New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-25

/ IHh HOMICIDE SATURDAY N'ANhE'-J uHes
McGw-kLteP Perpetrator. Between eleven aud
twelve o'clock Saturday night, james Jones,
driver Of a wagon in the Democratic pro.
cesson, was killed corner Basin (St John)
and Julia streets, as he was taking his
team to stable. In the night while the
procession was moving, aman named James
McGurk, caulker by trade, becoming
tired of walking demanded of Jones a seat
by his side, but was not accommodated.
While standing there he uttered threats,
which were heard by person near him.
Coroner Roche held an inquest on de-
ceased, who was native of Kentucky, and
about thirty-four years old.
Samuel E. Kendrick, sworn: On satur-
day night, 22d instant about twelve o'clock,
heard a call rap; went in the direction of
the call, which was on the corner of st.
John and Julia streets; saw deceased lying
on the bsnquette; lighted a match, looked
at him, and saw he had stab in the breast:
Corporal Sullivan and officer Fields came
up with the prisoner; the Corporal gave
prisoner in charge of witness to take him to
the station; saw spots of blood on prison
er's shirt; the dead man on the banquette
was a colored man; prisoner had no Weap-
ton.
John S. Fields, sworn-Ts a policeman;
lives at the corner of Franklin and Girod
streets. On Saturday night, at about half
past eleven o'clock, after the procession was
over and had gone home, heard halleinr in
the street; went out and saw prisoner, bic
Gurg, running; started after him, but before
came up Mr.. Kukridge had caught him. |
took the prisoner over to where deceased
was lying.
Peter Collins, sworn-0n Saturday even
ing, August 22d, was standing at the
corner of Felicity and Bacchus streets; saw
prisoner and a colored man unknown to
witness going down Bacchus street togeth.
er; Jones, the deceased, asked the Colored
man in company with prisoner what he
was doing there, to which the colored
man answered that he was all right. Prs.
oner then said, "Never mind; will put his
(deceased's) daylight out before morning"
1t was about half past nine o'clock when
witness heard the conversation between the
prisoner, deceased, and unknown colored
man.
David Philips sworn: On Saturday even
ing, at about ten o'clock, was standing at
the corner of Girod and Basin streets wait.
ing for a club to come up. James Jones,
the deceased, came to the corner with the
prisoner, McGurk. Jones called to the
men in the wagon to make room for him to
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was no room for him. Deceased stood there
until the procession had passed, when he
told the men on the wagon that he was
going to the stable. Witness then lost sight
of deceased for about twenty minutes; after
ward saw deceased standing on the corner
of Julia and Basin streets, and prisoner in
company with him. Saw the prisoner strike
deceased, when the latter cried, "0h, I'm
stabbed" Prisoner then ran down Julia to
Franklin street; witness and deceased ran
together after the prisoner; deceased rau
about block and half, hallooing "mur-
der.p A policeman, who was on gallery on
Girod street; jumped down and ran after
prisoner; when prisoner got near Girod
street, he was captured by a mHn and held
until the policeman came up. By this time
deceased had fallen down. The policeman
brought the prisoner to where deceased lay.
Corporal Sullivan then examined him and
found spots of blood on his shirt. Witness
saw weapon in the prisoners hand at the
time the deceased crie6 ooh, I'm stabbed;n
saw it also in prisoners hand while he was
running, but did not see any weapon after
prisoner was captured. In answer to a
question by juror, witness stated that he
did not lose sight of prisoner from the time
he started to run, after striking
deceased, until he was captured.
The following was the verdict rendered:
That the deceased, James Jones, colored
man, came to his death from stab wound in
the chest, which penetrated his heart, caus-
ing internal hemorrhage and death, caused
by sharp cutting instrument in the hands
Of James McGurk, now in custody.
Saturday night, before nine o'clock, while
Jones was near the corner of Julia and
Rampant streets, he had around him num-
Der of colored men, inviting them to take
drinks with him in the cotfeehouse, saying
that his boss had given him S25 to buy Rad
ical voters over to the Democracy. Six of
the number accompanied him, hats in hand,
and took drinks.