New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-09
The Attempt to Xiii Police Omcer Crown
Evidence in the Case.

The Attempt to Hill Police Omcer Crown
Evidence in the Case.
This case came up yesterday for examination
before Recorder Gastinel. We give below the
evidence, simply promising that Canonge and
Keppard, the two accused, are both colored
George w. CroDn snCorn-On the night of the
I'd of September was on duty as policeman on
Carondelet Walk and st. Peter street. At about
10 or IL o'clock witness heard noise on Caron.
delet Walk Upon proceeding to the place. he
found it proceeded from coffeehouse He called
the attention of the occupants to the circumstance
Witness afterwards went to the corner of Caron-
delet Walk and Basin street; and while there saw
the accused, Zephyr Canonge, come out of the
house in company with lady and two other per-
sons, all OF whom were talking and making loud
noise. Witness told Canonge to stop that noise,
Canonge asked who he was talking to, al |
sad II witness arrested any one he would be dis
charged in the morning. Some one then said
&c This IS police officer and must be respected .,
CanOnge said that it would all be forgotten. and
invited witness to take drink. When witness re.
fused, Ganonge sad, IF you y do not rinkyouhave
away, when he heard some one saw "Shoot the
id son of q b-h.n At that moment heard
pistol fired, and the parties ran Off Witness was,
at the same moment, wounded in the breast. At
the time the shot was fred Canonge was talking
to witness, and keppard, the other accused, was
standing on the banquette opposite the coffee.
house door. Witness was confined to his bed
about three weeks after receiving the wound.
Cross Erdnlined.-lt was not Canonge who said
kill the son of b-h, and is positive it was not
Canonge who fred the shot which wounded wit
ness. There We're from fifteen to twenty persons
in the crowd. 1t was not the same voice which
said respect the officer that said shoot, AT the
police station, while witness was wounded,
Canonge took witness aside and said it was not
himself, but Keppard, the other accused, who shot
witness.
Mr.. Bello,rs saDo7n-At the time in question.
when the officer atennn6 m to ha md
SAID the nolce must stop, Calonge replied, you
have no right to make that remark-I am merely
talking loud" Witness remarked that it was the
officers duty-that he had a right to 90 into any
public place to preserve the peace. Canonge
then begged the officers pardon and asked the
officer to drink, which offer was declined Ca.
nonge then asked him to have a cigar, to which
the officer nodded assent. At that moment the
shot was fired. The person who said kill was either
keppard Or another young man, who was stand.
ing by. Could not positively swear it was Keep
pard who said kill
Granville Dro1Crey (coloreH) sU01n-Witness on
the nightin inquestion was about half drunk. Keep
pardand Canonge invited him to take drink. Wit
ness did so and then went hack up stairs. Witness
came back from up stairs and saw Canonge who
was rather drunk, and Keppard who was also
there. Canonge was talking in a loud tone to the
police officer Disremembers the exact words
said, and did not pay attention until he heard
pistol fired behind him. Heard Keppard say that
he's policeman and must be respected. There
were SIN oE seVeu Deniuu MN. DOeS nOG know
who shot. Never told the officer Leclerc that it
was either Keppard or Canonge who did the shoot
ing. He only said he knew pretty much how the
| fuss went.
Francis Dunlap, (colorcd) sarorn-On the night
in question, Mr.. Canohge was talking little loud
He was standing upon one side of the door of the
| house and keppard upon the other side. It was
Keppard who fired the pistol. 1t was him, am
sure it was; when he fired, he said q You son of
a, that's the cigar you will get" Canonge and
Keppard then went away, The policeman ran to
the corner, raped and soon the police rushed in