The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-16
CONVICTION OF soUsAssoN.
HE rs SENTENCED 30 THE PENrTENT1ARY
FOR TEN YEARS.
His Explanation Of How tae Shooting
Occurred.

h1S E.A HaaN@IHon Oa AOW tHo SnO@Sluk
Occurred.
j. Boujasscp, charged with the murder Of
+. S. Gloor, was artaigned before the Hust-
iugs Court yesterday morning, and pleaded
mot guilty" The following jury was sworn
to try the case Messrs. j. j. Cannon, w.
y. Bass, c. G. Tinsley, W. A. Palmer, George
T. Lumpkin, Hugh Hagan, r. 81. Mitchell,
+. W. Chamberlain, james l.. Taylor, John
o. Turpin, Jr., r. S. Massie, W. Fletcher
Richardson.
The shooting took place on Sunday the 1st
OF November, between 6 and o'clock in
the evening. The first seen Of the sffair by
the witnesses for the prosecution Gloor was
running from Boujasson. and Boujasson was
firing at him. He chased Glosr up Broad to
Sixth street, up Sixth to Pink alley, and
down Pink alley about as far as the market
stalls. Altogether he fred four shots,
and had the pistol in his band, and his
finger on the trigger to fire the nth shot
when Gloor fell from the effects Of the fourth
shot, which struck him In the back OF the
head. A considerable crowd collected in
Pink alley, and to the query of one of the
witnesses: "What Is the matserfn Bou-
Jason replied, II want to Kill that
lie
effect. When arrested. and carried to
the Second station-house by Sergeant Per.
rim aud Policeman Charters he was greatly
excited, and in response to questions an
swered as we'll as he could in his broken
English that be had shot Gloor for jostling
him in the street. Boujlsson was sent to
iail and Gloor was conveyed to the
Church Institute for treatment. After being
there for some days he got well enough to
come out on the streets. 1t appearing that
he was out of danger, Boujasson was re-
leased from prison on bail under writ of
hobeds corpus. On the 26th of November,
however, Glcor, despite the most careful at
tention from DR.. Moncure, died from spinal
meningitis, resulting from the wound he
had received. Boujasson was Immediately
rearrested. These facts were clearly estab-
lisbed by the witnesses for the Common
wealth, and strongly brought out In the argu-
ment of Mr.. Cabell.
Messrs. George ID. Wise and Robert How
ard. counsel fer defence, did not attempt to
controrert the evidence Of the prosecution.
They, however, held that the Commonwealth
did not show but that there had been On al
tercstion before the shooting of such grave
character as to put the prisoner in fear for
his life, and therefore be could not be guilty
of murder either in the first or second de-
gree.
The jury brought in verdict Of murder
in the second degree, and fixed the term OF
Imprisonment of the accused at ten years.
Bouiasson was quite overcome at the an
uouucement, and wept long and bitterly
He evidently did not expect such serious
termination OF the case, although his coun-
sci had all along advised him of the danger
Of his situation. :,
When asked by Judge Guigou if be had
anything to say why sentence should not at
once be pronounced against him IN accord
ance with the verdict Of the jury, BouJasson
gave a history of his relations with Gloor,
and statement as to how the shooting came
about. Last May or June Gloor came into
bis establishment to have hat hXed.
When it was ready Gloor came for it, took
it, and went off without paying for it. He
acted in like manner about second hat. a
third hat Boujasson fixed for Gloor, and
when it was finished, Gloor came in. called
for it. aad when it was handed him started of
without paying for it. Boujasson called him
back and demanded the money due for the
three bats. Gloor said he would pay the bill
sometime" This did not suit Bonjasson.
He told Gloor he was a stranger here and
kept no accounts, and he must be paid then
and there. Gloor, who was tall man
(Boujasson being little many, shook his hst
in the face of the latter, called MN ROD.
ber," ed French scoundrel," abused
Boujasson's family, and otherwise grossly
iusuIted him. Gloor also declared that ne
would have Boujasson put in jail and 10 the:
chain.gang. The result was that the TWO
became enemies, and Boujasson became ap'
prehensive that Gloor would seek to take
his life. He took out warrant and had
Gloor bound over to keep the peace, but was
afterwards subjected t0 the same KIND or
insults from him.
On Sunday morning, November 1st, Bou-
iasson met Gloor on Second street, walking
along With another man, and Gloor showed
against Boujasson and jostled him of the
pavement. Between and O'Clock in the
evening of that same day Boujasson went
to Sauer's (Manly's) saloon to get a glass OF
beer, but hearing Gloor's voice in there ne
resolved not to go in, as ne was sure II ne
did there would be row. He walked
back towards Ferrandinis. Soon he
saw Gloor's dog running along IN the direc-
tion he was going. Hepresumed that Gloor
was near at hand. Turning, he saw him
coming at him (Boujasson) and menaclng
him with violent gestures as ne app:oaeneo.
He told Gloor to stop, or he would snoot.
Gloor still advanced. Again he warned nim
Gloor did not stop, and he drew bis pistol
and fired twice. (The witnesses say be nred
four times, and four barrels of the revolver
taken from him were found to have been re-
Gently discharged.]
There being nothing in this explanation
to cause Judge Guigon to delay sentence
sentence was duly pronounced.
Two Of the jurors, it is understood, were
in favor Of conyictng Boujasson of murder
in the first degree. All but these two
signed recommendation for executive
clemency.
Boujasson is about forty.fiye years of age,
is Frenchman by birth, and halter by
trade. ,Gloor was born in Switzerland, and
was tailor. A brother Of the prisoner is
now on the ocean coming here with the eX-
pectation Of joining him in the hat business.
MoRTuARY REPoRT.-The following Is the
mortuary report for the week ending Satur-
day, December -, 1874, compiled from SEX
tons returns received at the Office OF the
Board of Health: Cause Of Death: Apo.
plexy, I cholera infantum, congestion Of
brain, consumption e white and color.
ed), I; diphthcria, l.; gastritis. l; hemmor,
rhage (rom luDgs), l; indigestion, 1; old
age, !; paralysis, I scrofula, 1; suicide 10y
iaudenum), teething, l; tumor (uterlne),
/: unknown, l. Whole number of deaths
in the city, 21. In addition, still.born
were reported-1 white, 2 colored. 1Ser
Males, IL; females, 10. Color !: White males,