New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-30

ONE MORE TRAGEDY.-T Thomas Wagner
died Wednesday evening from the effects of
a beating he received in a cOffeehouse, cor
ner of State and Tchoupitonlas streets, Sun
day night. John Dryer, supposed to be
the assailant, is in prison.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.-The jury of in
quest in the case of the Killing of Charles
Hassen by Patrolman Les hinski, returned
a verdict to the effect that death was caused
by blows given by the offid er.
DEATH By AroPLExY.-5Bapti Baquet,
ffty-fve years old, fell on Charities street
in fit early yesterday me rning, when some
patrolman carried him to the third precinct
stationhouse, where he died.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HOMICIDE
Verdict of Jury: Murder.-CorOner Roche
and his deputy, Mr.. Long, yesterday took
all the evidence they could obtain in this
case. in which Dennis Callaghan, or Kelly,
was stabbed and killed by Edward Don
nelly, on Laurent street. Accused's mother
was arrested Wednesday, but there is no
evidence to show that she was accessory.
The jury returned verdict that Gala
CHAN, or Kelly, came to his death at the
hands of Edward Donnelly.
The following is a portion of the testi-
mOny:
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures five and six
o'clock on Tuesday evenihg September u,
/ was standing at my back door, waiting
for the rain to stop so that l could 60 out;
saw two boys on q CHI 4rcOal wagon; one
was white and one black, and one black boy
on the banquette; the two boys were cnrs-
fully for selling his coal for two bits and fifty
cents, while they sold theirs for eighty
cents; then this Donnelly came out and
asked this boy what he was saying, saying
he would kill the black sc and-sO if he heard
ANYTHING more from him: the boy ran away
up the street hailoOing ''shoO fly" at him:
saw the deceased walk to within three yards
of Mrs. Donnelly's door, and say to her
Don't abuse the boy any more, but com
plain to me: if there is anything to say. say
it to me- some words pas sed between them
deceased was at my gate on his way
home. Donnelly came dut and holloaed
after him, "What do you want !" he
asked him if he wanted to fight: the de
ceased said g No, want nothing to do with
you: 90 away, go away This was re-
peated three times; al that time the
wife of the deceased cal me up and told hel
husband to go away, and not mind him; al
the same time Mrs. DOnhelly came up and
abused Mrs. Kelly shan fully, calling her
husband milk COW or q milk boy, don't
know which, and telling him to go home
and asking what he wan ted to come on hel
banGuette for and raise o row: Mrs. Kelly
said to Mrs. Donnelly, "for Gods sake take
him away She referred to DOnnelly: Mrs
Donnelly replied, "Inde led, and will not
let him take what he de serves" then Don
nelly struck the deceas I'D over his wife:
head, once certainly, and twice to the bes
of my knowledge, before the deceased re
sisted it, the deceased saying, don't wan
to fight or have anything to do with him;
think Mrs. DOnnelly was holding the arm:
of deceased, but would not like to say so
| to the best of my knowledge she was
holding Kelly, as her husband was usin:
both his fists: then the two men tusslet
| around to my gate and fell: whel
he fell, Mrs. Kelly said to her husband
| LET go, the man is down; don't strike ;
| man when he is down." Kelly let him up
and Donnelly getting up drew knife AM
| stabbed the deceased; the deceased knocke'
the knife out of his hand, and a boy picked
it up, saying, ''Here, pa, here is the knife:
Donnelly had stabbed the deceased in tn
| left side: believe the hoy is not his son
but his step-child; Donhelly then struck a
| him twice, and the deceased, returning tn
blows, Donnelly fell against the railing
with the deceased on top: he was thel
bleeding tearfully; l the N ran in the stree
| to call a policeman, but there was none t
be found: | have lived there for eigh
months and have not ser policeman bu
three times: the nearest policeman was a
Dryades Market. In the meantime pullc'
this wounded man off, and when Donnell.
got up, caught hold of him to keep hin
| from striking him; his wife led the decease
| off while held DOnnelAy; l could see tn
deceased was dying; Mrs. Kelly then re
turned, and said to Ilonnelly, ooh yo
murderer; you murdered my husband; II
fight you myself" she struck him IN the face
DOnnelly started at her, cursing fearfully
he said Eyes, you ESQ and SOY I'll kill you too:
and he put his hand to his side pocket as
to draw weapon; said, "No, you won't,
and showed him agairs st the gallery, an
told her to leave he then raised his han
to hit me, and I said, "DOnnelly, don
strike me-" Mrs. Donne lily was then on tn
gallery, and she said to me, "See that 20
do not say anything about this" l too
Donnelly and threw him out of the yare
and shut the gate 4; thu n Mrs. Kelly said
| gu uuEucTulS uOSS NOu VO hiAAOu IL
husband ;" Donnelly teplied: Eyes, "
killed eight $50 and SOB in California, an
your husband is the ninth $50 and SOY
have killed :" he turned my corner and ha
lOaed after Kelly, "Come back here, you
till l give you another one, and make
finish Of YOU; :" Kelly, + think, at this tim
must have been dead, As they said he wa
dying when he left my yard; Kelly did M
receive another wOunH after his wife lie
him out when Kelly was down in tn
ward, Donnelly had him by the throat, an
was biting him; Mrs. Kelly said: Don
bite him YOU have wounded him, and he
dying"
Kate Kern and Mrs. Martin were presel
at the time.
Henry Thode-Abou4 half past five ocloc
Tuesday evening, l Vas standing in n
kitchen. NY wife, who was out in the yar'
called me, saving "that man has got I'M
another FUSS meaning the accused. liver
out in the yard, climbed up on the partitio
| fence and looked over toward St. Andre
street. There l saw two men fighting
Mrs. Baumgarden's yard, with the tv
women and the boy in the crowd togethe
saw that one Of the men was bleedln
| hut saw no knife. l was about fifty feet o.
Mrs Baumgarden was standing on the ga
lery. The wounded man went out of II
gate. and attempted to get home, waikiki
on Laurent street; about the middle
the square, on Laurent street, ,
tween St. Andrew and Josephine,
dropped. 1 was goir g up to see him, al
was met by some PEOPLE who sad ne
, dead" l returned to the corner OF 81.
dew street, to see III we couldn't find
noliceman. There was no policeman, al
some one ran to the Dryades Market.
the same time Donnelly was standing
, the corner, and cried out to the decease
"Come back here you son of b, and
. will finish you" The man was lying de-
on the banquette at the time DOnneily us