The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-21


ANOTHER DEATH, the seventeenth, we believe
by the explosion OF the steamer Glide, was re-
ported yesterday. Mr.. Matthew E. pple dice
yesterday at his residence No. Is Washington
street, nesr Rousseau. Mr.. Zipple was a native
of Madisonville, St. Tammany parish. and 8.
years OF age. Tne funeral will take place at IL
| O'Clock A. NJ. to-day.
FIRST pIsrRIcT CoURT.-The testimony in the
care OF the State against Blevins, who is &C
cused Of the murder of Policeman Gebhardt, was
resumed at the usual hour yesterday.
| The first witness examined was Officer FLYNN
BE said be took deceased home and asked him
| how he felt.
Witness was about to continue when Judge
Abel ruled that he could not repeat what de-
ceased said. Judge Abel intimated that Attor
| ney General Belden should conduct the prosecu
| tion and not Col. Field so much After declaring
Col. Fields statement that he (the judge) was mol
consistent was untrue. etc.. Attorney General
| Beldtn conducted the case for the State.
Col. Field reported to the judge that he had
come into the case to conduct it farly-hsi not
csviled at the ruling of the court. but felt that an
attorney bad the right 10 remonstrate where he
| thought the rulings erroneous, and he therefore
! withdrew from the case. This left it in the hands
OF Messrs. Atochs, Braughn and Ogden for the de-
fense.
Officer Flynn resltnled-When deceased was
| taken home bis wound was bleeding profusely.
he could not even move, and said TO the doctor,
! II am dying, dying, dyng-no use, no doctor can
/
! hour before this, when he was asked the question
| by the recorder, " Is this the man ?i'
Cross ErGmindtion-I saw belt taken off de-
ceased. Don't know if it was a pistol belt, or
! what became Of it, Deceased told witness he did
not know the name of the man who shot him, but
that be was gambler, and Mr. Cohen would know
him.
Officer MeGwire terrified that deceased when in
the cab on bis way home said he would die aud
that Blevins killed him. That he heard all the
conversation between deceased and officer Flynn.
Had little conversation with deceased after
Flynn left. Deceased told witness twice, once in
the cab and once in the bed that he had been shot
by Blevins.
lit will be seen that his testimony is contradic.
tory Of that of officer Flynn himself
The balls taken from the pistol were weighed
in court, and found to be of equal weight. The
ball found in the body was about five grains
heavier.
Recorder Becker recaled-When he visited de-
ceased who intimated, when asked, that he recog-
nized him, accused stood about forty inches
from the deceased; witness put his hand on pri-
soner and asked deceased if that was the man
deceased motioned in the negative but when the
accused was turned face to face with the deceased
the latter stated he was the man. Witness swore
officer Gebbsrdt on the Bible in presence of the
accused; didn't trouble him till accused was
brought in, when he shook him TO attract attention
TO the oath. Deceased a second time made
motion that accused was not the man-after-
wards made motion and stated that the accused
was the man.
Henry johnson stcorn-His testimony amounted
to nothing. The testimony of Mr.. Constadt and
Mr.. La France and other witnesses was also i'm.
material. They only knew that the shooting
attracted great crowd-at least fifty or sixty men
and boysin front of Fred's Saloon, on st. Charles
street, and that three shots were fired.
Officer Grace testified that he was in Sans
Saloon when the first shot was fred, and that he
recognized the accused as the party who fred the
second. The deceased was near Sans Saloon
when witness first saw him. First Gebhardt
shoot at the accused; thinks there were five shots
altogether fred.
Mr.. hoffman testified that he was not present at
the time; did not see deceased before his death
that deceased had his fwtness's) pistol the even
ing of the shootIng-a fve-shooter-but whether
loaded or lot witness can't say. Witness had an.
piled TO Capt. Cain for his pistol but was told it
would be kept in evidence.
The testimony for the prosecution here closed,
snd that for the defense began.
Jules Train slcOT7l-KnoWs accused saw him
on 81. Charles street the evening in question in
company with officers between aud O'Clock
asked accused if he could be of any assistance to
him ; was told to get bail for him saw prisoner
offer no resistance.
Fred CAME sacorn-Don't know the name of
deceased saw deceased OF the banuuette pre-
viously saw deceased coming up ST. Charles street
with the prisoner witness was standlOg by Fred's
Saloon ; there was large crowd there large
man with black mOustache tried to arrest
prisoner and scufiie ensued. The policeman
the saloon then saw prisoner run down the
street and saw policeman fire at him.
Gross eJdfalned-Am a cab driver was con.
sidtrably confused; saw only two officers. Dat
could not see which of them fred at Blevins
after the scUtfle Blevins ran ; did not see him
shoot or draw q pistol.
Mr.. Wbipple, Of Jefferson City, testified that
be was on Poy0ras street, and had turned into
ST. Charles street, when be heard a shot and
saw the crowd; saw a shot fred by police
mar who had bis back towards witness imme.
dia'ely after heard another shot, followed by
another farther on.
He was standing on the north side Of st. Charles
stTtet. The officer who fired the shot was taken
hold Of by Policeman Grace, and led across the
street.
Cross erdnained-Ssw q crowd of people on the
other side of the street. Was acquainted with
the accused. There were few persons between
the accused and the officer. The pistol shot from
the officer was the first heard. There were two
subsequently. The second shot was fired in the d.
Tection of witness. Witness arrived on the scene
only in time after first shot to see policeman n
The act OF firing at the prisoner, who was running
down the street.
Officer Williams recdUed-The prisoner was
nearer PeTdido than Poydras street when he
fired.
The testimony here closed. and recess was
taken till P. NJ.
At 5 o'clock the case was argued by Mr. Bel.
den, attorney general, for the State, Messrs Og.
den and Atoeha for the defense. At III o'clock
last night the case was submitted to the Jury after
a long and sble charge from the judge and at IL
O'Clock the judge informed that the Jury could
not sgree and he adjourned the court until 10 |
O'Clock this morning.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.-A LADY twice widow.
and tpiTd time wife, sues her husband before
Judge Ihesrd for divorce. She AYERS that though |
she has behaved as dntiful and afeet'onate wife |
her " husband has progressively i'll treated abused
ard outraged her In such q manner and to such an
x'ent as 10 justify her fears for her life. That
tbls systematic plan, so inhumanly aud ciminally |
encouraged by her resignation and silence has |
come 20 degree where forbesranee is crime re-
sipnstion cowsrdce, silence slllness, and conabi
tanon iIsupportsble.n
SIxTH DISTRICT CoURT.-Geo. W. Miller W.
Charles Morgan, |. G. harris, agent.-This is a
case Of collision On the lake, the steamer Louise
Of the Morgan Line, running i0to and sinking the
schooner Ladies Delight, owned by plaintiff, who
claimed $3.50 25 for loss and damages Verdict
$500 without interest. V. H. Ivy, Randolph. |
singleton & Brown for plaintiff Il. J. Leovy for
Widow a. f. VOgel Va. Augustus Renhart.-
Plaintiff claims s25 000 from defendant, as due TO
Ter husband by defendant for money Of plaintiff
invested By defendant in city bonds $50 called war