New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-23


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witness met Garcia at Verdea's cofeehouse. Garcia
told witness be did not know what was the matter
Win Percival, ana that ne believed be wanted 70
W mp nm Pc addea that ne wanted . ssnd soms q
tnat ne wanted 70 speak 70 hil- Garcia asked two
o. his friends to go and re Percival, and they re-
fused Carols gave witness knife q tbs corner Of
81 feser aDd Burgundy streets, before he went 70
rtfcayels. Witness asked Garcia Why be gAve bin
tnc knise TO keep for him. Ga1aa said be WAs afraid
q De.nG arrested, and asked wtnes no. " follow
shop cios by and bought cissr. a 5ew minutes
Ntsfwsfos hs nv Garcia and PeJctvsi tegssber,
wa!K,ng Iass snd The boy Paul verdeHs walktsg be-
hin6 them. Aiter they passed the ciesF shop, vii
ness 1oioweo .nem % see What they wen going 70 D.
Saw cao pass Percivsl stopped j. two wonsn
ana man got out, sud 0lYcis and Percf5pI got iws
heard Perclva, say ne woutd pay for The elb. Juse
yon are going 70 DO"
Witness did net Know wheyethey were goirg fol.
lowed the cab ss well as ne ess6. Witness ~ 10
Bayou IT. soni aha asaed s sos s boys that
cab had passed over half an nosS sgo. Witnese
went into . cohee house and dfasa siaa OF water,
and sat down in the door tllf sbe cab came back
In about 1uarfer OF an hour, wltHe1 saw Pereivae
coming running 10 for town a. tass as be couldl
without bis hat. When he got Within hffy yards 81
witness, witness asked him where was 0areha He
gave HU huSWcis Jul Wucctcu lt50e 1VouO Auu
Iooed, /" Murder !" He ran till be got opposite ~
bridge, and told two onicers whom be met to arree
witness, as witness wanted to Kill him. Witness said
TO the officers j" II You arrest me, arrest him alsor
One officer went with witness. and the other with
PercivaL Witness aid the OFFICER With bim met the
cab on the road, near the tolkate II Was driving
along slow: Witness and the ofkeer with him got
into the cab and came to town. The knife which
Garcia gave witness before starting. witsea put
under the cushion Of the cab was afraid OF being
searched, and having the knife found IN biz posses
Aat ftr< DrzAe<
and from that was taken to the calabeoss.
Cross.examned At the time Of this occurrence,
percivai and witness we're not good friends though
they had been previously When Garcia Met witne1
at Verdellas, corner OF st. Anne and Daaphine streets
| he dd not ask witness TO go to PercHS as; Gsrcje
did not not ask T. because ne knew witne's wouid not
Co. Witness followed Garcia toward Percisars mere
ly to see what would take place did not know
whether Garcia wished merely to speak to Herevslor
TO fight him. No one was present when Garcia handed
| the knife to witness Leopold Ferdella was with
Garcia, and witness behind at the time witness re-
eeived the knife from Garcia, Verdella was in Per-
civafs shop. Garcia was not excited. The revolver
court witness identifies as having once belonged to
him on the Gay OF the dmcuty i was the property
OF Garcia Witness did mot dispose OF It 70 Garcia
it was given to him about week previously BY an
other person. Garcia handed no weapon to witness,
when the cab was at the corner Of Rampast and ST.
the shell road, witness did not draw pistol upon
him, nor could he have done se for he bad no such
| weapon. witness does not fememner having nd any
conversation with Lent. Gastinei at the Main Post.
| about weapons. Ine iargest OF the TWO Knives In
Court witness identifies as the one handed to him
by Garcia.
i Leopold verdella (youth) sworn At ahoat half
past ~ O'CLOCK, Garcla came 10 the coneehouSe Of
Witnesss father. at the corner OF st. Ann and Dau-
phine streets, and asked witness il be would not 60
and call Percivai out. Witness went with him, and
called fersivai on - psIS'ya a h ran I'M into the kitchen
ward came out on tne banquette. and Garcia asked
him II ne was ready perciVal answered +" yes" and
went 10 again, and got his coat and hat Perciyal
and Garcia then started together towards Rampant
street, gong by way OF ST. Peter street Witness and
Labatt were behind, following them; Perciya turned
and said to them, don't want you to follow me.n
As Percival said this, cab was passing; Percival
stopped it; two women and man got out Garcia
asked, Who pays for the cab?' Percival answered,
pay Tor IT," Perclval got in first Garcia after
ward, and they drove Oh: Witness and Labatt COM
menced running after the cab witness told Labatt
to run, so they might be IN time to see the fight.
witness ran 10 Where the turns and not being
able to run any more walked then he lost sight Of the
cab. Went to the police station house at the Bayou
Bridge and asked the officers which way the cab bad
gone the ohcers replied. Ihis SIDE = witness then
commenced running again and when ne got about
mile past the tosate he met Percival without his
2 hat.
As they came togetner, Percivai said to witness
!; Follow me as iriena Wtness replied, " No.
want 70 see Galcla ! fere'val tod witness ne had
cut Garcla ano as ne SAID tnis.he still held knife
IN his hand-ne asked witness IT Labatt was follow
ing behind witness answered no witness then ran
on ana came up 70 Garcla ylng on the grass by the
:. road WIN nve OF SIX men around hlm dressing his
e wounds; at the same time witness saw the cab on
II us way 70 town; witness asked the cabdriver to
take Garcia IN ms CAB, and carry him home The
driver SAID ne wonld not as the man would bloody
ms cap witness then told the driver that il Garcia
should dirty tne cao ne was able to pay for it, and
asked he driver 70 make naste as Garcia was sufier
ing Two men tnen LOOK Garcia and put him into thu
CAB as soon as Garcia was IN the cab witness fonne
IS pistol and an IRON knackle which he put in th.
cab witness then got into the cab, and the cal
started lor the Guy tnere were hve persons IN to-
ca6-wtness the driVer Garcia, Labatt and polic'
omeer.
e Gross examlnea On tne morning OF the occur
It renee, earGa, witness protners, and Labatt, wert
present Harcla hrst asked Witness prother Jean
go 10 ferclVals ana ne decnned. Garcia then asked
II winess 10 60 ana can Ferciva out Tor him. as a.
e dld not wisn 70 insult MN IN MS own house. Garc
y was n1Iie eAcieoi wltness Wens WIN MN sioe pJ
10 the way. part of the time. When witness and Gar
cia reached Percvas Garcia stad the banquette
); Witness and Garcia never stopped at all from tn
time they left witness house till they got to Perc
is walls. When witness went in to call Percival leay
ing Garcia out on the banquete he did not mentio
as Garcias name to him he merely said that somebod
ef wanted to see him. Perciva was in the back room
IN eating his breakfast, when witness entered he d
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