New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-20

meant by 9 him. neither did hear the answer O
the other party. The man that bought the psto
said, . don't want to hill him. nor have any fur
tier difficulty with him." Within about an hou
after the parties left tie store heard that mai
by Che name Of Harris had been killed at the St
Charles Hotel Before the man left the store, hi
took both pistols out Of the package had pm
them in, rolled the paper mp in the shane Of fun
mel stuck tile mlzzies of both pistols in &c and hi
Then left The store. The pistol shown to inc BY
te GIel e. OF Police looks exactly hike the one pa
up q the bundle for the man on the 18th. ] Dc
not know that tie man who bought tile pistol u
the store WAS Harris, the man that was killed.
+ 1Aontas \. EgMt.i reside in this city; ] am q
clerk in g. W. Grcgor Co.'S jewery store. at iii
corner Of Camp and Canal streets. sold TO \ inat
pistol the exact pattern 81 the one no5s Ill Court
on the 18th, near IL O'Clock. did not know Tic
nan man; ne appeared 70 be very much excited at the
tIne J think he came into the store alone. Some
time afterwad another man came in, and entered
| into conversation with him. Two men might haze
| come ~ together, but frecollect only one. lid
not near the man who purchased tile pistol make
/ any threats against any one / loaded the pistol
| at his request
I ThoItas a. 3SeaJs.--T reside IN His city am
meaber of the firm 0i Reddne & Co. On Thurs.
day, INC i2th, betWeenl u and o'clock, / was ait
ing IN my oiee door, under the St. Charles Hotel
i When heard he.reporto Of what supposed to be
pistol Curiosity led me out to see what the diff
ilculty was. ] saw 4 man standing on the first
,ahalig OF tie stars leading up to the portico oil
tiic hotel, very much excited. He called out sew
! erai Times, " IL there any gentleman who will give
me reyolyer2 All want in the world is a revolver;
! wlll klli hlln., 1id not know who the man was
o. VINO y was ne said ne would Hill. will describe
the man as well ~ can. He was about feet )
or inches high. thin and spare red beard and red
hnr, and very red face He had u pistol in one
hand and 4 scabbard Of knife in the other. Cam
no. s,ay Il there was knife in the seabbard. The
/ pistol Was single barrel pistol.
i,S i,e,ktts.l reside in this city: ] afa NIGHT
clerk at tue Fist District Police Station On last
thursday night, Vt clock, WhetI came ON duty,
rislI =.
| 10 and ll o'clock the same night an order came
for his release under bonds 10 appear in The morn
| ing. Shortly after his release, he demanded
hs arms ne had credit lie books for i re-
/ yoiyef, 3 dofiihgef. bowie knife and a cane ]
| told him J could not restore his arms as theg
would have to he brought before the Recorder Ii,
| thc morning. He said he was compelled to haze
weapons, as the difficulty Ill which he had been
| engaged vas not settled by a long way, and that
ne was bound to renew it,; and that if he did not
| get those weapons he would be bound to seek for
others elsewhere. never spoke OF this converse
| ton TO any enc till after the death Of Harris
| Thomas d. -Idaias.--Iam Ghiefof Police forthe
city OF New Orleans. The only weapon | found
upon the deceasedwas the knife now ia Court and
thls found aiter bis death. Ihe two pistols now
John i. Ware the barkeeper in The wine room. as
the ones which had been used BY Peek ana Harris
IN the conict-the larger of the two being the one
lsed used by Ieck, and the smaller the one used by
Harris. Accidentally, in my own Office j dis
charged one Of the loads out Of Peck's pistol.
When the pistols came into my possession three
barrels Of each We're empty. The deTlineer now
~ Court WAS handed to me after the death Of Har-
lis, by Mr.. Maine, clerk in the hotel, who stated
mat u had been In his possession since Thursday
the l2th, up to that time. The derringer restored
T. Haf,is On Friday at the Police office appeared
to be the fellow of the one now in Court
3fofintGr u. Maine. Il corroborate that part oe
the above testimony which relates to my handing
the dcrringer pistol to AIr. Adams
MI Hunt naW proposed to produce evidence as
to the vindictive, rcyengeful, and generally bad
character Of Harris the deceased
Mr.. Van Dason objected, ana after some disens
SON his objection was sustained by the Recorder
Alr. Hunt then offered evidence as to the GOOD
character OF Peck, the accused. The following
gentlemen testied:
have known Mr.. Peck eight OF ten wears. His
character is that of q high-toned, courteous and
amiable gentlenlan. am an engineer.
y. q; Iagef.--l live in Mississippi, nearly OPP
Peck six Or eight years. ! know him to be. in the
full sense of the word, a high-toned gentleman
From his reserved and amiable character, woud
have thought it impossible for him 70 have diff.
Guilty with anybody.
. John q. Cobb am member of the firm of
Martin, Cobb & Co., in this city, | have known
Nh. Peck personally three or four years and bv
reputation long time. lie bears the charae-
Ter OF a hlgli-toned gentleman. To my own know
ledge he Is very mild and ainable gentleman.
Joseph Y. Jolnson.-I reside in yicksburg: |
am member Of the firm Of Brown 4 johnson in
that city, and also Of Brown, johnson 4 II. and
Rotchford, Brown < Co., in this city i have
known Mr. Peck personally some five OF six years,
and Know him to be 0 mild amiable and eIiet
citizen, and 4, high,tonea gentleman.
E41rdid W. Juck.-lreside in this city af nrns
enti, formerly lived ut yeksburg | am a div
goods merchant. Know MI. Peek personally. He
Is quiet, aniabfe and peaceabIe in dispositions and
as little likely from his temperament. to provoke
q1afrelor personal difficulty, as any man of my
acquaintance. -
4 A. Rep=-I reside III Louisville, Nv. i have
known Mr.. Peek some twelve or fifteen years: !
from about the time he vas grown. lived in the
same county with him. never knew a more noble
or generous and brave man, or at tle same time =
more ainiable man. | have made many inquiries |
ct his neighbors, and they universally spoke OF
him in the highest terms.
Join T. IIate ireaNed.-I picked up the two re- !
yoNers now in Court behind the bar IN the wine |
room, by the side of Mr.. Harris whilst on the aenr
anu before he was taken away, Immediately after
the difficulty between HIM and Mr.. Peck
10 other testimony was offered Mr.. Hunt an. !
hohaeed the testimony for the defense closed: ana |
ar. y an Dalson, of the prosecution agreeing the
case was submitted to the Recorder without are1I
menf. The Recorder announced that he wof1la |
render m deeision at 10 o'clock to-day, and adj
Iourned the Court.
/, ACCIDENT Daniel NIcCreen fell from his cart IN
tne 1hlrd District yesterday morning. and had one
y ms legs broken by the wheel passing over II.
9iileer oelcshhaydre sent him 10 Charity Hospital.
IHE MARINE DepGE.-Reeorler Long Yesterday
ght 'ohh Morris to prison for obtaining Sl IS trois1
5hfl5Ilan Hurstod Epon promise to go TO sea, and
hen deserving. y ~
COMMITTED FOR TRTAE.-Pat. Cunningham. fe,
tabong raul Lagrange Oh tile night III tic 5th
Instant, on pauphine street near St. Louis. was
,eskafaay sent before the First District Court by
teeofder Wiz, to be tried on the Charge of sta6
'ihg, With intent 70 murder. Lagrange having
ecoFered IRON his injuries, appeared and testified
nat as he was passing along, he was pushed bvzt
roWd OF three or four men; liz had some WORDS
Win them; they made ieup, and he invited them
Q take drink; and at the corner he was AZ
autted ana stabbed by one OF them, whom lie re-
oghized as Cunningham, the accused Cunning
Am was renanded to prison.
/, BttRGIaRY.-i lst coyey giving his name as panl
aiiofd was yesterday arragnel before Recorder
flltz on q charge Of having. early yesterday morn
lg, broken open the show window Of Gpnrma
chaederss shoe store, No. Bienyille street. and
arrled oil three OF four pairs of shoes worth 10
si2-he being arrested in the vicinity bv Mat
new Daley, private wafchman, with the shoes in |
IS possession. The Recorder sent him 10 nyisa,,
. await examination. ''se.,
Discussed Gus slave Of Pipkin CHARGED w;th
wing white man. G. 2. Cochran blow on tba
cad with stick Of Mosd, on board tie steamer
onet, was yesterday dismissed by Reenrder
lt1, no prosecutor appearing.
Mrs. Julia Joncklcr, charged with tllrasbint, tba
'ldoW Callaghan, at the corner OF GalstomIonse :
nd Franklin streets, was examined ana ,lis i,3is.