The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-26
ANOTHER MURDER.
Will the Governor Add 1t to His List Z
TIE KILLING OF WILLIAM BANKS.
Testimony In the Case Before tse Coroner

The oelored coroner of Csrrollton held an
inquest yesterday over the body Of Vim. Banks,
colored, wAo was shot the day before By Henry
Carter, soldier Of the 39th negro regim snt. We
give "a porti,u Of the evidence before ne inry,
nearly all the witnesses couoborating that 81 the
first:
Georqe v Johnson, colored, Si1orn-I reside
in Carr0llton A little alter ~ O'Clock on yeStsr.
day. the 24th inst, Henry Carter aud = jock
SON both coloreo were playing cards at the taste
| in Vim. Bsnks's bsr.Toom. Henry Carter won tae
! half dollar played for. game was then pro.
posed by Banks, which Henry Carter az hrst de-
clined, but afterwards acceded 70. IL was
game of poker. After some playing, Carter had
acquired claim of some six dollars, or ak aud
Lalf in ten dollar note which Banks was hold
irg but unable 10 change. Banks got good
hand, and seeing" Caters blind" raised
The bet 10 ten dollars. Carter saw" " the raise
ard yyert fofiy dollars better and though he took
out his fifiy dollars and coanted IL upon the
table did not put il up when Banks produced
his fifty to meet it He took 1t back and pat It
In bis pocket throwing up his cards, when Banks
took down the stakes and said, i baVe nag
e.oupb OF you now, il that's the way you play"
Carter demanded the six dollars and half dne
him ib the ten. dollar bill which Banks held.
Banks refused to give it unless he paid toe htty
collars Just lost by bin on the bet He demanded
payment several times, and drew his pistol =
| enforce it. Banks told him, II am not afraid OF
| your shooting.n Carter then struck him with the
revolver. and in the effort fell TO the floor. the
pistol dropping ont of his hand. Banks got on
ion of him and struck him several times In the
| face Carter managed to get his pistol again IN
the meantime Sad fred three times while down.
The first two shots did not take effect. but the
| third did and Banks getting 10. put bis hand to
bis left side and started the street to the
| Posiofhce. Carter then got up aud ran down
| towards the leveo.
There was nothing to conflict with the above,
| ss given by any other witnesses, aud though our
| reporter has not used the exact language OF the
/ witness sboye named, the substance II care ully
/ stated.
| After the arrest Of Carter by Mesrs; Buchei
/ arc NandeTwall, be was taken before udge L. "
| Perrett This gentleman testified as follows, pro
\ ducing the revolver taken from Garter
/ JUDGE PeTTeN s,cJf-R-The revolver was handed
me hy Mr.. Bucher, who took 1t II ON CArt3r at rle
time of the arrest. Cartsr told me that It was the
| revolver he had shot Banks with. | went u see
ranks afterward in mg official capacity as justice
| of the peace aid ASKED him II he wished TO MAKE
| any declaration against the man who shot MIN.
| repeated my question and each time he positively
| refused TO do SO. Carter told me that he neVe
| had any unkindly feeling toward Banks-on th'
| contrary, they had been warm friends.
The pistol used is lsrge-sized Smith q Wes
| son, cartridge loading.
| The postmortem examination was made by DR.
| & L. Henry who traced the ball through the live
| and stomach 10 where it lodged Ia the spine.
The verdict Of the Jury was to the eject ina
| VIM Banks came to his death from gunsho
our inflicted by Henry Carter, alias hcCary