New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-04
City Intelligence.


ThE THEATRE ALLEY HoM1c1pE.-The parties
concerned in the late fatal ARRAY at McDonnells coffee
house, Theatre Alley yesterday brought up for
examination before Recorder Winter At an early hour
all the available space in and around the courtroom
filled with anxious spectatorsfrens of the prisoners
and the deceased.
The prisoners, Thomas b Cunningham. George Thomp-
son. alias Isaac Allison John Duffy and John Moran
called up and the affidavit to by Mr.. Green
read We omit this affidavit as MI Green's testimony
embraces the substance of it,
The following counsel appeared For the prosecution,
District Attorney Dunn and Messrs Wheat and Roberts
for the defence, Messrs Roseus Field Dufour Wareld
and Reid.
Robert Green sworn arrived at this city the
ing of the 21st ut and put at the City Hotel In the
evening went to the Orleans House with some of my
friends, to amuse ourselves While there heard som
say that he would bet $1,000 that Pierce would be the
next President of the United States said would take
the bet and drew ont my port for that purpose
when of my friends told that the person proposing
the bet not of crowd, and advised not to
bet. then put my port monnaie away and we went to
the bar to take drink. song then sung, and one
Of the party with proposed to 60 to McDonnels
quiet place
I'VE went and were shortly afterwards followed by Cum
nnghams party who had previously offered to bet at the
Orleans House One of them asked to take Pierce
drink Some of my party objected but took the drink
After this Cunninghams party withdrew from ours and
some of those who were with me also left About this
time friend warned me that of those with whom
had just been drinking had knife and if let him come
near me he would be likely to cut me: drew from my
pocket pen-knfe, and remarked that had other
weapon with me. Being told that it would be Of ser
vice. put it away. then looked around me, and saw
one man trying to pull away from two Others and as he
broke away he said that he would do it." He then ap
preached with open knife in his hand and he
got within arms length Of me strttck him with my
stick The stick then caught hold of by some one
from behind The lights then put out. II the per-
son struck was knocked down he recovered immedi-
ately and commenced cutting with knife, continn
ing beside me- Another person struck me on the head
with q colt or something of that kind. finally fell
from blows cuts and loss Of blood. We went to McDon
nels because it said to be quiet place can not
identify any of the parties though think that that man
DUFFY the one His hair is of the same color.
never saw any of them before and not with any kind
OF certainty identify any. Capt Weymouth was with
me when went to McDonnels. I think walked side
by side. Mr.. Weymouth was standing near the door
when the difficulty occurred My friends on the occa
sion were R. c. yass D. J. Ricardo, Mr. Smith Mr. Ad-
ANS AMI Capt. Weymouth. all Of whom had previously
been at the Orleans House. No difficulty at either place
until the ARRAY commenced. The man who said he
" would do it y restrained by not of our party
1t not long after had taken the last drink that the
party approached me with the open knfe-four Eve
minutes perhaps After the gas was turned off another
dim light perceptbe in the back part Of the building
rossexamned: did not see the knife in the mans
hand who cut nue., but saw what thought knife,
The stick produced in court the that struck
the blow with. The blow stunned the man. but think
did not knock him down 1t the person struck
who cut me for he approached me and continued to cut
me till fell saw him first before the gas shut off
and afterwards by the dim light in the yard Towards
the last of the affair the who cutting seized
me by my clothes The man who struck ne with the
colt may have also cut but he not the from
whom l received most OF my wounds. | cut after
was struck with the colt well before think the
man who struck with the colt went Immediately out
into the alley. / know that the who at first
menced to cut me continued to do so 10 the end
Deputy Coroner Loze sworn held an inquest on the
body Of Dr. Weymouth at the Charity Hospital THE
process rerbeL was submitted and filed in evidence
DR.. Graham sworn: am practcing physician. l
called to Captain Weymouth the morning after he
,jnl
on MS head almost any one OF which would have occa
stoned death. The brain in state Of conclusion
The wounds were made with blunt instrument. There
was fracture OF the skull over the right eye discovered
on the post norton examination but the substance of the
brain itself though inhamed, was not ruptured The
stomach and lungs were in healthy state The wounds
were quite sufficient to have occasioned Teath.
DR. ulhorn corroboratcd DR., Graham's statement
Dr. Fox house surgeon of the Charity Hospital
dressed Captain Weymouths wounds when he taken
to the Hospital the night Of the list ult There
seven wounds in all six of which must have been inflicted
with blunt instrument, and the other with cutting
lin other respects the testimony of this wit
ness was similar to that of DR. Graham's
Dr. stilie sworn was called on to attend Mr. Green.
him he being removed from Mr. McDonnell's
coffee house to the City Hotel where afterwards dressed
HIM There were seven wounds on his breast head and
arms One on the left arm was four inches in length
made apparently with small bowie knife. The wounds
might have been made with the knife exhibited in
(Cunningham's) but the parties must have been very
near each other would suppose that the wounds
made with large knife Efhe blade Of Cunningham's
knife is blunt four inches in length Both the blade and
handle are covered with blood.
Napoleon White On the night Of the ARRAY at
coffee house, between 10 and II o'clock
went into the cofiee-house with Mr. Harrison and Mr.
liuet. saw Cunningham, Duffy, Thompson and Moran
standing Common street As went in. ! heard
Cunningham say he could whip any Of the crowd Mr.
Green and some others standing in the house AS
We walked in to take drink Cunningham, Duffy and
Thompson followed, Cunningham being ahead. As Cum
bingham approached Green the latter struck him with
stick and Thompson then struck Green and knocked him
down into chair. ! saw Duffy out into the alley
t.PRaTa
stabbed him with knife. When Green first struck Cun.
bingham, the latter approaching him. though not
rspidy The lights were Immediately afterwards put
minute "r Two afterwards saw cunningham stabhng
ir"en am certain 1t was Cunningham who said De-
'oiid whip any body in the crowd After Thompson hu
Teen he towards thu alley anil snipayagad ta IS
ape | did not SEE Mr. Moran in the house nor did
iotic" capt Weymouth, / kHrN IHpt Weymouth we'll
Crass-e Sainins GFr"n blow with The stick brought
cunningham to hsEer"s Aitcr Gr"rn Wa knocked MO
he chair by Thompson nothing NOR, tiH saw buy
strike Green in the back yard The blow staggered him
alt dii not knock hlm down did not sef any weapon
N buhy hhnd Nhent lights SsTs Pat out IN tin cof
echousa there still light harang 10 the back ward
don know how Cunningham Duffy aud Green got into
he yard Nhrn iIUfiy struck Green hr In the ward
Thompson Duffy followed CUNNINGHAM when th. Iar
or nrst approar bod Gr-eu bat heard re- hostile vors
Uttered between The parties When Cunningham urst
aid hr eo"ld whip any ui the crowd DO 1oI know
: hethnF ne meant ur"cn ~ net Cunningham renaEk
hat be could whip any a The rgnwa wa the tr.t
lostiic rNprrsion thal hyard THt- wa aid IN uiy
iFriFai At The bar-7uum saw weapons in Cunning
lu hand when Hfst NV him "a the sisy On har-raau
fhs sHii, in court i that nzs BY Cunningham ia
fitting 6fsgh IA ths yard
NJ BrschsF sWuru Estsrrn = aud a.~iorr On tbr
ligh3 g the 2lN uu NrHt intH the pTioAu. sQs9 10
axe arps There eT1Hs there Suns Wrrr shaut
ns i1r Ncolt Eni Grzhsm snI sanr il- Ptrrze Ar.r
iFinsug diHTt tle rruHi zud nag 5ss sgue Thar.
~ tFn 5sla or posed thT rrs Il tie .IstisB lt
AAFl-ra s1aias1 AaF -urk issuapsirtilaa Es,sfusly
si"nrhsi ~ Ari4r unFi - iutfss- hd11e CuHu-lrni
id ms PARTY senl n aHI thFF Ma7 sanJ deal III ala
e s=t1iar EHA CO hing aI aUJlhsr aad tsFsra IN
siEAf s7sg s. Hsarha-T# Es essts With rs can.
By sisFsinS q 49, H. psim n hss iyft hand A. b.
r.. i'aag thH tunhiH7h4II E5t hliI q vi the cane
'z~h rin Nffve'a thsH. sai with gh- "a - Thomr-
'N 81 r. gtss sissy ffr1a CUNNINGHAM Thompson
l-.isi unasnEaaal sp into thr CORNER and sp
gu sr dsT'r-- ri fxtrF the prs-s saia therD
1e14 y aag hfarH.tF thnt might shout luT
q sd gag 81 fisrar aud fheaf suu agreed 70 II
zN-l ttss,Hf7n and GaaRits ban wlieu the former
- D q Gang ruhlugham ani to,d every Que 10
= 1~fg teen wsst h&rk 90 Green. and az the sag !
e a a. Robinson trsd to git him sway s. II Wa
r nat tuua nzhsz bad kuife asked Grven If he /
R Hrrrf e said thEs he not. but had those arms
30 iti saw ha aud a. b. bad insultsd no gentleman
EHtta not tssss then sent to Thompson and Gun |
nEtsu and urged them % haye difficulty, and Gun
rshsaa sald . = and take drink and so home. At
~ E1s - struggling With Thompson and appeared
b @aEh rKelEed Thompson said let him take drink
81 Any aRs strikes hia ! q knock him down and ii |
~ 1ns stzksa HIN be shall b. knocked down Cunning
a i3n safagai he raam snd approached the counter
s1 sH ls.h -i E b. turned towards GFeen Who
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