New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-26

think saw another man standing behind fhe agT
ensad al lie time Of le shooting, but am not pest

! tive ~ .syaai.
last tuesday, / was sitting In my office in the
second story Or the RED StpFea, nj ths corner N
Baronne and Poydfas streets, when 4 i1eaFd one
or two pistol shots jumped M ana sekea k,, 9s h
clerk holding pistol in his handt aa saw 4l "
i qhoot three times more. saw man tha1 1 AZ ~
frst thought was drunk by tae way ny sesgg95fsg 5l
1 two or three PAGES from the man vino W.s sIoo5
ing; but after the shooting was finlsFcd was A,
sure the man was shot, tor saW Mr. baThsI5 ss
clerk have the pistol pointed towards hiE naa n
known MT Barker's clerk for about two ears, ptL
/ did not know bis name saW the man Rho va
s4ot al faH and saw the CLERK 30 into the SHOP.
then down stairs, ana saw large e'Ae4 etotfH 80
When yaw Mr.. Bark clerk
shooting, he was leaning, az IL Appeared 20 80 ~
| against the frame Of the Sooy, With lis afhn
Stretched out to- tae street ana firing He Was ln
his aairs sleeves, as usual; he has q deIeeMys
eye and rad hair know hm r s1slis psF1ess5
we'll As he fred, noticed that ms PISTOL WIS y
seIEcoekins pistol, from the way He nanaieu ~
and the rapidly wish which he fred. ,.. al
| Ci51rles Moore, swcgn-On Ioessay asst, s1t ~
| 22d og January at q ftge before II oct5Sk | HenE
to Mr.. BarEeT's stors to get a tocK repair eas L
saw the accusedin the store. left the 55ek WIen
the accased, and was asoat to 80 aWsy III iss 81;
standing about four feet from one OF the G9oTss HI
! side of tie door next to Lafayette street. Y say
the deceased pass fae door, and loos II yer slE.
The accused rushed past ne To- the door, I al
/ nienced ff1g at ths deceased with q pisIel. as
fred three shofs at the deceased IN 'front.' q alss
and betweea the tws ue1s sbofs tns aessfsss.l III -
Wheeled arohd it appeared 70 ne FL, sl.e Il, 1.e afa
reEed short distance ard fell aeGnssa Lllss w
dately returned into the store. az Pc
ths time the shooting was goln e. M Ws sseasad es
faH When sew him fall, Il sasdt . sooa upu, ps
Henry, why bad bullg5 il yr q. sar
did yoa shoot him aDr?n He replied voms The
deceased had been annoying him, ta59 w nsu ~
him several times togo away frorTt Rts storss 1as
| that he would not Keep away. SosaE gentlemen
then carae up to the door, and one assssd tns ag
cused who shot that man: the accussg answered.,
II shot him." He wss then talten into' SastodJ ~
| some officers who arrived about thatsfiMe-
Cross -ezamined.--I have known the . acensea saa
about seven years. When tooE taefioefE 70 hiin
he was calm and collected was not ezcfssa ~ any
way; he appeared the same as he always mad APP
pearea to nae. He was q peculiar sort oF person
singular in his ways. never knew hlna Dy any
other shan Henry did not Leave re fa6p fpp
during the firing was about six feet fFssAl tas
i gecused when he fred \ bis firing Waa very Tapla
supposed his firing was mere pra stfssl
mean bs being Pesniiasr t aots g. sas I sI Hill
wildly ON religious matters IN astelss-
ing to his business he was veFY n. a,a
think he was man Of sound NINA q sss
he passed looked in very iard aSlas
toward Lafayette street. 1Was staWding ifasia tns
door, The accused was near The ofaef ao9Fs h4,
firing at the deceased from the upper aoof. q, lS
seems to me that tie accused must have seen fne
deceased when he Passed r. 5ae R loTeF iz as n M s
pockets. did not distinguish the pistol @ lssd Oy
the accused; but by the rapfdity Of tfis tsflng NJ
think it must have been aseif-coeking pistol. las
the deceased passed the store and looked II yas
not mere casual look he kept his head tnrnsa 81
the store all the time he was passing. y GIG nos
see what the accused did with his pistol. shere
was no person in the shop besides the aeeused anq
myself ] am decidedly Of opinion that the accused
never was Of sound mind.
| W. DrO7a, sworn--I am police ofGcaf of the
First District. On Tuesday last, between " ana
u O'clock was standing at the eprner oi SaEon-
deet and Lafayette streets, when saw
coming along Lafayette street With q prisoner y
J heard that man had been killed on Baronne street,
| / Immediately around, and found man lying
dead in front of Mr. Barriers shop, with 9 iaFse
g man air, not then knowing that ne was deaas y
sent him to the police station in 9 furniture cart
asked the crowd if any Of them had seenthe pa-
to they said 10. said would look for itf !
a went into tho shop, and found the pistol IL the
drawer Of the desk; it was hid or covered MP Will
different articles, though saw the handle sticking
: out; it was empty, and the barrel still warm
smelti it, and found by the smell that IT faa BEEN
but recently fired. took the pistol to the prisoner
in tie lookup, and asked him if that was the pis
toll he said yes and then gave the pistol 10 the
/ Lieutenant Irecognze the pistol here as tie one
g found and showed to the accused; ean aHeaf to
y it any time.
. . The Coroner's jury, after hearing the above,
:. and after hearing other testimony Gnot reported
aboye) as to the sanity OF Stark the accused ren
o dered against him verdict Of murder. Tlsa qucs-
u !, ton Of the sanity of the accused could not come
D. before the Coroners jury It will have to be set
II tied before Judge Hunt and iury Of his Court
a5 F1Rsr D1srR1cr CouRT-.Ettdge Hls1lt.--Tla fol-
y lowing proceedings OF Thursday were accidentally
81 omitted by US yesterdays
O. A motion for new trial was made in the case
10 of Jose Serrano alias p. MaLagno, who W con
rs vcted of murder without capita pansshLaesnf
~ though the prosecution only asked ior yeEalet ol
=; mansaughter. ~ "
:" John Fields, t. m. c.. charged with larceny, Pat
Us Us Carroll with assault with dangerous -
III intent to KILL Joseph Cheett with ASSAULT WI in
n tent to kill and james Elliott with assault and bat
-, terry, dismissed by mol pros, on raotion q
IN IN aching District Attorney Judge Reynolds:
3h John Wagamaker was tried and found guilty OF
n larceny. thomas and John Ridge were tried fol
e assault and battery, the former being found guilty
II and the latter acquitted
te The business Of yesterday consisted IL the pass
ing of sentenees-nearly oil those sentenced fo1
in larceny having pleaded guilty-as follows: (:
g. John Kaiser, assault and battery two months #
the Parish Prison.
John McCarty, assault. s. fine, or one week i'm
d, prsonment
he VIM. Hughes. simple assault under mitigating
he circumstance, 81 fpes
a Daniel Broierlck, larceny, three nonths in TIL
ID, Parish Prison.
ne Manuel Joseph, e., larceny, sis weeks in th
It's James Farley, larceny, one week in the Parisl
an Prison.
M James BFoWn larceny, one lnQnta IN tae EariS
an Prison.
l John Meyers, larceny, six months ct hard be
his in the Penitentiary.
i'd, James Hogan, larceny, six months IN the FEN
itf tertiary.
rs, Christopher Rusky, larceny, sx months in III
Of Penitentiary.
ed Samuel Ayes, larceny, six months in the Pen
yer Tertiary. 7
we John Henry, larceny, one hour imprisonment
his the Parish Prison; (ths prisoner lad II yeai
old, had been in jail eight months, which was take
II. in consideration by the Canrtl
I'M John Price, convicted Of murder, without eapisi
at punishment, was to have been sentenced, but r
,bn tod thh i'm
,g; lis affairs, to which the Judge assanted.
rho RECORDER EMERsoS,s CoUEr. Recorder ddan
,r's presiding.- Theodore Davis was yesterday &
but raigned on the charge of having on Thursda
lde stolen pair of s6 boots; j. Simmons, OF No. l..
out Poydras street, making the charge, and determi
ask ing that he who dared those boots dsplace, shau
pom meet the Recorder face to face. Theodore pei
tently confessed his crime, and was sent down
cen face Judge Hunt.
was John MonfoGd- GharGed
ere the First District Court. :,
t at Paul Brandon was held for hearing on L
the charge of having assaulted James Winn with
re bowie knGe with intent TO kill on Lafayette stree
nan on Thursday night. I,