The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06
A DOSE OF LEAD
Was What One Doctor Administered to An
other i'm New Orleans

other in New Orleans
New Orleans, May IA tragedy similar
in most respects, to the recent "oruoh-
Brown tragedy in Louisville, NY" was
enacted here today at 1850 o'ciocH-
There were three persons concerned IN
the terrible affair. An injured husband
caught his erring wife in bed with another
man. simultaneously the men drew pis-
tolls, a number OF shots were exchanged, ana
in one minute one man lay on the bed gasp
ing from mortal wounds and the othef Was
on his way to the police station an charSo
of officer.
The woman in the case was not hurt
and lives as an example of perfdy. The
names of the three actors in the tragedy
are Dr. Samuel h. Swain and wife, and
DIR. Emile Hiriart, all of Pladuemine, La
Dr. IiirIart and sirs. SWAN arrived here
on Friday and registered at Il house, cor
ner OF Canal and Liberty streets, as &. j.
smith and wife, AMI Jney were gwen the
best room in the house. Iney remained in
the bedroom, scarcely leaving it Tor longer
than half an hour.
This morning Dr. Swain, VINO had followed
his wife and her lover from Plaquemine,
entered the place by SIDE COor and made
his way TO the room occupied by the pair.
lie drew has pistol and fired nve shots, while
the man who was killed fired six shots,
none of them hitting Dr. SWAIN The lat
ter Immediately ran out of tine house rlSht
into the arms of a policeman, VINO was
attracted by the noise.
The doctor was placed under arrest and
carried to the police station. y police ser
geant then quickly went to the scene OF
IN, shooting 10 ascertain the extent OF the
wounded mans injuries. When the ser
SeauJ reached the place the man was sum
alive. lie was lying ON the bed tuiiy dress
ed and physician, who hdd bech csuteu
in as soon as possible, was attending h'in-
The physician stated that me case was
hopeless. anu while he was talking inc
wounded man expired
The woman VINO was the cause CT the
trouble was. seated by the bed where the
wounded man lay. she, too, was luiy
dressed and was Teinarhahis cool ser
Ieamt Boyle took the woman to one slGc
and asked hsr lame s2iic aalL !, N,,S - :
s. T. Swain, but would not state whether
or not the man who did the killlnS vas
her husband. and emphatcaiiy rt4tsSed 70
give the name of the dead man All sht
would say was that hc was a doctor ana
came from one OF the parishes She Dc
mantled 10 bs taken to the STATION at once.
She was taken there. nut rescivJeiy refuses
90 say anything except thdt shJ WoAid
speak in court only. she was htid "S
material witness -,
From Or. swain it was learned that the
intimacy between Mrs. SWAIN anu inc
dead man is OF long standing, ana to-d an
interesting STORY % his trudhlc on that
account lie srtid that about two months
ago in Ihervil3e parish, he and Dr. Hirlart
met on the public road and mad a Sho3tihS
ARRAY. in which neither We're hurJ- Ut;
Swain expressed pleasure Whch A4Iotlheu
that his man was dead.
The woman iii the ease is perhaps twenty
five years of age and By 10 means a'li'c-
lively looking CT
was that at the head of the bed IN wnlca
the man was killed was a book, the utlc
of which was. "IIer Last Lover
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