New Orleans Republican., 1871-03-09
Local Intelligence.

ucr Crcagh yesterday morning commenced
an investigation of the cause OF the deaf!
of Major +. W. Perkins, and exapincd sev
.erai witnesses, whose testimony. it will bt
noticed. confirms the report furnished by
the RErUHLICAS yesterday.
1t vas found inipractcablc to complete
the inquest until to-day.
The first witness called was Toby Brow H.,
Office porter. who WAS the first to make the
sad discovery: he stated that when he
notified Mr.. W. +. Perkins, at his residence,
that something had happened to his brother,
aud that he (tiie witncs>) had left him lyin.
on the floor, that gentleman exclaimed: M !,
God what has happened! Toby, you g.
right back, and SAY nothing to nobody;' the
wl;ncs, and Mr.. Perkins entered the office
at tao same time; we both examined the
Office, and saw how things were; he directed
me to remain and take charge of the office.
as he was going to see Colonel Badger: he
directed me not to say anything tO any
body until his return; went outside on the
sidewalk. and remained there until the ar
rival OF Mr.. TimpsOn and another gentle
man vino was with him; Mr.. Timpson sad
he had been sent down by Mrs. Perkins to
know what had become OF her husband he
asked me if Frank was there: t"d him
YES. that he was found dead on the floor:
he and the other gentleman went i'll and
looked over the front counter and came out;
they remained on the sidewalk until the ar
rival of Captain Badger and Mr. Perkins;
they all then went i'll and examined the
Office together.
Cross-rxamined-When l first saw the
body it was living on the Hat OF the back: it
seemed to me the vest pockets Of the de
ceased were turned out.
BY the Superintendent of Police:
o. When YOU first came to the Office, in
what condition did You find it +! A. found
the Office all turned upside down; there was
only one safe open, the one in the back
.otficc.
O. Did You see any tools: A. l saw none
but what belonged to the office; a wrench
and driver.
Q. Where were they! A. Lying by the
big iron safe.
.. Were they there the day before' A..
They were in II drawer next to the safe.
Q. understood you to say that Mr.. Per
kins searched the pockets OF the deceased.
A. He searched the pockets to see if his
watc!, was there. l supposed that he was
feeling for his watch.
9. When did yOu first sec that the pockets
of the deceased were turned out &! A. When
i came back with Mr.. Perkins to the office.
q. What did Mr.. Perkins find iii the
pockets A. | can not say that he found
anything.
pockets We're turned out until after the
surviving brother OF Mr. Perkins went to
the body. 4. No, sir.
G. When YOU first SAW the body did you
notice them. "A. No, sir; did not go near
.enoug', to him.
This witness was then placed in u private
place for safe-kccping, principally to pre-
vent parties from conversing with him.
Halt dozen gentlemen yesterday seemed
very anxious to see him only for few
minutes.
John Schneschcnberger, the proprietor of
y ohn's Shooting Gallery, sworn, said-On
Monday | sold one Ballard Der!nger:
was sitting Oh my desk about three O'Clock
on Monday. or between three and four
O'clock, and one OF my boys. who was out
side, made bargain with gentleman tn
sell him Ballard Deringcr; the boy was
comm. inside the gallery with the pistol
and box of cartrid gcs to try it. and then
l walked up to him the gentleman had
the pistol and the boy had the cartridges
l commenced "A conversation. with the
gentleman he said, "JOhn are those good
pistols.' 1 told him they were one Of
the best and latest patents: he said.
call right and walked half way
down the gallery and tried 1t; +! asked
shot he walked down and saw where he hit;
he came back, and saying 'thats all right.
banded me two five dollar bills: l remarked
to him that hc had better take Il pair. that
they would only cost him twelve dollars: he
said. never mind, one will do ME. or one
was enough; upon being shown the pistol
found in the office, the witness stated that
if he was to polish the pistol it would he
impossible for any one to tell the difference
between it and its mate, now in his store:
the man l sold the pistol to on Monday. l
saw OH Tuesday lying in Il coffin at BOthicks
undertakers shop; l knew him by sight
well, and have seen him several times in my
place here and ut the lake; described the
man before l saw him; am positive it is
the same man.
. @. Who came to You about this matter
A. "A man whom l don't know came to me
with that very same pistol and asked me if
had one like it; he asked me it sold one
Yesterday; told him 1 thought 80. but
would have to look ut my book.
Officer CouShlin, sworn. said was i'll
bed at the time heard Of this occurrence:
the acting sergeant came to the house to see
if knew anything about it; left the beat
at half past five o'clock; l felt the door of
No. 26 Carondelet street little before five
o'clock; | saw dim light i'll the office;
noticed there was light there all night.
Colonel A. S. Badger, Superintendent of
Police. sworn, said-About six O'Clock yes
terday morning Major Perkins. the partner
Of the deceased. came to my residence and
said: INV brother lies dead iii our Office;
dress yourself quickly and come down wit,
me-" at the office l found the deceased
living on his back on the floor dead, his head
lying in "A pool OF blood, which had appa,-
rently flowed out from hole just behind
the right ear; his pockets were turned
wrong side out. with the exception VI the
inside pocket of his coat and OvcrcOat:
did not search to learn if he had pockets III,
size his vest or not: l picked up small
single -barrcled Ballard pistol near the BODY;
the pistol, on examination, contained dis
charged metallic cartridge; the premises ex-
hibted great disorder: the safe in the rear
Office was open, and the keys left in the
safe, and papers and documents from the
safe were strewn about the floor; nearly
all the drawers about the Office were open,
and the papers were scattered prOmscuous-
ly about: one drawer had been fOrcihly
opened and the lock wrenchcd Oft. An at
tempt had been made t. pry open the doors
of some closets with poker. The large
safe III the front office, which contained
money, was not open, but small screw
driver was inserted between the bottom Of
the safe door and the sill Ot the safe: an old
poker was also sticking in the clasp of the
safe near the handles; "a monkey wrench
laid on the floor in front of the safe; these
tools and pOkcrs all belonged in the office:
the kew of the large safe also lay on the
floor; all this disorder was produced by 10
burglar or thief; ! instructed Sergeant
Malone to take the pistol, submit it to the
hardware dealers in this city, and learn if a
pistol of that kind had been sold recently,
l. H.~ll