New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-05

| h't The man he saw there was Thompson The man
hands were bloody, and his clothes were dsarranged
Cro2FeNannned-Took the man whom he saw in the
office to be the same man that jumped at Weymouth
Immediately after he the man jump at weymouth
the lights put out did see any one near them
vt the time did not any of tho first part of the dIi
Guilty did not duffy at all knows Duffy has known
him five or six years he may have been there bnt vii
did not notice him five sig from Thomp-
| son when he saw him jump at Weymouth thinks he
could have Duffy if he had attacked Weymouth at
| the same time that Thompson did
John Robinson was called but he was not present,
| the officers not being able to find him
j. G. Smthers sworn Saw Cunningham and his party
in Theatre Alley near McDonnells ooiIee-house tho
| night of the 21st July Mr. Ricardo about COM
meneing u song when Cunningham approached him and
| SAD, re you know am Il democrat y Mr.. Ricardo
said - don't care whether you not aud went
With his song witness then went into the house with
| Ricardo and his friends and took drink bet
was then proposed. which Mr.. Green going to
| take, when witness told him not to do it !; that
he did not know who he was betting with Ricardo sung
another song when there considerable shouting for
scott and for Pierce Cunningham proposed to take u
Pierce drink. which Green assened to- saving Mt the same
hie mat ne was Scott man After drinking Cunning
ham and his friends went to another part OF the
| some irolicking took place, aud Cunningham went
she some one came in and told Green that Cunningham
mad knife and would cut him if he got enough to
nm Green pulled out pocket knife Moran said to
MN none OF that :: Green then shut his knife nd put
IN nus pocket witness then said To Green that they
mad better get away from there; he said can get
away do not intend to strike any body unless they ap
proach me J" Cunningham and his party at the
lower end Of the room and appeared be hold
ing nm Cunningham the latter pulled away from the
party, ana approached Green as he came up, Green
M nun with his cane the blow did not knock his hat
o witness saw him upon his feet in STOPPING position
as Green struck the blow some one passed between Green
ana witness and caught at the former the lights were
PUT out ana witness was knocked down; did not see
Gae array commenced, Weymouth standing in the
door; when Cunningham approached Green he had his
hand raised did not see the knife he approached rapid
~ docs not think Green moved foot he had ar4udy
put his knife in his pocket Witness was struck with some
heavy blunt instrument previous to the ARRAY witness
bingham party it was done by Mr. Voss who had refused
to take Pierce drink - witness his friends went
to McDonneis because they wanted get away from the
great crowd in the Orleans House just the lights wero
put ont saw three struggling at the door near where
Weymouth had been standing
Michael Esela sworn Is rEeeper in NIcDonnell's
coiee-house On the night of the 2ls July the par
ties OF men referred to came into the house There
very little difference in the time they came r-ot more
than Ealt minute Mr. GREEN'S party got to the bar
rst An invitation the part OF Green's party cx
were made to bet Cunningham pulled out his pocket
book and threw it the counter Eitbar THOMPSON or
Duy picked it up and told him to keep still words
passed Green's party said, Let us take drink and
say no more about it, Thompson and Duffy told Gun
ningham to take a drink and away Green said to
cunningham; am as good an Irishman as you are |
will hurrah for Pierce, il you will for Scott Witness
wanted to know who had called for liquor but could not
and has not found out After the drink songs were
sung outside and Cunningham got mad His friends
endeaVored to keep him away Green and Green's
Trends endeayo7ed to keep him away from Cunningham
witness saw cunningham draw knife. Recognizes the
knlie in court as the same Cunningham came to-
wards the bar with the knife Witness fearful of diff
hcuity and he told Thompson that Cunningham had the
knife. Thompson took him out Of the room Mr. Duffy
Moran ana Thompson prevented Cunningham from going
ningham said Let Ills take the last drink and gn home "
His friends told him he had liquor enough Cunningham
said he would not 20 home until he had taken anther
uilh ana he came up with his party to the bar There
were some eght or ten persons Cunningham was about
the centre in the bar
Mr. Green party at the one end of TIM roor Nv
ufeen hau ms cane raised up. Did not Cunningham
have any knife ut this time his party left the bar but he
dd not leave Green walked down towards the door and
soon after witness saw him strike Cunningham with
his cane. Cunningham did not move more than two or
snree steps Thompson and Duffy jumped on Green and
under the icebox Several persons jumped over the bar
but he does not know who they Thompson Jumped
over the oar, and coming in contact with him, wit
ness asked him who he was lie seized witness hy the
arm, and in doing so left considerable blood his coat
sleeve lie asked witness to let him go out witness told
him there were plenty of doors that he could 20 Out
OF any of them Witness then got under shelf under
the bar remained there until the piTrav was yer t
heard cries Tor light and looking out he light in the
yard Saw Green leaning against the box in the yard
saw Cunningham approach Green and strike him several
ness called to him not to kill the man. Some one else
made similar remark, and Cunningham then ran away
In endeavorng to relght the gas he put the lamp out
the lamp that had been burning in the back yard Some
one lighted the gas Some person supported Green from
me me yard ana %hen he got into the room he fell cxcai
ing " am dead A portion of Green's coat was given
10 witness by doctor in attendance 1t contained |
watch pocket book, keys, ETC.
The doctor afterwards took the articles in the oat anil
carried he 10 the City Hotel does not know any thing
about Capt Weymouth; doos not know that he saw him
at all on the night of the ARRAY witness did not turn off
me gas and does not know who did it the metre in
the passage way and not locked the time the gas
was easily turned off it could have been done ,stI,f
the Key on the inside of the box surrounding the metre
blood was discovered and traces of it still remain was
week after the ARRAY when witness discovered the blood
dried on the inside Of the box there was no one hut
black boy in the bar with witness he could not have
got out to turn of the all the other persons con-
hected with the house We're in bed at the time and the
gas must nave been turned off by person belong
ng TO the house, witness had seen the knife in court in
yGnnnghams possession several times previous to the
lltty cunning ham. Thompson and Duffy were in the
aabt OF coming to the house they the habit of
passing by the place where the gasometeris situated wit
ness was very busy in the bar previous the ARRAY
The witness here asked leave to make some exnanaon
n reference to the affidavit he made, duplicating Mr.
ioran. lie has become satisfied that he was mistaken
bout Mr. Moran, lie does notbecye at present that
loran was in any way cupable
The crosSeXamnation did not bring out any additional
acts although great effort made
At the conclusion Of the examination of Mr. Estea a
notion was made, the part of the State to postponc
ne case until tomorrow. Some discussion ensued 1t
vas finally agreed to adjourn to eleven O'Clock this
niDty N'-N