The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-14

take your hand out of your pocket; you Know
~bst have told you BEFORE Hennessey toia
Guerin. I'm kill You yet, Cd d-n YOU"
have pistol in your pocket Witness advised
Guerin 10 leave Hennessey and to go and attend
10 his business. Guerin was about leaving when
Hennessey, who was standing at the door. called
Guerin, who told him to let him alone-he did not
want TO have anything to do with him. Guerin
took ST. Anthony's alley and was followed by
Hennessey. Hennessey had told witness on q
previous occasion that he would kill Goerin.
witness knows that there was no friendly feelings
between accused and prisoner.
Chas. Hart stcOrrl-At the corner OF Canal and
Levee streets, about the l4th or 18TH OF FEBRUARY
last. Hennessey said that If ever Guerin came
around him be would kill him Ike dog. Witness
informed Guerin Of the threats.
Mr. Drouet sto0rn-0ne day be was
talking with Hennessey, about week before the
killing, when Guerin was passing on the otner
side Of the street. Hennessey remarked, :" rhere
goes a man who has killed mulstto. Ii viii be
tine day when take his life." Witness also tes-
tilted to the violent character OF the deceased;
Benz. Leoqett sscorr--Sometime before the kill
ing Hennessey and Guerin got intosan alteration
in wi,ness,s Confectionery, corner Of Esplanade
and Old Levee streets. Hennessey drew re-
volver on Guern. Witness interfered, after tax
ing from Guerin spistol without q cap. Hepnessey
had thereafter threatened to Kill Glerln. n,
Louis Potcer, siooTn-Knew Hennessey. Ou
the Oath Of February, two days before the homi-
eide, Hennessey accosted witness, and after tne
usual salutations, invited witness 70 take drink.
saying ii was the only way that poor man couia
show his friendship. He then told witnes that al
though he was q Republican. he was no Niger
man that he always voted for witness and DIDN'T
care who knew it but that there was one man OF
vitpese's party that was his meat, that man was
Arthur Guerin. Hennessey showed witntss o pis-
tol, which witness took to be deringer, and
| stated that "here was bull dog that never
| missed fire. and that would cook Guerin's goose"
| then informed Guern Of Hennessey's Intentions,
| and Guerin thanked me, but told me at the same
time that he had been similarly informed SIX
| weeks previously. The character of Hennessey
| was that Of dangerous man.
John McClelldnd stcof71-0ne day previous to
| the ARRAY was met BY Hennessey, who asked VII.
| ness if he had said that Hennessey had killed
| Fred Graber. Witness answered that he had.
| After some more conversation. Hennsssey said
| that he would look after witness, Guerin and
| others. rf
James Finney also testified that Henntssey had
| threatened to kill Guerin, in his presence.
| Mr. Laiche testified to the desperate char
| acter of deceased.
Attorney for the defense now asked the court to
| bear with him for ten minutes to argue the case
| The plea of the counsel, Mr.. II. G. Castellanos
| was that the homicide was excusable homicide
| and after an able argument, he concluded by ask
ing that his client be released from the charge o.
murder or at least that, should he be sent to the
First District. Court, he be sent on the charge
of msnslaugbtsr at most. with privilege Of bail
and that the decision be given this evening, II
consideration of the clearness of the case.
Judge Gastinel said that, in view of the i'm
portance of the case, he preferred not to &C
hastily. and would reserve his decision for Monda.
| at one O'Clock.