New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-08
THE MURDER OF SAMUEL RAINEY
THE BOYDS IN PARISH PRISON
VERDICT OF THE CoRoNER's JURY

ing, III lue couHtlHB-rooA VI thO wv"
Orleans National Bank, was resumed yester-
day afternoon. For some time after the
hour appointed there was delay on account
of the absence of a juror. The following
are the names of the Coroners jury: Henry
Block, No. l76 AnnunciatiOn street; George
d. Logan, No. 249 Rampant street; Robert
E. Diamond Louisiana Hotel; c. Lardner,
No. 2S8 Carondelet street; John Lazarus,
st. Charles Hotel.
Mr.. r. N. Pasteur No. 2Ol Constance
street, testified as follows:
came down from the Crescent City Press
on the sixth of July, and went to the post
office, and thence to the New Orleans Ma
tional Bank; it was after ten o'clock; be-
tween 10 and ii A. NJ. l walked in the bank
to see Mr. Rainey, TO ask him about my
bank account. which | thought / had over
drawn: here i found the Messrs. Boyd
standing in front of the window of the de-
ceased; am not certain which one OF the
two handed Mr.. Rainey letter; think 1t
was William Boyd; and asked him If he
was the author of those charges, or remarks
something similar; the deceased looked at
the letter for some time, and handed IT
back, and | think he said YES" don't
think he had time enough from the appear
ance of the letter to read it all, but he read
enough to see what was in IT. he handed 1t
back to William Boyd; then William Boyd
pulled out pistol and fired before could
say anything; he fred at Mr.. Rainey; l
gathered him and tried TO hold his arm to
prevent him from firing again, and he dld
not fire after; | can't swear that there were
two shots fred but the other, john Boyd
had his pistol out also; ! thought at the
time Mr.. BOYD had drawn his pistol on me
when | had grabbed his brother; | do not
know; | was very much excited; am not
positive.
Coroner-After Mr.. William Boyd fired
the shot. did you then see Mr.. Rainey
A. Yes sir.
Coroner-What was he doing; was he
moving away A. Soon as the shot was
fired he got into the vault; he did not run,
he walked pretty fast.
Coroner-Did YOU hear any difficulty,
any alteration or violent words beyond
the handing of the letter A. No. sir; not
while | was there: it might have been be-
fore went in.
Coroner-Were you in company with the
two accused when they went in the bank
A. No sir, l did not accompany the
Messrs. BOYD; | had no more idea of seeing
them there than l had of seeing one OF my
own bows: ! can't say if there was any
alteration: | was too much excited; was
aware of a previous disagreement between
the parties on account OF business; an AMI
mostly in relation 10 business matters; II
was from remarks made by Mr.. Rainey that
partially caused this thing to happen; |
was the one who told the Boyds about the
remarks of the deceased; | went into the
bank, it may be four weeks ago, and the de-
ceased asked me if the Boyds were going
into the press business, that this was the
impression about; he then said that they
were the d-dest thieves in New Orleans;
said, Mr.. Rainey you ought TO be cautious
how you speak this, if they hear of it this
might lead you into difficulty; he said he
had not told it to me cOnfdentially, that he
should make it point to tell whatever fac
tors they got, to tell them the same thing OF
their rascality; he said he was not afraid of
them; he was prepared for them; TO prove it
or in any other way; | saw, about two or
three days after this conversation, H. H.
Rainey (the witness was here interrupted.
In answer to a iuror-Atter the shooting
| said to the Messrs Boyd. my God, what
have you done?" William Boyd answered
me, Il have done it to vindicate my char
acter."
By Juror, 10 the Coroner-Does it re-
quire a majority of the jury TO insist on
hearing that conversation with Mr.. Rainey
CorOner-By no means |, however, inter
rupted the narration because it is not rele-
want to the case. No conversation with
third parties can bear upon the case.
By .juror-Did you see pistol in the
hands of Mr.. Boyd A. Yes, sir; but l
would not recognize it again.
In answer to other inquiries by jurors,
the witness said he had not advised the
Boyds what to do, nor had he any CONVEX
sation with them | thought the Boyds
would take III. H.. Rainey in with them as a
in, hnS I told
them what had heard Mr.. Samuel Rainey
had said; Mr.. H. H. Rainey remarked that
Mr.. Boyd was not going to be any partner;
on Wednesday previous TO this thing they
came around to see Mr.. DriscOll, they hav
lug been in the habit of coming here most
every day; felt bad to see them coming
there, where these reports were told, and
they not TO know il; being industrious
young men, | thought | would tell il;
so on this Wednesday tthe day before
the homicide) told them what Mr.. Rainey
had said, and advised them to 90 and try
to have it fixed; it seemed then they told
me they had a fuss on a plantation where
arms had been drawn. and that is about
all; they talked and talked to me: one of
them villited Mr.. Rainey; the witness had
not seen the Messrs. Boyd from Wednes-
day, the fifth, until the shooting; he had
given them no advice cOunseling violence,
IL,
that they, the Boyds, would settle it as he
would, without violence or difficulty.
Patrolman John Lynch, No. 100 Tchoupi-
toulas street, testified as follows-I was
standing at about half past ten o'clock,
yesterday morning, at the corner of Camp
and Common streets: heard a shot; ran
up toward the National Bank, and before |
arrived there heard another shot; when |
got to the door | met William Boyd coming
out, and though l did not know him, he
was pointed out to me by citizens standing
round as the man who dld the shooting; /
arrested him and asked him if he had
pistol; he said yes; he put his right hand
down i'll his pocket and gave me the pistol,
with one charge out of it (the pistol was
produced and identified as the one in the
possession of Boyd); the prisoner said he
was gentleman and that he would walk
the streets with me and that his intentions
were to surrender himself; asked him if he
thought he had killed that man in the office
at whom he fired, and he answered, az Yes,
think he is mOrtally wounded" | asked
him if it was private quarrel, and he an
swered yes; he said, in answer TO my ques-
ton, that he fired the shot; the witness was
under the impression that the citizen who
pointed out William Boyd was Mr.. Pasteur,
though he could not be certain
Captain Schneider of the first precinct.
testified as follows: The only conversation
had was with Mr. William BOYD, when |
was taking him from the station to the
bank Ito attend the inquest). asked him
who was with him at the time of this occur
renee, and he told me his brother and Mr..
Pasteur. When officer Lynch came to the
station he said some shooting had been 60
ing on at the bank, and he had the man
that did it in custody.
On the evidence being closed, the jury,
without discussion, agreed upon the follow
ing verdict
State of Louisiana, parish of Orleans,
ast 90 nrIa A =