The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-01

TUESDAY, May 24.-N. I. Cox charged with VIII
fully and maciousy shooting and killing Smith Vance,
, alias Smith Gamble, coored. The evidence was that
Cox, as Deputy Sheriff of Bossier parish, arrested
Vance in beer saloon on Market street with war
rant issued by the Parish Judge of BUsser parish Cox
had his pistol in his hand when be made the arrest.
When near the door of the saloon Vance made grab
at Coxs pistol and at the same time attempted to draw
his own pistol Cox had but one chamber of his re
yolver loaded He shot and caught Nance's pistol.
struggle followed, and Vance, being a very large
! and strong man, threw Cox. Mr. Carter, whom Cox
had summoned to assist him in making the arrest,
caught hold of Vance and pulled him partly off Cox.
Cox having got Vance's pistol from him. both rising,
Cox shot with Vances pistol the ball taking effect in
the head of Vance, who died Immediately. In an in
slant Marshal Sherrod was there Cox surrendered
Major Ashton District Attorney for the State Messrs
Mutt & Leonard for defendant. Cox was discharged.
| WEDNESDAY, May 25-Lake Newell, Charley Ba-
kerr John Dillon and VIM Mackler, charged with VIC
latng the Sunday ordinance. The first three proved
themselves quite innocent but the last brought to
grief in the Of S25 and costs. He paid the costs
and asked for appeal unconstitutional territory.
The same day another case was disposed of in favor
of the city, by plea Of guilty and payment Of S. and
costs.
j. A. Hawkins was examined charged with assault
ing Ed Bohan with intent to murder him. This "on-
pleasanness took place the gallery and steps of
| the Brooks House.
and heard disturbance; went to the door and saw
outlines of persons struggling on stairway to entrance
of Brooks House; heard blows &c. two persons came
on the pavement and appeared to hold conversations
one went back stairway; heard, he thought, more
blows; both came down stairs at fast pace and one
wore white coat.
Tom Hollins, colored, sworn-I work in the Brooks
House Saloon; late at night at the door of the sa
loon; two stepped of entrance steps to Brooks
House the saloon in run; they almost ran over
me- went to the steps and saw man ying there head
down and feet up; of the men that passed me was
Capt. Hawkins and the other think is called Charley
| D. j. Holland, swoTn-Was leaving Brooks House
about II o'clock with Capt. Hawkins; at the door
near the stairs saw Ed. Bohan, who said " By c."
he raised his hand if to strike, but don't know that
be had anything in his hand; Hawkins stopped down
and struck Bohan; struck him once standing, once
! when falling and when down; Hawkins had
| something in his hand when he struck Bohan, but
don't know what was; caught hold of Hawkins, took
him off and both went down stairs to Hawkins room
| John Norton sworn-About half past II O'Clock
| last night heard rumbng as if fight was going on
on the steps of the Brooks House. went to the door
| of my saloon saw Hawkins and Holland come d own
Holland went back and Immediately came down and
went after Hawkins at a very fast gait went to the
stairway of the Brooks House and Bohan there
He was very bloody thought he was dead. Mr.
Jones was there when | got to Bohan Bohan had
left my saloon ten minutes before the difficulty he
was very drunk, as drunk as he could be.
Mr. ones, clerk of the Brooks House. testified that
very late last night he heard disturbance the
steps Of the house after it had continued minute or
two he went ont to the front of the gallery and saw
man going down stairs very fast; don't know who it
was; was about the size Of Hawkins he had on black
pants and white coat; saw Hawkins about PM, the
same night, he then had black pants and a white
coat i looked down stairs and saw man lying on
the stairs; his head down and his feet up; went
down and found it Bohan Thought he was dead.
DR.. Ford testified examined Mr.. Bohan after he
hurt last night. His was broken, cash over
the left eye, near the temple, and several OF his
teeth were knocked out. l don't think the injuries he
has received will kill him.
Dr. Joe l.. Moore City Physician, was ordered to
examine Ed Bohan for the purpose of testifying to
the condition BOhan was then in. He said he did not
believe the injuries Bohan had received would kill him,
but he might die from secondary causes-e rysipeas
or gangrene.
Other witnesses examined. Their testimony
was the same az herein given. And this is much
abridged.
John A. Hawkins was ordered to find bail in the
of $4,000 for his appearance at the next term of
the District Court and to keep the peace in the mean
time, and would stand committed until that time. He
was committed but afterwards made the bond.
Mrs. Ann Clark picked up from gallery drunk
She was lectured and dismissed to go home which she
most faithfully promised to do. To show her graft
tude she slid from the seat like turtle off a log
landing on her bone, threw up her head like
swimming steer, rolled her eyes, as doth the dying
calf moved her lips like goat eating brars and in
sisted upon offering prayer there and then with
promise of often thereafter. Judge Crowel chose
the thereafter SERIES dispensing with the present and
her presence.
THURSDAY, May 2G.-Mrs. Clark, " down drunk >
she had many apologies ard more promises, and not
few prayers She got three days or So She is taking
her time
Frank Leslie, Tom Caperton and j. H. bloomington
charged with dsorderly conduct, dismissed.
FRIDAY, May 27.-Henry Prince and John Murphy
were up for fighting and disturbing the peace. The
proof was that Prince knocked Murphy down, for
which he paid S. and costs Murphy discharged.
L. Goodman disdorderly profane and very noisy.
Julia Wilson (colored) was examined on the charge
of stealing pair of shoes from Mr.. Goodman. Her
husband charged with assisting in the theft; had
little too much to say He was sent to jail to cool OF,
and when there bis baggage was searched and two
pairs of shoes found that G. claimed. G. snorted
and was only Quoted with promise that he would go
to Milan street. where the cool shades. Julia claimed
to have bought the Shoes but with the assistance Of
an officer could not find the place She was asked to
try Oh the shoes Her foot about three sizes too
large She was then asked for 5000 bond. Failing
! in that she went to where her husband was.
MONDAY, May 3O.--Wash Hervey was charged with
shooting pistol The charge was not sustained
Mrs Gatlif Betty Tucker, Mat Tucker and Gus
|
The first two were dismissed the last two had $50
bill changed and got little over half of it back as
change.
James Halpin, Sam York and T. Winde were
charged with being down dead drunk They paid 50
and costs each.
Mcclure & Barrett were charged with having erected
wooden shanty inside the fire district. They claimed
that it was put up to put goods in while they put
new floor in their store. They ordered to re-
move it inside of fifteen days.
TUESDAY, May 3l.--Henry Dllenburger was up on
two charges-frst, disordery conduct; second, fight
ing Fine So and costs each charge.
Jim Wilson and Archie Mcneil charged with
being drunk and disordery. Fine s. and costs each
Fritz Kump, nuisance-an uninsured out building
not properly policied--fne 81 so and costs
HANNAH Bell colored, said on the streets often and
many times that friend and brothers mother was OF
the canine species all of which said with words
after the manner of the profane Maggie Johnson,
one of the "heavy weights" though friend said she
reckoned she (Hannah) were guilty of all charged.
Fifteen dollars paid the fine and costs.
VIM. Rogers, lying dead drunk, said he might be
guilty that he would "never do so more, and
that he had been very unfortunate in this court. The
Recorder told him that he very ungrateful very,
indeed that he had often been before this court quite
often, and had never drawn blank This time he got
hash ticket for seven days with outdoor exercise
from AN, to PM
\ THE NEXT STEP-StateS to be Abolished.-SenatOr
Brownlow, in the following paragraphs, no doubt
adumbrates the next step in the Radical march to alb
solue power