New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-01
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
Local Intelligence.

eNot Moss The daughter Constance. a.re":. )
.Imittch that she correspondent Will &c
ceased up 20 last SATURDAY. and states :h..'
sl.e has three @. his letters. She :.-sc,.>
.aat she wrote :lc letters published. ry T.
Yesterday:
Constance COur!oI'. sworn. sad DON :
.now anvthin. abont The shot 'lre..
know nothing, and ! can: say aavthlL.
md nobody can force me to say anything.
Question by Coroncr-Did yol; know
Sergeant Moss was coming on Sull,.iv T. gllt
AnswcrI can't say anything. don knew
anything.
Constance. did yea write ina, !s::cr
tShowiny the letter inviting Isss :" cclr
sunday night Yes. wrote il.
Question-Thcn yuI, knew ----- 81
kwer-No, didn't know lie was 50 ming.
but l wrote that letter; I wnn! den; i; !!
received four notes from him. ;.nA ! ar
swcrcd every one. 70 see what ra>c;.t!ty IL
was up ~. The witness here commenced
rryiA..
Observation-Disclosures, answer ne: Nh.E
did you receive the last !et;e, from Moss !:
Answer-On Saturday. but did re: rrGn
At carefully until Sunday, did not show J:
~ my father until Sunday Ugh: at E.ne
o'clock; my father said. never mind. % TO
bed and / will attend 10 that: ! never
showed my pa the other letters received.
Questionable any person tell so" 20
write those letters ~ entlce Moss to axe
house: Answcr--No: l answered those let
.crs for fun. to see what rascality lie would
>attemp. again: ] never saw him since h.
was arrested: my father diu 10. know I
rad written any letters at all. OF. tha: !;
received any. until ] ran into his arms SIM
day night and tcli him 10 save I?e. tha.
.Hat man was coming; ! have ;u!.r letters
.Gat he sent me.
purstou-Who is tina. WOMAN Re
erred to in her letter. Answcr-S!. i =
eclored woman; was never ~ Lcr houS':
J don't know where she lives: SNOW Deg
rouse is Oh DrvadeS street. between First
and don't know what the othe! street i.
John Sweeney; residing at the coriic: -:
FIRST and DryIdes streets sworn-tn SuE-
Gay evening, January %. !S5i. about iil,'.-
ni-h.. was i'll my bed; hear: III "ei'"r:
ii d gun: got up and opened me tooi' ana
saw 1 man Tlr past my house: asked h;ii
VIVA: was the matter. ana received TO
ausye:: then I saw NJ. .ouI:oiS. the az
.used. come ont with gun N his hand; lie
.aiG 20 NE, II shot him. but he did not say
who Che man was; then went 70 tbe come!
. Second and, Dryadcs streets. ard saw ,ic
deceased lying about 4 quarter O! Il block
.rom the corner: he was not dead az III.
time. some parties carried the deceased. /"
Che corner OF Second and NTy&dcs streets
AM !a.t him under the sile'..
;awi.IIce tan Eek, residing q: :hc cor
Ger Of t'alton and Harmony st.c"ts-cr
the night in question wa. a. Er. C"ui'-
tots 10 use: he asked he :" 4, !. glass "t
wine: Went into the back room, ai!d sat
Were about an hour: | a.t.rvar! Went -
:nc corner Of Dryades and second streets
~ "a. -oiac oysters. and returning, we took
another .las. %. wine togetEer: when ] Wa
ready ~ 60 nome, Hr. CoW:ois sad /" me-
that ~ mad been greatly ani."Fe. by pr.
koiA attempting to break !Et. ~" house
fa! desired ne 20 wi: awhile icI2:".
A,vu; ii. Vel o'clock went INTO tue ward
together: was d.rectes: 10 90 uI..er 1T
;ie .iaA. and Ny. Cuur:oi- ..n. r.der .
S'l-. close - the fence. U"X. 20 Tie
.tvae', I. little before Twelve oc,"ca heard
scratching .l the a;t'" which !ast.s: aouU-
i"ur .lIiiute- after that e'cr.t,.lH. was
Cu.t until at'ou' seven OF ten minutes past
.....o o'clock. VIXEN l htar.! the same noise
"a. before, and Immediately att"i SAW the
-t.te.po1 and :. man head '.lrust inside
H.. remained III that position ABOUT Two
seconds. and after ira: Il opened WIDE
enough - ic. !. man in: the same man
wake {. from the gat. II the gallery. ana at
the ..s: step he attempted to make OF III"
.il!c." G-ard the rcpov. OF Tie gun amt
cav :hr fash; the man cried. d" no. no
and ran outside; he Wore q lon-. gray coat
and !. back hat. and had something N his
Land; wnen Mr.. CourtOis ANA : went ln,o
Or. y.,ir re had a double harreled shotgun:
saw Ing bring the gun .u.c .!e nous. .rttor
SIC shoc.
Peter Ahcisc. police officer. sworn! am
riGtl: 0.f.cer on Carondeiet. Earonne and
')r-s.,t,s streets; on Monday. January 80
about twenty minutes past twelve o cloc:,
] was walking On Carondc!e. street.s he
tween Philip and jackson. and heard Il
shot; ! started mp Carondciet street to
s,rs-. and ran up First TO Dryaacs. and
when go. between Raronne ana DrvadcS
streets heard some one hallooing Kun
.hs way:" made for the corner, toward
%'ourtos' house. and inquired OF Mr.. Cour
co.'s. who was standing on 'hc banquctte
with :. shotgun in his hand, where the shot
was tired: he told me he fired the shot in
Ii. yard. and that tine man he fired at
can -. Dryades street 10 the corner o1 See
oui street: j ran up TO Second street. and
.. turned the corner saw Moss lying on
Second STREET. alongside the fence, abou+
t~er:v-five or thirty yards from the corner:
, ran ~ % him and grabbed hold OF him:
J.. was crying 10 get up: tried :" keep him
~, Nc. knowing at the time who Il was: see
a.. IN: he was weak. asked him II he was
hEI'. h" made no answer but tah!n. hold
81 he hand ! felt the blood Oh il: by that
:;..,s lad given call whistle: blew three
q: .o.. :.,ncs. and Mr. Sweeney came 20 my
assistance first; asked him 10 90 and get a
!-h.. :. see who The man was: lie brought
an.. nd ] then recognized Moss: l asked
$50 .'.l.Ms who came w, to assist lnc 10
ear (. liz under the shed on IT," corner: the
."r;,o.... arrested Mr.. CoUrtois after his az
.tN.l.
:'.:; fora, Carlton. swcrn-Cn III" night iii
guest son. Il: ten minutes past twelve. | was
Standing at the corner OF Washington and
:...n!e.e: streets. and hcar'. IA shot fired:
! r;.a COVE the street, and hea"n" call
st...l- -. the corner OF Second and Dry
::t!"S streets. l went back there: when got
- :i.s corner l ,av them bring!n. /. man
..rc.I.! IL" corner; asking what was thc
mate. was told tina. Sergeant Moss WAS
$40. and wa> dying: l hnelt down and
raised Ii. mead with my hands. say ing.
- loss. WHO shot you!' he opened his eyes
.nd answered. 'Courtois;' laid him down
and started for Courtoi,' house. at the
.oTnc~ CT First ami Dryales streets; as |
'G-.@,! The house, d woman ha!!oocd
s.I.r. he goeS across the street" |
crosse. over. took Mr.. Courtois by the
shoulder. and stopped him: | asked him if
h. had .no, Sergeant Moss: he told me tina:
ne did. with q double-barreled shotgun, in
LIS Owe yard; ] told him that he was my
prisoner; he told me he was on the way to
the stati0rsto surrender. but would s1rfen-
der 70 me:I took him TO the station and
ii"iei him up.
jp-cial P.ttrolinan Ballard heard Corrtels
tav, e.. am the man who shot HIM
lie ury returned verdict that the de
ccssad came to his death from gunshot |
wound. inflicted ut the time and place above |
Aer- yueG, bv Charles COurtois.