The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-18

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drilled. They were all armed. Lheard an Ital-
ian cry, "Aqui'' and Romfuts," :" and immed..~
ately his call was responded to by twenty five or
thirty individuals, who joined the one who made
the call, and all commenced firing at the Amer
leans. | do not know the name of the Italian
who seemed to be the leader. | saw many ST.
eilians coming up Bourbon street to meet the
first aggressors, and when they met they fred
to the time of the affray the Americans were
Judges, &c, there were not fifteen Americans
present. Was not present when the two Sell
ians were killed
beginning of the atfray. Says that he was TAX
ing lunch ip house on the opposite side OF
the street (up stairs) when he heard one or two
pistol shots and much shouting. Immediately
he came down, and the moment he showed him
self, Sicilian rushed towards him, armed with
triangular stiletto; the said Sicilian was about
killing him. when All Italian struck the Sicilian's
stetto with ali umbrella thereby saving wit
less than thirty Scilians firing at every one
diatey after bis life had been saved, he approach
front of the polls, and who was in the midst of
the assassins, and said, "For Gods sake, Mr.,
Genois, request your murderers to put stop to
their bloodshedH' Mr.. Genois answered, "Quc
vou]ez YOU que jes fasse'' What do YOU want
me to do? and Immediately approaching ten in
diyiduals about said to them, "Bueno, buelIo"
Enough, enough,' and is inclined to think
t]ofM toI ~ Co,1i
stop to the riot. One of the killed Sicilians--
the black haired one--was the man who ap
preached witness for the purpose of killing him.
Saw the two dead Sicilians fire during the riot
at the Americans. Previous to the atiray good
order prevailed at the polls and that Mr.. Gc!ln:s
was among the Sicilians.
is Robert sworn.-Says that as he was go
ing down Orleans street he saw the Sicilians
firing at the Americans Says also that after
Mr. Trepagnier had been wounded he was in
charge Of Davis, a colored man, when a man
"a Corsican, he thinks named Princeral, pull
ed out stilletto and made a start at Mr. Tire
pagnier in order to continue the assault COM
mtted on said Trepagnier That he, witness,
seeing that, seized his stick and, for the only
purpose of preventing Prlncera]'s murderous
desire, struck Princeral's stiletto and knocked it
down; that Princeral made two attempts to pick
up his weapon, but succeeded at the second.
Then Pyinceral ran away Knew nothing con-
cern,ng the death of the two Sicilians.
Eugene Poincelin. sworn.--Says that he
heard Mr.. Joseph Genos say that if a certain
be cut sooner than lie thought. Witness under
stood Mr. Genois' remarks to be threat
Knows nothing concerning the death ofthe two
c;a;l;,,, NJ, ,l-o IN boro l.,
on the ed of June, 1856, at II o'clock, A. M,
the time Mr.. Genois spoke, he was coming from
three or four young men. Witness saw one of
the dead siciIians on the morning of the vlec
ton, at the polls. Witness was not present
when the firing commenced.
Henry Guyol, sworn.-Witness is chairman
of the police committee of the board of assistant
aldermen. Did not see the beginning of the
firing; was, at that time, at the White hall, up
stairs, opposite the Orleans theatre, taking a
lunch. While up there heard noise in the
street, such as yelling. cries, &C., and immedi-
atey after heard the report Of one or two pis-
tolls. | then went out on the verandah of the
White hall to see what was the matter, and then
saw all the Sicilians who had been sitting on
the polls. We then rushed down stairs; when
| arrived on the sidewalk, I was surrounded
by Sicilians; met Mr.. Joseph Genois in the crowd;
did not speak to him; he appeared to me to be
very busy with them; to have control over them;
my walking stick. Seeing Mr.. Genois SC much
cans) | attempted to knock him down with NV
ctio- hut sod ND CIV
by. | then crossed over to the side of the theg-
he was unarmed and asked me for weapons
told him had none. As regards Mr.. Moran
tes request to Mr.. Genois to have stop put 10
the riot, / heard it. l heard the expression.
"Via, via, por VS.. vida,'' after the firing was
over. I cannot say that Mr. Genois uttered
these words, though my impression is that be
did. Know nothing concerning the deaths of
the two Sicilians. do not know the person or
persons who killed the two Sicilians DO not
know the individuals who pursued the two Sci-
ians, nor who killed them. Witness pursued the
Siciians as far as Bourbon street.
Mariana Ch!eali, sworn.-Do not know any
thing concerning the death of the two sioiliar.s.
Do not know which party commenced the riot
S. Trepagn, sworn-Keeps the White hall
N'AN'' O''i'S ooiASei WV 1'ot VI ti4S uSdtN
If the two SiciIians.
The jury rendered verdict that the deceas-
I'd came to their deaths from pistol shot wounds,
the thorax and head; said wounds
having been inflicted by persons to the Jurors
After some further deliberations nine of the
urors rendered the following additional verdict:
eve, the undersigned, jury convened by
he coroner for the purpose of aiding him in an
nvestigation held over the bodies of two men,
aid to be Sicllians, killed in house called the
Marine hotel, situated on Levee street, in the
econd district, find that these men were killed
" persons unknown to the jurors, in conse-
luence of bloody riot, which occurred during
he election held at the polls in Orleans street,
N Monday, the ed inst, and in which riot the
aid individuals killed, appear, from the testi-
nony laid before the jury, to have participated,
nd acting in concert with the aggressors."
Mr.. Claiborne dictated the above verdict with
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