New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-03
HOMICIDE On COMMON STREET
\ NEW YEARS MURDER
ABUSIVE DRUNKEN MAN KILLED


Conrad Cedc9, Intoxicated, H.s passing
sulting il his manner. When II li0nt ot the
boardinc Rouse. No $50 Common street:
where reycral persons of roth sexes were
standing, bis unsuly tongue gay" ven: 70
some very rude remarks. His conducG was
uI.cal,od for as none OF the ,,eopi" present
had spoken - or ever noticed hm. Per
sistin. il lh:n,ling himself or lhe., com
pariy. IL vas warned off, bn: seemed: IN
clncd 20 iutrtsle. dS drunken meu viii. Vt
the ;nouc>t, Yesterday heu. ~ Coroner.
Creash, The following Testimony was
elected.
Joseph W,rae,, testified : Stood "a The
gate .lhout FIVE minutes with ms " te. Miss
Murray. MI. Pieison and ~. talbert.
| Three men came mp. two went rs: de-
| ceased stepped: he began to cNlS. 'ir.
| Calbrrt. and called him e dirty --.
| M Ca,hert told him to 80 home. when he
| repeated the language. and shook his ti~t IL
| Mr. Calbertr face. Nr. PiersoI. todd him
his was no place 20 curse. IN the presence
| OF ladies told ny wife and Mss Murray
to 70 into The house Deceased turned
around 20 Mr.. PierSon and called him :;
| dirty -. and shock his fist il Nj. Pier
/ sons face three times. turned and Wen.
| into the house 10 get my hat. t0r the pu1-
! post. OF having the man arrested. heard u
uistol shot al the same .iIue Nj. Person
entered the ilouSc. did NOT 80" anything
! in his hand. 10 not know who l.red he
| shot.
| Mr.. Henrietta Werne1t, No. 80 "c1.lL on
| strec:-On the evening OF January |, about
! seven O'Clock. was sitting in the front
| parlor; ! went 70 the front gare: ICY HIS
| band. Mr.. CaltclI and Miss Murray We're
! with he a, The gate: those gentlemen 'aln"
| up: deceased NaS intoxicated. an'. !caned
! against the raiiing On the left sldt ol the
| gate: deceased asked Mr.. Ca]bert il ne
| could speak German: Wr. Calbn-t told him
| thai he had better go about his BUSINESS:
| The deceased made use of the same words
! back 10 Nr. Ealbc-t. after which he shoot,
! his fist in Mr. Calbert'a face. and used Verv
! abusive language: my husband told ne 70
! 20 into The house. as ttat was Jio place ioT
! me; Wi en- ] was on the top step heard the
report OF the pistol: did not sec ;.nyboGy
do the shooting: Mr.. Pierson was standing
! WITH rs az the gate.
Officer Reinhart-W walking ,:0wl.
| Common street: saw three men Standing At
| the gate OF No. 22C Common street; ti,ey were
/ irving 70 get one of the men aW.y. heard
! the remark. - il you don't. take this, al
the same time pistol was fired. The man
at the gate ran inlo the house; the wounded
! man fell after having walked two or 'hree
| steps. ] ran after the man / Inspected ot
! the shooting, and found him ZIP stairs on
| the bed, tilly dressed: he seemed very
! much excited. saw the fash Of Tie pistol:
| it was between the max whom arlt.> t.,l
! and the deceased.
! Sergeant Peter .Jo-eph--l.ear1 the -i0t:
ran up 70 the norlse No. 4}) Common street;
| went into the house: arrested Pierson n
bed. who wa> rointcd ont to him ny Ot:ceE
! Reinhart as the uIan who siCc deceased:
! arrested the inmates of the house a. Wit
nes.es, and mad the body brought IL The
! station, ana the Coroner not lied.
| j. II. C0nLor, residing at No. -33 Common
! street. saw Pierson come in immediately
| after hearing the shot, and walk through III,
| parlor with a pistol.in his hand.
| NJ. P.ersCn IS =. medical student 4roll
Richmond, For Berd county. Texas, about
| tWon' v-thyac ycars o,l, ald las the appear
| aICo @ = -trl-o9. Ee>usod was taken u
| the first precinct station. as ais" Was the
| body Of his victim, where 'pos: mortem
| examination was held by DR.. Mackay. The
| ball passed close 30 tie heart anG through
one lung, causing internal hemorrha"e and
death. Deceased was a Swedc, u watch
maker, employed by M Fournier /. rhor;
time. Ceder has been in this cry only i
| few weeks
Many medical students visited Person il
prison yesterday, and appeared to have con
| siderable regard for him. He was r-Iran6ed
charged with murder.
Coroner Creagi, Captain Gibney and the
| police deserve more than ordinary luen
| ton for the pronptness displayed in sec'll'
| ing every fact pertaining to the homicide.