The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-26
CORONER'S EXAMINATION.
Weeks Homicide The Cause and Effect.

Monday morning at II o'clock Corone
Chastant began an investigation in the KILN
, OF MI. Weeks, on the morning of Sunda
last, in the house No. 80 Where street.
j. Il. Perkins was the first witness sworn
and testified that he lived at the place wher
Weeks met his death, and that he rented tn
ground floor of his residence to q social club
dating from six months back On Sunday
between IL and II P. NJ, the witness was il
the clubroom, and everything appeared t.
him to be passing off quietly
At o'clock A. M. Sunday he saw Mr.
Weeks speaking to Paris over the table
Weeks was standing up and Paris sitting
down. The witness heard harsh words, but
does not know who uttered them. Weeks
then struck at Paris, drawing blood, and afte,
the blow both men grappled and fell on the
sofa. Mr.. Baquie then interfered and tried
to take pistol out of Weeks's hand. He
heard Baquie ask the deceased for the pistol.
Did not see anything in the hands of the de.
ceased
Alarmed by the noise, Mrs. Perkins, the
witness wife, came in and told him to recol-
lect ne had wife and two children, urging
Weeks to go home. He answered that he
could not get out without going through the
house. She then informed him that he could
go through the alley-way in company with her
husband. Weeks then left the ROOM Mr..
| Ward was with the witness, and remarked
to Weeks "Do not go in there again for
| Gods sake. Weeks replied ~ am ID
if will not go in" Witness then left him
short time after, going into the house
again. When next he saw Weeks he was
dead. Witness recognized the pistol in the
Coroner s possession as the same Weeks had
Chas Baquie-I live at No. 1O3 Gasquet
street; on the evening of January 23d, 1875,
Mr.. Paris, in company with several friends,
and LETT the State-House at or 10 o'clock ;
the rain detained us at the corner of Marais
and Cont streets until about II o'clock Mr..
Paris tried to borrow an umbrella from q
TREND, but did not succeed in awakening the
friend.
We remained in the neiglborhood until ~
O'Clock, when the rain subsidized and we start
ed for home. I invited Paris to 90 to nv
room and sleep with me. We then went to
the rooms of the Louisiana Club, No. 80 Vii
lere street we found there number of gen.
tlemen who had also been detained by the
rain. Mr. Weeks, the deceased, was among
the number. At about $3.50 A. NJ, Sunday,
the 9th. Mr.. Weeks left his seat at the table.
Mr.. Paris then sat down at the table; Mr..
Weeks was standing opposite us; heard Mr..
Paris say, Billy: am no cur" whereupon
MIR. Weeks drew back and answered, "Nor
face with his fist and Immediately stepped
back and drew his revolver; hastened around
the table and caught hold of Weeks's pistol
hand Witness recognized pistol at inquest
said, Chilly don't shoot - at that time
MIR. P4ris rushed toward Weeks stood be-
tween them and tried to prevent Weeks from
shooting Weeks tried to cock his pistol, and
in the scuff1e we fell upon the sofa, Paris fol-
lowing us; I again tried to get Paris away
when Weeks struck him on the head with the |
butt of the pistol, causing wound which |
began to bleed profusely.
then showed Paris in the front room and |
carried Weeks into the yard, where l was
joined by Mr.. Perkins, who assisted me in |
trying to get the pistol away from Weeks. He
threatened to shoot me, but still held on
to him. At this juncture Mrs. Perkins was
aroused by the noise, came down stairs and |
succeeded in taking him up stairs. I went in
the room to give my attention to Paris, who |
was bleeding from the wounds in the head,
when the back door opened and the rooms
we're empty. Every one had left but Mr.. Des-
onde and believe MIR. Ward, the bartender.
AS the door flew open, in rushed Mr.. Weeks
With pistol in hand left Paris in charge of
Deslonde and rushed for Weeks and caught
1old of him, trying all the time to push him
,ut of the room. Mr.. Paris then retreated
% about the centre of the room and drew q
Inife from the inside of his vest witness
the knife as the one Paris had)
md rushed toward us.
My life was then in danger, either from
'eing shot by Weeks or cut by Paris. I |,
Weeks, when Paris said, ..Look
tut Charlie" Paris plunged the knife into
he right breast of Weeks. I caught Paris
~ the back of the neck and Weeks tried to
Jet away by passing around us toward the 1
Onf Dorf ELL |
landing my endeavors to stop him. As {
Weeks was passing, Paris struck him again
Nth the knife; Weeks fell at the piano and :
tempted to get up, when he was again j
truck; then he succeeded in getting up and G
ell again in the front parlor by the table. I
there he received his last cut.
Weeks got up and ran out of the front 9
DOR. Paris then turned around he was
cry frantic; he handed his knife to Mr..
'eslonde, saying, with tears in his eyes, s
Mi. Secretary OF State, am man, and he i
'anted to kill me-" l said to Deslonde, f
Weeks must be dead; let us look up his | /
ody."' We walked out and passed the BODY r
ing near the gate. I did not see it. We |
ent to the corner and met Mr.. Quinn. r
sked him if he had seen Weeks; he answered Q
No." l said, "He must be dead some h
here; let US look for him." Returning to n
le house We discovered the body where it &
H. We then took the body and placed it on s.
le gallery. then blew whistle and called
policeman, who assisted in taking the body
the hospital. g.
p G. De-londe, sworn-Between the hours +
and A. NJ, Sunday, the Oath inst, 1 b
as lying down on the sofa in the club room G
o. 80 Where street, sleeping, being detained Il
7 the rain. was awakened by some one Y
riking against the chair upon which had b
y feet The first person saw was George n
aris, with his face and shirt full of blood. I A
sisted to wash his face, when he told me u
e deceased struck him. I,
begged him to be calm. I had nv back "
rned to the door while talking to Paris.
he deceased must have walked in, for Paris n
n past me, and I saw Billy Weeks in the Il
'or. l saw Geo. Paris cut the deceased a,
veral times at the back door inside the r.
ON. The door was closed by some one at Ii
at II me. Weeks then started for the front II
ON. He fell at the piano, and cried out, h
Oh Lord!" Paris still cutting at him. a,
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