New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

TRIAL OF HARVEY GIBBS FOR MURDER.--
an, mis- case was commenced Friday morn.
asa ug before Judge Howe, in the first district
'fa ourt, and occupied all that day and the
reater part Of yesterday.
Les Attorney General Lynch prosecuted on
etas ehalf of the State. Messrs. Dooley, Ed
cards, and Walton defended the accused.
), On the night of the nineteeth Of April,
~. sSS, one William A. Jenkins was murdered
board fatboat lying in the river at the
b. of Eotre Dame street. Three frightful
E2 vunds were inflicted on him with hatch
Plat each of which cleft his skull to the
Vi, nin, One of the wounds extended from
El q middle of the forehead along the nose,
ainearIy to his mouth. He was found on
Re-, l. deck of the boat, after having crawled
rtssV vm his bunk in the cabin, where the out
ptiaH ,rs was perpetrated. The Ratchet which
! oI !, murdsfer had used was found in the
giant h5in, spotted with blood and hair: there
~ W IS also pocket book found in the cabin
kntsining about $500. The wounded man
. q Is carefully removed by the police to the
~ u harity Hospital, where he died next day.
Pc Jenkins was resident of Crawford coun-
Esi Indiana. He came to New Orleans with
cargo of lime, and was captain and owner
-, the boat and cargo. He had five
len on the boat with him as
nw. They came with him from In.
~ ma, and from his neighborhood,
! AzHp of them were named respectively
Up = rvey Gibbs and wickliffe Gibbs-half
LINN. q, kna he
and lew we're paid of, and on the evening Of
P ~. eleventh of April already referred to,
) m except Harvey Gibbs and jenkins left by
sssS sAnboat to return to Indiana. jenkins
isba qaested the former to remain with him
IA j hsnight, and for doing so he was to pay
passage money Of Gibbs to his home
- tween the hours of one and two o'clock
Al the morning of the twelfth the bloody
gsdy took place. Soon after the police
III Hived, and found jenkins as above re-.
he'd. Gibbs was not then to be found
bout eight o'clock on the morning of the
''''"I ne day Gibbs went alone to the Charity
ospital to inquire about jenkins. The
ter was then in state of unconscious,
LIZA y. Gibbs soon after was found sitting
be O rider, and was arrested by officer Pecora.
"a Il the evening of the twelfth he was taken
the hospital to be identified. Recorder
raes nnard was present TO take the
ats : iimony OF the wounded man. The
y ~ border asked Jenkins who had
- uck him. He answered, "Gibbs.r "What
bbs!r said the Recorder. The answer
n a h. h.
Fran aaehed jenkins, and said: 81 did not cut
. n Bill; did z" Jenkins answered, "Yes,
did, At the time of the arrest of Gibbs
pot of blood was noticed on his shirt
AsDu u by Officer Pecora and Lieutenant Man.
8. 9. Spots resembling blood were also
itou p on the wristbands Of his shirt.
a alt p. Smith, of the Charity Hospital testi.
Q the that at the time of Gibbs identification
clmla kins was in stupor, and his answers
ma med to be given with great hesitation
st91 ~ delay so as to imply that he did not
II tEs ierstand what he was answering to. The
/ al aion of DR.. Smith was different from
opR Of Recorder Vennard and two other
eat y y Witnesses az to the consciousness and
- alal condition of Jenkins at the time.
3 the Attorney Generals examination of
ARAy| doctor was very critical and minute.
REN doctor stated in reply to question from
NEviA Lynch that in anything touching the
S 5sI1 pa condition of jenkins any of the
n witnesses present were as competent
,lme;al udge as he himself That the answers
by him (Jenkins) were before
ueuis all, and their cohereney or
herency was not to be known by med
80 PEI knowledge, and that a physician was
~ etter judge of the state of mind of the
-, imam by those indications than any other
:. r. nary witness. af
3 D sreat number Of witnesses were heard
foHA nd against the accused, among them
: - klife Gibbs and two other citizens Of
= " ina.
ANTE one O'Clock P. NJ yesterday the case
EoF submitted 70 the jury after charge
Tos Judge Howe. In half an hour there.
- n the jury returned into court with
HAy, Ct Of mot guilty.n This was the third
that Gibbs was put on trial for this
e 81 The first time, owing to one of the
mar, having separated from the others,
was mistrial On second trial the
su, ALLIED to agree after being locked up
ore than tWentyfour hours. Gibbs
no aahed an excellent reputation on the
LIN oh as to his conduct before aad after
lsser omicids Of which he was yesterday
Ia Isl he'd. II was general opinion among
li nc laent st the trial that the evidence
2 ~ aunioient to warrant jury IN finding
u O'cs lily,
70 Cane Sa 1lc sonooIs The closing exercises in
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