New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-28

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THOMAS DEvEREAUx.-The First District
Court he's been occupied for the last three
days with the trial Of John MCGUIRE, alias
James +. Ward, alias Charles Howard,
charged with tho attempted assassination
OF Detective Thomas Devereaux, ON the
evening of February Is, 1876, in front of
NJ. Devereaux' residence, ON Baronne
The evidence for tho State elected tho
Mr.. Devereaux had, about 1880 p. H., A.
rived Ut homo, knocked ct his door, and
Wa awaiting tho opening of tho same for
come minutes, his wife having been but
lately confined, attending at that moment
to her infant. If it Was not for this the
buckshot Of the sssassin's gun would have
killed both Mr.. Devereaux and his wife.
A ahot VS. fred from the opposite side.
and Officers Mitchell and johnson running
tered IN empty lot behind IN old shed
Whece they found . double-barreled shot
gun, one barrel exploded, and also traces of
hssh blood, which they followed mp and
found tho thumb Of human left hand,
torn from the hand undoubtedly BY the
explosion Of the gun. On which was also
found blood.
Tho trail led to Sencs, which tho fleeing
:ss.. s sss sSs p:a.,sa :s ses
have gone 70 the Charity Hospital, went
there tho next morning with Captain w.
II. Naming. and found there the accused,
who had arrived between 9 and A. H., on
the twenty -sixth ultimo, with hls loft hand
badly shattered and the thumb gone.
The accused stated that he had been sh0t
st tho corner Of Rousseau and Religious
streets-there, however, being NO such cor
noe. q both streets run parallel The night
clerk Of tho PAccanier station stated that
no shots were heard or reported that night
bat the shot fired ct Devereaux; and Cap
tain Manning also testified that tho watch
men in charge of the cotton Presses near
Religious and Rousseau streets had heard
no shots.
DR.. n. Schuppert, professor of the Charity
Hospital College, testified that few days
after Wards admittance to the Charity
Hospital he had amputated the left lower
arm-which was produced in court, being
preserved in alcohol Mr.. Devereaux also
produced the thumb; and Dr.. Schuppert
said that such piece was missing from the
smputated limb.
Hrs. Lewis, residing on Erato street, had
seen man jumping over the fence, coming
pocket. 1t was . large man, the size OF
Ward. .--
Officer Joseph johnson had seen man
sitting ON Q doorstep, near Devereaux'
house. vhile he went to Drysdes Market.
Coming back he heard the shot, an0At the
same time was met BY the man, who asked
him if he knew anything about the shoot
inRf The man had his left hand in his
pocket and ran off. 1t was the accused,
whom he fully identified. When johnson
vent ON he met Mrs. Lewis, standing in
her gate, vhe asked him if he had not met
man running out Erato street, toward Dry
ades. With Els left hand in his pocket. 1t
va the man who had fired the shot.
The gun was examined by . gunsmith,
Who took from tho right barrel waddng,
nineteen buckshots, wadding and powder
enough for four charges, which ought to
have exploded, in his opinion, almost any
The night clerk of the Charity Hospital
testified to Wards arriva! 1t the instltu.
ton. He did not explain how ne Wa
wounded, neither did he do % to PROFESSOR
Schuppert. -.
defense attempted to prove5'an alsol, put
failed entirely. His Witnesses proved
nothing. The case was submitted, ana
after 8 lengthy charge by Judge Abel tne
case Vas given to the jury, VINO, IN aDout
ten minutes, returned . verdict OF guilty
The statute limits the punishment 70 Two
years hard labor. 49, ss4s
Ward IL the same man who, on the nftn
Of Nav. 1874, in tho parish of st. Bernard
vavlaid Captain A. F. Wild. and inflicted
eioht stab wounds on him, leaving him 1or
desd. n he supposed. He was indicted fol
this crime, but for some reason mas no'
beAn tried vet.