The New Orleans crescent., 1868-11-19

asked, "Who ere your witness recognized
who the man was. Witness said 10 him, Billy
Won ought TO know me-" The man said, "You
are Harry White, and said ~ WI g. along Win Win
brought him to the station between the hours cs
seven and eight O'Clock. Witness thinks, to his |
best belief and knowledge, the prisoner is the
same person whom he saw running, and who he
raised up of the banquette on Carondelet street.
is the same man whom he saw run and arrested,
and recognizes the prisoner as the man whom he
brought to the station. After the prisoner was In
custody of witness, Officer Houlihan had the pis-
to. Witness recognizes the pistol now In court
the one he saw first in the coroDer's office. Wit
ness received orders from the superintendent OF
the police force, for witness, in company with
Officers Marks and Fitzpatrick, to take the pris-
oner and put him in cab and proceed to the re-
sidence of the deceased. On arriving at the
house of deceased, the third door on Rampant
street from Canal, the cab stopped there. and wit
ness told the prisoner to get out. Witness took
the prisoner up stairs into the room OF the deceased
who was lying at the door. When witness entered
the room Of deceased, he saw the recorder.
superintendent of police. and several gentlemen
whom witness did not know. The prisoner took
of his hat when he entered the room. Recorder
Becker said to the prisoner, "Stsnd up this
way" The recorder turned to the deceased,
calling him by name; deceased opened his eyes
slowly. The judge asked the deceased II this is
the man that shot him deceased looked at the
prisoner, and family shook his head as If 10
doubt. Judge Becker told the prisoner to turn
around, and again the deceased shook his head,
as if in doubt the second time. The superintend-
ent of police, George L. Cain, told the prisoner
to put on his hat. As soon as the prisoner got
his hat on, the deceased gave sickly smile by
putting out his ands toward him. Judge Becker
then asked deceased If he was the man (; the
deceased then bowed his head I'm the Affirmative.
Judge Becker repeated the question again-if he
was tho man-when the deceased said, in q low
voice, Yes, yes." Witness was then instructed
&ho vrfoO IN tail MI fba r.rian
was duly locked up.
Geo. L. Cain strOTn-Is superintendent of po-
lice and saw the deceased lying on the sidewalk,
on the evening of the 5th of November, inst. The
deceased was then wounded; between and P.
NJ. he thinks witness then had him removed to
his residence, and furthermore corroborates the
evidence of Mr.. Harry White the previous wit
ness on the stand. Witness s not certain what
hour 1t was, as he was little excited and wanted
10 get the man away from where he was. Witness
saw the deceased on the next day lying dead, and
wss at his funeral.
H. White recdued-Saw the deceased lying
dead at the Turner's Hall.
Frank Grace stcOip-Is o police officer, and
resides at No. l64 Baronne, and was on ST. Charles
street, in Sans Saloon, on the night of the 9TH Of
November, as near as he can recollect between
the hours of 6 and O'Clock, and heard q shot
fired while in the saloon. Witness came out of
the saloon to see what it was, and saw q large
crowd opposite q restaurant on st. Charles street,
witness believes it is called Fred's Saloon; wit
ness saw the prisoner running towards him be-
fore be got to Sans saloon he fired q shot towards
a crowd, and, in q second or so. Mr.. Gebhardt
came up. After the prisoner fired, he turned
round a carriage and ran into The street. At that
time Mr.. Gebhardt came up and fired two shots at
the prisoner. Witness cannot say whom the pris.
oner fred at first. Witness, when he saw officer
Gebhardt, IS he supposed. come out of the crowd,
and, In q second or 30 after, witness recognized
officer Gebhardt under the light. Witness saw his
arms fall down after his arms fell down, he put
his head on his breast and dropped down. Wit
ness then put officer Gebhardt into q cab. He
was again taken out of the cab and laid on the
bsuquette, because the crowd said he was dead.
Witness supposed the deceased was wounded
from the way he walked. Witness saw that the
deceased had hole about the center Of his body.
Charles Cohen, sacoITa-Resides on Lafayette
street. between Dryades and Baronne streets, and
on the 5th of November last, at about o'clock in
the evening, he was standing at his store, No. 13S
Poydras street, corner of ST. Mary, and was at
tending to customer witness son came into the
store and said, Papa. gentleman wishes to see
you." Witness came out on the banquette and
saw the prisoner at the bar, and another gentle
man, standing on the front of John Gauche's dry
goods store. Witness crossed the street; the pris
oner Blevins said, "Cohen, wish to speak to
you." Witness replied he was busy at present.
lmme diaIely the prisoner at the bar struck wit
ness across the back Of the neck with what wit
ness presumes to be slung shot or loaded cane.
witness son who was standing there at the itime
they we're killing his father Witness wife ran
out on the banquette and halloed {" Murder" and
" Watch several times. The prisoner with his
friend walked slowly down Poydras street. Wit
nesses' wife, son and himself followed. They
crossed over on Camp street towards Canal.
When officer Gebhardt came up this side
from Commercial Place, witness called upon
him TO arrest the prisoner and his friend. Officer
Gebhardt placed his hand upon the prisoners
shoulder. Prisoners friend remarked, take you
hand off his shoulder, he will go along quietly"
Coming through Commercial Place another officer
came up. The friend Of the prisoner. pointing to
witness, said, 81 want you TO arrest that man for
drawing a revolver" The officer took hold of
witness by the left arm. Witness replied to the
officer, "You need not hold me. I have COM
mtted no crime.' Witness further said he was
twenty years in New Orleans, and did not know
how TO load revolver. When we came to the
corner of st. Charles and Commercial Place, the
officer remarked to witness, "don't walk so fast"
Witness saw the prisoner, Officer Gebhart and the
friend or prisoner cross over st. Charles street
from the corner Of Commercial Place. When
nearly opposite the Phoenix Saloon witness heard
two shots fred one after the other simultaneously.
Almost in front Of "Tony's" or Fred's Saloon. wit.
ness believes No. 95 st. Charles street, somebody
from behind sang out, "Cohen run for your life."
Witness did run home for his life.
John DdUis slrOTT1-Resides at No. 81 Dryades
street, and was at the corner Of Perdido and st.
Charles streets, between the hours of and
o'clock, and saw two watchmen arrest the
prisoner. Witness saw the prisoner and the two
wstchmen pass there. Witness followed them,
and about the middle of the block on St. Charles
street, between Poydras and Perdido, saw and
heard two shots fred by the prisoner, and saw
the pistol in the prisoners hand. After that
witness saw the prisoner run back toward Union
street, and went around the corner of Carondelet
toward Gravier. The watchman caught the
prisoner and took him along to the calrboose.
Witness then went back to his store. Only heard
two shots fired. The shots we're fred couple of
steps from where witness stood.
Charles JdcqLet sacorn-Resides on Common
street and is guardian of the Charity Hospital and
lett bis home little after o'clock P. M. on the
9th November, and was at the book store on St.
Charles street; witness thinks il was 100 or l02.
Witness saw a police officer with the prisoner !;
witness don't know the police officer. After the
second shot was fred the accused ran down Union
street; witness saw the wounded policeman after
be came back from the corner; witness heard but
two shots fired; witness was standing on the
south side of st. Charles street the book store is
situated In part Of the st. Charles Thester.
At the conclusion of the testimony, and the
summing up by the counsel for prosecution and
defense, the recorder announced that he would
reserve his decision until Friday morning at 10
O'Clock; remanding the prisoner meanwhile with.