characteristic of his every action, and which
led some persons TO think that lie was too
meddlesome. A quarrel arose over some
question Of these affairs. A duel was fought
and B0uligny's opponent killed. The mat
ter took place in the outskirts of New Or
leans.
Considerable talk was caused by his first
hIilnS, WHICH uim Ue1CTo luo ptO-
pie In an unpleasant light. A friend of the
dead man had grievance against BOuligny
and stated in the hearing of one of the lat
ter's friends, I'm shoot that -- Bou-
ligny on sight" The young man thus
threatened was told to be on his guard, and
particularly one night at the New Orleans
Opera House. as the other man was deter
mined to carry his threat into execution be-
fore the sun should rise.
Again Bouligny was warned. He was
sitting in the theater with his young wife
when told that his enemy was waiting in
the street, but eoolly sat out the play and
walked out without the least concern, his
wife leaning on his arm.
Are you Edward Bouligny?" asked the
man who had threatened him outside the
theater door.
''Yes," was the reply, accompanied by pro-
family and bullet, the latter from beneath
Mrs. Bouligny'S opera wrap, which served
as a shield for the revolver. That was the
second victim of his pistol.
SHOT FEDERAL OFFICER.
His third was Federal officer, who fell in a
fight at the New Orleans Jail while Bouligny
and mob were attempting to take prS-
oner-a friend-from the Jail. In this ARRAY
eighteen men were killed by the Calling
gun. Bouligny escaped the shower of deadly
lead. The gun dropped too low at first
sight and the discharge blew hole through
his leg below the knee. He fell and mo-
cutting down the mob around his PROSTATE
figure.
The next time he sent his fellowmen into
eternity was during the police suppression
Of the lawless La Malta in New Orleans, an
organized gang Of Italian highbinders. He
assisted the police materially. for which he
earned the enmity of La Malta.
Bouligny was almost blind without pow
erful magnifying-glasses, fact which some
Of the Malta gang were aware Of. So when
fhnt- dant1 cd IN fol- fn hn1h ltYn Tho.
streets of the city one of these ruffians
walked beside him and tore off his
spectacles. Quick as a flash BOuligny's
pistol was out aud i'll an instant
the fellow who took his speetacles was dead
before him. Then followed fusillade. of
pistol bullets from the group of eight
or ten Malta across the street, whiZzing
around the helpless mans head and tearing
away his clothing Nothing terrified. he fell
upon his face and CROPPED about him on the
ground for his glasses, while the shooting
was kept up with relentless zeal. He found
the spectacles. adjusted them, aud stood up
to meet his wOuld-be aSsassins.
MAN FELL EVERY TINE.
Every time he fired a man fell. and being
prepared for such an assault he continued
firing until either five or six OF his assail-
ants were dying or dead upon the street.
The others decamped, some badly wounded.
A negro robbed friend of Bouligny in
Ell PasO, Texas, and tried the same bust
ness with Bouligny. who killed him on the
spot.
In Arizona man covered him with his
revolver, and Bouligny agreeably admitted
that his new acquaintance could wipe the
earth" with him, at the same time bowling
politely with hands raised. The bowling be-
came obsequious and accompanied by sweep
ing gyrations Of Bouligny's body. TO the
complete delight Of the man with the re-
volver.
Eut auddaniv RouIipnv maDooed To twist
his body and quickly draw his pistol, firing
at once. Again lie killed his man.
There are three or four other such cases
which could not be remembered yesterday
by the narrator, in which Bouligny took
human lives. Wthal he was not bad
natured man nor a desperate. He was
thrown among people who freely used their
pistols, and all his murders were in redeem
able encounters or free and open fights. He
has charmed life, but what may become of
l L.