New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-16

entity 40 the river, did not apprehend any diff
caity, as Harris was going to leave yesterday
eseiling. Harris never said anything to me about
asy difficulty with Peck am clerk On the river,
and am at present at 81 Union street.
Z. G.. Rssfer. sworn. * esterday, just before !
O'clock, Mr. Harris. or the man ! supposed to be
clerks window to pay bis bill I was standing by
Mr. Peck, and remarked to Mr.. Peck that
thought that wss MIR. Harris; Mr.. Peck got up,
and stepped just ahead of me. and Iremarkeds 70
him. Don't modest him, for am not positive that
Il IL Harris. Nh. Peek walked away from me
then towards Mir. Harris, and went around behind
into the Office when got round to the Office IN
side, sAM MI. Peck standing between the nfhce
and the heater and within four or five feet OF Mr..
| Harris. With Ills hands renting on bin hips, and
looking toward 3Ir. Harris; then went out of the
nfllces and went up stairs when reached the
third flight Of stairs heard the firing / turned
and came down stairs and Mr.. Martin and bis
friends we're Just then in the act Of bringing MI
Harris out OF the wine-room
~ ths DoroHea--I saw nothing Of the fight yes
terday. On the day before was standing near the
baggage, when heard d shot, and looking round
saw Nj. Peck pointing his pistol. ! then saw no
nlpres aid not expect any difficulty between
Peck and Harris yesterday, but merely told Peck
where Harris was, Just as matter 81 remark
that was i'll. II 1 bad not directed Mr.. Peck's at
tention, can not say whether be would have seen
him Or not. Isurposed the difficulty between them
had been settled. Ny object, as much as anything
N directing Pecks attention to Harris was to sat
isfy myself that Il was Harris thought Col
keck quite cool man, and had not the slightest
idea that be would attack Harris. felt afterwards
a. bad about tho affair as any one could.
James ". Mediation, sworn. 4 reside il Baton
Rouge. know nothing Of the difficulty yesterday.
\ Day before yesterday, III was coming ont of the
dining-ro0m Of the st. Charles Hotel from dinner,
mot seeing out OF my right eve, ran up close to
before noticed him heard some one say, Don't
draw your weapon Immediately looked around
and saw Nh. Peck, who had inst drawn . news
paper nom his pocket and was changing it from
one hand to the other. Just at that moment Mr..
Harris remarked, 80 will kill him, anyhow y and
his pistol went of. just after Harris shot, he ran
behind y pillar, which be was standing near, and
ran into the crowd and disappeared, SO that did
not see him any more / then looked around and
saw Mr.. Peck with his pistol drawn, and holding it
mp in the air. did mot know, either of the parties
then. The next day heard the firing and saw the
crowd running, but did not see any Of the diff
Guilty.
Thomas L. Ems s,vo,7,. reside in Tensas par
ish. I was standing yesterday near the henter of
the st. Charles Hotel, about four or five steps
from where Col. Peck wss standing. Noticed
Col Peek start from the pillar and looked in the
direction In which be- started, and saw Mr.. Harris
with pistol IN his hand. and at the same moment
Mr.. Harris fired. Almost instantaneously Col.
Peck fred, but I saw no pistol in the hands Of
Peck before looked at Harris. AT the first dis
charge Of Mr. Peck,s pistol Mr.. Harris fnched, as
party continuing to fire, Harris retreating and
Peck advancing.
10 the syury.-I am positive that Mr.. Harris fired
first. do not know either Of the gentlemen. !
heard no remark passed between them. / was
close enough to hear.
Other witnesses we're present, but the testimony
Of the above was deemed sufficient for Coronial
purposes. An appropriate verdict was rendered.
Or. Peck was arraigned before Recorder Sum
mers. and had his examination fixed for to-day.
Randell Hunt has been secured as his counsel,