The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-15
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A CASE FOR DAMAGES was going on before
jury of white and very intelligent men yesterday
in Judge Cooley's court, for 600 damages
claimed of the New Orleans aud Carrollton Rail
road by q lad, one of whose legs was crushed 6y
the cars about two years ago, near Tivoh Crcie,
30 as TO require amputation, and the other leg
severely hurt. The CRESCENT reporter listened TO
the arguments Of L. E. Simonds, Judge Gayarre,
and Judge Cotton, but the case bore no pros
pect of verdict last evening at o'clock.
MURDER IN THE SECOND DISTRICT wednesday
evening, about seven o'clock, young man, SAL
yador Fernandez, aged twenty six, was killed on
st. Claude street, near 81 Philip street, by man
nam ed Louis Martin. The deceased was of good
family, and Martin is the owner of grocery at
the corner of st. Philip and st. Claude streets.
We learn from q gentleman living in the imme.
date peiehborhood that Fernandez was suspected
to be unduly intimate with the wife of accused,
and that she is reported to be woman OF remark.
able personal attractions. 1t is even said that
Fernandez had hired room door or two from
Martins dwelling, which is over the way from his
store and half square distant, and that he was In
the habit of scaling the Intervening walls and
fences to meet his inamorata. whilst colored
woman living between the two tenements kept
watch. OF course this is only hearsay. Wednes-
day evening about dusk Fernandez was seen
standing at the corner of Main and st. Claude
streets. humming an air. Shortly afterwards he
sauntered down the latter street and sat down on
the door steps Of q colored man named Josh, en-
ployed at the Court House building, immedia tely
opposite Martins dwelling. 1t is well to say that
Martin and his wife live with the latter's mother,
who is midwife. Shortly after Fernandez had
seated himself q negro came out OF door near
by, and proceeding to the grocery went up to
Martin and told him. al est Ld"-he Is there.
Without more ado Martin seized knife from be-
hind the counter, put on his hat and started of:
Immediately after q struggle was heard, the word
assassin in French, and then three reports of 3
pistol.
Young Cassard, q brother of Jules Cassard,
cashier of the Louisiana National Bank, was walk.
ing Immediately ahead Of Martin, as the latter
started out of his store. Mr.. G. heard no words
until he was attracted by the exclamation as
sassn, in French. BE turned and walked up to
the parties, saw the fash Of the three reports,
saw Fernandez rise and stagger Off Mr.. Bozo
nier who was in bis domcil at the time heard the
cry of murder, murder" and rushed out on the
street to see what was the matter. he also heard
three pistol shsts, and reached Fernandez just in
time to receive his dying form In bis arms. Mar
tin, when Mr.. Casssrd reached his grocery, was,
we are told, quietly standing behind the bar, and
when charged with the killing declared himself
innocent. He surrendered, however, to Mr.. Cas-
sard, and caused his store to be closed.
II il also said that after the stabbing Martin
went TO his house. told his wife to what he had
done on ber account; that he had killed Fernsn-
dez: and made q few incoherent remarks. She
replied hystericslly, "You have killed Minouche
"a nickname) whom Ilived for and for whom
would die !" Is &. f.aslLs g8r fa
DR.. Bsyon, city physician Second and Third
Districts, gave the following certificate
90 On the l4th January, 1889, at 8 O'Clock A. NJ,
! proceeded to house on Chsrtres street, be-
tween st. Philip and Ursulines. No. 259, aud post
mortem examined q young man named Salvador
Fernandez. My opinion is that deceased came to
his death from the effects of seven wounds made
by sharp and cutting instrument. Two of the
wounds occupied the front of the chest, and were
f1esh wounds, not mortal. Two occupied the left
he frat ma onrinv fOrrrf frph
having penetrated from the exterior surface of
the arm, through the muscles of the posterior
region behind the bone, and having divided several
muscular branches Of the humeral artery. The
other occupied the external region of the elbow
and was superficial; not necessarily mortal. Two
were under the spine of the left scapulum, and
had penetrated the subscapular muscle, cutting
some branches of the common scapular artery
not necessarily mortal. The last one occupied the
inner part of the left thigh, and measured about
three inches IN length; had penetrated between
the muscles of the region and cut open to the ex-
tent OF at least two inches the femoral artery said
wound giving Immediately large loss Of blood,
and causing speedy death.'
j. A. Snder, 232 81. Claude street, sUor7 by
Coroner AUilG-Last night "Wednesday y about
z, WAS passing on ST. Claude street; saw man
sitting on the steps right opposite Nine LEVELS
house recognized Mr.. Fernandez, deceased
passed again and he was still sitting. ] went up
as far as Main street, when l heard the report of
q pistol. | ran back Immediately toward st.
Philip street. and when in the middle OF the
block saw deceased running toward Dumaine
street, shouting murder murder" Some one
shot at Fernandez. went on the opposite side
of the street, there saw Mr.. Martin. / then
went home and staid there until heard the watch
man rap his club came out and saw deceased
lying dead near the corner of Dumaine and st.
Claude streets. When l first saw Martin he
was running after Fernandez; saw Martin fire at
Fernandez; saw no pistol in lat,er's hand.
Question by the J11y-When you saw Mr.. Mar
g. hox aftox NJ
Ansloer-Yes, saw MIR. Martin fire at Mr.. Fer.
nsndez.
Question When you saw Mr.. Fernandez run.
ming, did you see pistol in the hand OF Mr.. Fer
naDdeZ
AnSUer'-No | did not.
QHestion-When you saw the deceased lying
down cid you see any weapons about him
Ansper-No did lot.
Qlrestion-After Mr.. Martin fired did you see
whether he was close to Mr.. Fernandez
AnsUe-No. When went into my house Mr..
Martin was still pursuing Mr.. Fernandez.
Henry Ledumom s,cOrTl-Heard, while in the
grocery, two shots fired, one after the other.
Ran outside at the first shot. Heard and saw, on
reaching the corner of st. Philip and st. Claude,
another shot fred. 1t came from the fence ON
St. Claude street, within about twenty feet of the
corr er. Saw Martin, who was by the gutter,
dodge or drop down. When he rose two shots
were fred at Martin, who now ran upon his an
tagontt in three or four quick jumps. Heard the
cry Of murder" repeated several times. Mar.
tin then ran and witness could not see how far he
rsD-it was to the grocery. Be then told me,
% Shut up the grocery l have killed Fernandez
That is all that was ssid. He showed me his hair
and head where it had been burnt By the powder.
he showed me his hand which had been scratched,
ard said that il was caused by ball. He said,
Il have cut him." Some citizens came there,
who asked, I" Who shot the man? " Martin an
swered, " They did not shoot-I cut him. Get
a policeman, and give myself up as prisoner"
He then shut up the grocery with me. Witness
then went home with him TO his honse, the place
where the fight was, with the policeman. He
went inside then and kissed his wife. and said
g have killed Fernandez" He then asked her
If she was satisfied with what had happened
that the difficulty had taken place on her ac- :
count. he then went out with the policeman,
and witness does not know where he went. Wit
ness stayed in the house until about five minutes
after Martin went out. Saw then a light at the
corner of St. Claude crossed the street and went
70 the light, which was lantern. Saw there Mr..
Fernandez lying on his back stopped down to
see whether he could recognize him (; saw one
wound alongside of his heart, and others. Heard
five pistol shots altogether. Saw nothing in
Martins hand, because he was in the shadow aud
witness in the light; saw nothing when Martin
came back TO the grocery. Have been clerking
for Martin for two weeks, and was behind the