The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26
killing Of DIR. ID. w. Martin.

DR.. D. w. Martin was shot and in
stantly killed, at his residence on bayou
Waxia, St. Landry parish, on the even
ing of the It'll instant. 1t is stated that
the deed was committed by his step-son,
Captain E. c. Preston, and was the re-
suit of an old family quarrel and bad
whiskey.I[Crescent City, July 18th.
Since returning home we hear contra
dictOry statements as to whether there
were any witnesses to the killing of DR..
Martin. It is we'll known that he was
stabbed and who stabbed him, but the
question is, did anybody witness it ?
We have been able to get no document
airy information other than the follow
ing return Of the coroner, which prac-
tically amounts to nothing:
EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE CORON-
Frs JURY IN THE MATTER OF THE
DEATH OF D. W. MARTIN.
B. F. Lecoq being duly sworn says that
he knows nothing of the case, There
were no house servants when he arrived
there. MIR. Martin was dead when he
got there.
G. Z. Scott being duly worn says that
he knows nothing of the matter, saw D.
w. Martin after his death, not prior.
Frank Adams duly sworn saws: | live
on DR.. Martins place, there is no house
servants there, my house is the nearest
to the residence of DIR. Martin, tits near
ly a quarter of a mile from it, l know
nothing of the death Of Dr.. Martin, but
saw the body after it was laid out.
ThOs. Lockwood duly sworn says ]
live on DIR. Martins place, | know moth
ing about his death, but saw him after
his death, my house is half q mile from
DR.. Martins house, have no idea who
killed DR.. Martin.
VIM. Guidry duly sworn says: | live
on Nh. JerOlOman's place, live in the
quarters nearest to DR.. Martins place
about three hundred yards from DR.
Martins house, | do not know how Dr.
Martin came to his death, he was deaf
when | got to the place.
NJ. G.. Dunbar being duly sworn say
that he knows nothing Of the manner il
which DR.. Martin came to his death, HI
came to the place after Martin was dead
judges from the appearance of the bod,
that DIR. Martin had been stabbed witt
a knife, the shirt was cut.
hereby certify the above and forego
ing to be a full statement of all the evi
dence educed before ME on the investi
cation of the above case.
Washington, st. Landry, July 10, 1878
JACOB EHRHARDT, Coroner.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Landry. {
An inquisition taken at Waxia, on tn
eighth day of July, A. D., one thOusan,
eight hundred and seventy-three, befOr
the Coroner of the parish of St. Landry
State OF Louisiana, upon view of til
body of DR.. D. w. Martin there lyinj
dead. The jurors whose names are here
unto subscribed, having been sworn t
inquire on behalf of the State, when an
by what means said DR.. D. W. Marti
} came to his death, upon their oath d
} say: That the said D. W. Martin died G
a wound inflicted in the right side by
small sharp instrument, and furthermOT
4 from other marks and scratches on hi
face, he seemed to have been in scuff1
5 with some person or persons unknow
to the jury. "..
In testimony whereof the coroner an
l jurors Of this inquest have hereuntO sui
scribed their names, this 18th day
July, A. D., 1878.
= John O. Trainor,
Thos. A. Dunbar,
Robert Dunbar,
A. r. Hawkins,
CT. Hawkins.
Jacob Ehrhardt, COrOne
! Before me
JACOB EHRHARDT, Coroner
Y in and for the Parish Of st. Landry.
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