The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-09-06
Homicide in New Orleans.

, q creole OF New Orleans, ana OF {
good family, was killed, in tht
building of the Criminal Court, by
the Chief Deputy Sheriff. AS q
sample of the kind of homicide
we publish below the testimony Of
the principal witness, himself a
Deputy in the same Court:
! V. f. Daunoy, Deputy Sheriff, being
sworn, said: On the Sd of August, at
about quarter-past two, was sitting
inside of the second railing alongside
the dock. I heard somebody speaking
loud, I raised and looked and saw
Gaerin standing on right of the court
with his hat on. / started, and as !
started Mr.. Pichon came after me as l
went to open the gate of the railing.
| I turned around and saw Pichon and
told him to stand back and let me at
tend to him. | walked right to Cue
rim, took his hat off his head with my
left hand and put my right arm under
his left, and told him TO come on. He
raised his head, looked at me, smiled
and followed. AS he got in front of
the Judge, he made kind of salute
with his hand to him. His hat fell
from my hand. AS / made a motion
to get it l let 90 of him, but immedi-
ateiy took hold of him again. He re-,
marked to me-: "Mon chapeau," and
smiling; / gave it to him. We walk
ed out together, and on the point of
going down stairs Mr.. Houston ran ont
of the court and grabbed him with his
left hand by thWloulder and stopped
us short. He said to Guerin: "You
are ordered out,of Court" l rcplied:
she is under my charge--I am taking
him down stairs" I still held on to
linn with my right arm. Gnerin asked
Houston "What in the name of God
do yon want with me, am making no
noise" Houston then jumped before
him and put his hand behind his back.
Guerin saw him when he put his hand
behind his back, and asked him
"What in the name of God yon
with me 2" At that time Houston nut
his hand behind his back and drew his
revolver. AT the same time 1 made a
step between them and put my two
arms across his body and covered his
whole body. AT the same time said
to Houston: "Don't don't shoot. for
Gods sake don't shoot" During that
time Houston vas fixing his pistol, and
he followed to me three times: "Keep
off, keep off, keep off," very per-
emptorily. At the last keep off" |
heard l turned my. head to see what
was going on. Isaw in his eyes that
he was going to shoot any how. i'm
pushed Guerin on my left
side and lodged as low as l could. III
had hardly done this when the pistol
went off and took effect in the arm
OF Guerin. ] Immediately. arose and
made jump at Houston but missed
MN. l made q second effort, but |
failed to reach him. At the samef
time turned my head to see where
Guerin was, and Saw him making q
retreat inside of the courtroom. At
that time Houston raised his hand
and fired at him and missed him.
Guerin was about three feet inside of
the court when he stumbled and fell
on his broken arm, with his face
towards the ground. Houston walked
right along side of him, in line with
his shoulders. Houston then put the
muzele of his pistol right between
his two shoulders, then not seeming
to be satisfied raised it up a little
higher alongside Of his shoulder blade.
bearing Guering down with his pisto!
ne then bent over, placed his head to-
MIR. Guerin's head and said "You son
of a b-h, III make you remember me. !"
As he said the last word followed to
him, tor Gods sake don't shoot him.
de raised his pistol about six inches,
IN line from where he was BEARING
and deliberately shot him. 1 saw the.
discharge and the smoke strike exactly
The place where he had put his pistol
&c That moment. A person pushed
houston very vigorously and made a
remark to him. The remark was:
God On you, are You put here to
murder people in open court7" Hons
ton answered: III have to protect NV
self" / then left Houston to assist
MIR. Guerin. I took him from where
ne was lying and put him on his back
he looked at me and said to me in
French: "Je crois que .je vais mourn
als-moi transporter la maison le
olustot possible" l held his head n
moment, then saw Mr.. Conrad and NJ.
Lepretre. At.the same time one of the
gentlemen said we had better take
1im In the hall. Immediately placed
ny hand between his shoulders, and
hose gentlemen assisted me in taking
I'm out into the hall. While those
gentlemen were attending his wounds
made it my duty to overhaul him. .
lie had not even pen knife or
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