New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-01
Local Intelligence.

HoMTCmE ON THE LEvEE- Testimony
Before the CoroWeg.-COrOner Creagh hav-
ing completed the investigation into the
case of James H. Langwell, charged with
fatally stabbing Michael Finch, has filed
an affidavit with Recorder HOughtOn,
charging him with murder. ,Langwell was
remanded until the fourth of May, without
benefit of bail. The following is the evil
dence elected:
w. w. jackson, wharfnger, No. 1876 How
ard street, swOrn-On Saturday, April 90
1872, between four and five P. NJ, |
was sitting on the gallery of the wharfn-
gers office, at the head of Lafayette street
reading the papers; the accused and Finch,
the deceased, were sitting on the gallery,
disputing; heard the accused cursing the
firm of John E. KING & Co, and he said
they were Cd id rats; Finch replied
that all connected with the house were not
rats or either; LangWeu then said
that he was speaking of the firm of John
E. King g. Co, and asked the deceased if
he was a member of the firm; Finch said
no; Langwell then said if he, Finch, wanted
to take it up he could do so; Finch then
lifted his hand as if he was going to strike;
Langwell showed him OFF, at the same time
jumping upon the steps; after Langwell had
showed deceased down on the wharf, wit
ness saw him put his hand in his pocket,
draw pocket knife and open it; it had
large blade; Finch put his hand to his side
and walked away; Langwell walked INTO
the whartingers office; saw no weapon in
Finch's hands; the only man who spoke
loud was Langwell.
John Quilter, corner Clio and Howard
streets, sworn-Saw Finch 90 from the le-
wee with his hand to his side; a cOlOred
man was holding him up; he would have
fallen if not assisted by the cOlored man;
Finch's father was standing on the ban
quette, and asked him what was the matter;
he answered that James Langweu had
stabbed him; saw the cut-a small cut on
his left side his father took him away III a
cab.
E. NJ. Livingston, whartinger, No. Sal
Craps street, sworn-Heard both men talk
about business matters; LangwelI talked
very loud about a bill, and the lie was
passed between them, when Finch advanced
up to the steps to where Langwell was sit
ting; the latter Immediately jumped up and
showed him down; at thai time he drew
knife out of his pocket ana opened 1t: when
witness saw the knife he jumped up and
showed Langwell toward the office and said,
None of that" he shut his knife up, and
witness thought he was pacihed; witness
talked then to a gentlemen, and saw Finch
leave the steps and walk down the wharf;
saw no weapons in the hands of Finch.
DIR. c. P. Ames, city physician, held the
autopsy on the body at No. 294 Girod street,
and certifies that he found an incised wound
about three and hSf inches to the left of
the medium line, and ten inches above the
centre or superior spinus process of the
iIlium, in the lilac region; the external
wound was about three-quarters of an inch
in width, which penetrated the abdominal
cavity, dividing the great mentinim' and
perforating the small intestine in three diff
ferent places, threby causing internal hem
Orrhage, peritOnitis and death.
The jury gave a verdict that the above
wound was inflicted by James H. Langwell,
now in custody, on the twenty-seventh day
of April, 1872, between four and five O'Clock,
at the wbarfnger's Office, at the head
of Lafayette street, First District, city Of
New Orleans.