The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-04-28
LOUISIANA ITEM 5.
CoIdensations From all Parts of tn.
Pelican state.

W0odvilIc, Miss, a few days ago on
suspicion Of being the notor.ou, jeff
Gibbs, wanted in connection with the
murder of officer Torrcgano. i, now,
strongly suspected Of being uouc other
than James Mabrcy, alias Anderson.
who is wanted since January . for
numbering Polar Stanton in box car
at the head of liagan avenue, New
+ Orleans
Recently in ThibodarX some Fifty or
more citizens and land owner, met
for the purpose of organizing some
plan for the construction OF 4 railroad
between the Rousseau station, on the
Southern Pacific railroad, and point
Opuositc the town Of LabadicVlIlc. on
/ the east side Of bayou La[ourrhe. The
/ former station is about six miles below
and the latter nine miles above Ihibo-
dauX.
The negro, Joe Lewis. alias Blue
Ruin. who is implicated in the muir
der Of Officer TOrregano was released
the other day from the work house in
New Orleans, where he has been for
sixty DAYS. He was at once re-
arrested by Detectives DE Rance and
Stubbs. When brought before Chief
Caster he denied absolutely that he
had anything to do with the murder.
John Kelley. a hard-Iooking citizen,
was before Judge AucOin of New Or
leans recently, for working the for
ney 1ewelry racket. eEor sometime
past the people residing in Exchange
alley have complained to the police
that they had been swindled by Il man
who sold them brass rings for gold.
Two men went to Monroe one night
recently, got drunk, went to house
of ill-famc and were put out, when
they began shooting at the house.
The police were telephoned and on
the way out they met the men. A
fight ensued, resulting in one OF the
men and police officer being killed.
The I-year-old son Of Mr. Hall, re-
siding at the corner of Willow and
McIpomenc streets, New Orleans. was
bitten by d vicious dog owned by
James Kent the other evening. Officer
Blake killed the dog, but not until he
had bitten him on the hand.
Capt. A. A. Brown Of Iberville is
the first sheriff in the state to make
his final settlement for the year 1893,
paying into the treasury SO per cent
of his roll. The sheriff of West Baton
Rouge made his first quarterly settle
ment a few days ago
Boyd Fullerton, 29 years Of age,
while stealing ride from Mobile to
New Orleans recently, had his left
foot jammed between two drawheads
and two toes were severed. He was
brought to the latter city and sent to
the hospital.
An unqualified success, is the YER
dict pronounced by the local public
upon the newsboy's festival, which
was opened recently in the presence
Of as great crowd as ever congrega-
ted in the historic fair grounds at
New Orleans.
Willie Andrews, colored, aged 81
years, was recently killed by a colored
woman named Malinda Shorter, aged
20 years, with whom he had been
living two years in Rapides parish.
The weapon used was common pock-
etknife.
Felix Durgeis, aged three and half
years, fell into pot of boiling water
at his parents residedce, corner of st.
Peter and Burgundy streets, New Or
leans, recently and received burns
that will probably result fatally.
Two little boys, brothers, were cut
ting grass with a scythe at their home
in New Orleans few evenings since.
when a dispute arose, the one having
the scythe throwing it at the other,
almost cutting his leg off.
! A negro laborer named James Cook
had the first finger of his left hand
taken off while attempting to close a
car at one of the Morgan railroad
sheds at New Orleans recently. He
was sent to the hospital.
Two burglars John Smith and Ed.
Dennis were surprised and arrested at
New Orleans the other night. From
the tools they had it is presumed that
they are experts. They would not
talk.
The body OF an unknown white wo-
man was found floating in the Mis-
sisSippi at the head of st. Ann street,
New Orleans, recently. 1t was
rescured and placed in the morgue.
Mrs. Kcrrigan was arrested at the
corner of St. Andrew and Magazine
streets, New Orleans, charged with
being drunk, recently. The Judge
fined her So.
The trial of Frank Gilligan and Bob
Delaney, charged the murder of the
aged woman, Mrs. William McNam-
ara, has resulted in mistrial at New
Orleans.