New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-09
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the left side of the head and the blood was run
I ming down from his head on his shoulders; and
while be was with me heard two pistol shots fired,
4 and then heard hallooing that man was shot.
They then brought mp man wounded; the crowd
1 commenced gathering round, when the officers
commenced blowing their whistles, and said to
4 StanmeyerY You had better 20 over there, but he
sad no, am hurt and cannot doso; said, if you
are hnrt you had better leave the ground and go
nome; nome ne then wrapped handkerchief round his
NY. neat ana lei. the ground. When the pistol was
shot heard them say, there IS man shot As
soon as tne report Of the pistol was heard the
crowd dispersed. When the two shots were fired
there must nave been at least one hundred people
standing round At the two last shots. when the
man was killed, stanmeyer was standing by me.
Before Stanmeyer came over to me heard re.
port OF firearms from the direction where the crowd
was opposite my tent. i
Cross examined 1t could not have been possible
for Stanmeyer to have fired pistol while standing
by me without my knowing it. Before stanmeyer
came out to me ! heard the breaking Of glasses in
the opposite, which was Lynn's tent. Stanmeyer
was perfectly sober at the time. had no light in
| my tent for | was afraid of my own life. saw
boys of ten or twelve years old in this crowd -four
shing revolvers after the man was killed; heard
threatening to burn down the tents.
Charles CuJberts0n, sworn-I know nothing aboHi
the shooting Of Conrad as it took place after left
the ground II was about II o'clock P. II. when
W5n. IL. Kennedy, sworn-I don't know anything
about the shooting OF John l.. Conrad. There was
a crowd, and ! myself was in one. We were
drinking, anu was Qulte 1HfOxlGateQ, so mucH SO
that could not say whether had left the ground
before the shooting Of Conrad or not was told
by some Of my friends that had left the ground
before the shooting took place.
Henry Kelly, sworn - don't know anything
4 about the shooting of John L. Conrad. had left
the ground before the shooting took place.
neither heard nor saw any disturbance on the
| ground while Twas there.
4 Henry Zlfagte, sworn-I was on the ground at
the Volksfest on Sunday evening. ! was with o
crowd of others that was going round the ground
from stand to stand demanding drinks and cigars.
/ We went to the tent of Mr.. John Lynn five OF US
altogether the first thing we asked for was drink,
and the person who had charge of the tent replied
that he could not give any drinks as there was
no taps in the barrel We then turned to walk
l ont and the person who kept the tent asked us if
II we wanted to take charge Of his tent; we replied
no, that we had right take charge of his tent;
that he was the proper person as he was put there
take charge Of the tent, and as we were walking
out OF the tent he shot at U.S. and Conrad hallooed
J out he was shot. We then picked up Conrad and
carried him to the Charity Hospital. 1 went with
him to the Hospital.
We made no attack on the keepers Of the tent
either before after Conrad was shot. We did not
go in the tent and break the glasses. Twas not in
the crowd nor did hear any one say, when say
cut, all cut.s Never saw the man that kept the
1, tent before. Did not at the time know who it was
Have heard ii was Stanmeyer. would not know
him if should see him. He was short, thick Sc
man. wore a moustache and g0atee of a blacl
color. He was dressed in grey clothes. There wa!
a light in the tent. am sure we were all walking
out of the tent when the pistol shots were fred
The officer Of the tent was behind us. Conrad, Al
the time of being shot, was looking towards the
watchman. The watchman had on a soft drat
color shirt. Did not see that he was hurt. There
was no person struck the watchman, or raised his
hand to hurt him. There were no shot fred nftel
the first two shots The shooting took place be
tween twelve and one o'clock, on Sunday night. i
was an oil lamp that was in the tent. 1t was burn
| ing dimly. was with the great crowd that wen
i ,.l Iat 5ss,rr Jfrfnv n,1F ~
gars, for which we did not pay. There wa
i a great part Of the crowd gone when Conrat
| was shot Conrad walked out of the tent AM
$ walked hundred yards, and then sat down
t There was crowd around him. except us, fou
i Of his friends. was with Conrad from l0a unit
l he was shot. Did not see any disturbance any
/. where else. Neither nor Conrad was at the ten
. | in charge of officer Scott when there was diff
l. Guilty there. Do not know officer Scott, nor wha
$ tent he had charge Of Did not see any man chas
ing another with pistol. Conrad had on stra,
d the party with Bob. Kennedy from l0a o'clock
NJ, until he left the ground, which must have bee
.r about IL o'clock, P. NJ. When Conrad was con
ing out of the tent and when he was shot, he droI
it ped his hat. Conrad did not drop his hat wher
v he fell. The hat was first picked up by boy.
+ am positive there was not hat inside Of Conrad
h hat. As soon as the boy picked it up, he handle
Il it to policeman. Ttwas about ten or fifteen fee
d from where Conrad was lying, where they pickle
d up his hat | did not see hat pulled out froi
d Conrad's hat II there had beer should hav
y seen it.
3 George s. Blame sworn-I was at the Volksfes
:. about O'Clock on Sunday evening There was
d procession formed, and | followed along after i
d Conrad and myself were walking together; sa'
that he was intoxicated, and ] took him out fro,
Is the procession, as | saw there was likely TO be
l. difficulty He was friend of mine, and did ne
o want him to be in it. After the procession ha
IS left the Voksfest, was walking in company wit
Conrad and another young man whose name
is not know. This young man asked US to go up |
o q bar that was kept by man named George Wi
n lams, to get drink. We took drink, and the
y walked out and went under the tent of ma
d whose name, | think, was Jn0. Lynch. Conra
e and the young man stopped in the tent and
walked out Almost Immediately after got out
II heard the report of two Shots and Conrad cam
~ out of the tent and said he was shot. ! went u
.s to him and opened his shirt, and saw bullet ho
n in his left breast. He was walking from the tel
at the time opened his shirt; ahd when he got,
st suppose, about fifteen yards from the tent, he 81
:. down and fell over on his back. then called fl
y the police, and two came mp. ! asked them
and assist me to arrest the man that had sht
le Conrad, and they refused. Scott was the name
one of the officers, and he made On excuse that
> had no revolver but knew he had one, as he ha
y it in his hand. Another then came up, NJ
Of Ximenes, and we took Conrad to the Char
, Hospital
:. :. Cross s.examned-I saw the man that shot Co
&c rad. did not see the first shot. but hearing II
IN turned round and saw the second shot The me
N that shot Conrad was dressed in gray suit
of clothes, soft drab hat, black under the rim.
3 1
le color his beard was. The man that shot Gonr.
was behind the bar, sitting on bench side of
Ia table. Conrad was also behind the bar at h
time he was shot It was between half-past
VI o'clock P. NJ. and II o'clock NJ. There was
I'd difficulty in the tent were just passing thron.
10 the tent. There were no glasses broken wheI
= was in the tent. Everything was in order as far
- could see. saw officer Scott's hat pnlled o
~ from Conrads hat. | think there only thr
as of us in the tent, Conrad included. do not knu
Lrt the man that shot Conrad. but would know HIM
!. should see him again. heard it was Stannleye
~ Conrad had no fire. arms-1 never knew him to we
nd arms Of any description. The music and dancil
ms was all stopped at the time of the shooting. VIII
Il we went to the tent after Conrad was shot, v
: found two boys, I should judge to be between
e. and lG years old. Conrad said that the man th
ny shot him was the watchman OF the tent. ! did n
he hear any one call for drinks when we went
nv Lynn's tent. Conrad did not drop his hat until
" fell down. The reason thought there was goil
ae to be d difficulty was, they were making a gre
noise and qnarreling among themselves. Mys
of and the young man (Mr. Zngle) that was wi
| US are the only ones that actually saw the sho,
ut ing. @
NJ John Lynn (re-caed) sworn-Mr. Stanmey
he does not wear any beard, nor did l ever see h
ut with beard. Have known him for nine or
years. He (Stanmeyer) was dressed that day
or think, a blue coat and dark pants, with dr
ay soft hat; not positive as to the hat. There was
to difficulty at my stand when I left, which was
ntoiock Sunday nveunp