New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-13

|. market when Byrnes stepped out on the
sidewalk Seeing this, returned, and just
as / got half way back Mr.. Brady and
Diepert stepped out also Brady stepped
toward Mr. Brynes. and then. seufiie COM
menced between them, and heard Brady
exclaim. Johnny, do you see the knife =
In less than five minutes Brady staggered
toward the awningpost; Billy Moran, who
was standing at the awningpost, prevented
Brady from falling into the gutter; Mr..
Moran took hold of Mr.. Brady and laid him
on the sidewalk; when Dominick Byrnes
saw this, he ran toward Dryades street,
Jake Diepert and | after him; when we
reached him, he made cut at Jake Diepert
with a knife; seeing the knife, | stepped
aside he then started running toward
Rampant street; when Jake and got halt
way to Rampant street, | asked HIM IL ne
had whistle; he said he had; | told HIM TO
blow a call, which he did as Jake
and turned the corner of Poydras ana
Rampant streetes, we overlook q man
in his shirt sleeves, and barebeaded; Inc
policeman from the upper part Q. hampar 7
street took hold of Domlnlck byrnes'
told him that that was not the man-not
recognizinp him. as he had his coat and hat
off. saw Byrnes stab Brady with the
knife: saw him give him three blows with
tbe knife: Byrnes used large pocket knife
with a rough handle; he threw the knife
in the gutter. The Waterman ON Rampart
street let Byrne go, and he came back to
the market, where he was arrested by the
| officer coming the other way.
Matthew Gainnie said-Last night, be-
tween two and three o'clock, was standing
in the door of Joe's cotfeehouse, and Bran
non, Brady and another young man were
standing on the banquette. Previous to
this we had gone into the house to play a
game of seven-up. | was keeping game.
They had played two games, and were play
ing a third, when Dominick Byrnes came in.
He sat behind me on the table, and said this
is long time between drinks. Brady said
it will be longer. Byrnes said: Cd d-n
you, | don't want anything from YOU.
He said further: " You are one of
these good natured s--ns of -. fThe first
come gets nix, and the next come get the
leavings." Then they commenced growing
back at one another until the game was
over. Brady then got UP and walked
toward where Byrnes was sitting, and said,
| you've said enough; | won't stand this
any slonger' Dominick Byrne's put his
hand behind his back, and Brady grabbed
him, saying: "You can't pull nothing on
me-" Brady then knocked him down, or
threw him down. He kicked him once or
twice when he was down. Brady then
walked out to the bar and got drink.
ByfDeS NaIk6u OUT dllGE MN. nc iShCu
for glass of whisky to wash his face. 1t
was bleeding. Brady says, Don't give
him glass, he'll hit me with it." Byrnes
said, mo, III hit you with something worse"
Brady said, ''You will, you =" Byrne
said, "Do you call me --W Brady said,
eyes; you're dirty one" They then
| walked out on the. banquette and had a
| few words. Then the scuffie commenced,
and when they were parted Brady put his
| hand TO his breast and said, Hes knitted
me-" Bannon said to Byrnes: "DOminick,
| what have you done!" Byrnes replied, II
| don't give a damn if I've done anything, I'll
| suffer for it." He then walked away. Brady
| staggered. fell into Moran's arms and died.
Officer John McCartney said he arrested
| Byrnes after Brady had been cut; he knew
| something serious had occurred at JOe's
| coffeehouse, but not the exact nature of the
| difficulty; Byrnes was running away at the
time he caught him; the officer told him not
| to say anything to convict himself; he said
at first he did not do it, but afterward he
asked the officer what he would do If q
man struck him in the face.
Officer Patrick Rooans arrested Byrnes
| on Rampant street, but rele ased him when
| told he was not the right man; he afterward
| picked up his knife in the gutter.
| Robert Thomson had gone over to Joe's to
get a cigar and saw the fight between the
| deceased and accused he saw Byrnes make
three lunges at Brady, and the latter fall.
After the examination of one other wit
ness, Jake Diepert, whose testimony strictly
eorroborated all of the above, the jury re-
turned a verdict that the deceased came to
| his death from three incised wounds in
ficted by Dominick Byrnes.