New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-09


bled the party who had done the shooting
Estevano, who spoke broken English, de-
med at the time having had anything teslo
with the affair. 49,
subsequently we went to- the corner of
Orleans and Dauphine streets, after taking
one or more drinks. Here Demo was talk.
ing with a man with a black moustsche.
His name was Johnny Snapper, George
then called to me to come in and have a
drink. Some dispute here occurred, and
witness walked toward the door. On turn
ing witness saw the barkeeper drawing a
revolver from under the counter. He then
| fired at Demo one shot in the house, anifol-
| lowed him into the street, where two more
shots were fired. ] tried TO protect Deno
and get him away, and keep him from get
ting shot He said he would go with me
as soon as he could get bis hat The man,
Snapper, was standing at the corner, and |
told him to get Georges bat. Then Annie
Hamilton caEse out and Demo and she had
some words. She had in her hand an ice
pick. While they were together she raised
her hand, and made lunge at him with IL.
When Demo cane toward witness he was
bleeding in the breast. He then said, 81
Will go down and make an affidavit against
that woman there" Witness and Demo
went and had his wounds dressed. An
officer came for him while he was there.
He was taken to the stationhouse and loo ked
up. Demo was subsequently carried to the
hospital. -.
Jonas Cramer-Heard in the cofteehouse
Annie Hamilton tell the wounded man to
go out and she would pay for the drinks
Before the party went into the coiBeehouse,
heard three men conTersing together, one
OF whom was Johnny Snapper. The other
parties were unknown to witness. Heard
the man who had his jaw tied up (Toby)
say, "We will not miss him this time" At
the same time he had his hand behind his
back, This conversation occurred at the
corner of Dauphine and Orleans. 1t was
before any of them had gone inside of the
eoffeehouse. Resides at 138 Bourbon street.
CGiovano EstevaH being brought into
tEe room, witness identified him as the party
who fred one shot in the coffeehouse and
two subsequently, in the street. Demo was
the party fired at and was about fifteen
feet off. Being shown John Toby identi-
| fies him as the man who had his jaw tied
up.l
Nine. Crouzelles-Saw Annie Hamilton
stab Demo.
John Toby-Resides at rs st. John
street. At eleven o'clock was going down
the street with George Demo and another
young man. Demo was little more than
half drunk. Went into. the bar-room on
Dauphine street, near st. Anne, and called
for drink which witness paid for and
which the others drank. AS Demo acted
very loolishly and I was intimate with him,
| advised him to go home and go to bed.
Subsequently he called for another drink
for the other paEtes, but took sarsaparilla
myself, on account of the wound in my
| head, which l did not wish to make worse.
Estevano Caletano, the barkeeper, whom
witness has seen before, was the party who
did the shooting. Caletaao, with Annie
| Hamilton, refused to take pay from me
because they knew me. Bythis time there
were seven or eight parties in the room
who wanted me to shoulder their fight.
was at the time standing at the door look
| ing IN. Demo and Estevano commenced
calling each other Creole and Dago epithets,
and Estevano said that he would shoot any
Creole that called him Dago.
| The dispute between Demo and EsteVau
finally ended by Estevan coming toward
Demo, and telling him that if he did not go
out of the house he would FIRE. At the
same time he held pistol in one hand and
| caught him by the collar. Demo now ran
toward the door. Upon the banqpette
Demo started toward Burgundy street, Es-
tevan pursuing him. and Demo crying
shoot or "don't shoot.' The woman,
Annie Hamilton, now appeared at the door
aud asked, "Why don't you bit him." Es-
tevan then fired two shots. and, as witness
thought, FIVE altogether. He was, at any
rate, scared, and jumped into an alleywaY
to get out Of the way.
Saw woman dressed in black fall on Or
leans street, between Burgundy and Dau-
phiue, Demo had then also fallen. Saw a
crowd making at Demo. Saw Estevan
make as if he would fire again. Witness
ran between Demo and Esteyan and put his
hand behind his back as if intending to
shoot himself and made Estevano cease
firing. -.
The certificate of DR.. Bayon states sthat
the deceased came to her death from fire.
arm wound in the left leg below the knee.
The severance of the artery caused arterfai
hemorrage aud death.
Here the jury adjourned until nine
o'clock yesterday morning. a
According to the testimony taken yester.
day of Mr.. Watigny Delcogny and that o.
, John Snapper, there can be little doubt
but that the fatal shot was fred by the bar
keeper, Estevan. Thejury found a verdic
T to the effect that the deceased came to he
: death from the effets of the above de
, scribed wound, inflicted by Fone CaletanC
t Estevan, while shooting at one George Demo
e on the seventh instant, between the hours o
' one and two o'clock, on Orleans street, be
k tween Dauphine and Burgundy.