New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-08
Local Intelligence.

Local Intelligence.
The THLIx dunno HoAIcIDE-The Cor
ensrs Lnqssst.-The inquest ON the body of
Felix Dunno, who died on Wednesday night
from injuries received while incarcerated in
. cell Of the lrst precinct station, . few
days previous, ives held yesterday by
Coeoner CFeaGh. Officer Heit was exam
ined e. to the AEfest Of Dunno and Comisky.
The evidence was to the effect that the
arrest was snsds at the corner of Delord
and Tchoupitslas streets, the two men were
fighting ct the time. Dunno was drunk
and Cemisky vas sober. The charge was
made By him, and accused the prisoner of
being drunk and disturbing the peace.
Comisky offered NO resistance. but Dunno
did, and the o6icer had to strike him on the
back with his club. When Dunno was
locked mp there was no blood on him and
emily sli9ht mark ON his jaw, a. II caused
BY = blow with the hand.
Mr.. John O'Neill, the proprietor Of the
colBeehouse Ct the corner Of Annunciation
and Delord streets, whore the fight &C.
CURED, relateA the circumstance Of the ar
rest and his eidesvofs to bail the two men
ont of jail. Some delay in the release was
occasioned BY the condition of the men, and
finally Mr.. O,Neil was told BY superintend-
emit Badger that Comisky could not be re-
leased because he had beaten Dunno badly
in the cell. DUNES brother and witness
walked hone part Of tho way with deceased,
who became 20 weak that carriage had to
be called into requisition. Dunno had . cut
ON the face and was bleeding from the head.
DR.. Jones was sent for and stitched the
wound in the face. s
Officer Charles Binthoff testified to assist
ing in arresting the two men, and stated
that both were searched at the station be-
fore being locked up.
Mageie Elliott sworn-Said she was In
the lookup on the night Of the thirtieth OF
March; witness saw, in the cell opposite to
her, tall man beat another man with q
fell: the tall man struck him while he was
down; witness called to Bill Redwood, who
was in the cell. to get up, and told him that
they were killing the man; witness then
raped with tin cup, and the turnkey
came in and took the tall man into the dark
cell; the turnkey asked him why he beat
that poor man, aud the tall man cursed the
turnkey: witness identifies Comisky as the
tall man; saw the man who was struck
when he was taken out; his face was COW
cred with blood, and he was moaning when
he was taken mp from the floor; witness
heard mo previous quarreling in the cell;
saw the accused place the piece of iron in
the slop tub; saw NO searching for it while
she was there; Dunno was struck while
lying down.
WIN. T. Redwood sworn-Stated that he
was locked mp in the same cell with Dunno.
Tho officer who locked him up did not search
him, but took away pocket knife he had:
While he was asleep he was awakened
by somebody calling him. He saw Dunno
and another man standing at the door OF the
cell quarreling about Fenianism, or some.
fifteen minutes to Maggie Elliott, who had
called him from the opposite cell. witness
went to sleep again. The parties were still
Ouarreling. Witness awoke again and Dunno
ran towards him asking to be protected, as
the other man was killing him. Dunne's
face and head were bleeding, and witness
placed him ON the edge of bunk. Witness
bars With 3 tin cup, and the turnkey came
rected the turnkey, who then took Conisky
and locked him up in the dark cell. Wit
ness saw nobody strike Dunno, and saw
nothing in the hands of tho party against
whom Dunno had asked to be protected.
Witness is satisfied that Comisky is the man
arainst whom Dunno asked for protection,
and who was following up Dunno to strike
him. Witness told the accused to keep away
and he stopped advancing. Witness does
not know how deceased was wounded.
Heard Maggie Elliott say that Comisky
struck Dunno with piece OF iron.
New ORLEANS, April 6, 1871.
At an autopsy held this day BY the under.
signed on the body Of Felix Dunno: aged
forty years, lying ct No. ~ st. Ihomas
was found to have been caused by fracture
of the skull by some blunt instrument, the
blow taking effect ON the right parietal one
inch directly above the front portion OF the
ear, fracturing the bone; the fracture ex-
tending back from this point through the
occiput to the left parietal, distance py
true measurement of twelve inches. Un0er
the immediate point OF the fracture. wnSfo
the blow was inflicted, there was found
large amount of extravasation OF blood.
mass of coagulum fully one ounce in weight.
j. B. COOPER, n. D., - =
City Physician.
JAMES JONES, Jr., M. d.
Charles Beggs, the night turnkey at the
first precinct station, testified that at. 9:l5
p. NJ, March 80, COmisky and Dunno were
brought into the station by Officer Heit,
under arrest; he searched the prisoners and
did not find even q pocket knife on them;
both were quiet and peaceable in the office,
and both were locked up in the same cell;
after locking them up he found their friend
John O'Neil, in the Office, who asked for q
COPY of the charge against them, saying he
wanted to get them out, as it was little
disturbances which amounted to nothing;
the clerk gave him copy of the charge
and sent him to the Recorder or Superin-
tendent: he came back in twenty minutes
with release for both they we're to be
let out at eleven o'clock, when sober), signed
by the superintendent; in the meantime
witness had been twice to the cell and found
them the first time talking and the second
time living down; the prisoners had been an
hour and half in the cell before any dis
turbance occurred; at lO:40 T: M. witness
heard knocking inside with I'm cup
went in and saw Dunno sitting on the punk
with his face covered with blood; asked
Who hit him, and he replied, "Never mind
Who hit me; all l want is you TO protect
me-" witness said he would II no showee
him the man who had hit him; deceased re
Piled, sNever mind;" the man who ~;
said to have done the beating vee peanecc
out by ono Of the prisoners and leoke0