New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-23
Local Intelligence.

tigation in the case of the shooting of Joseph
Aniello and j. S. Soude, Saturday last, at
the Picayune tier, was continued yesterday
morning.
Marguerite Apiello, wife of the deceased,
was called first, but nothing particular as
certaiLed from her.
Tony Aneillo, one of the sons of the de-
ceased, about fifteen years old, testified
that he was at the front end of the Bazaar
Market; saw Vital Dimicheli fire the first
shot and drop his gun; he then walked
away, after lighting his cigar; / ran toward
the market; there / saw an officer with q
gun and a rifle in his hand; saw seven Off
GERS have charge Of Vincentio Orsico Jose
Maressa) saw Mr.. SOude lying wounded
on the wharf; Iwent on board the schooner
Mischief and saw my father lying dead on
the outside Of the deck.
To the questions propOunded by jurors,
the boy testified that VIncentio Orsico had
hunting-bag on his shoulder; IgnatiO
Renatz (Jose Flora) shot my father; l saw
him shoot him with hOrse-pistol; AnlellO
was standing on the deck of the schooner
Mischief, with his back toward the wharf,
and heard somebody call at him, "Infaano;"
the deceased turned around and received
the ball: he fell, got up and walked to the
other side of the deck, where he fell again;
after that was so frightened that ran to-
ward the Beet Market; Ignatio Renatz was
standing on the edge of the wharf, alongside
the schooner Mischief, at the time he fired
the horse-pistol at the deceased; heard four
shots fred, and afterward three mere by
the police while chasing Fincentio Orslco.
(The accused, Vincentio Orsico, was
brought before the boy, who fully recog-
nized him..
the Customhouse, because some time ago
he was arrested as a counterteiter, and re-
leased on $1,000 bond. Witness has known
him about six years; never by any otner
name. He saw the accused, Vincentio Or
sico, shoot at his father, but he missed
him, and the shots went through the sail OF
the schooner.
The little brother of the last.witness was
brought forward, but as he had been at
home, could not testify.
Edward O'Nixon, the boy who was acct
dentally wounded in the affair, testified
that he was sitting on the hatch OF the
schooner Mischief; heard two shots; don't
know who fred them; saw the Customhouse
officer lying down; ran behind the port side
of the galley and Saw a small man with a
gun; he had no hat on; recognized him IN
the coroner's Office Jose Flora alias lgnatlo
Renatz); did not see him shoot; the shots
were fired from the levee; witness was hit
IN the leg.
The two accused, Maressa tOrsico) and
Flora (Renatz), are still at the jackson
square station. The former has been visited
by large number of friends, some OF them
very respectable looking people. They de-
clare that he has always been very peace
able man, and only acted in defending his
own life, which haG been threatened by
Aniello.
A legal gentleman tells the reporter that
Maressa came, about week ago, to his
office very excited and told him that Aniello
was going to murder him, and that he was
bound to kill him to save himself. He was
advised to prepare himself, and, when at
tackled, act in the defense of his life.
The Italians are in great state of excite
ment about the affair. They crowd to-
gether in groups near the market and also
near the coroner's Office.
The funeral of AR. Soude, the Custom
house officer who was accidentally shot
and killed, took place Sunday afternoon,
and was attended by about 1900 persons.
Three of the largest colored benevolent
associations, of which the deceased was a
member, turned out in full force, and a
large number of Customhouse officials were
also present. Soude was quiet man, and
very much esteemed by his comrades in the
Customhouse and the general public.
The jury returned verdict that the men
were killed by Vicentio Orsica, alias Jose
Maressa, and Ignatio Renatz, principals,
and Tilorez, alias Toledano, and Dimlchelll
In ONCE MORE.-Four of the Lizzie
Owens troupe Lucy Wilson, Picayune
Whitmore, Phebe Williams and the Owens
herself, made the first precinct stationhouse
howl last evening with their ribaldry and
shrieks. They had been arrested for robbing
B. H. Rowland, stealing $50 from him in
regular highway fashion. Is there no way
to abate these vile creature. Not single
week passes that they are not arrested for
some vile offense, and yet they manage to
avoid being punished further than paying
fines which do not trouble them.
FIRE.-The alarm of fire sounded at 1890
yesterday morning was caused by the old
cotton pickery fire reviving, Richard street.