New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-03-14

FATAL AFFRAY.
An English sailor named Walter about 80 years
of age, was stabbed in the abdomen by one Victor
Garcia, late on Tuesday night, in the Vegetable
Market, Second District. He was sent to the hos
pital, where twenty minutes afterward he died
Garcia arrested at the time by officer Con-
zales. Coroner Beach investigated the case yes
terday. The following testimony was taken:
James Parker, sworn-Last night about IL
O'Clock, !, in company with three other men, went
into the French market to get a cup of coffee.
After we had sat there few moments, the man
who was locked up charged with the stabbing,
but whom do not know, came into the market
with two women. As they passed along, this man
got into quarrel with Walter, the deceased. I
told them to quit quarreling and not have a fuss
there. When l told them that, the man that was
with the women walked away. As he walked
away, Walter called him d dogs rat, or some
thing to that effect. He then came back and they
commenced fighting. I cannot say who struck the
first blow. While they were fighting. l heard
Walter say he stabbed | did not a knife,
nor did see the wound inflicted. u
DdGia Jones, swOrn-About II O'Clock last night
I went with three other men to the market to get
coffee. While we were taking the coffee saw
man come into the market with two women. He
came up to the stand where We were, and said to
the women, ''there is room.H Walter said Eyes
| there is room.h What reply the man made could
not say but he and Walter commenced Quarreling
The man with the women then walked off little
| way and came back again, and as he did so picked
| up o chair. As he did that Walter sprang up and
| got q chair also They both struck at each other.
| AS they did SO the chairs came together. They
| dropped the chairs and commenced fighting with
their fists. | do not think there were more than
two or three blows struck when Walter cried out
| that he was stabbed. When he did so the other
man threw his knife away, and remained standing
where he was. l recognized the man in prison,
| named Garcia, as the man that Walter was fighting
| with. I did not see the stabbing, but there was
| no other person standing near enough to have in
| iictea wound except Garcia.
| Clara A2phOnSe, sworn--About II o'clock last
| night, Victor Garcia, in company with young
woman with whom he lives, came to my room and
asked me to 20 and take emp of coffee. | went
| with them to the Vegetable Market. We went to
a stand where there were four or FIVE men. Victor
said, LET lis go to another stand where we can sit
down; there are too many people there" As We
were passing these men, one OF them said some
| thing to US, to which we paid no attention, and
passed on. The man then said to Victor, g Come
back, you Dago =" Victor left U.s. went up to
the man and said, Young man, you had better be.
have Yourself and not interfere with other peoples
business" Victor then came back to where We
were when the man again said Come back, you
damned DagO theving -" Victor then went
back again. 1 tried TO hold him, but could not.
| When he got there, this man hit Victor three or
| four times in the face; to which Victor did not re-
turn any blow The man then picked up chair,
| and Victor did the same thing They both struck.
and the chairs hit together | then started off, and
| as ! left saw the chairs ia saw nothing more,
| as | went directly home.
Upon this evidence, the jury returned verdict
of manslaughter against the prisoner, Victor
Garcia.
This Garcia is the young man who, some time
ago, whilst insane murdered his old father and o
lamplighter. His insanity saved him. and latterly
he was discharged from the Insane Asylum as con,
| valescent,