New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-01
THE KILLING OF ENoca HORNE.

Deputy Coroner S0raparu investigated this case
on Saturday. The following testimony was taken
George A. Paris, swornI reside at No. 227 st.
Louis street. was at work slowing freight on
board the steamboat Newsboy yesterday. The
mate, Mr. Horne, the carpenter, johnson, and the
engineer, were standing together. heard a dis.
cussion between johnson and Horne; it was about
something regarding working, and for $25 wages.
The lie was given, and other insulting words ex-
changed between them, but could not make them
out exactly, or say who gave the lie first. Pre-
sently | saw Horne slap Johnson-at least saw
the motion made, but cannot say positively
| whether the blow was struck, as | was not close
| enough. They disappeared behind some freight,
! but had time to see johnson make motion as if
| drawing knife from his belt, and raise his arm to
| strike Horne. The engineer pushed johnson from
| behind the freight out on the guard to separate
them. then saw knife in Johnsons hand.
| John r. AAi6u1y, first engineer-0n yesterday,
| the 2Sth inst between the hours of IL and /
| O'clock was board the steamer NeWsboy
Mr.. Horne was out on the wharf. went off the
steamer Newsboy for Mr.. Horne, as | had some
| work for him to do on board In coming on board
of the boat-ont the after part of the boat is large
| piece of lumber---I told him | thought that the
| carpenter had got that piece ef lumber on board
| to make a stage that wanted the wheel. Mr.
Horne said 90 No, he has not got it for that pur.
pose, but for putting nosng' the forward
part of the boat, and ! suppose this piece of um.
Der will be in my way uo to Alexandria and back"
Atthis time Mr.. johnson was sitting on his tool
chest out of sight, about eight or ten feet dis
tant. He (Johnson) heard the conversation, and
then remarked, g 1t is none of your business" TO
Horne. Horne then told him that it was his bus
iness about the lumber. | then said to them, ..it
is of you fellows having any fuss about this
| business-a little piece Of lumber; come along
| from here.a Mr.. Horne then started away two or
| three steps, and told johnson that he (Johnsen)
was about as much use for a carpenter on steam.
i boat as htth wheel to coach. Johnson then
| told Horne to go about his business; that he
was nobody. Horne then asked johnson what he
said. johnson then changed his remark, and
said, Iou are not water on wheel.n More
| words passed from Horne, but don't rec0llect
| what Mr.. johnson told Horne that he tJ.) had
never yet been whipped on board steamboatand
/ paid of at the same landing, and that he (Horne)
had been whipped on board steamboat and paid
/ off and hired back on the same boat for twenty
| five dollars less wages than lie got before. Horne
| called johnson id lying s-of b.. johnson
/ then told Horne that the captain OF the Newsboy
| had called him (H } a s-n of b-h, and that he
| (H.) had still remained board the boat. The
word id lie then passed between them, but from
which first know not, SO quickly did it pass be-
| tween them; told them to stop their fuss as
| spoke they repeated harsh terms towards each
| other; Horne then advanced towards Johnson, and
| struck him, whether with his fist or open hand
| couldn't say, but know he struck him; johnson
was standing up at the time, and the blow did not
/ knock him down he was in his shirt and panta.
| looms; he thrust his hand inside the bosom of his
| shirt very quickly and drew knife; then ran
| toward them | made spring to catch Mr. John
| son and separate both parties Horne didn't run or
!
| could prevent the blow of the knife being given by
/ coming up ! saw II. stabbed with the knife il |
| had been minute sooner could have prevented
/ it. then showed Mr.. johnson on the guard of the
boat and he still had the knife in his hand upfed
/ Hooked around, still holding Johnson and saw the
| blood gushing from Horne's wound Says |, Now
| you've killed that man, don't cut me with that
| knifes He (Johnson) said, 't / don't want TO cut
/ you, Gaptaia.a This is all know.
/ Archer McNea, a deck hand of the Newsboy
gave his testimony, but i proved nothing beyond
| that previously given.
| R. I. L9seg, second clerk of the Newsboy, tes
| tilted to bis having received from Johnson the
| knife used in stabbing, and that's all he knew.
After considering the above evidence, the jury
found a verdict against z. e. Johnson for the kill
| ing of &noch Horne, and brought in q charge o
murder. Deputy Coroner Soraparu subsequently
made au affidavit against johnson before Recorder
| Baehs.
In this connection we publish the following frcu
the Pieayune, by request.
The account generally given of tae mate of tht
Newsboy having died from loss Of blood, owing tt
tho artery in his arm not having been properly
tied, might lead to the inference shat the physician
| WAC attended him did not take she Necessary pre-
| cautions. S2Gh is not the case. When the physi
clan was called, the wounded man already eX
hausted from loss OF blood, and his efforts coul
only result in preserving life Ter few miautes, b.
/ preventing furth9F hemorrtage, but he could no
have saved him.
DIR. Delery who made the postmorte4n examina
ton, felt certain that hemoyrhage must have take
place previous to the dressing of the wound, whic
was not in the arm, as reported, but the join
of the shoulder, penetrating the arapit and pie4e
ing the aXilary artery. There very little bloc
, on the mattress upon which the de eeaseda wa
placed after his wound had been dressed; the clot
and the spara1ran binding the wound, wer
scarcely stained with blood, and in the wound i
self, which was both wide and deep, were onl
: found small Jumps OF clothed blood, surely insu
5 fcient to cause death. We have given these e1
plantations in order TO correct any impression NJ
favorable to the medieal gentleman who attende
Dir. Horne which might arise tram the first repol
!, OF the case