The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-16
THE LOWE MURDER.
Further Testimony Before. Cor
Oner De Blanc.
The Jury's Verdict.


in the Lowe murder Was continued last night
and the following testimony taken: a
james Durkin-I met Mr.. Bray yesterday at
p o'clock P. NJ, at the corner Of Royal and
Canal streets, and walked down St. Charles
street, and gave him the watch had bought
from Mr. Moran. identified the two parties
who were with Moran when 1 bought the
watch, one was Mathew Gainnie and the
other James Driscoll. Moran offered me the
watch; be asked me if wanted to buy
watch. Driscoll handed it to me, and took
the money. counted it in his hands. He
told me to give Moran 81 so. Moran told
me there would be no trouble about it.
have known Moran for q long time, and I
thought he was all right Moran said to me,
"No, Jim, don't want the 81 SO, you have
done favors enough for me"
John McIntyre-I reside at 422 Dumaine
street. am private Waterman at AZ Royal
street. Tuesday morning. the 9Th inst,
about o'clock. I was coming down Bienville
street. heard q man screaming and crying.
Watch! Murder!" I went to his rescue,
and met him at the corner of Burgundy and
Bienville At that time the officer WAS in
pursuit after man whom the party scream
ING accused of robbery. The man had run Q
square and half before the officer cap ured
him. The officer, with the prisoner, returned
to the corner where was standing. The OFF.
cer on Burgundy street came also to the call
whistle, took charge of the gentleman call
| ing for assistance and conveyed him to
lial. I only went one block with them
and left them. That is all know.
| Next morning I saw in the papers that the
4 mon who called for the watch was named
Long He appeared to be a gentleman, very
nicely dressed he appeared in the dark to
have a black moustache and imperial. He
said his watch and chain was gone and $lO0.
He seemed to be exhausted.
As the prisoner vas being taken down to
the station, two young men dressed IN gray,
Who could recognize if I saw them, followed
q bit and then left. They appeared to bs
anxious to know who this party was who wal
arrested, and what was the matter. Both
we're dressed in gray. Mr.. Long was bare
headed.
Officer &. Grelet-I reside at No. 803 Hos
pitai street. About IL o'clock, Monday night
Mr.. Love came to me ct the corner of Cont
and Vi,lere streets. was in company with
1.-Two Young men. He asked me for wash
woman VINO was living on Cont street; told
him it was next door. He went there, and
her husband told him she was absent. III
came back to me in en- excited man
ner, and told me he would give any
thing to find out where she lived.
that she had some WaSn1ng 1Or MN, JOE dOoo
81 so. Then he asked me if she had hus
hand. said did not know. Then he sale
don't care about the woman. want m,
clothes. From that he went in the same di
rection he had come, toward Canal street OF
Villere street. One of the. young men whit
were with me was named Sam, shoemaker
and the other James Cohen, who lives OF
Marais. near Cont street. When Mr.. Lowe
came up to me he was drunk. He had colo
watch and chain. He pulled out his watch
It was 1O:45 o'clock. looked at him well, o.
lhe appeared to be wealthy man, but saw
that be was not too drunk to take care OF him
self, otherwise I would have taken charge
him, and taken him to the station.
Coroner De Blanc then charged the jury
and read their duties to them, contained
in section IL of Revised Statutes, (coroners'.
The jury retired. and returned with tn
verdict that James Lowe was assaulted
robbed and afterward thrown into Cans
Carondelet at the intersection Of Claiboyn
street, on the 9Th of June, between the hour
OF 2 snd 4 o'clock, A. NJ, and we charge
upon the evidence before us, Mathew Gainnie
August Christopher, VIM. Moran, VIM Riley
Fred. Miller, James Driscou, and Patrsc
Feeley, as being accessories TO the robbine
assaulting and death of the aforesaid jaime
Lowe. Coroner De Blanc will make afssda
Wits against the accused to-day.