New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-10
MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1860.


examination, as it turned out upon an examination
of the girl, that only an attempt had been made.
| The examination of physicians showed that an
| attempt had been made, but not conaummated.
! MALIGNANT AssAuLr.--M. D. Conway was ar
rested last night charged by Fl. Leopold. the we'll
| known bill poster, with an assault with intent to
kill. 1t is alleged that Conway followed Leopold
he went into an alley on Baronne street, at half
past nine o'clock, and struck him on the head with
a brick. That the blow was severe, is attested by
/ complainant's wounded head.
| ARREsrED.-John CASTILLO was arrested last even
ing as party to one of the stabbing affairs of the
previous night He is charged with being the man
who stabbed Martin Lawler in the thigh on Baronne
i street. g4s 4g 5.@
TUE KNrFE.-At II O'Clock yesterday morning
an irrepressible conflict occurred ON Tchoupitou-
1 las street between three men, one of whom, Peter
| Conway, got dangerous knife wound in his abdo-
men from John Kay. The latter, with John Bar
rett an accessory, was sent to the lookup, and
Conway was sent to the hospital. Conway re-
| ceiyed two severe stabs in the left side.
/ THE KILLING OF JAMES PoRTER.-The Coroners
inquest into the circumstances of the killing Of
James Porter by John Henry was held yesterday
afternoon. The undergiven testimony was adduced
and verdict of murder found against the accused :
| Charles Reeves, sworn-About IL O'clock or
| little past it, on Wednesday night, 7th inst,
| was in the coffee house at the corner of Graver
| and Dryades streets, with Jamer Porter, the de-
ceased. Whilst we were drinking James OiCon-
| ner and Tom Burke came in. Burke was quite
| drunk and noisy; O'Connor was trying to quiet
| him. AT this time Porter and | started out of
| the door; the other two came after us, and Con-
ners said !" Now, Charley, why do you speak to
me SO coldly,s or some such expression. told him
that the reason was that had heard that he said he
would get even with me for not taking him home in
| my cab one night he was drunk How Porter got
into the conversation don't know, but he told
Conners to go away and the latter refusing to go,
| Porter struck him; just then, John Henry came
running up, q don't know where he had been
previous to this) and said something to the watch
man-Lavigne, beliye his name is-Porter started
| after John Henry, and struck him. remarked at
the time, "John Henry, let him alone, you have
nothing with him. but Porter struck Henry once
| or twice, knocking him in the street.
Porter then came back, and Corners had also
come back. They had some more words there
Porter struck Corners again, who struck back, and
| then ran down the street We (Porter and y then
went at the corner of Perdido and Dryades, in a
coffee-house and restaurant. We stayed there some
time, drinking wine. We had been there about
! three-quarters of an hour, and went through the
| yard Porter, sleeping right back of this coffee
house, could 60 to his room through an alley, with
out going in the street. then came back through
the restaurant, into the street. left him with his
| woman in his room. found James Corners stand
| ing on the sidewalk, and cab in the street. Con-
ners made some remark to me, which Idont recol-
lect exactly told him, g You can play that game
on me, as you did on Porter; take your hand out
of your pecket.o said SO because when he quar-
relied with Porter he had knife on him. Just at
| that time Corners was knocked down, i think by.
Porter, who lad just come around the cerner |
think his woman was with him. but am not sure.
The watehman, Lavigne, made after Porter to
arrest him, and in SO doing, put his hand into his
| pocket, as if to draw weapon or something, and
| Porter jumped in the street. Whilst was looking
| towards Porter, / saw John Henry and another
| person come up. Porter went towards them, and
| as he approached them saw John Henry walk off
few steps, and then turn round and shoot at
| Porter, who drew himself up and groaned. Some
man caught Porter, and followed John Henry
| into Dryades street. came up to watchman
/ and told him, Arrest this man he has shot Jim
| Porter" The watchman took him in charge, when
1 Bill Evington came up, and John Henry gave him
up his pistol. As went back to the corner / was
1 arrested also, charged by Conners with drawing
| knife on him; and when got out of the lookup
l the thing was all over.
| Cross.examined-Id didn't see knife in the hands
| of Conners when Porter struck him. When Porter
| stepped off from the watchman, to go towards
| Henry, he went sideways. Porter made no other
| demonstration to attack Henry more than going
| towards him. Porter was too far from me to see
| if he had any weapon in his hand did not see
| Henry's pistol, but him raise his hand, and 1
| saw the smoke and heard the report.
| James O,Connof, sworn-OnS last Wednesday
/ night ABOUT J. o CLOCK, OF 1aH-paSt l., went with
| young man named Burk to take a drink at the
coffee-house of Gravier and Dryades Streets
We found Jim Porter there who wanted to put us
| out. We went out, and Charley Reeves called
me aside and ask me if was not talking about
him. told him no, and asked him who had told
him so he said, this young man Burk. This con-
Yersaton took place outside. As | was talking
with Reeves, Porter struck me and knocked me
down, without any cause or proyoeation, after
which he ran towards John Henry and knocked him
down. John Henry said, " For Gods sake, Porter,
| don't kill me, / have no weapons about me.''
| Porter then told him to leave, and kicked him.
| Porter came back to me with Charley Reeves !;
| Porter kicked me, and Charley Reeves pulled out
| pistol to shoot me, and | ran up Grayier street
| towards the river. l met a cab and got in it, and
started to 60 to Peydras market to get coffee. At
the corner of Phillippa and Perdido met Lavgne
and another watchman, and asked them why they
| did not arrest those two men when they were
| kicking me and Henry?
| As was talking with the watchman, Charley
Reeves came out of saloon at the corner. He
took pistol out of his breast pocket to put it
behind his back, when the watchman caught hold
Of him, and told him he would not do any work
like that here. Porter came up at this time and
struck me blow over the eye, knocking me into
the street. He then turned to John Henry, who was
standing near by, and pulling knife on him said,
Snow, I've got you John Henry, you --!'' and
ran towards him. Henry got out on the street. l
then ran to get an officer to arrest Porter; went
to the police office, where was told that an aff-
dayit must be made before officer could be sent
|
and Charley Reeves were brought in by the watch
men. I did not see anything of the shooting, and
did not hear the report of pistol whilst was run
ming. / did not 60 there with Henry, but with the
| cabman Billy Mcdonald. ! had no weapon with
| with me. When | got down from the cab to the
watehmen (Lavigne and another), / did not see
Reeves nor Porter there. The only excuse the
watchmen gave me was, that they would arrest me
| If did not look out
| Chds. Z. Set1alt, sworn-O On the night of this
occurrence came up from Poydras market going
to bed; it was about l o'clock, at the corner of
Dryades and Perdido streets, / met two officers
| Lavigne and another whom / only knew by the
nickname of Dago joe, and stopped to talk to
| them in three or four minutes John Henry whom
| know well By sight, came up with another man !;
| Lavigne called him aside and had some conversa-
ton with him, which did not hear except that as
| they came back Henry said to him, 81 am fixed
now, but | was not then; y shortly after, cab
drove up, and Henry said, Conner come out
| here.n Conner came out of the cab on the side
walk; they got to talking about fighting, or about
| previous fight, but ! paid attention to what
| they said after this, Charley Reeves (whose name
they had mentioned1 came ont of the corner house,
and said to Conner, tTake your hands out of your
| pockets--I don't want to hurt you; u they then
had some words about dollar that had been
| thrown into a cab directly after, James Porter
| came from around the corner of Perdido street
/ with woman; was standing near the lamp.post:
/ James Porter struck Conner with his fist knock
/ ing him towards the cab Porter then came up to
/ watehman Lavigne, and showed him his coat where