New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-08-15
MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST Is, 1859.

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~ MORNING. AUGUST
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room. The knife came out with his hand-his hand |
being closed when be drew it from his pocket. do
not recollect hearing King say to McGill, can't
see you now, am in hurry TO go to my oce.H The
motion made by King with the knife was regular |
cut. was the only person out there when King and
McGll went out. There was horse brought in at
the time.
Robert Hawthorne, swora-I am deputy house.
keeper for Louisiana Hose Company. On the morn
ing Of the occurrence was sitting at the window
reading the True Delta, when !! heard an alarm OF
fire. When returned and was leading the horse into
the yard saw two men, one Of whom drew knife
and made plunge at the other and both ran through
the house toward Carondelet street. The horse be.
came scared, and my attention was called away from
them did not see what occurred afterward between
them The front door Of the house was open. did
not know who the men were but heard their names
were King and McGill. recognize the prisoner as
being one Of the men whom saw in the yard. ! saw
them into the house from the yard but could not
| tell who was ahead.
D. w. Roberts, sworn-I picked up the pocket.
! knife which McG was said to have dropped, and
gave it to Brisbin. 1t was shut, as now.
| Robert p. Sears, sworn-I was at the meeting OF
the Typographical Union. l saw King leave the
meeting room, but did not observe McGil go out. 1
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| fight had no idea there was difficulty between
King and McGill. did not see any part of the diff
Guilty. McGill sent for me 70 go see him At the
hospital. went there. asked for his clothes and
examined them. There was cut in the coat above
the vest coat pocket and the vest was cut also. do
not know il the cut in the coat recently done or
not but think it fresh cut Mcill would hardly
have worn the coat had it been cut. It was IN tne
hospital that first saw the cut in the coat The
coat was not new one; it had been some time.
l never heard McGilt make threats against King.
Testimony was next introduced in regard to Nc
ellis state Of mind when he made his deposition.
Lea F. Bake,uen, sworn-I saw McGiIl when he
made the declaration He was then fully conscious
Of his position. He believed be was going to die.
He made the declaration under full sense Of his
dangerous condition. He was more alarmed than
and other Of his friends were.
| I. ID. Tdnh01n, sworn-1 saw the deceased fre-
quently previous to his death. Up to the night be.
tore be died. he expressed his opinion to me that he
would get well: He entertained no ifeeling against
King He said he would like TO see King. prom.
ised to bring King to see him next morning. Said
! he did not wish him prosecuted.
Robert p. Sears, recalled was with McGill FIRE.
quently in the hospital. About 10 o'clock on the
morningtof the day previous to his DEATH he told me
he thought he was going to die BE told me that Mr.
Bakewell said Mississippi Fire Company would bury
him. He asked me about his dues to the Union, and
told him they paid. He asked me to write to
nother.n-law and his father and mother. He asked
if his wife (at Pittsburg) had heard of his trouble,
= and replied that believed she had.
Col. Field offered McGill's declaration in evidence
Mr.. Denegre objected, stating that in order to be
valid, the declaration must have been made under
sense of "impendng dissolution and the declara
ton in question closed with the clause that it was
made under sense of "possibyapproachiug death. !.
The Recorder decided to rule the declaration out.
e The defense was then opened by the introduction
1T Of two witnesses to prove that McGill had made
boJ ba,rI punH
,e threats though he might have said that one
W had told him so The other witness was about tc
testify, when Col. Field objected, stating that tht
utterance Of threats if proved, could have weight
w unless they had been made to King himself befor
It the difficulty. This point was then dropped.
y Henry S. Gern,aine sworn.-On Sunday morning
~ July the 3d. at II o'clock, attended meeting Q
is and was followed by McGi looked out of tn
re door. I also Mr.. McGill with bis hand on th
door. saw McGill turn round, with his back to tn
Of door. l saw King step back about two feet the
le- saw McG put himself in fighting position Heal
he ing some leave the room turned round from th
b. window, but Immediately looked out Of the windo
ed again. then saw King about five feet more toward
Ir the south wall than when saw him before. McGi
ASS appeared to be advancing King, but his posto
he was somewhat different than before. THAT McGi
he had reversed the position Of his hands, but still ha'
to- ing them in the fighting attitude then heard To
cry of eight" made for the balcony and locke
IL over but did not either of the parties. wei
to- down stairs and saw McGil lying in the house. Coz
nd sdered that deceased was about halt eight" Ha
if been in the fourth story Of the office just about Il
It hour of meeting, and went down and out again. VI
gh not consider him drunk.
to This witness, as also did Mr. VanHorne and NJ
na Nixon testified as the friendly relations and goo
of feeling that had existed between King and McGill,
er foreman and assistant foreman of the Crescent prn
ont ing department. up to the time Of their unfortuna
rus M difficulty. King had always highly valued McGill
on his assistant and when McGl was off on SPREE Il
it week before the difficulty, King had procured mone
ll's from the book.keeper to lend to him. Mr. Va
hes n Horne had complained to King about McGis della
md ing the paper by sending downhe forms too late
l King excused him, said he was improving, and th
rev be couldn't think parting with him. This closed
KS, nita case for the defence.
was After hearing the counsel on both sides read
lawbooks, the Recorder committed King for trial
10 mansaughter, and admitted MIN to bail OF s25O0
the The following is the declaration of the decease
in taken by Judge Bradford on the evening Of the
of August, in presence of Assistant Recorder Nom
red red and others:
eek Nv name is Arthur McGill. am about SO yel
the of age and reside in New Orleans. am acquaint
eats with the prisoner, W. Fl. .. King ! last saw
ling on the evening OF the Sd July last. On that day
uOt With MN at u lueetlLB VI w" SAiehhS
1t graphical Union in the Louisiana Hose house. Gu
the an exciting discussion took place there in which
and participated little, but not much Just previous
ting the adjournment of the meeting, MIR: King took
ect his hat and left, and started out about The So
Gill time. When we got outside made demonstrate
not as if to speak to him, but he appeared to get
g a patient, and started away from me. then start
cut towards him. and he then drew a bowe-knfe. AT
an this be went out the door leading to Caronde
y I street, advancing on him. Heinstanty came ba
Id and met me still advancing slowly. He made a
ledi ct me- but think it probable that struck at
over before this and perhaps, struck him. Think we
was into holts took hold Of each other] and whet
the he cut me then or not or whether struck him IL
,w a or not, really cannot tell. was cut after we
King clinched, and fell forward without any strength
but nv body. had no weapon but small pocket kn
first hut do not recollect whether had it drawn at
med time or not. had been drinking, and was somew
col intoxicated at the time. do not think gave X
sub any provocation that would justify such an attack
ID to he made upon me. When he went out of the hot
1hen as before stated with the drawn knife in his ham
remained inside, and lost sight Of him for an insta
out and when he returned he still had the knife in
hand. remember positively that it was the Cal
loud delet street door ut which he went out. It was
sod door through which the carriage passes. IT was
STU he returned that was cut also know that we
that nm alteration before he went out, bu whether