The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28
The HENNEssEY HOMICIDE.
The Victims Good and Bad Traits, Els
Career, and the Probable Cause
Of the ARRAY. 81
VERDICT OF TEE CORONERS JURY

Deceased was about As years old of powerful
frame, but presenting evidences of the r&vsges of
disease and traces of a somewhat reckless mode
OF life. Among his friends aud intimate sequaia-
tsDces he is spoken Of as possessing an open
hearted, generous disposition. In the forcible
language of brother oflser, "If he had but two
shirts and friend required one of them, It was at
bis service" But unfortunately his past career
with it, blood-stained record would indicate that
be "linked butone virtue with thousand ctines."
Duriog the iatter part OF 10 waE he enlisted 10
one of the regiments raised a this city, but at the
close of the war was serving on the police force.
His supposed implication in the murder of Fred.
GTuber and all the attendant circumstances are
yet fresh in the minds OF our readers and do not
require to be revived here. Wsywsrd, violent,
reckless, crime laden, perhaps, his life has paid
the forfeit. Humanity may prompt US to say,
whatever his errors, che was az least man."
He les7es wife eod child-a bright little lad of
some twelve years Of sge. His funeral took
place last evening, his remains being followed to
their last resting place by quite respectable
cortege.
The immediate cause OF the difficulty which re.
sulted so fatally to him is not positively known.
1t ia said that q rencounter between deceased and
accused took place some two months ago, at
which time Hennessey would have taken the life Of
Guerin had not third parties interposed.
It is also asserted, with what truth we know not,
that deceased had threatened to take the life of
accused. However that may be, the current be.
lief is that both parties were distrustful and con.
sequently wstchful Of each other. Each being
possessed OF the belief that his life was in danger
from the other. the idea would naturally occur
that 20 spare was 70 lose. On soms such hypo-
thesis only, can the affair at present be explained
Coroner Avila resumed the examination of shi-
homicide yesterday, FEW minutes after twelve
O'CLOCK, to'wlt:
Victor P,fToteru slcorn-I reside on st. Anne,
near Rocheblave street; am one Of the bar
keepers 81 the coffeehOuse where the homicide
took place; vas behind the bar, looking toward
the street. when heard q pistol shot; turned
and saw Guerin with pistol in his hand, and saw
him FIRE two shots more. After that went into
the Fifth District Court 20 call on Col Power, at
the request of Joe Fernandez the chief barkeeper.
After that went back to the cOfeehouss, and
found Hennessey lyiDg on the door. That is all |
know. Found the came parties in the bar IS when
left to go up-stsirs. There were four persons in
the coffeehouse besides myself and the other bar
keeper; know them by sight, but not their names
could not recognize the pistol GGerin had in his
hands; pistol shown me is similar. When l came
down from the ceuTt upstairs Guerin was gone.
The door fronting the street was closed, but the
one en- the courtyard was open Heard no ex-
camstion from deceased or any other person after
the shots were fired.
PhVstcidn's CeTfifcGte-New Orleans, Feb. 25,
1901 have made, on the 26th February, 1869,
AZ O'Clock P. NJ, at the courtyard of the Second
District Court, the post mortem examination OF
man by the name Of David Hennessey, and my
opinion is that said Hennesssy came 20 his death
from the effects of two pistol shots through the
chest.
The first bullet taking effect on the left side Of
the chest, between the second and third ribs,
penetrating through the superior lobe Of the lett
lung, ard cutting itA way through the left curl
Gle Of the heart, was found in tue cavity of the
chest.
The second was lying on the right side Of the
chest, entering the peetoral cavity between the
eighth and ninth ribs, (right) cutting its way
through the lower lobe Of the right lung and
located in the back between the ninth and tenth
ribs, both wounds having created internal hsmor.
rbsge and almost instantaneous death.
(Signed) DR: ID; BAYON,
City Physician, Second and Third Districts.
The verdict Of the jury is as follows:
Deceased came to his death from the effect OF
two pistol shots through the chest the first bullet
taking effect between the second and third ribs,
and found located in the cavity OF the chest. The
second one lying on the right side Of the chest, en-.
tering the pectoral cavity between the eighth ana
ninth ribs, and found located in the back between
the ninth and tenth ribs; both wounds having
created internal hemorrhsge, sDd almost instAnta
neous death Said wounds inflicted by one Arthur
Guerin, on the 26th inst, between the hours OF )
and 4P NJ at the coffee house, on 81. Ann street,
between Charities and Royal streets.
A. GoRY, JR.
MICHAEL O'R0URKB,
FRANK RANGER,
JNo. J. LUGESBUHL,
.. WM. MoLKARN.