The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-20
THE NEW ORLEANS DUEL
A TRAGEDY CAUSED INDIRECTLY BY
THE RECENT LyNCHING.
While Denouncing the Work OF the Citi-
zens' Committee, Frank Waters, a
Newspaper Man, Assaults Arthur
Dunn-Thc Latter is Badly Wounded,
lint JnstantIv KtlIe uta AseaiIaut


Newspaper Man. Assaults Arthur
Dunn-Thc Latter Is Badly Wounded,
but Instantly Kills His Assailant.
New ORLEANS, March 2O.--This city,
scarcely quoted down from the effects of
last Saturdays lynching, was again
thrown into state of excitement by the
killing of Frank Waters by Arthur Dunn
Wednesday night, and as thistrngedy was
indirectly the outgrowth Of the lynching,
the people are asking each other how much
more blood is to be shed before New Or
leans can resume its normal condition.
Last nights ARRAY took place at Canal
and Bourbon streets, and in its course
eleven shots were fred six of them by
Waters. Dunn received two wounds, one
in the breast and another in the abdomen,
and was sent to the Charity Hospital,
where he was said to be fatally hurt. Ne
one but the surgeon was allowed to see
him.
Waters came to his death from wounds
stood while shooting. Two bystanders
were slightly wounded by wild shots.
From the best story of the affair OBJ
talnable II appears that Waters, some
| what intoxicated, was haranguing group
| on the street about the lynching OF the
Italians and took occasion to denounce
| the citizens committee and all who were
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